We are not isolated islands, we are connected links in a chain. Each kind word, each smiling face, each good action, benefits our neighbor, our nation, and our world.
Devotion is not a mental weakness. Neither is it only the first step, but something like the substratum for attaining the goal.
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.
The tree can't emerge until the outer shell of the seed breaks. Similarly, you cannot know the Truth without totally destroying the ego.
The only way to put an end to the ruler of these negative thoughts and emotions is to develop awareness.
What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.