Our ancient 7000 year old scriptures say:
"A forehead without a Tilak,
a woman without a husband,
a Mantra the meaning of which is not known while doing Japa (recitation),
the head that does not bend before holy personages,
a heart without mercy,
a house without a well,
a village without a temple,
a country without a river,
a society without a leader,
wealth which wont give anything away in charity,
a preceptor without a disciple,
a country without justice,
a king without an able minister,
a woman not obedient to her husband,
a well without water,
a flower without smell,
a soul devoid of holiness,
a field without rains,
an intellect without clearness,
a disciple who does not consider his preceptor as a form of God,
a body devoid of health,
a custom (Achar) without purity,
austerity devoid of fellow-feeling,
speech in which truth is not the basis,
a country without good people,
work without wages,
Sannyasa without renunciation,
legs that have not performed pilgrimages,
determination unaided by Viveka or discrimination,
a knife which is blunt,
a spear without a point- all these are worthy of condemnation.
They exist for name´s sake only."
"A forehead without a Tilak,
a woman without a husband,
a Mantra the meaning of which is not known while doing Japa (recitation),
the head that does not bend before holy personages,
a heart without mercy,
a house without a well,
a village without a temple,
a country without a river,
a society without a leader,
wealth which wont give anything away in charity,
a preceptor without a disciple,
a country without justice,
a king without an able minister,
a woman not obedient to her husband,
a well without water,
a flower without smell,
a soul devoid of holiness,
a field without rains,
an intellect without clearness,
a disciple who does not consider his preceptor as a form of God,
a body devoid of health,
a custom (Achar) without purity,
austerity devoid of fellow-feeling,
speech in which truth is not the basis,
a country without good people,
work without wages,
Sannyasa without renunciation,
legs that have not performed pilgrimages,
determination unaided by Viveka or discrimination,
a knife which is blunt,
a spear without a point- all these are worthy of condemnation.
They exist for name´s sake only."