Success in spiritual life lies not in being the Best, but doing the Best.

A great soul is called Saragrahi that means one who is always looking for the essence of every situation that comes before us.

The only way we can make this world a better place is to transcend it.

Genuine spiritual movement should forgive and encourage.

There were the physical challenges of hitchhiking across Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as they were quite dangerous areas. I wrote about that in The Journey Home. I loved my family and they loved me, so making a choice so completely different from the life they knew was also a challenge. Not having material possessions or the security of a home and taking vows of celibacy for life were kind of natural for me, although they were also challenging. But I guess the greatest challenge for me was that I loved so many different spiritual paths.

The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly.

Japa, Bhajana and Kirtana are superficial to the extent that we are not humble.