We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.
Backward, turn backward,
O Time, in your flight make me a child again just for to-night!
Chant the name of God with heartfelt devotion. Everything else is just a pompous worldly show.
The devotee engages to the best of his or her ability into the play of life, fulfilling his or her role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife…But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
