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ii) there is no courage for pilgrimage and charity due to stinginess
iii) Or due to ahankar and anger commit tyranny on some body or taking away the rights.
Even if the external things are done carefully, it will not continue for long time, if there is no control over the mind.
Therefore control of mind is essential for correcting these things. But these defects are not understood properly and even if they are understood also, the method of correcting them is not known and even when the method is known, implementation becomes difficult due to the fickle mind.
Therefore in accordance with these requirements, an ideal guru is suggested who will understand and have a watch and suggest the methods for improving the mental state and giving strength to the methods, teaching some practices, japa, sadhana.
The abhyasis have to do two things:
i) following the external and internal orders as per dharma, ii) Practice of external or internal japa.
By following these orders, willingness and nearness is achieved with Paramatma. By the intense practice of japa, more willingness and nearness is achieved with Paramatma.
The following things have to be done after joining the system to achieve the goal.
i) The advises written in the small books presently existing and new ones which are going to be published, have to be read word by word and followed.
ii) All our habits must be according to those instructions
iii) If it is not known whether the work which has to done is proper or not, it can be done only after consulting eminent persons knowing dharma.
iv) Sandhya and upasana have to be done observing the rules. It is best to be done with satsangh. In spite of having satsangh, any bad thing happens, that person is answerable with out any excuse. He has to repent with shame with out any excuse, if it is due to negligence.
v) If he is having sufficient money, he has to give for charity, from that money.
vi) In the same way he has to give from his gardens and agricultural