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THREE TRUTHS – TRILLION DOUBTS
4. As for the question how long you should do the Shraddha and Tarpana etc.,
I have no answer to give. In the present circumstances the way given by Rev. Lalaji in Truth Eternal, in the chapter on Karma regarding customs and religious rites may be the best course. You may think and take appropriate decision. I do not have any expertise on religious customs and rites, which if I remember right I, had always contempt for, the apparent hypocrisy. Whenever I did any such thing it was to please my wife and also to see that the poor Brahmin community is also fed properly.
Self-Pity
Self pity is a great luxury. Please do not fall into this pit. We can manage all other luxuries and get out of them.
1. In your letter you expressed a feeling that you were not able to mould any person so far.
Again is it any of our concern? Is not moulding ourselves so that it may arouse a feeling of piety and love in others the Commandment? Every Jiva has its own samskaras and vasanas and our task shall be never to tinker with them. It is a Divine decree and
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