From ancient times, they achieved unity in the sacred land of India in numerous religions, in numerous castes, in numerous languages, in numerous forms. The differences of language, dress, customs or ideals have not come in the way of the unity of the people.

When one individual is walking upon a footpath, he can’t walk happily even two miles. It seems to him that it is so much trouble and pain. However, when several people get together and walk on that same path, they won’t think about it or have any trouble at all. They will reach the goal with so much joy.

So, the work that is done with unity, joy and courage will achieve victory. One small example, there are mathematics. When you multiply a+b with another a+b, it will equal a2 + b2 + 2ab. How did you get this extra 2ab? Between a2 and b2 there is a plus. When you have this plus, when they are multiplied, you get additional product 2ab.

In that same way, there are 100 crores of people in India today. If everyone achieves unity by adding to himself plus one, plus one, plus one, how will this India be? However, the unity of India today is ruined. There is no unity between one village and the other. There is no connection between one language and another. There is no love between one individual and another. What is the reason? The main reason is this unity is ruined.

Then, the earth is going around the sun with the speed of about 66,000 miles an hour. In this way, due to the speed of 66,000 miles, what is happening? Months and seasons come about and numerous types of crops ripen, giving food to all the people. Always wishing the welfare, the earth is giving bliss to the world.

The earth does not take rest for even one second. This earth is always revolving, doing its duty and giving a very good example to man who, with endless troubles, with desires without limit, with meaningless anxieties, is struggling for something which he cannot attain. When every single man does his duty, there will be no danger at all for the world. Every single man has to follow the example of this earth. The ideal of Nature has to be followed in every way.

Prakriti (Nature) does not mean only the earth. Every animal that is always going about with us is also equal to Nature. Therefore, in pure and sacred India, every single ant even gives an ideal example. Why should we not follow such an example?

Man has taken birth. He is living as man. We are saying that we are human beings, but we are forgetting humanness. It is a big danger for human beings to forget humanness. Today the unity of man is not to be seen at all. Even matter that is inert is discharging its duties.

It should not be felt that just because man is inhaling and exhaling, he is living. It is a sign of human living when he does work. A machine that is inert is also doing work. However, only when it is doing its work, it will give us all different types of results. However, man who has Praana (life-breath) is forgetting his duty. Therefore, he is succumbing to so many troubles, losses and sorrows.

Everyone must discharge well his own duties. We have to follow the ideal example of Nature. What is the reward for the earth for going around itself? It is not for itself. It is for the people on the earth. It must give the bliss. Without night and day, in what way will man be able to live? Therefore, due to the earth going around itself at the speed of 1000 miles an hour, day and night are arranged.

In that way the earth goes not only around itself but also around the sun at the speed of 66,000 miles an hour. In this way also it is discharging its duties for the good of Nature. It is doing it for the good of the world. It is doing it for the peace of the world. Where is world peace today? It is not there at all. What is the reason? It is due to unity being destroyed.

Therefore, the thing that we have to know today is that we should have unity. However, in man today the meaning of unity is not known at all. Unity is strength. It is happiness for all. Any activity at all can be accomplished. There is not one thing that we cannot attain with unity. If there is one finger, nothing can be done at all. When five fingers come together, so many things can be done. If this handkerchief has to be lifted, there has to be five fingers. We cannot do it with only one finger.

Therefore, when people are together in unity, the power of man will increase. The nature of Love also will be manifested. Divine feelings will also manifest. Numerous powers also will arise in man. Man who has so much power, why is he not giving place for this unity? Every party, every individual, every village is scattered in disunity.

It has become the fashion to say ‘No’ when someone says ‘Yes’. When someone says something, another does not accept it at all! Why should it not be accepted? Is it not accepted because one does not understand it? Or is it not accepted because one does not like it? One must attempt to understand and practise unity. Unity is wanted among all.

See, these are five Karma Indriyas. (Swami shows one of His hands.) These are five Jnana Indriyas. (Swami shows His other hand.) When these ten come together, ‘Namaskaram.’ (Swami puts both His hands together in the traditional manner of greeting.) What is this Namaskaram? It symbolises, ‘My ego has gone.’ ‘Namo,’ ‘It is not mine.’ When the feeling comes that, ‘It is not mine,’ unity will come about. Due to feeling, ‘Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine,’ unity has been destroyed.

When love is developed, unity will easily come about. No matter how great a person he is, this love will be like a magnet drawing him. The whole body of man is like a magnet. Man’s body is like a big generator. Man’s heart is like a big radio. Man’s true Sankalpa (resolve) is like a sacred T.V. From this everything is shining. The power of man cannot be seen in anything else. The powers that are in this world, all these powers are only in man.

