It is the mind which makes or mars man. If it is immersed in things of the world, it leads to bondage; if it treats the world as but temporary, then by that vairaagya (detachment) it becomes free and light. Train the mind not to feel attached to things that change for better or for worse. Do not hold before it the tinsels of worldly fame and riches; attract it towards lasting joys derived from springs inside you. That will bring big rewards. The mind itself will then become the Guru, for it leads you on and on, once it has tasted the sweets of Shravana, Manana and Nidhidhyaasana (listening, recapitulating and repeated steady meditation).

- Divine Discourse, 24th March 1958.