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THE WAY OF LIFE
5. Do not grab for yourselves anything placed in your
trust by others. 6. If you are a money-lender, do not charge exhorbitant
rates of interest. 7. Do not employ cruel methods to collect the money due
to you. 8. Do not carry on smuggling, and other such illegal
occupations. 9. Do not gamble.
If you with a strong will-power and determination try to observe these principles in your life and occupations, the foundation of your Grihastha Dharma will be sound and strong and your noble life will be an example to others. Reverence for the Paramatma, for the Gurudev and for the Dharma will appear in the hearts of people. This is the right way of performing Prabhavana (noble aspirations for others). The Dharmaprabhavana cannot be carried out with a mere distribution of sweets. The wealth acquired by upright methods inspires in your heart noble thoughts and feelings. Wherever you donate that money, it will bring about spiritual prosperity. Carry on your pursuit of the path of Moksha, acting according to the principles of justice and morality conforming to the other ordinary principles of the Grihastha Dharma. These are my auspicious aspirations and expectations.
This is enough for to-day.
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