Srimad Maha Bhagavatham : 5.3 - Swami Krishnananda.
Swami Chinmayananda : We become truly spiritual, not by rotating prayer beads, or reading books, and not by merely singing the glory of the Lord, but by sincerely living in tune with the higher and nobler in ourselves. ========================================================================= Thursday, March 09, 2023. 06:00. Discourse 5: Narada Instructs Yudhisthira on Ashrama Dharma -3. ========================================================================= It is immaterial whether we marry or not. It depends upon the need that is felt inside. Even in the Himalayas we may feel that we are a Grihastha because of the pressure that we feel inside. The external things, appurtenances, husband, wife, etc., are only symbols of forms of an inner connotation, a need that is felt inside us. What binds us or liberates us is the need that is felt inside. We are the makers of our destiny; we create our bondage, and we are also responsible for our freedom. No external aid can help us in this mat