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THE WAY OF LIFE
useful to every householder. This code of conduct and principles should be observed respectfully by all those noble householders who want to make the pilgrimage of their life glorious and prosperous.
Today, I intend dealing with a very important ordinary principle of the grihasthadharma and that is: प्रत्यहं धर्मशवणमें (The duty of listening to spiritual discourses every day). Every day you must listen to discourses on a Dharmagrantha as a matter of duty. The author has prescribed this duty to be carried out by all grihasthas. The activity of listening to a discourse is not an independent activity. That means the listener himself cannot do it. One can listen to a discourse only if somebody is there to deliver discourses. If listening to discourses on a Dharmagrantha is an important duty; listening to the right person is more important. You should not listen to discourses on the scriptures from all sorts of people. What kind of person should deliver discourses on the scriptures ? Even this point has been seriously examined by the author. You should not think thus, "We want to listen to discourses on the scriptures. Let us listen to anyone. It does not matter who delivers the discourses".
WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT AFTER CAREFUL THINKING
Have you thought thus at any time? “We should take medicine now. Let us take it from any doctor. It does not matter from which doctor, we take medicines". Have you thought thus at any time? “We have to file a case in the court. We will engage some lawyer. It does not matter which lawyer we engage".
No. You do not choose a doctor or a lawyer at random thus. You would carefully think of the ability and the expertness of the doctor or the lawyer. You would like to choose only doctors who are experts and specialists and lawyers who are experts and specialists. In the same manner, the person whose discourses you wish to hear should also be chosen after careful thinking. You must choose the right person.
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