Serve Love Give Purify Meditate Realise
Ananda Kutir Ashrama © Chiltern Yoga Trust (Australia)
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Venkatesaya
- Give
Between the plant and the mineral kingdoms, between the plant and the human kingdoms, there is reciprocal service.
What man gives out, including his outgoing breath full of carbon-dioxide, is food for the plants.
Whatever the plants give, including the oxygen that they "breathe out", is food for man.
- Give
Self-development is the unfolding of spirit that is already there.
But I am not able to discover that spirit all at once because the spirit is covered.
When I turn to look within, I am merely seeing that cover - the "cover" of craving for pleasure, craving for domination, for superiority - all of which is violence.
- Serve
Karma Yoga without God is a lamp without light.
- Love
When this "Supreme love of God" comes to dwell in our hearts, all contrary feelings are banished from it.
Neither hate nor fear can dwell in the heart which is filled with supreme love of God.
- Give
I must know the alternatives - I can do this, I cannot do that.
Every moment I must discriminate with open eyes.
Face the question, "What am I going to do, what is the right action for me?"
If you do this, the religion is real - otherwise you get into muddle after muddle.