- Old Age
To put off yoga to old age, is to offer God the leavings of the devil's dinner!'
- Prayer
Should we pray for material benefits? Yes!
Desires arise in our hearts, and when we pray to God for their fulfilment we actually hand them over to Him.
But if we still continue to entertain them, we shall be nagging Him" and, like a parent, He might snap back His refusal!
- Guest is God
The guest comes walking and the host politely and gracefully tell him to come in after washing his feet. At the same time they adopt the motto: Guest is God. They wave the lighted camphor which floats on coloured water and which has a message - 'You and I may be like fire and water, we may be otherwise opposed to each other and may have our differences, but let us dwell in unity when you are my guest!'
- Inner Motives
Of all things the most difficult is to scrutinise, the inner motives. Saints have said that if the motives are alright, the actions are also good. Gurudev Sivananda emphasised that we should always scrutinise the inner motives. Work and service assume a new significance when we do this. Suddenly, instead of working or serving, we are 'self-realising'. An inner awareness develops from scrutinising the inner motives.
- Follow
I doubt if anyone ever 'follows' anyone at all.
Christ' s disciples rejected, denied and ran away from Him.
Arjuna, after all the teachings and Grace received from Krishna , later asked Him to repeat the teachings.
We hear but do we learn or follow?
Teachings are used when they suit us - for name, fame and prestige.
When they no longer suit our purpose, we reject them.
We follow nothing or no one - except our own nose.