– Divine Mother Sree Rama Devi
- Self-Realization is the goal of life.
- Have a constant, firm faith that your Sadguru is always within your heart, watching every thought you think and every action you perform.
- Perform all your duties with faith, love and joy. Perform them in a spirit of detachment, as acts of worship of God.
- Have no inordinate fondness or attachment towards any object or any person. Renouncing all thoughts of self, perform service.
- Perform Nama Japa – repetition of Divine Name – as directed.
- Never relax the rules of meditation. It does not matter if you miss a meal, for, the body will not be much weaker thereby. But if you fail to perform meditation one day, the accumulated power of mind will diminish and will become weaker.
- Do not postpone meditation, Nama Japa and other items of spiritual discipline. Perform them at the appointed time every day, without failure.
- Talk as little as possible. Think well before talking and speak only what is absolutely necessary. Observe silence for at least one hour every day, and utilize that time for meditation or remembrance of God.
- Utter no harsh word. Always speak softly and sweetly. Never speak untruth.
- Never gossip; nor listen to gossip. Attribute no evil motive to others. The evil you see in others in only a projection of your own mind.
- Make your conduct faultless. Get rid of your defects and shortcomings.
- If any one wrongs you, forgive him at once, and forget completely the wrong done. If you happen to wrong another in any way, seek his forgiveness immediately.
- Behave lovingly and with equal vision towards all. Be polite and courteous towards all.
- Never be contentious (touchy).
- Be pure in thought, word and deed.
- Be moderate in food, sleep, and recreation. Never be lazy. Never be slave of your mind and the senses: but be their master.
- Eradicate anger completely. When you really understand that the one Self dwells in all and that there is none other to get angry with, you will be free from the very tendency to get angry.
- Trials and tribulations come to all alike in the world. But as a spiritual aspirant you must face them boldly and go through them joyously. Know that they are the just fruits of your past karma. Live a courageous and heroic life.
- Never feel depressed or hopeless. Despondency will kill all joy. Be always cheerful.
- Have firm belief in the truth that all things happen strictly according to the Divine will and that all that happens is for good.
- Happiness and sorrow are modification of the mind. You are not mind, but are the blissful Self which has no modification. Realizing this truth, transcend both happiness and sorrow and maintain mental equipoise.
- Have no anxiety about your progress in Sadhana. Your duty is to perform Sadhana as directed by the Sadguru, with un-wavering faith.
- Even if the three worlds go to ruin, see that your faith in your Sadguru remains firm and unbroken, and your devotion changeless and unwavering.
- For necessary strength to observe all the rules faultlessly and for divine grace to enable you to perform Sadhana earnestly, pray frequently, fervently and most humbly at the lotus feet of the Sadguru.