Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.

In the beginning, not everyone may be able to clearly repeat every mantra in the 1000 Names. In that case, everyone can respond to the chants with just one mantra. While chanting the 1000 Names, the response may be 'Om Parashaktyai Namaha' or 'Om Sivasaktyaikya Rupinyai Namaha'.

Make use of radio, TV and films discriminatively; only for programs that will enhance our knowledge and culture. Television is tele-visham (tele-poison, in Malayalam). If we are not careful, it can corrupt our culture, damage our eyes and drain away our time.

Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.

If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.

Contribute to charitable projects like the printing of spiritual books so that they can be sold at a lower price. Poor people will then be able to buy and read them. In this way we can help to cultivate spiritual culture in them also.

A true spiritual seeker should exercise control all the time, throughout the day and night.