1. God is the dispeller of ignorance, sorrow and fear. He is the bestower of Eternal Happiness. Know Him. He ever dwelleth in thee.<\/p>\n
2. Cultivate a very strong faith in God. Faith is the gateway to God. Faith can work wonders.<\/p>\n
3. Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even in your smallest act. This is the secret of success.<\/p>\n
4. Be temperate in eating, drinking, sleeping, amusing and in all other things.<\/p>\n
5. Follow the correct principles of living. Strive for health, strength, success and God Realisation.<\/p>\n
6. Give. Give. Give. Give freely and spontaneously. Give everything. Here lies the secret of abundance.<\/p>\n
7. Always act with faith and determination. Be firm in your resolve and fiery in your determination. Have an iron will.<\/p>\n
8. Let bygones be bygones. Let the past be buried. There is a brilliant future for you. Exert. Exert. Exert.<\/p>\n
9. Be always cheerful and smile away your worries. Develop your will by eradicating desires, egoism and hatred.<\/p>\n
10. Sensual indulgence leads you to destruction. Renunciation leads to Immortality. Give up clinging and attachment.<\/p>\n
11. Right thoughts make right deeds, right actions and an admirable character. Therefore develop right thinking.<\/p>\n
12. Keep the reason pure. Free yourself from egoistic notions. Destroy I-ness and mine-ness. Attain liberation. Be free. Enjoy Bliss.<\/p>\n
13. Serve. Love. Give. Restrain (the Indriyas and mind). Be good. Do good. Be kind. Be pure. Be patient.<\/p>\n
14. Grow. Expand. Evolve. Destroy separateness. Mix with all. Develop cosmic love. Become selfless.<\/p>\n
15. Be vigilant and diligent. Watch and pray. Fast and meditate. Persevere. Destroy fear, worry and anxiety.<\/p>\n
16. Serve Sadhus. Have Satsanga. Sing the Names of the Lord. Live in seclusion for a month. Live on milk and fruits. Meditate.<\/p>\n
17.Ask \u201cWho am I? What is Samsara? What is Brahman? What is bondage? What is freedom? What is Maya? What is Avidya?\u201d Do Vichara.<\/p>\n
18. Become dispassionate. Calm the mind. Have a one-pointed and a balanced state of mind always.<\/p>\n
19. Embrace spirituality. Practise purity. Do charity. Develop nobility. Cultivate magnanimity. Attain Divinity.<\/p>\n
20. Have purification. Do concentration. Cultivate reflection. Practise meditation. Achieve perfection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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