First of all, you have to be austere with yourself;
just separate yourself from yourself.
Separate yourself as a Spirit and look at your ego and superego.
Now you start watching the ego and superego –
do not maintain it; they are the destroying forces.
Now when you see the play as a witness of these destroying forces
you will know how to also maintain yourself better.
To separate yourself is easier when you take to austerity.
Shri Mataji, 1985