5) Protecting old people gives them the opportunity to prepare for a better life after death.
This protective regime, which covers the whole of society, is based on the traits that distinguish a civilization of accomplished men from a civilization of dogs and cats, even refined ones. It is strictly forbidden to kill a priest, a spiritual guide, a cow, a woman, a child or an old man; more: the slightest offense against them has the effect of shortening the existence of those who are guilty. In the present age, these principles are scarcely observed, hence the considerable decline, for all men, of longevity and the various disorders which they encounter.
The science of God also insists on the protection of women. From the moment, says the sacred text, where women, for not having been protected, become corrupt, an unwanted offspring is born. On the other hand, the one who offends a chaste woman will see misfortune fall on him, in the form of a reduction in the length of her life. These are some examples of the Lord's uncompromising laws.
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The Lord said, Briefly, learn from Me how, if you act in the way that I am going to expose you, you can reach supreme perfection, the spiritual level. Entirely purified by intelligence, mastering the mind with determination, renouncing objects that delight the senses, freed from attachment and aversion, the man who lives in a secluded place, who eats little and masters body and language, which always remains in contemplation (meditation), detached, without false ego, without vain power or vain glory, without lust or anger, which closes itself to material things, free from any feeling of possession, serene, this man finds himself raised to the level of spiritual realization. Whoever reaches the spiritual level realizes the Supreme Being at the same time, and finds infinite joy in it. Never does he grieve, never does he yearn for anything; he shows himself equal towards all beings. He then obtains to serve Me with pure love and devotion. Through devotional service, and only in this way, one can know Me as I am. And the being who, by such devotion, becomes fully aware of My Person, then enters My absolute Kingdom.
Although engaged in activities of all kinds, My devotee (my devotee), under My protection, reaches, by My grace, the eternal and imperishable Abode. In all your acts, depend only on Me, and always place yourself under My protection. This devotional service, perform it in full awareness of My Person. If you become aware of Me, all obstacles of conditioned existence, by My grace you will overcome them. If,