Control your tongue, make it sweet and soft, do not yield to the whims of the senses, dwell always in the thought of God, remind yourself always of the glory and majesty of God - that is enough religious discipline for you. Spend all the time that you can command in the recitation of His name - that is sufficient Sadhana for you. (SSS Vol.5, p. 13)

Shankha or the Conch stands for the shabda or primordial sound. The meaning of this is that sound generated from the Paramatma and is under the control of the Lord: The chakra or the wheel represents the wheel of time and the significance of this is that time is tinder the full control of the Lord. Gada or the mace represents physical strength;Padma, the lotus represents the heart of every individual. The meaning of this is that all these are under the full control of the Lord. (SSB 1974, p. 132)

The duration of life is under the control of Him who gave life, the Creator. It does not depend on the calories of food consumed or the quantity of drugs that are injected, or the qualifications of the physician who prescribes the medicines. The chief cause of ill-health and death are fear and loss of faith. If one concentrates on the Atma, which has no change or characteristics, no subtraction or senility, no decline or damage, man can conquer death. Therefore the most effective prescription is the injection of Atmavidya (knowledge of the Atma, the Soul, as one’s Real Self). (SSS Vol. 6, p. 227)

Through physical regulations, vasanas or impulses can be destroyed and concentration established. External control helps internal control in many ways. To succeed in the external controls is more difficult than to achieve success in controlling the internal. (Ddd, p. 91)

Is it possible to control our habits, feelings and senses? It is. Krishna declared: ‘You are My own aspect. My son! You are not someone far separated from Me. I am in you and you are in Me.’ Today, man is seized with the urge for travel and the desire to see many places. Whichever place he may go to or not, it is inevitable that at some point, he must visit the city of death. A fish cannot survive even for a moment without water, its place of residence. It is eager to go back into water if taken out of it. However, man has forgotten his place of origin, and still living without a bother. What a shame it is then, that man has not the wisdom of even a fish. We must not forget our place of origin, Man must strive to understand this principle. (SSB 1996, pp. 89-90)