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 an urban life than I think in the context of a village life or a forest life or an Ashram life, if you do not mind. We get more attached. So, attachment is a state of mind. And that state of mind can only be got rid off when you have a value higher than and greater than and nobler than for a life, lived for the body, in the body and by the body. That is why they said you ought to be firstly changed in your mind.
Our people cultivate moral virtues for this purpose and ask you to be prepared to sacrifice everything for that. The performance of duties then creates detachment. If you are really attached to duties, then detachment occurs at once. Dharma is the only cure for Kama. Therefore, our people taught the doctrine of Dharma as the best means of attaining detachment. And the greatest number of Dharmas are given to the householder. There are very few things so far as the Brahmachari is concerned, very few things for the Sanyasi. But positive injunctions to do things, by your children, by your parents, by your guests, by your Gods, by the dead as well as the living are given to the Grhasta. That is the detachment that is coming in the life of householder. And that is why, Master thinks that the most perfect life is that of a householder, for, the great amount of detachment can be practised and revealed not merely spoken of as in text books. We know, many Sanyasis can be said to be preaching and especially Sanyasis in the old age are more preaching and love preaching about detachment, without it.
Master says that the greatest goal can be achieved by Grhasta who does his duty. That is why, Swarga is within the reach of every man, but certainly not within the reach of the people who do not follow the Grhasta Dharma, I think. Therefore, non-attachment comes to us fully when we are doing our duties in the family. We can do our duties in the family on one condition, if I may put it to you, if we can also attain perfect Union with God. Now, the whole difficulty about Dharma sastras is, "do your duty, but do not worry about consequences". That is a great doctrine of Sri Krishna. It is not a full doctrine, nevertheless. Let me tell you frankly, it is a very very partial doctrine. Do not do duty for the sake of the fruits they give, but do it. "What will happen to me if I serve my children, serve my father, serve my mother, serve my gods, serve the man who comes in the street, or who comes as a guest, or the dead? What is it that I get?" They have been prescribed as
































































































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