Speech

Speech is actually a potent weapon.  We must always be mindful of our speech.  Practice prayer even before you speak because speech will be cleansed by such a prayer.  All negative habits will rebound upon us, including thoughts and speech.  Speak with love and let it be preceded by prayer.  Mindful speech always generates love and compassion.  It is necessary to practice mindfulness in thought, word and deed.  

-Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Conquering the Inside

Conquering the world means conquering the inside which is realising the Self.  We shouldn't have strong desires for things in the external world. What we are to receive in this lifetime will come to us irrespective of whether we want it or not.  God knows all our desires, if we surrender all our desires to God, He will ensure the fulfilment of our needs and not necessarily our desires.  We will not be able to experience perfection in the outside world if we cannot experience it inside ourselves.  The external world is subject to change constantly, anything that will change is not real.  The external appearance is unreal and false while the internal essence is true and real.  Perfection can be experienced only on the inside. 

 -  Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Good and Bad Times

We must learn to live our lives in a manner where we are able to exercise control over our senses. We must learn to accept that good will be followed by bad and bad will be followed by good. This is the nature of world because it is anchored on the principle of duality.  We  must develop an equanimity of mind because such a state alone will help individuals to remain calm and unaffected in both good and bad times.  Such calmness is the vehicle which would enable us to transcend the state of duality and go beyond it.  

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba

Karma

Nothing in this world happens without a reason.  There is no such a thing as accident or coincidence.  All occurrences in our lives have a reason behind them and this reason is the law of karma.  We are born to fulfil our karmas.  The best way to do this is to extinguish our desires by understanding the fact that fulfilment of one desire leads to fuelling more desires.  It is important to control our desires, new karmas will be created by new desires.  

 - Jagadguru Sri Sharavana Baba