1.8 How should one live in the ashram? A. One should not live in the ashram as if living in a caravanserai (dharmashala). B. One should not take away the Guru’s belongings such as slippers, blankets, etc. from the ashram, as the Guru’s holy sacrament (prasad) without anyone’s knowledge! C. One should live in the ashram without being a burden to anyone there. One should see to it that other inmates of the ashram are neither overburdened with work or undergo mental tension by one’s presence nor that the ashram has to bear the expenses incurred on one’s behalf. One should also not be a financial strain on the ashram. Arrangements for bedding should be made by oneself. D. In all aspects - physical, psychological and financial, one’s stay in the ashram should prove useful to the ashram. One should do any sort of work alloted in the ashram as part of service to the Guru. E. One should meticulously follow the rules and regulations of the ashram. F. The importance of living in an ashram: Living in the ashram is very important to reduce the attachment to one’s home, to eliminate the attachment to one’s body (dehabuddhi), to consider others as a part of one’s own family and to reduce one’s ego. hindujagruti.org/hinduism/knowledge/article/what-should-one-ask-the-guru-for.html
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