Study Tips/Inspirational: Practical Methods for Uniform Development

Practical Methods for Uniform Development

Following are a few practical methods for uniformly developing the body, mind, and soul:

Include in your daily diet milk and other dairy products, and a good percentage of raw food and fresh fruits; drink a large glass of orange juice with finely ground nuts mixed in. Eat less meat; avoid beef and pork entirely. Read and follow a reliable modern book on dietetics.
Fast one day a week on orange juice and use a suitable natural laxative as prescribed by your physician.
Every morning and evening, with deep attention, walk briskly, run, or take some other form of exercise - as vigorous as your constitution allows - until you perspire.
Read and meditate on some inspiring passage from the Bible and from the Bhagavad Gita.
Read Shakespeare and other classics, and suitable portions from practical books on such subjects as chemistry, physics, physiology, history of Oriental and Western philosophy, comparative religion, ethics and psychology. Don't waste your time on cheap writings. Read a dependable health periodical and an inspiring spiritual magazine. Include editorials and health articles when reading newspapers, not just the comics and scandals.
Visit different temples and churches - Protestant, Catholic, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and so on - to develop your appreciation and understanding of all faiths. Look upon each on as The Temple of Our God.
Honor God not only in man-made temples, but learn to worship and commune with Him in the inner temple of silence. Practice meditation for one hour in the morning and one hour at night, following the scientific methods taught by the great masters of Self-Realization Fellowship. Do not be sidetracked into forests of blind, untested belief and theology; get on the highway of Self-Realization that leads very quickly to God.
Do not be enslaved by the senses. They are not meant to bind you with material desires, but to serve you with perception of good, which reflect God.
See plays or motion pictures only occasionally, choosing those of highest quality.
Obey God's divine laws as applied to family, country and all nations.
Speak truth with kindness and understanding, and respect truth wherever you perceive it.
Expand your love for family and country to include love and service to people of all nations. See God in all men of whatever race or religion.
Spend less, and have more by doing away with luxurious habits. From your earning put aside as much as possible, so that you can live partially on the interest of your savings, without having to dip into the capital.
See life as divided into four periods, during each of which the main focus should be on developing efficiency in the activities appropriate to that part of life.