 According to accounts from his life, he preached the importance of "realization of the self" and criticized "love towards perishable things".His teachings concentrate on a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace and devotion to the God and guru.He stressed the importance of surrender to the true "Satguru", who, having trod the path to divine consciousness, will lead the disciple through the jungle of spiritual training.