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axavaravaadavaraavana
* Entertaining elevated thoughts is an easy thing;
but it is not so easy to perform noble actions. If you do not have the capacity to carry out noble actions, at least, you must admire noble actions. You must always have a partiality for noble actions.
Javasos
* Every action requires a proper time and a proper
place. It is absolutely necessary that a man should
have the sense of propriety. * Sloth, carelessness and negligence are great
enemies of man. They are impediments on the path of spiritual elevation. In order to attain spiritual development, you must discard your carelessness and negligence and you should keep endeav
ouring to attain that noble end. * Will those people who give up important tasks
keep wandering here and there involving them. selves in unimportant matters? and will they keep
knocking about from pillar to post ? ONKO MENEMEN M
ens DISCOURSE 45
The great scriptural scholar, Acharya Shri Haribhadrasoorishwarji describes the ordinary principles of Grihasthadharma in his work, Dharmabindu. The fourth principle is described here. It enjoins on people the duty of praising the character of noble people. I will explain to you in detail the nature of the character of noble people so that you may acquire a knowledge of the character of noble people and so that you may admire it. If you keep admiring noble people, you too will become noble. Even supposing you do not acquire those virtues in this life, if you keep admiring them, you will acquire them in your future lives. GLORIFYING NOBLE PEOPLE BRINGS CULTURE
You must understand this doctrine thoroughly. A man develops partiality or admiration for the virtues which he keeps
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