In the journey of life we often find ourselves standing at the junction of two paths, the good and pleasant [Series and Prays]. The quality of our life depends upon what we chose between the two. We need to exercise this choice in our day to day life until we reach moksa, the ultimate Freedom. Choice has to be made between good and pleasant. ‘What appears pleasant in the beginning may not be good and vice versa.

Given below are some passages from the talks of Swami Visharadananda on the topic of Good (Shreyas) and Pleasant (Preyas) as heard by his students. We hope the reader will gain by seeing the underlying thread running through these passages, by understanding the essential teaching and, more important, by applying the same in life.