Mere drinking the amrita, which I create, will confer immortality on you. Everything is born but must die; everything that is constructed will disintegrate. But you can escape death, by not being born again. When you know that you are the limitless Atman, you are no longer subjected to the limitation of birth. That is the secret. How to know that? It is the result of a long process of sharpening the intellect and purifying the emotions and the impulses. You may direst most rigorous japa or submit yourself to the direst of austerities, but, if you are not virtuous, all of it is sheer waste. You may have the best of vegetables, you may be the most capable cook, but if the copper vessel in which you prepare the ‘Sambaar’ is not tinned, the concotion you cook will be highly poisonous, so ‘tin’ your heart with satya, dharma, Shanti and prema; it will then become a vessel fit for japa,dhyana,vrata,yatra, Puja and the other dishes that you prepare in it. (SSS Vol.4, p. 171)

You should not be ever entangled in the meshes of this world and its problems. Try to escape into the purer air of the spirit as often as you can, taking the name of the Lord on your tongue. Of the 24 hours of the day, have 6 hours for your individual needs, 6 hours for the service of others, 6 hours for sleep and 6 for dwelling in the presence of the Lord. Those six hours will endow you the strength of steel. (SSS Vol.4, p. 155)

The only method you can adopt to escape from the coils of the mind is the cultivation of pure intelligence. This is the sum and substance of all spiritual discipline. And, the intelligence gets cleansed of all partiality and prejudice, hatred and greed, only by the adoration of God through Love poured out of all the beings created by God and standing witness to His Glory and Beauty. Share Love with all; earn the treasure of Love, store it in your heart and invite all to share in it. When you try to distribute the property earned by your grandfather or father, legal, moral, economic and practical obstacles will stand up before you. But, when you are distributing your ‘self earned’ property, nothing legal or otherwise can stand in the way. (SSS Vol.9, p. 160)

Of all the time one spends on children, friends and worldly pleasures, acquiring wealth, power, name and fame, if only a fraction of it is spent for contemplating on the Lotus Feet of the Lord, one can even escape the mighty doors of hell, the abode of Yama (God of Death). (AV, p. 182)