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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-12-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-4.63-185.mp3 Brahmanas should not do things that are useless or impure. They don't just spend their time in idle pursuits or pleasantries, they do something useful. One should not slap limbs, grind teeth, make strange noises etc. Certain metal dishes promote lust -
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-10-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-4.5-63.mp3 One who has grain, but is not giving anything to brahmanas is like a killer of brahmanas. General tax that goes to the king is 1/6th. In emergencies the king may take up to 1/4th. Business is half truth, half lie, because
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-09-Brihad-Manu-SIksa-3.124-4.5.mp3 Respectful treatment of those invited to the sraddha rite is of utmost importance. The problem of smartas is not their following the rules and regulations, but not knowing what the rules and regulations are for. What devotee should do if his family
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-06-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-3.128-226.mp3 Gifts and offerings should be given to worthy recipients, especially in the sraddha rite because it is meant for the benefit of others. Sraddha rite will only work if the brahmana fed is qualified. Inviting devotees one should take care that the
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-05-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-3.73-127.mp3 5 types of sacrifice: ahuta, prahuta (to living entities), huta (burnt oblations), brahmanya huta, scripture study. Householders who are Krishna conscious do not have the ordinary obligations, but they perform all their household duties to please Krishna. To not have duties towards
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-03-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-3.62-74.mp3 When wife is radiant with beauty, house will be bright. That means, she is happy. One should not connect, through marriage, to low class families. Low means they do not perform sacred rites, do not study scriptures and do not honor brahmanas.
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-02-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-3.35-62.mp3 Progeny from various rites of marriage liberate various numbers of family generations from sin. Boy's side approaching the girl is not as good as girl's side approaching the boy. Blameless marriages produce blameless children, blamable marriage produce blamable children.
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-04-02-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-3.04-35.mp3 The Law of Marriage Student should preferably have completed both his study and his vow. The nature of the family takes on the quality of the woman, because she manages then home environment. If both man and woman are untrained, it is
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Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-03-30-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-2.218-3.4.mp3 ​One can only understand things properly through submission. While giving a class people who have come are showing interest, so we speak to them. Otherwise we should not speak if there is no one interested. Sandhis are always used for spiritual life.
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http://seminary.bhaktivedantaacademy.com/content/uploads/sc/year2/ms102/2012-03-29-Brihad-Manu-Siksa-2.208-217.mp3 Full lecture transcription [link not active yet] ​Honoring the wife and son of the teacher. Senior students in the Gurukula should also be honored. Teachers who teach great number of students, teach 10 of them, and they teach younger students. It is generally not recommended to take more than
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