The joy of the soul is in glorification of the beloved Lord of all creation.

If there is no enjoyment in this world, there would not be so much suffering. As suffering really is the frustration of our attempts to enjoy.

We can't really digest food unless there's hunger. So we can't really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it.

When the mind is turbulent, uncontrolled and restless, it is like a pond of water that is filled with mud. Therefore when we look within ourselves, all we perceive is the mud of our material conceptions of life. But when the mind is still through discipline, and through yoga, it is like a pond that has no waves and no turbulence. Then we can perceive through that crystal clear water the eternal nature of our soul.

Renunciation doesn't mean giving up things externally but rather it means diligently pulling out the weeds from the heart.

Real compassion means to understand what the needs for body, mind and soul are.

Kali yuga is so much saturated with vicious habits that there is a great fight at the slightest of misunderstanding.