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<p text="C">Others can protect the Sastras by living up to the
ideas of the Sastras. This is also Sastra Rakshanam
or protection of Sastras and Dharma.
</p>
<p text="C">Men of realisation should follow the scriptures in
their actual life. They should set an example by their
own life and teachings. Only then can the ordinary
man adopt them for guidance in his life.
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<p text="C">Lord Krishna says in the Gita,"<quote>"But the ignorant,
faithless, doubting self goeth to destruction, neither
this world, nor that beyond, nor happiness, is there
for the doubting self""</quote>. (IV-40). "<quote>"Therefore let the
scriptures be thy authority, in determining what
ought to be done or what ought not to be done. Know-
ing what has been declared by the ordinances of the
scriptures, thou oughtest to work in this world."
"</quote>
(XVI-24).
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<p text="C">The mind should not be allowed to have its own
ways. He who follows the injunctions of the Sastras
will evolve quickly. He will have no uneasiness in
mind. He will be cheerful and fearless. He will have
satisfaction. He will feel that he is in the right path
and progressing rapidly in spirituality. He will feel
the nearness of God. He will have peace of mind.
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<p text="C" merge-next="true">Scriptures are infallible. Vedas have come out
from the mouth of God. They are revelations. They
are traditionally handed down from Rishis and seers
to their disciples in succession (Parampara). So long
as there is world, there are scriptures and teachers
to guide the people in the path of Truth and Righte-
ousness. The number of teachers may be few in the
</p>
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<ignore>4. RENUNCIATION
61
664
<p text="C">Others can protect the Sastras by living up to the
ideas of the Sastras. This is also Sastra Rakshanam
or protection of Sastras and Dharma.
<p text="C">Men of realisation should follow the scriptures in
their actual life. They should set an example by their
own life and teachings. Only then can the ordinary
man adopt them for guidance in his life.
<p text="C">Lord Krishna says in the Gita,
faithless, doubting self goeth to destruction, neither
this world, nor that beyond, nor happiness, is there
for the doubting self
scriptures be thy authority, in determining what
ought to be done or what ought not to be done. Know-
ing what has been declared by the ordinances of the
scriptures, thou oughtest to work in this world.
(XVI-24).
<p text="C">The mind should not be allowed to have its own
ways. He who follows the injunctions of the Sastras
will evolve quickly. He will have no uneasiness in
mind. He will be cheerful and fearless. He will have
satisfaction. He will feel that he is in the right path
and progressing rapidly in spirituality. He will feel
the nearness of God. He will have peace of mind.
<p text="C" merge-next="true">Scriptures are infallible. Vedas have come out
from the mouth of God. They are revelations. They
are traditionally handed down from Rishis and seers
to their disciples in succession (Parampara). So long
as there is world, there are scriptures and teachers
to guide the people in the path of Truth and Righte-
ousness. The number of teachers may be few in the
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