He advised his devotees and followers to lead a moral life, help others, love every living being without any discrimination, and develop two important features of character : devotion to the Guru ( " Sraddha " ) and waiting cheerfully with patience and love ( " Saburi " ).
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This preface is significant, states Johnston, Secondly, the method of first question by the student and then answer is significant, according to Johnston, The three ethical precepts emphasized in this verse of Prashna Upanishad are " Tapas " ( austerity, perseverance, fervour ), " Brahmacharya " ( chastity, self-discipline ) and " Sraddha " ( faith, purity, calmness of mind ).
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Many of these rites of passage include formal ceremonies, with ritual readings of hymns, chants and ethical promises, aiming to orient the individual ( s ) to that which is considered part of dharma ( right, good, just, moral, true, spiritual, responsible, duties to family members or society in general ), and essential actions such as those associated with last rites and cremation, charitable works, or out of " sraddha " or items of faith.
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In Indian thought, virtues are classified into ( i ) those of the body : dana ( charity ), paritrana ( succouring those in distress ), paricharana ( social service ); ( ii ) those of speech : satya ( veracity ), hitovachana ( beneficial speech ), priyavachana ( sweet speech ), svadhyaya ( reciting of Scriptures ) and ( iii ) those of the mind which, besides daya, also include aparigraha ( unworldliness ) and sraddha ( reverence and piety ).
