Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.
SivanandaThe mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
SivanandaIt is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
SivanandaHow will you get God's grace? When you discipline yourself. How will you know how to discipline? By observing others that had walked the path successfully to the goal of perfection. Who are these men who had walked to the goal? It is these that are known as Gurus. So you need their help, their personal example, their encouragement and their grace. Thus, we have come round to the answer that a Guru is necessary as well as his grace. Everything is necessary-\-\ Atma Kripa, Guru Kripa and Isvara Kripa.
Sivananda