Although all of you are aware of the duties of an ideal disciple, it is my responsibility to awaken you and remind you about them repeatedly. Always realise your protector to be personally with you as an observer, and never think yourself to be alone. This will safeguard you from committing innumerable offences caused by your bad habit of keeping privacy ...

Jagadguruttam Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj speaks candidly about what spiritual aspirants must do if they want to derive the maximum benefit from bhakti, their devotion, and meditation. Atma Kalyan may be small, but it is big on content, and an excellent collation of powerful excerpts from discourses by Kripalu Ji Maharaj. Also included are some of his original, handwritten instructions. Reading them, one gains some sense of the tremendous care and concern Kripaluji has for all aspiring devotees.

The book overflows with practical information covering all aspects of spirituality from the perspective of the aspirant, including one's behaviour and attitude, keeping a healthy body and happy mind through a balanced diet, the ways to serve God and guru correctly, revising, reflecting on and implementing the philosophy daily, what aspirants must never forget, and the ever-present danger of an aspirant's own carelessness.