In plain words
Which are they? The two fangs called abhimāna and mamakāra are our poison fangs. If we pull out these two, then, with good to the world through us and good to us from the world, holding the two in harmony, we gain the chance to put far from us what is called self-interest and to develop the broad feeling called the good of others, so as to bring about the welfare of the world.
Students, embodiments of the divine Ātma! I hope that the young will make themselves ready to give their parents fitting Ānanda, render them fitting gratitude, and through that, in our lives, take up along a sacred path a security fit for the future too, restore the culture of Bhārata, and through that give our world a fitting ideal. Strength of arm, strength of intellect, strength of wealth, strength of numbers: none of these strengths of ours can be lasting strengths. The strength of God alone is true strength. Only when we make the fitting effort to develop that true strength, the strength of God, will we gain fitting fulfilment, the sacredness called humanness.
You may well know the story of Alexander from history. He came invading Bhārata, amassed wealth of many kinds, plundered everything he had gathered up for himself, and when he was going away taking all the wealth he wanted, the people of Bhārata blocked his way and went chasing after him to win it back. Midway on the road, Alexander fell into a somewhat dangerous state. At that time Alexander had doctors called. There were as many doctors as were needed. All of them gathered round. An army of lakhs was right there. At that time the doctor looked and announced, ‘In a few more minutes Alexander will give up his life.’ As soon as they announced it, Alexander, a man of great courage, took heart and told the ministers near him, ‘Ministers! I am now leaving the body and going. There are no medicines for it. However long one stays, there is no escaping leaving the body. But you must accept my wish and do it that way,’ and he took their promise. When the doctors and the ministers asked what it was, he said: ‘In a few minutes my jīva is leaving my body and going.