Some Pearls to Pick

• Abhyasis should have control over little things of the daily routine. If not, how can they expect to have control/command over big things?
• Do not purchase a new thing if you can manage to carry on with your old belongings.
• Chaste-life should be preferred at all costs. There should be moderation in all matters. Chastity and moderation bespeak the character of a person.
• Abhyasi should try to maintain economy in all matters. Whether one spends five rupees or five thousand, it matters little; but it should not be spent unnecessarily.
• One should avoid laziness. Great empires in the past saw their decline due to the laziness of the rulers.
• Some respectable distance should be maintained between male and female abhyasis. They should not mix very freely as they do with the members of their own sex.