When a flower is still a bud, we cannot experience its beauty or fragrance. We have to wait patiently for the bud to unfold on its own. Only then can we fully experience its beauty and fragrance.
What is to be done in order to obtain peace? We should live our life understanding and discriminating between the eternal and the non-eternal.
Spend each moment intensely focused on the spiritual goal of life. Take a pledge to put effort in this direction.
To face different situations in life with presence of mind and mental poise, first we have to train the mind.
How to attain concentration? There are no short cuts. Constant practice is needed. In the beginning, it is a great thing if by chance we get even one or two minutes of concentration in an hour. We should make continuous and sincere effort without stopping until we gain one pointed concentration.
The agony caused by the longing to see God is not sorrow; it is bliss. The state that we attain by calling and crying to God is equal to the bliss that the yogi experiences in samadhi.
What is needed today is that we begin to value Mother Nature as much as we value our own mother who gave birth to us.