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* Human life is indeed great; but are not those that
give birth to a human being great ? Parents are great. Children realize the greatness of their parents only when they take care of them with affection; and when they instil into them their noble traditions and culture.
* Parents must possess if not more, at least, four
virtues. The first one is patience or tolerance; the second one is affection; the third one is generosity; and the fourth one is seriousness or dignity.
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* The children who do not suckle the milk of their
mother; who do not enjoy the affection of their father; who do not get from their parents noble traditions and culture, will not at all adore their parents when they grow up. Will they respect and adore their parents ? No.... They will not be
able to do so. * If you want to know how parents who are truly
virtuous, intelligent can transform the forest of the life of their children to bloom gaily like a colourful garden, you must listen to the historical stories of Rudrasoma and Somadeva. I am going to ?arrate those stories to you.
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DISCOURSE 62
The Supreme ocean of compassion, the great scriptural scholar, Acharya Shri Haribhadrasooriji expounds the ordinary principles of the grihastadharma in the beginning of his work, Dharmabindu. He gives a beautiful guidance to human beings which helps them to lead a sacred and felicitous life. If human beings live according to these lofty principles, they will surely live with peace and felicity. But you can lead such a life only when you take this decision : "I must live a life of felicity and sanctity". You must make that firm determination.
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