If you want to become a true disciple [and] initially if you cannot remember God, then wherever you see a temple, go there to worship him there. Then as you begin to remember God, then start believing the Soul within you as God and then you will become a true disciple. And when your Soul (the True Self) within you, gives you the experience, then you will have become God (Yourself).

The one who has become worthy of people’s reverence has no desires. The one who is unworthy of reverence has desires.

The one whose kashays, (inner anger, pride, deceit, greed) are gone is worthy of worship. The absence of inner intent of kashays is indeed Gnani!

The one who is worthy of worship by people has no desires. The one who is unworthy of worship has desires.

Worship without ‘Gnan’ [True Knowledge] will give material pleasures in the world and worship accompanied by ‘Gnan’ [True Knowledge] is known as ‘Gnan’ [True Knowledge] which gives the result of moksha [ultimate liberation].

We can never have Knowledge (Gnan) without worship (bhakti). Such knowledge would be considered shushka-gnan [unproductive knowledge]. It cannot be considered True Knowledge.

He whose speech, behavior and humility captivates people’s minds, becomes worthy of worship by people.

When you become worthy of people’s worship, you will be able to attain moksha (liberation), you cannot go to moksha just like that. Reproach (criticism) by people is the cause of a life in the lower realms.

A place where the mind can attain stillness can be found in a great person who has a steady mind. By seeing him (devotionally), others’ mind can also attain stillness, but the chit (internal component of knowledge and vision) may remain unsteady there.