The teacher should regard the pupil as his child. The pupil should regard the teacher as his parent.
To uphold righteousness, so supreme an act did he perform; he gave his head, but did not utter a word of sorrow. For the sake of righteousness, he did this great heroic deed; he laid down his life but not the principles… Guru Tegh Bahadur broke his earthly vase on the head of the Emperor of Delhi – and went to the abode of God.
Life without freedom is like a body without a soul, and freedom without thought is like a confused spirit.
Any path is only a path, and there is no affront to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you.
Only by devotional service is the Supreme Truth, Krishna, pleased, and by His inconceivable energy. He can reveal Himself to the heart of the pure devotee.
