- God alone 'is'
Ultimately it is undeniable truth that God alone 'is' - and even the distinction between matter and spirit is arbitrary.
- Flame in Worship
Hindus and devout Christians use it.
Flame always goes up - our mind should always go up, to God.
Flame - fire is the element that stands between the gross and the subtle.
It is independent of external agents, not like electricity which can have power failure.
It teaches us how to steady the mind.
Keep the wind of desire out, shut the doors of sen ses.
Oil, wick and spark must come together to light the lamp: oil is good samskaras, wick is Yoga Sadhana and Guru's Upadesha is the spark.
Then the lamp will burn.
'Burning desire for God' - means steady desire to reach out to God - not spasmodic.
'Light' is necessary to dispel darkness.
We always light up the alter - keeping the room dark, suggesting that in us God should shine and the world should he dark.
- Selfishness
The greatest impurity of heart.
It can be purified by Tapas - simple living.
Tapas prepares the way for Daana - charity.
Daana removes Mamata - mine-ness.
Man suffers because of Mamata.
- Duty
Can we alter our destiny?
Do not ask.
It is your duty to!
Do your duty.
- Seven Planes of Existence
Physical Plane.
Lower Astral or Psychic plane - instincts and passions. 2nd Plane
Upper Astral - emotions. 3rd Plane
Lower Mental or Plane of concrete Mind - finiteness, definiteness. 4th Plane
Upper Mental or Plane of Abstract Mind - sees the development of qualities. 5th Plane
Lower spiritual or Plane of concrete spirit - Tendency is the main characteristic. 6th Plane
Upper spiritual, the Plane of Pure spirit or Abstract Spirit. 7th Plane.