The belief that spiritual life and mundane life are different sides of the coin is the reason for absence of spirituality in people today.

Some think that in business any degree of cheating is acceptable and that it is an accepted dharma of business. They further believe that putting money in Tirupati hundi is an act of spirituality. However, if the mundane life does not have its basis in morality, then there will be no possibility of constructing a spiritual building.

When your spiritual life really begins, you will experience that education of your children, maintaining the house and your business dealings have all become intertwined like the thread in a garland. Then, if your craving for Sadguru is real, and you take refuge in Guru, then there will be no aspect of your life which is not within the ambit of your Guru’s influence.

(Andhra Prabha magazine Nov 1992)