Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Omkara Center, Frewsburg, New York, 1986

"Don't feel empty. Don't feel empty. This is what Swamiji always says. Don't feel empty. Don't feel alone. So many people feel alone. 'I am empty, I am alone. Nobody looks. Nobody helps. I have no husband. I have no children. I have no money.',... so many people are crying like this. It is not good. Be happy. Take it easy. You must face difficulties in your life. Sometimes, you are making a plan, and He is making a different plan. You face it and take it as lessons. Don't get disappointed."

Sri Swamiji's Discourse, Omkara Center, Frewsburg, New York, 1986

"Some Indian temples are so far away in the hills. Our mind is always using some sort of karma. You want to throw away that karma. The temples are far away; not in the city. We will automatically get peace and energy. Some Indian temples are in big hill stations. There are no facilities for cars and no roadways. We must walk up by steps for two miles or three miles. Automatically, our body becomes very tired. 'Oh, my God'. That's the sound that comes. 'I'm very tired, Oh, my God!' Just like this, the devotion automatically comes. It's a penance."