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THE WAY OF LIFE
it has to be yathodith i.e. it has to be performed in the manner described and prescribed by the enlightened people. If you should perform it according to those prescriptions you must aspire for some lofty fruit from it. You must have the aim of getting some lofty objective fulfilled. You must have the faith that by performing that austerity you will attain some noble objective. Do you have that faith? Do you have the aim of attaining some objective? What kind of objective should be attained ? Should you attain happiness or purity? The enlightened people say that by worshipping the Paramatma, the worries in the mind disappear and that you will attain mental peace.
By means of the worship of the Vitarag, the terrible tempests of attachments and hatred calm down. So, the mind attains serenity. There will not be any fear or agonising perturbation. You must attain such mental serenity. There should be fearlessness. Surely, this can be achieved by the worship of the Paramatma.
PERFORM SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES WITH A DEFINITE AIM
Do not run mad after mundane pleasures. Do not get entangled in the meshes of sensual pleasures. By pursuing physical pleasures you will only get agitation and anguish. Burn all the desires relating to physical pleasures to ashes with the fire of the devotion for Vitarag. You must have an objective. For the fulfilment of that aim, go to the temple of the Paramatma. You must respect the rules and prescriptions relating to the rituals of worshipping the Paramatma and having his darshan. Believe that the Paramatma is full of love for you; and seek refuge at his feet. Do you understand and examine my precepts. If you examine and understand my words, your austerity of adoring the Paramatma will be Dharma. Otherwise, your austerity will be a futility. It will become a useless activity and no special benefit can be acquired from such an activity.
Do you not observe certain rules or principles in carrying
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