There are some who are attracted by various systems and methods like Hathayoga, Kriyayoga, or Rajayoga, which claim to help people realise the self. But, I must tell you that none of these can make you realise God. I am saying this most emphatically. Premayoga, the discipline of love, alone can lead you to God. Other yogas may calm the mind’s agitations temporarily and may improve health and prolong life for a few more years, but that’s all they can do! What is the good you hope to achieve with that body in extra years? If love is absent, it weighs you down like a big burden; if love is cultivated, then the body can be used for serving others, without regard for the interests of the body! The body should be guarded and sustained for the service one can do with it to others, or for realising Atma while in it. There are some who follow a rigorous timetable of japam, dhyanam, etc. Of course, this is good practice, but don’t stick to this timetable even when you have a call to go help a person whose need for service is great and urgent. If you give up your meditation and serve him, you will benefit more from the service than what you may gain from meditation! – Divine Discourse, Nov 22, 1970