In the beginning you can ...

In the beginning you can think, \
In the beginning you can think, "The world is like a stage. I am only an actor. God is the director. All are His instruments, all are just ac­tors. He is directing everything." But do not always remain at that level. Move on. Think, "I am the un­changing Atma, not this changing personality and body.

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God is the mother and father of the world. Our parents are the mother and father of this body.
If you honour your mother, the Mother of the Universe will guard you against harm.
Have a sense of pride in your motherland. Just as your mother has given birth to you, so too the land has given birth to you.
The mother must set the example in holding out the shrine as the heart of the house hold! She must enforce discipline over the children in personal cleanliness in humility and hospitality, in good manners and acts of service.
Women are concerned about the purity and welfare of the community. ? While the father's love was related to mundane desires, the mother's love was related to spiritual concerns.