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THE WAY OF LIFE
Maharajashri : The members of your families will realise their importance, in due course, but you must persuade them affectionately to observe them. You must give them inspiration whenever you find a congenial opportunity. When they realise the value and usefulness of these principles, they too will begin observing them or when they realise that they will lose heavily if they do not observe them, they will start observing them. Even if they do not observe the principles you must be kind to them. You should not be angry with them. You should not grow indignant. It is your duty to give them that inspiration and you would have carried out your duty if you give them the necessary inspiration. Every man understands or rejects anything in accordance with his innate ability.
Have I not been giving inspiration to you? Have all of you understood my words? Are you observing them? I think you are not observing them ? Then, is it right on my part to get angry with you ? Not at all! I must be kind to you. That is all.
SEEKING FORGIVENESS
I have been delivering discourses on Dharmabindu for four months. The command of the Paramatma is that a sadhu should deliver discourses without feeling weary. This is absolutely beneficial to a sadhu. He can destroy his karmas and acquire punya. Yet I am a chadmastha. That is, I am in the guise of a human being. My intellectual powers are limited. In case, I have given a wrong interpretation of the words of the Jin at any time, I say "fyff 5754" (Michchami Dukkhadam)" (I heartily repent my sins). There may be ignorance in me. There may be an element of unmindfulness and so there is a possibility of my having committed some mistakes. I might have committed some mistakes in these lectures. Therefore, I humbly seek the pardon of the author of Dharmabindu. In case, I have stated anything that contradicts the views of the author, I say, "14089fH 57758".
I have delivered these discourses inspired by the lofty emotion of compassion to enable you to achieve spiritual elevation.
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