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awareness is worldly in nature because it is for attaining only
worldly happiness. In reality, even that is not correct. Correctness
comes only when one learns the art of living. One becomes a
doctor or a lawyer and yet he does not learn anything about the
art of living. He learns and masters all kinds of arts except for
the art of living.
This art is learnt by approaching the one who is living his
life well. Ask such a person to teach you the art of living. Ask
him how you should conduct your life; only then will you learn
that art. You need to seek out someone who has mastered this
art. Unfortunately, no one seems to understand the need to do
so. They have totally discarded the importance of the art of
living, haven’t they? Those living around me will learn this art.
However, I cannot say that absolutely no one in this world
knows this art.
If a person learns the art of living completely, his life will
be easy but he will definitely need religion along with it. Religion
is the base for the art of living and it is a necessity. By religion,
here I am referring to the code of conduct as prescribed by
God. One need not pursue the path of liberation. You must
understand the prescribed commands of whomever you have
faith in, be it Lord Mahavir, Lord Krishna or any other God. If
you cannot practice all of their directives, then at least practice
some. Now if celibacy is one of their directives and you get
married, then that would be contradicting their directives. In
reality there is no contradiction; all they are saying is that you
should adjust to the commandments to the best of your ability.
Just because you are not able practice two of their
commandments, does that mean you discard them all? What do
you think? If you are able to abide by only two of their
commandments, it is still more than enough.
It is equally important for people to receive a high level