What is the gain, what is their worth
When desrt land one has acres ten
What is the gain? What their worth?
A patch is a tresure if fertile it be.
(SSS Vol.16, p. 22)
Have full faith in God and in yourselves. Engage always in good deeds, beneficial activities; speak the truth, do not inflict pain by word or deed or even thought. That is the way to gain Shanti; that is the highest gain, which you can earn in this life. (SSS Vol.1, p. 81)
It will be a great gain if you remember the Lord with thankfulness at least thrice or even twice a day; that will give you great peace. Do not give up your worldly duties, but do them with the name of God on your lips, inviting the grace of God on your heads. Do not involve yourselves in the affairs of your neighbours or others to the extent that you get entangled and cannot extricate yourselves. Spend your time in contemplation of the beauties of nature that are spread before you in earth and sky; green expanses of the crops you have raised, cool breezes that waft contentment and joy, the panorama of coloured clouds, the music of the birds. Sing the glories of God as you walk along the mounds of the fields and the banks of the canals. (WLMG, p. 135)