Just as a steady boat, O Rama, is obtained from a boatman, so also the method of crossing the ocean of samsara is learnt by associating with great souls.

The great remedy for the long-lasting disease of samsara is the enquiry, 'Who am I?, to whom does this samsara belong?,' which entirely cures it.

Not a day should be spent in a place which does not possess the tree of a wise knower of Truth with its good fruit and cool shade.

~ Yoga Vasistha Sara, Verses 4, 5, 6