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sufficient for maintenance only. He may not try for amassing
more wealth than is necessary for maintenance in the simple
way.

9. He must observe the fasting dates such as the eleventh
savath day of the growing and waning moon.

10. He must show respect to the banian tree, the cow, the
learned Brahmin and the devotee.

The above are the first stepping stones towards the path
of devotional service and gradually one has to adopt other
items negatively like.

11. One should avoid offences in the discharge of duties
in respect of devotional service and chanting of the holy
name.

12. He must leave the company of non-devotees ¢.e., not
to associate them in close intimacy.

13. He must not create unlimited disciples. This means
that a candidate who has successfully reached up to the 12th
stage can also become spiritual master himself just a student
becomes the monitor in the class with limited number of
disciples.

14. He must not pose himself as vastly learned man
simply quoting statement of books. He must have solid know-
ledge of the necessary books without superfluous knowledge in
the others.

15. A regular and successful practice up to the 14th
item will enable the candidate to have an equilibrium of the
mind even there is great trial of material loss or a great material
gain in life.

16. And the next stage is that the candidate dees not
become affiicted by any lamentation and illusion.

17. . He does not deride at other’s mode of religiosity or
at other’s mode of worship neither does indulge in the matter
of deriding at the Personality of Godhead or His devotees.

18. He never tolerates blaspheming the Lord and His
devotees.
