A Comprehensive Collection - Swami Vivekananda

"""A""KARMA-YOGA. 85thaij man [goes to dark hell. Even in private no manought to another woman, or her cloths even whentouch> ;sAe is not there the cloths owned by any woman otherthan his wife should not betouched.Before women he must not talk improper language,and never brag of his *powers. He must not say I haveclone this, and I have done that.The householder must always please his wife withwealth, clothes, love, faith, and words like nectar, andnever do anything to disturb her.That man who has succeeded in getting the love of a chaste wife has succeeded inhis religion and has all the virtues."The following are duties towards children :son should be well taken care of until he is fouryears of age ;after that he should be educated. When heis 20 years of age the father must not think of him as alittleboy he;then is his own equal, being a householderhimself. Exactly in the same manner the daughter shouldbe brought up, and with the greatest care should beeducated. And when she marries, the father oughtto give her jewels and wealth.Then the duty of the man is towards his brothers andsisters, and towards the children of his brothers andsisters; if they are poor, and towards his other relatives,his friends and his servants. Then his duties are towardsthe peopleof the same village, and the poor, and any onethat comes to him for help. Having sufficient means, ifthe householder does not take care to give gifts to hisrelatives and to the poor, know him to be only a brute ;heis not a human being.Excessive care in food, in clothes, and in self-love,and taking excessive care in beautifying the body and parting the hair should be avoided. The householder must be