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The Practice of Sri Ramchandra’s Rajayoga and its Efficacy
When we don’t compromise on our basic animal needs, of either hunger or other basic physiological urges, we will not be in a position to live with others. When we sacrifice on these issues we will be in a position to live together.
This philosophy went further to accommodate the ‘athithi’ who comes to us without even informing and we are ordained to sacrifice everything we have got to him. This is said to be the basis of family. This is further elaborated in the concept ‘athithi devo bhava’ (treat the guest as God himself after having said that the mother, father and teacher are to be treated as Gods in the Vedas and Upanishads). Thus sacrifice and service have been upheld as the real values of life and this is due to the thinking process that churned out this truth by the Vedic times. This is why when they said this is the dharma of a grhasta; they were trying to tell you what is the basis of family. When they indicated the guest as the most important person, as the God they are sending you a message.
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