Way of Life Part 4

SR No.: 006516
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana
Publication Year: 1986
Total Pages: 430
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Religion
File Size: 17 MB

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DISCOURSE 81
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Man should pursue the Dharmapurushartha in such a way that the Arthapurushartha or the Kamapurushartha are not neglected.
Man should pursue the Arthapurushartha in such a way that the Dharmapurushartha or the Kamapurushartha are not neglected or affected.
Man should pursue his Kamapurushartha in such a way that the Dharmapurushartha and the Arthapurushartha are not neglected or affected.
TO-DAY MAN MAKES A ONE-SIDED ENDEAVOUR
You must obtain instruction and guidance to live your life as a grihastha from this point of view. Where do you get such education now-a-days ? Owing to the absence of such education, the life of a grihastha has become uneven and agitated. We do not see any harmony or compatibility among the three objectives in the life of a householder. Some householders neglect Artha and Dharma and pursue Kama. Some neglect Dharma and Kama and are engaged only in amassing wealth. On account of such a tendency agitations appear in the life of men.
I have explained to you what loss a man suffers by pursuing the Arthapurushartha or the Kamapurushartha neglecting the Dharmapurushartha. To-day, I would like to explain to you, the loss that a man suffers if he pursues only the Dharmapurushartha neglecting the Kamapurushartha and the Arthapurushartha.
THE LOSS CAUSED BY THE NEGLECT OF ARTHA AND KAMA
Those who neglect Artha and Kama and pursue only Dharma cannot be householders. They have to renounce the samsar and become sadhus. It is improper on the part of a grihastha to neglect Artha and Kama. Of course, man should not be attached to Artha and Kama but, at least, in order to support his family