Therefore, we are not able to understand such humanness. Due to the ego that ‘I will attain something’, we are leaving everything. Only when this ego and pomp and show is given up, unity will be experienced. Therefore, we have to make the correct effort for unity.

No one will take even a small fistful of earth with them. Everything should be offered to the earth. Therefore, that which came from the earth should be offered to the earth. Therefore, with unity we should make the earth our own. Therefore, the kings that came in the past gave such sacred ideals to us.

Great ones, women and men, were born in this India. Why should we not remember India’s ideal women and men? Why should we not follow their ideals? No one is following them. No women as women or men as men are wanting this. Great, pure mothers like this, sacred men like this have taken birth in India and set many different types of ideals. However, have we come only for celebrating New Years and Birthdays? The ideal words of the great ones have to be put into practise.

Every word of the great ones should be put into practise. Hanuman was such a great devotee. He always repeated ‘Rama’ and immersed himself in it. What does man nowadays have that type of feeling of immersion? Hanuman was one who was peaceful, virtuous and strong. Does man have even one of these? Where is the authority for calling ourselves men or devotees? We have to keep at least a tiny part inside of us. From so many years, in so many ways you have entered onto the spiritual path. However, years are passing on, but progress in Sadhana is not progressing even a bit.

Mandodhari said, "Ravana! You considered woman as very ordinary. Did you put any of my teachings into practise? You earned the name of a great man. You studied all education. You did great austerity. Finally what was your fate? Is it your fate to bite the dust? You are a great emperor. This is not the fate that should happen to a great one. You have been killed by monkeys. This is a great sin. Why? Due to you desiring a great chaste woman, Sita, your fate has turned out like this. Who is the Sita that you desired? Rama’s Sita. If you had surrendered to Rama, you would have got Sita also. You put Rama far and desired Sita. Therefore, your fate changed to this. Therefore, Ravana, you should not only think of this now. In the coming birth also think of this. Don't do any harm to anyone. Don't give trouble to others. Don’t hurt anyone. With sacred feelings, love everyone. Then your life will be blessed."

Therefore, we have to bring all our senses together as one, with the feeling of offering them to God. The feeling of oneness must be followed. We have to attain the Divine path. We have to put differences far. Bliss has to be increased. This has to be distributed to all. Then the true humanness will increase for us.

What does ‘mankind’ mean? Man is not ignorant. ‘Ma-na-va’ (meaning, ‘man’) has three letters. (Side A of the cassette ends. The next few sentences of the discourse were lost in the recording, as the cassette was being turned over.)

(Side B begins) Due to selfishness and self-interests increasing, we have divided the complete form.

No matter how many festivals we may celebrate, no matter how much grandness we experience, no matter how many scriptures we read, no matter how many discourses we hear, if we do not open the scriptures that are in our heart, all of these will be like pouring water into a vessel full of holes. Desire, anger, infatuation, envy and jealousy - these five enemies in us are like holes in us.

Truly, you are all very lucky. This type of opportunity has been grasped in your hands. These types of sacred feelings you have heard. Take one or two into your heart. Do the correct effort to put them into practise.

Therefore, every single festival gives a sacred message. But nowadays if one thinks of festivals, they think that the aim of festivals is making payasam (milk pudding) and Paramaannam (rice pudding), and eating them. It is not to eat foods. Festivals have come to set an ideal to others. This type of truth we have to realise and we have to understand well the secret of festivals. The aim of these festivals has to be put into practical practise. What are so many people listening to? With one ear they hear it and with the other ear they send it out.

Then he came near another statue. He put the wire in one ear. It came out of the mouth. He said, "This one is better than the other one, but it is still not the best." He put this wire in the third statue. The wire went inside. He said, "This is the best." That which goes inside, that which is heard, is the best.

It went in one ear and came out the other, this one is worst. The other (next) one heard one word and then sent it out by saying it. However, it was not experienced. What is the use of having statues like this?

In mankind also there are three types of statues or people. Hearing with one ear, we send it out the other ear. However, one better than that is hearing with the ears and teaching it to others. Better than these two, hearing with the ears and having it enter into the heart, that only is best.

So many great ones have been in the land of India. Such a land of India, which gives such a good example, this land of India with so much merit, this land of India with great sacrifice, but a land of India like this, they are trying to transform it into a land of Bhoga (enjoyment, pleasures). We don't want Bhoga. We want Yoga. We want sacrifice. This sacrifice should be changed into Yoga. Then our lives also will be blessed.