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BatavaraaraaDexarzar * In order to escape from evils, it is extremely essen.
tial to discard the habit of condemning others. In the same manner, in order to become cultured, it is absolutely necessary that you should praise the
virtues of noble people. * You must make the flowers of Dharma bloom in
your life. You must harmonize your life with Dharma. In order to achieve this objective, you
must, step by step, acquire special virtues. * You must always keep admiring the noble conduct
of cultured people. You must always keep singing
the song of victory extolling their virtues. * Do not get lost in the flowers of worldly happiness. * Do not get entangled in the thorns of sorrows. * The most important virtue in a man is to be grate.
ful to his benefactors. Can there be any worse
ingratitude than forgetting one's benefactors ? MONONOOMsoeveergeven
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DISCOURSE 41
The great scriptural scholar, the ocean of supreme compassion Acharyashri Haribhadrasoorishwarji, first describes the ordinary principles of the Grihasthadharma in his work, the Dharmabindu. In this work, the gradual way to Moksha has been described in a beautiful manner. The Dharınabindu can provide an excellent guidance to those people who desire to attain spiritual development gradually; and to carry out actual spiritual endeavours. It functions as a guide to such people.
The principle of living rightly constitutes the ordinary duty or Dharma of a grihasta. We shall speak of the Dharma relating to the soul later; but now, it is necessary to talk about the principle of living rightly. It is one thing to perform spiritual austerities in life; but it is another matter to make one's
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