All religions teach one basic discipline; the removal from the mind of the blemish of egoism, of running after little joys. Every religion teaches man to fill his being with the glory of God and evict the pettiness of conceit. Foster love, live in love, spread love; that is the spiritual exercise which will yield the maximum benefit. God has a million names; sages and saints have seen Him in a million forms, they have seen Him with eyes closed and eyes open.
The human body, so filled with skills, so capable of great adventures, is a gift from God to each of you. It has to be used as a raft on which you can cross this never calm sea of change that lies between birth and death, bondage and liberation. Pursue nobler ends; have grander ideals; sensory pleasures are trinkets, trivialities.
In homes and schools, training of the minds of the young on these lines has to be taken up earnestly by teachers and parents; of course, they must equip themselves for this work by steady practice of meditation and recitation of the name of God. Parents and children must join in singing the glory of God.
(Sanathana Sarathi, January 1994, pg 25)
