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in a fearless way. That is all so far as the present life is concerned. Then so far as the future life is concerned you improve it by the association of virtuous people, which you cannot get if you earn money dishonestly; they will not come into contact with you. When acquiring money in a soul way the mind is in a foul state and you are generating bad karmas for the future.
These rules are for the beginner; if you wish to paint a photograph and the canvas is soiled you must first clean it; these rules are as it were the cleaning process.
2. The layman should marry, with a person not of the same family or from the same ancestors ; and whose character, taste, culture, actions, language, etc., are of the same kind.
The idea here is that as the layman has not reached a stage of development where he can control his sex passion, marriage is better than promiscuous indulgence. He should not marry if he can control the sex passion. The reason for having a marriage partner of the same culture etc., is to render misunderstandings and discord or inharmony less liable than otherwise.
3. The lay person should always be cautious of danger spots (a) visible and (b) invisible.
(a). Pursuits or pastimes the bad results of which are seen all around us, such as crime, which,
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