Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The nine fold path of devotion

* The first discipline is to constantly seek the company of the holy and the virtuous.
* The second discipline is to discuss and narrate the cosmic wonders.
* To enumerate the qualities of goodness is the third discipline.
* The forth discipline consists of deliberation on the teachings of sages.
* Seeking a guru and learning self control from him is the fifth discipline.
* Pray regularly is the sixth discipline.
* Receive the sacred mantra from the guru/divine and chant it regularly is the seventh discipline.
* Worship true devotees as you would God is the eighth discipline.
* The ninth discipline is to practise non-attachment to all worldly things.


saint

Saintly is he who helps the needy without expecting a return.

Saint

That man is a saint who remains unaffected by praise and criticism alike.

The saint

The saint is like a mine of virtues.

Monday, April 7, 2014