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“In one of his many books, Swamiji defined his personal vow as this: “The sole purpose of my life is to teach people to accept themselves; to help them discover why they were born and what is the meaning of life; to teach them respect for others; to help them feel and understand another’s sadness or pain”.

This represents an enormous and sometimes difficult task for any spiritual teacher, as frequent gaps between the words of a teacher and the actions of his students, are bridged by few individuals. Great words can be written and voiced in many ways. But to live in agreement with these words, to actively put them into practice, requires enormous strength and discipline.

One of the many thousands of Swamiji’s students worldwide wrote: “Love, trust and effort are the three qualities which lead a student to success. A teacher is not judged only by his actions but also by the actions of his students”. As an example of ‘a student’s actions’ the following analogy is made:

“A strong winds plays with a boat, and there are boats at play with the wind; what separates them is the ocean of ignorance”.

It is the love and trust that students have for Swamiji, as well as their varied personal achievements, that allows them to share in his life-mission, and this should be kept in mind when considering the success of “The System Yoga in Daily Life”.

-Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda (Vishva guruji Present Guruji)