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He taught, “Never offer advice unless invited, otherwise it is likely to yield bad results. If you find any fault with anybody, pray for his freedom from it.” He himself never directly asked anyone to give up any bad habit. All such bad habits and afflictions left that person in no time after he had been with him. Commenting on this method he used to say, “If you sit by a fire, you feel warm; if you sit by ice, you feel cold. Why then will you not get transformed if you sit with a person who is perfect in discipline and etiquette?” He never talked about anyone’s faults. In case it became necessary to discuss such a subject, he went mum.
He always advised reduction of wants. He would say “Do not purchase a new thing if you can manage to carry on with your old belongings.” He was not against earning money by honest means, but insisted on spending it on others. Use of intoxicants being given to adultery were strictly prohibited by him. He would often direct his followers not believe their manas in this regard. According to him, the slave of women and greedy person could never perform acts of paramarth. To him, show was disqualification. Stating a bare truth was always good in his opinion. He was very firm in his conviction that the real discipline and etiquette were simply that the tongue should utter only that with was in one’s heart. The inner and outer condition of an abhyasi had to be same.
Display of miracles was extremely disliked by him. If someone attained Siddhis in his sadhana, he at once removed that state. Ego was likewise never allowed to grow. He advocated that the aspirant‘ should always remain away from Siddhis until they reach their goal and the discipline is perfected. When the sadhak reaches his goal, all his actions automatically become miracles. He held the opinion that the great miracle of saint was to transform an animal man into a perfect man. There is no denying of his full command over Siddhis, but never used those powers.
Sri Lalaji considered spiritual perfection to be based on three things. 1. Love for the Master, 2. Satsangh with the Master, and 3. Obedience to the Master.
He was against idol worship. Though he allowed his photo to be kept away by his followers, he never allowed them to worship it. Self praise was so much disliked by him that he did not allow people touch his feet in order to pay respects to him. Excess of tapa and japa was not liked by him. He considered