“The more you are able to fill your heart with thoughts of the Lord, the more worldly thoughts and worries will move away. You will not have to make any extra effort to drive them away. One should cultivate the recollectedness of God in one’s heart with love and care constantly over a long period; only then will it become permanent. It is necessary that one should always be prayerful. If one supplicates his inner feelings to the Lord again and again, the Lord listens to him. …One should pray to Him for love, faith and devotion. These are rare things, and once you have them you lack nothing. Then the heart becomes full of bliss, and under all circumstances one experiences perfect peace. One should wait at the door of the Lord with patience, then everything turns out all right. He makes everything favorable… Be at rest surrendering yourself completely to God. There is no higher blessedness than this.”
(p.180, Spiritual Treasures, Swami Turiyananda’s letter dated 11 May 1917)