In plain words
As Purandaradāsa sang in Kannada, “What joy is there in this human body?” That feeling will sprout within you, and you yourselves will come to be ashamed of the life you have spent; it is good to take the warning right now, giving it no room.
Sathya Sai is the name of this body. By Sathya Sai, you must not understand this body. As one says Śeṣaśāyi, so Sathya Sai means the One who has resolved on Satya itself as His support: that is its meaning. In hearts filled with Satya He … for good. That Sai, the Satya of Satya, lies at rest in the heart of each of you: this is the inner meaning of that name. Today is the first day of the bright fortnight of Caitra; we call it Yugādi; the beginning of the yuga: that is, it is a sign for us to contemplate the yugas, their beginnings and their ends. That is all; it does not mean that a new yuga begins today. The beginning in the heart, the beginning in inert matter, the beginning in consciousness: its meaning is that you should inquire into these and set about the effort to know yourself. Inert matter and consciousness, both of them, are that Brahman itself. All the world is filled with Brahman. The world is nothing but the body of God! The five kośas too are Brahman through and through. Of these, the vijñānamaya kośa and the ānandamaya kośa, both of them, are the dwelling-place of those who have taken up the spiritual path. Through Ahiṃsā, Prema, śraddhā and Bhakti, that is won.
By words, by the body, by deeds, by feelings, you must not cause harm to others. Those who live as slaves to the anger that flares up within them must be called nothing but weak. How is it possible to honour them as elders? Will those who have not the strength to crush petty desires and senseless hatred and envy have courage and steadfastness?
Restraining the powers of the senses is itself true valour. Bringing Manas under your control is itself the true winning of victory. You must not be weak, when God Himself is within you, in the seat of your heart. Why weakness? The strength of the individual is itself the strength of society: the strength of society is itself the strength of the nation. For Satya, and to uphold it, however many hardships and harsh words may come, you must push them all aside; it is from Satya alone that Ānanda and immortality are won. I hope that you will receive that Ānanda and pass it on to the world.
Faith in God when things go well, and losing that faith when troubles come crowding in together: this is no ornament to man. This itself is the great difference between faith and breath: breath comes and goes, coming and going minute by minute! But faith must not be like that; it must stay constant, unwavering, pure, flowing in one unbroken stream. Only then will God's grace too flow in one unbroken stream.