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(3) You must see that your family lives in a house where men and women can maintain their limits of propriety. You must also see that your family has a house in. which elders and youngsters can maintain their limits of propriety.
(4) You must see whether your sons and daughters are getting practically useful education or not and whether they are carrying out their studies thoroughly or not. (5) You must see whether a person who happens to be. sick in your family is receiving proper treatment or not; and whether he is being properly taken care of; and whether the other members of your family are properly attending on the sick person or not?
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(6) You must see whether the members of your family have been carrying out the proper spiritual austerities or not; and whether they are interested in carrying out such austerities or not.
(7) You must give your fullest attention to these points; you must know what kind of people visit your house; what events take place; and which places are visited by the members of your family.
(8) You must see what kind of treatment is given to your guests and visitors; and whether they are treated with due honour and regard.
(9) You must see whether the members of your family have been carrying out their duties properly or not; and whether they are enthusiastic in doing those duties or not.
(10) You must see whether the members of your family are. polite and sensible, and are maintaining the limits of decency and propriety or not.
The members of your family must pay attention to these principles and observe them. If these principles are not observed, your family will be ruined. Countless evils will enter your families.
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