Rituals that are performed with the desire of attaining salvation also help a man to achieve growth and progress in this world.
Our body in Kali Yuga is a field of action: As a man sows, so is his reward. Nothing by empty talk is determined: Anyone swallowing poison must die. Brother! Behold the Creator’s justice: As are a man’s actions, so is his recompense.
When salt mixes with water, it takes the form of water. In the same way samadhi or trance means the mind merging with the cosmic soul or God.
The human body is sacred – the veritable tabernacle of the divine spirit which inhabits it. It is a solemn duty of mankind to develop, protect and preserve it from pollution, unnecessary wastage and weakness.
The end product of education should be a free creative man, who can battle against historical circumstances and adversities of nature.
There’s nothing more advanced than relating with others. There’s nothing more advanced than communication – compassionate communication.
If we only practice compassion at the mind level, we run a great risk of our compassion being just talk. As we know, talk is cheap. To develop true compassion we have to put our money where our mouth is.
From craving is born grief, from craving is born fear. For one freed from craving there’s no grief – so how fear?
