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THE WAY OF LIFE
right way of life. The children of such parents naturally are polite, capable and obedient when they grow up.
Understand in what kinds of spiritual activities, you should engage your children and those who seek and enjoy your protection. (1) All the members of your family must be made to visit
the temple of the Paramatma and to meet noble people
every day. (2) Those who are kind and compassionate by nature must
be engaged in the task of showing kindness to jivas (animals). They must be made to visit the shelterhouses meant for helpless cattle and to attend to the
welfare of the sick and disabled animals kept there. (3) Those who are interested in yogasadhana must be sent
to noble spiritual heads from whom they can learn yogasadhana. They should be carrying out yoga
sadhana for sometime every day. (4) Those who are interested in acquiring knowledge must
be encouraged to study Dharmagranthas.. (5) Those who have a special devotion for the Paramatma
must be engaged to carry out devotional activities. (6) Those who are interested in such activities as medita
tion and contemplation must be encouraged to carry
out those activities. (7) Those who are interested in performing Tapasya must
be made to understand the meaning of Tapasya and must be encouraged to perform Tapasya.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF YOUR DEPENDANTS
If the members of your family are intelligent, they will ask you this question: "Why should we carry out this spiritual austerity ?” You have to give such answers to them as will make them realize the usefulness of those austerities.
Some youngsters who are studying in schools and colleges may also put forth specious and wrong arguments; but you
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