• Evolution

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  When the animal lifted its forelegs and looked up to the heavens, he became 'Man. Later he worshipped the Gods of heaven - rain, wind and sun etc. But Man found that even His Blessings could not give him permanent satisfaction. Then Saints and Scriptures reminded him that that satisfaction was neither on earth nor in heaven but “within you is hidden God."

• Loss of Effort?

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  When sadhana is interrupted, is the effort or achievement lost? Perhaps no.
  But the momentum is lost, the zeal is lost - and zeal is every thing in spiritual life.
  Even when the thread is taken up again, it will take considerable time to build up the momentum again.
  This is the loss - and a very great loss.
  

• Inner Motives

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  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.
  

• Attachment

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  Nothing attaches itself to us. We foolishly get attach d to worldly objects and relationships.
  

• Socrates

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  Socrates believed that nothing bad can come to a good man.