Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly things than to prayer. The lips repeat the prayer mechanically like a phonograph record, but the mind wanders to other places.


Integral Yoga: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (ed. Integral Yoga Dist, 1984)

Satchidananda Saraswati Quotes

Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly...

Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly...

Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly...

Temples and churches have become social centers. They have lost their original purpose because the minds of the people are more attracted to worldly...