Up to the age of five, children should be given a lot of love. From the age of five to fifteen they should be brought up under strict discipline especially regarding their study. It is at that time that life's foundation is formed. Love without discipline will only spoil them. Above the age of fifteen children should be given maximum love otherwise they may go astray.

Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.

If chanting is not possible during a certain task, then pray before starting it: 'Lord, give Your blessing so that I may do this work in a manner that pleases You!' At the end, pray again to the Lord for forgiving any mistakes we may have committed during the task consciously or otherwise.

Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.

Traveling by bus, we see many things on the way and just let them pass by. Watch the thoughts of your minds in the same way.

When we raise one hand to say "bye-bye" we are gesturing that we are going apart from each other, whereas when we join our palms and bow our head, our hearts become closer.

In times of tragedies, our duty is to lend a helping hand to those in grief and thus light lamps of kindness and compassion.