Materialism

The jnani lets go of his identification with worldly things, distinguishing 'not this, not this'.

You are my father, you are my mother, you are my kinsman, and you are my divinity. Salutations to the Guru who awakens the soul to the true nature of this world.

Without giving up worldly attachments, one can never achieve true happiness. Without renunciation, one can never attain their highest good or find peace.

You cannot realize God if you have even the slightest bit of egoism, attachment to name and form, or worldly desires in your mind.

The heart that has been consumed by worldly desires cannot be influenced by higher feelings and cannot be shaped into a beautiful form.

How can I call out to you, Lord, with a mind that's so worldly and stained? Can a straw survive unharmed when thrown into a pit of fiery coals?

While enjoying material comforts, we should be thankful to the provider.

The secret to happiness lies in letting go of worldly desires and attachments.

Bound by hundreds of ropes of hope, driven by desire and anger, they strive to amass wealth by unjust means for the sake of sensual pleasure.

They say the world is without truth, without foundation, without a ruling Lord — born of mutual union, caused by nothing but desire.

The water that has washed the Guru's feet dries up the swamp of sin, kindles the radiance of wisdom, and carries one fully across the ocean of worldly existence.

The hereafter does not shine before the childish one, deluded by wealth and carelessness. Thinking 'this world alone exists and no other,' he falls again and again under my power.

This I have gained today; this wish I shall yet fulfil; this wealth is mine — and more will come to me again.

Beset by immeasurable anxieties that end only at death, holding the gratification of desire as the supreme aim, convinced that this is all there is —

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.

Satsanga or association with the Guru is an armour and fortress to guard you against all temptations and unfavourable forces of the material world.

All that is of tomorrow fades — the pleasures of the senses wear away their brilliance. Even all of life is brief. Let your chariots, dances and music remain yours alone, O Death.

I bow to this supreme mantra of the Guru, which alone can rescue one from the ocean of worldly existence; which is the proven and perfected mantra worshipped by Brahmā and all the gods and sages; which destroys poverty, suffering, the disease of birth and death; and which removes the greatest of all fears.

Through the recitation of this Guru Gita, all living beings attain every kind of spiritual accomplishment, worldly fulfilment, and liberation — of this there is absolutely no doubt.

Those who lack wisdom sink into the ocean of worldly existence through mundane actions; but the knower of Truth regards all action as non-action, whatever is done.