Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?

Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.

Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care.

When you get up in the morning, let your first thought be directed towards God.

Children, we are told to make an offering at the temple or at the feet of the guru, not because the Lord or guru is in need of wealth or anything else. Real offering is the act of surrendering the mind and the intellect. How can it be done? We cannot offer our minds as they are, but only the things to which our minds are attached. Today our minds are greatly attached to money and other worldly things. By placing such thoughts at the feet of the Lord, we are offering Him our heart. This is the principle behind giving charities.

The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change.

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