The factor stringing together individuals, society and nature is missing from today's educational system. That factor is spiritual values.

If we have love and compassion in our hearts, then we will wholeheartedly serve those who suffer from lack of food, clothing and shelter.

After praying, and before eating anything, it is a good custom for everyone to feed one another a small portion of the food. This will help to cultivate mutual love and affection among the family members.

Mental purity will come through constant chanting of the divine name. This is the simplest way. You are trying to cross the ocean of transmigration, the cycle of birth and death. The mantra is the oar of the boat; it is the instrument you use to cross the samsara of your restless mind, with its unending thought waves. The mantra can also be compared to a ladder that you climb to reach the heights of God realization.

Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.

The real mistake humans have committed lays in the inability to differentiate between requirements and luxuries.

The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.