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in his real, natural state of the soul. 5. Śrimad's Spiritual Sādhanā as a Householder
We have already discussed about the life and works of Śrīmad in the foregoing pages. Now we propose to discuss Śrīmad's sādhanã and his views on sādhană by a householder, and spiritual achievements thereof. Śrīmad was a householder and a family man, having in his family, his parents, brother, sisters, wife and children. He, very earnestly desired to renounce worldly life and lead the life of a muni, but could never do so. However, even though he lived his life as a householder, and not as a muni or monk, his spiritual achievement was not less than that of many munis or monks.
" It is to be noted that even though he was a householder, a married and family man and also a businessman, his life was altogether of a different and unusual type. The qualities which helped śrīmad in achieving his spiritual goal even though he was a householder, can be traced in his detachỉnent from worldly life right from childhood and in his love for Vairāgyabhāva and his firm faith in the principle that man's soul and body are distinct entities, which he learnt as early as the age of seven.
His study of different religious texts was very
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