Shree Hari
Beneficial Advice for Children
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61. Learn the art of relating with everyone, with much love, so that all feel satisfied in their interaction with you.
62. Do not let strifes and disputes come close to you. Also, attempt to make others understand and happily settle any disputes that they may have, in a loving manner.
63. Never be negligent and perverse in your actions.
64. Shaking your feet, head and body time and again or similar habits, is bad. Stay away from these.
65. Do not insult or condemn anyone.
66. Do not hurt anyone’s feelings and give them pain.
67. Never humour anybody, or make fun of them.
68. Pay exceptional attention to conduct one’s self morally and ethically, have good behavior, and follow the path of simplicity.
69. Keep your clothes and jewelry be suitable to the place and community, as well as, keep them simple. Do not wear clothes that are too garish, gowdy, fashionable, and colorful.
70. Do not apply perfumes, scented oils, powder, or soaps made from animal fat, vaseline etc.
71. Do not become a spendthrift, in other words, in your day to day living, eating and drinking habits, in your dressing and clothes etc., spend the least amount of money.
72. Keep your body and the clothes clean and pure.
73. Play ‘satvik’ games that will increase the bodily and mental strength.
74. Do not carelessly play games that involve gambling, playing cards, backgammon, chess etc.
75. If the hat, watch-band, money pouch, hand bag, waste-belt or shoes etc. are made of leather, then do not wear them.
76. Do not watch movies (cinema), drama, etc; because by doing so, not only does one’s life become extravagant, but also many other faults come in the person. One becomes very colorful (in his dressing, moving around etc), he desires to eat foods that should not be eaten, he wishes to commit adultery, and various other faults come, by which his life becomes sinful.
77. Do not read bad books or dirty literary works.
78. Read good books and go to spiritual gatherings.
79. Most certainly read and study the Gita, Ramayan and various religious books.
80. Treat with reverence, Holy books and various other reading books and keep them in an elevated stand. By mistake if the feet touch the book, bow in reverence to it.
81. Set your aim, your goal very high.
82. Remain ever enthusiastic about performing your duty and do the work eagerly and quickly with great zeal.
83. Never regard any work to be impossible, because for a man who is enthusiastic, even the most difficult tasks, becomes easy.
84. In doing any work, regard Lord Shri Ram as Ideal and Exemplary.
to be continued.......
From book in Hindi 'Jeevan ka Kartavya' by Swami Ramsukhdasji