The besetting evil in man is the sense of Mamakaara (mine), the acquisitive and possessive feeling. This is the cause of all other evils. Man has to develop the consciousness that he is Divine. The breath which man inhales and exhales 21,600 times a day conveys the message of "So-ham" (I am He) - the truth about man's Divine reality. We regard as Bhakti (devotion) a few minutes devoted for worship, or going to sacred shrines and the like. But true devotion is an expression of gratitude to God for all that He has given us - the human body with its various capacities, the intelligence we are endowed with and the many natural amenities made available to us such as air, water and sunlight. Develop love for God. There is nothing more powerful than Divine love.

- Divine Discourse, 6th March 1989.