The real regulating principles are those that lead to My devotional service. True knowledge is the consciousness that reveals My omnipresent presence. Detachment is a total disinterest in objects of material sense satisfaction, and opulence represents the eight mystical perfections.
Non-violence, truthfulness, not coveting or stealing the property of others, detachment, humility, lack of possession, trust in religious principles, celibacy, silence, stability, forgiveness and fearlessness are the twelve main disciplinary principles.
Interior cleanliness, exterior cleanliness, chanting of the holy names of the Lord, austerity, sacrifice, faith, hospitality, worship of My Person, visiting the holy places, act and desire only the supreme interest (of God), the satisfaction and service of the spiritual master, are the twelve elements of the prescribed tasks. These twenty-four elements bestow all desired blessings on those who cultivate them with dedication.
To absorb one’s intelligence in Me constitutes the mental balance, and the complete discipline of the senses is self-control. Tolerance means patiently enduring misfortune, and constancy occurs when one conquers the tongue and genitals. The greatest charity is to renounce all aggression towards others, and the renunciation of lust is considered a real austerity. True heroism is to overcome one’s natural tendency to enjoy material life, and reality is to see the Supreme Person everywhere. Authenticity means telling the truth in a pleasant way, as the great sages have said. Cleanliness is a detachment in fruitful activities, while renunciation is the hermit’s way of life. The true desirable wealth for human beings is religiosity, and I, the Supreme Person, I am a sacrifice. Spiritual remuneration is devotion to the perfect and authentic spiritual master in order to acquire spiritual instruction, and the greatest strength is the breathing control system.
Real opulence is My own nature as the Supreme Person, through which I expose the six unlimited opulences [beauty, wealth, fame, power, wisdom and renunciation]. The supreme gain of life is devotional service to Me, and real education negates the false perception of the duality of the soul. True modesty must be disgusted with inappropriate activities, and beauty must possess such good qualities as detachment. True happiness is to transcend material happiness and unhappiness, and true misery must be involved in the pursuit of sexual pleasure. A wise man is one who knows the process of liberation from bondage, and a mentally insane is one who identifies with his material body and mind. The true path of life is the one that leads to Me, and the wrong path is the satisfaction of the senses, by which consciousness is baffled. Real heaven is the predominance of pure virtue, while hell is the predominance of ignorance.
I am each one’s true Friend, acting as the Spiritual Master of the entire universe, and My house is the human body. The one who is enriched with good qualities is actually rich, and the one who is not satisfied with life is actually poor. A miserable person is a person who cannot control his senses, while a person who is not attached to sense satisfaction is a true controller [who controls his senses and his mind]. The one who strives to feel satisfaction is the opposite, a slave. Thus, I have clarified all the questions you have inquired about. It is not necessary to have a more elaborate description of these good and bad qualities, because constantly seeing good and evil is in itself a bad quality. The best quality is to transcend material good and evil.