To become conscious we must become Self-aware in the awareness of the observer Self-observing.
To understand oneself profoundly, one needs balance. Neither renunciation nor acquiescence.
The devotee engages to the best of his ability into the play of life, fulfilling his role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife, parent, neighbor, and community servant. But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.
Behold the man who shields his family from all suffering. Has not his body become a willing vessel for affliction? Without good men to hold it up, the family house will fall when misfortune descends.
You are the centre of that world. That is the world you live in. Now how will you change the world? By changing yourself.
