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315251. ] SPIRITUAL LIGHT. of family relationship. Such a layman must avoid danger spots both visible and invisible. He should learn to appreciate the conduct, life and doings of truly spiritually advanced persons so that his life may be gradually moulded on their model. The pleasures of the five sense should not be carried to an extreme and the places of difficulties and dangers such as battle-fields and famine-stricken districts should be avoided.
His place of residence must be one where the life'and property of the governed are sufficiently well protected by the governing authority; and his house, though well ' ventilated, should not be too open nor too concealed. His household expenditure should not exceed the amount of his income and every well-known custom which does not militate against any high principle should be respected and followed. It is his bounden duty to respect and render service to his parents, his master and his guest; it is to his interest to always seek the company of pure hearted persons, and it is for the benefit of his health that he should be free from vices like meat-eating and wine-drinking. He should not libel or slander anybody-especially the king. Neither his words nor his actions must in any way cause unnecessary pain to anybody. In eating and drinking the nature of his physical constitution must be considered and in case of physical weakness no time should be wasted in adopting the proper remedy. For the sake of self-protection he should not travel in countries where earthquakes,
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