- The world itself is a teacher that is always teaching the individual soul by constantly showering unhappiness and pain, thereby feeding detachment. This detachment from the world constantly pushes the soul towards God. Maya is like the loving mother who slaps her child so that the child does not walk on the wrong path, and pushes the child towards God.
- One who aspires for divine love should aim to be more humble than a blade of grass and more forbearing than a tree. Believe all to be superior to oneself, and believe oneself to be the most sinful of all. This feeling will destroy the ego and give rise to true humility, only then will the mind and heart be purified.
- Just as by watering the root of a tree, its branches, leaves, flowers and fruits etc. automatically receive water, in the same way all the various gods and goddesses are automatically worshipped when the Supreme Lord Krishna is worshipped. But on the other hand, if one puts water on all the leaves, flowers, branches and fruits of a tree without watering the root, the tree would dry up eventually (in a very short amount of time). Likewise, even if one worships all the heavenly gods and goddesses, this worship is absolutely useless unless and until the Supreme Lord Krishna is worshipped.
- Do not bear ill-will toward anyone, even those who bear ill-will toward you. Remain neutral. Even if someone has committed sins, a true aspirant should not think or speak of them. Prior to God-realization everyone in the world is a sinner. It does not take more than a moment for a great aspirant to fall and for a sinner to rise.
