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abandoned the world of material enjoyment
and has oriented himself to God. In want of
this, a man's life is a burden for him which he
lives without a purpose. Gita issues a wake-
up call and makes him alert. True happiness
and peace reside in the home and heart. If
we fail to find them there, we cannot find in
the outside world. The lasting peace cannot
be achieved by abandoning the family life,
begging, wishing, searching and in any worldly
object. It will neither be achieved by touching
the feet of the gurus, taking bath at the centres
of pilgrimage, going for devotional singing and
reading from the religious text in loud voice
and so on. Peace is obtained by performing
good deeds. We want peace, but act and think
in a way that lead us to loss of peace. We
want happiness but our performances and
thoughts are such that bring us unhappiness.
The road is straight. Choose the acts to
perform which are in direct proportion to the
desired results. If you want peace, go for the