A human being is not just a creature with hands, feet, eyes, ears, head and a trunk. One is much more than the total of all these organs and parts. These are merely like the crude image that comes out of the mould. Later, they must be ground, scraped, polished, perfected, smoothed, and softened through the higher impulses of the intellect, and pure intentions and ideals. Then one becomes the ideal candidate for Divinity, which is one’s true destiny. The impulses will be rendered pure and the intentions will be raised to the higher level, if and when one decides to dedicate all deeds, words and thoughts to the Lord. For this, faith in One Supreme Intelligence, which conceived, conserves and consumes this Universe, is essential. The next step is to be convinced of one's own helplessness and distress at one's own grief. Then surrender to that Intelligence is easily achieved.

- Divine Discourse, Mar 17, 1966.