Maharishi Mahesh Yogin gurun "vinkkejä":
The Value of a Human Birth and the Importance of Right Action
Guru Dev (Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math India 1941-1953)
Do good works without hesitation. The Jiva has been experiencing samsara for many, many births. It is only natural, therefore, that its tendencies have become worldly. To turn its tendencies toward Paramatman and away from samsara requires some effort. In reality, the aim of life is to stop the mind from involvement with this world. If one engages in spiritual practice and in thinking and speaking about God, the mind will start dwelling on Him and after some time it will withdraw from the world on its own.
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