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ordinary principles, but surely, they observe about a dozen principles, at least; and they observe them naturally and spontaneously.
You have been listening to my discourses for four months. You have heard an exhaustive discussion of all the ordinary principles of the grihasthadharma. But generally, a man cannot remember all that he hears. But these discussions have to be remembered. You cannot achieve anything by listening to them once. You must keep pondering over them time and again. Therefore, these discourses are being published in 'Arihant (a Hindi magazine). Moreover now, all the ninety six discourses have been published in four volumes in Hindi and an English version of these discourses also has been published in four volumes, so, that you may read them off and on; and carry out contemplation and assimilation.
To-day, I am completing this series of lectures on the first Adhyaya of the Dharmabindu. This is the concluding lecture of the series. I exhort you to study these discourses again and again. You must impel and inspire the members of your family and others to study these discourses. It will be easy for you to observe the ordinary principles if the circumstances in your family are congenial. Even the members of your family must realise that the observance of the ordinary principles is essential to make their life peaceful and felicitous. Inspire and impel all your friends and relatives to study these discourses.
WHETHER THEY OBSERVE THE PRINCIPLES OR NOT, YOU MUST NOT BE UPSET
From the Audience : We will give them inspiration to study the discourses but we feel that it is rather difficult to observe these ordinary principles.
Maharajashri: Do not you feel that those principles are practicable in your life?
From the Audience : Surely, they seem to be practicable and some of us have actually begun observing some of those principles. But the people in our families ...,
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