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Nārada Muni said: A student should practice completely controlling his senses. He should be submissive and should have an attitude …

At both junctions of day and night, namely, in the early morning and in the evening, he should be fully …

Being called by the spiritual master, the student should study the Vedic mantras regularly. Every day, before beginning his studies …

Carrying pure kuśa grass in his hand, the brahmacārī should dress regularly with a belt of straw and with deerskin …

The brahmacārī should go out morning and evening to collect alms, and he should offer all that he collects to …

A brahmacārī should be quite well-behaved and gentle and should not eat or collect more than necessary. He must always …

A brahmacārī, or one who has not accepted the gṛhastha-āśrama [family life], must rigidly avoid talking with women or about …

If the wife of the spiritual master is young, a young brahmacārī should not allow her to care for his …

Woman is compared to fire, and man is compared to a butter pot. Therefore a man should avoid associating even …

As long as a living entity is not completely self-realized — as long as he is not independent of the …

All the rules and regulations apply equally to the householder and the sannyāsī, the member of the renounced order of …

Brahmacārīs or gṛhasthas who have taken the vow of celibacy as described above should not indulge in the following: applying …

According to the rules and regulations mentioned above, one who is twice-born, namely a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya, should reside …

One should realize that in the fire, in the spiritual master, in one’s self and in all living entities — …

By practicing in this way, whether one be in the brahmacārī-āśrama, gṛhastha-āśrama, vānaprastha-āśrama or sannyāsa-āśrama, one must always realize the …

O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vānaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly …

A person in vānaprastha life should not eat grains grown by tilling of the fields. He should also not eat …

A vānaprastha should prepare cakes to be offered in sacrifice from fruits and grains grown naturally in the forest. When …

A vānaprastha should prepare a thatched cottage or take shelter of a cave in a mountain only to keep the …

The vānaprastha should wear matted locks of hair on his head and let his body hair, nails and moustache grow. …