Can You please give us a set of commands for the path of Pravrutti?

[Shri Durgaprasad asked: Paadanamaskaaram Swami, You have nicely summarized Your entire philosophy in Datta Swami Trisutra Matam. However this topic can be shared with only those, who are in the path of Nivrutti. Can You please give us a set of commands (commandments of Datta Swami) for the path of Pravrutti, that we can share to anyone. At Your lotus feet, -Durgaprasad]

Swami replied:- Don’t harm or even hurt a good fellow, who is especially a devotee of God. An atheist hurting God will be excused by God because he is ignorant without spiritual knowledge. A devotee will never hurt God since he has spiritual knowledge and devotion. If an atheist hurts a devotee, then also, he is excused by God since he is ignorant of both God and devotee. But, a devotee knows the value of both God and devotee. Hence, a devotee shall never hurt or harm another devotee. This cannot be excused by God. Even devotees are very much affected by ego and jealousy. The fire of jealousy attacks another devotee in the beginning. Slowly that fire of jealousy will attack even God in human form. Controlling ego and jealousy will help any soul in both worldly life (Pravrutti) as well as in spiritual life (Nivrutti).

One shall do all the necessary duties to his family members since such soul has entered the life of a householder and not the life of a saint. However, one can do all the worldly duties without fascination to the family and with fascination to God alone. By this, one enters the theoretical phase of Nivrutti. Slowly as the children settle, one can enter the practical Karma Yoga of Nivrutti, which is the practical proof of your true love of theoretical phase of Nivrutti. This is the real sainthood, which is not merely wearing the orange dress. Don’t think that by doing Karma Yoga, the wealth of your children gets reduced because such practical service and sacrifice to God will certainly grow the wealth of your children to climax state or to such state above which your children will be spoiled by the wealth-wine!

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