I remember the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman. I speak of the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman. I bow to the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman. I worship the glorious Guru who is the Supreme Brahman.
The Lord said: O Goddess, you are my very Self. Out of my love for you I shall speak. This question of yours, which benefits all the world, has never been asked by anyone before.
The wise, with the help of the Vedas and knowledge, having ascertained that the visible universe is an illusion, instantly realizes the Supreme Spirit as the sole existing independent essence.
Regardless of their inherent nature, these things cannot help him love God as much as the smallest act of living faith and hope, which is done with selflessness and detachment from all things.
Music is spiritual; it's not meant to merely stimulate the senses or provide sensual pleasure. Instead, it's a yogic practice that helps you achieve Self-realization or Atma-sakshatkara.
The life of a householder is not about indulging in lust and loose living. Instead, it's a life of selfless service, focused on Dharma, charity, goodness, kindness, and self-help, which benefits all of humanity.
God's grace is the ultimate help. You may try thousands of times, but nothing can be achieved without God's grace. One cannot see God without His grace. It's not easy to receive God's grace; one must renounce egotism completely, as one cannot see God as long as they feel they are the doer.
My Lord is the Lord of the universe; my Guru is the Guru of all three worlds; my Self is the Self of all beings. Salutations to the Guru.
Even a single tiny particle of dust from the Guru's feet serves as a bridge across the vast ocean of worldly existence. That supreme Guru, our Lord and Teacher, we worship and revere.
O Goddess, devotion to the Guru is the supreme place of pilgrimage; all other sacred sites are meaningless without it. All places of pilgrimage find their refuge in the big toe of the Guru's foot.
O beautiful One, those who, even possessing the strength of learning and austerity, do not serve the Guru are truly unfortunate. This is truth — utterly truth.
You should cultivate to a high degree the qualities of discernment, alertness, and expertise, which will help you make the right decisions during challenging situations.
The greatest service you can provide to the world is sharing spiritual knowledge. Spiritual help is the most significant assistance you can offer to humanity.
If a man is carrying a fragrant flower in his hand, it does not give fragrance to the holder only; a person who happens to stand by his side also enjoys it. Similarly, a person who carries the spirit of love in his mind is not happy himself alone, he pleases everybody who comes near him.
Those who have faith in the divine masters do not spread the flames of hatred; they only extinguish the same. They are men of peace. They do not follow the path of the downfall of others, but march on the path of the uplift of others.
May the divine glance of the blessed Guru abide in me always — that glance which is the central pillar supporting the stage of all the worlds, which showers the rain of compassion, which is the totality of all the garlands of truth, which creates past, present, and future, and which bestows the vision of Being, Consciousness, and Bliss.
What is laboriously sought through hundreds of long, arduous, and illness-provoking breath-control practices — painful and hard to master — is spontaneously achieved the very instant the Guru's grace dawns, as the powerful vital force settles on its own. To attain that natural state effortlessly, serve the Guru alone, always.
The gem of devotion to Lord Rama is a manifestation of supreme consciousness, which radiates its light day and night, requiring no external aid such as a vessel, clarified butter, or wick to ignite it.
A spiritual guide who takes their disciple's money but doesn't help them overcome their sorrow will face severe punishment.