“You are blessed if you are able to spend your life thinking of God and serving human beings. On the other hand, suppose you get caught in the trap of the Lord’s bewitching power, maya, and then become immersed in the sense pleasures of this ephemeral and treacherous world, forgetting God altogether. Wouldn’t that be a nightmare? But by good luck you have found refuge in God. What is there to fear now? Rest assured, you have nothing to worry about. “
(p.213-4, Letters for Spiritual Seekers, Swami Shivananda’s letter dt 4th November 1922)