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Vastupal, Tejpal and Vimalshah gained public accliam as they followed the customs of the land. We should follow the traditions sanctified by the Guru. We must also observe the family tradition, the selfrestrain will help us in performing good religious deeds with public support. (6) Aviod slandering others :
We invite on us poverty by slandering gods, hell by slandering gurus, stupidity by slandering the scared scriptures. Our family is annihilated by slandering the religion.
We set up chain reaction of enmity by slandering others. Reap as you sow and as you give so you to take is the law. If you speak well of others, they will in turn speak well of you, so do unto others as you would like others to do unto you. People do not trust a slandered. Besides, slandering creats strong bond of karmas. A slanderer earns notority and even his religious activities like jap(Meditation), and penance porve useless. There is no merit greater than self- cnesure, nor is there any sin greater than that of slandering others. If censure you must, censure only yourself as no one is free from blemishes.
As we become virtues let us learn and acquire virtues from all, just as Lord Krishna praised the beauty of the teety of even a dead dog. We should remain silent when we notice any blemishes in others. A man generally likes to speak, hear and see evils of others, but he does not like to speak, hear and see good in others, but to make our life noble, we must abstain from slandering others.
(7) Choice of Residence :
Man requires a house to live in. If we live in a lonely place, we do not get help of others on critical occasions. There would be difficulties if there is robbery. Hence, we should avoide living in a lonely house or a house in a lonely lane. We should not live in a house, which is conspicuous on a public road as it is likely to endanger the privacy for woman folk. We should not also live in house having many doors and windows as this affords an easy entry and exit to thieves or burglars. We should live in a house which is neither conspicuous nor inaccessible. We should have fellow-religionists or those people as our neighbours, who are just kind and pious. This help us in preserving our family and religious traditions. We all know the famous example of a pair of parrots, one of which was kept as a pet by a sags, while the other was kept by a Bhil (hunter). They were brought up under different environments and consequently they had different habits. We devalop good habits, if we have good neighbourhood.
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