In English
When you enquire into the causes for any disease, it will be clear that food and habits are the main causes. One must ensure that these two are pure and regulated. In addition, it is most essential that man should keep his environment clean. The clothes he wears must also be clean. Even though one is not able to provide for himself nutritious food, whatever food is available must be kept clean and pure. It is common knowledge that millions of bacteria proliferate around the place where we live. Especially, unclean surroundings make matters worse. These bacteria get into our body. That is the reason why certain purificatory rites like daily bath have been prescribed. Daily bath is necessary not only for keeping the body clean, but also to prevent diseases from afflicting our body. Normally, when someone is asked why he is taking medicine, he will immediately reply that it is for curing his disease. This is not the correct answer. The medicine is taken only with the purpose of avoiding further medication. That would be the correct answer to the above question. Similarly, when you are asked why you are born, you should not reply that it is for dying. We are born not to be born again in this world. The right type of spiritual is to develop such a firm resolve and strive to maintain “a sound mind in a sound body.” Any Dhyana, Japa or Bhajan done by you disregarding your body and its welfare, by themselves will not yield the desired result. When you are not keeping good health, will you have the enthusiasm to participate in a Bhajan or sit in mediation or rotate the beads in a Japamala? It is impossible. That is why the Organisations shall strive to undertake appropriate activities to create a clean and sacred environment for people to live in. In some villages, you will find the ladies, children and the elderly people suffering from several types of diseases due to unclean environment in and around their huts, as a result of lack of drainage facilities. The members of the should visit such places and clean those premises. They should also explain to the people living in those villages about the ill-effects of unclean surroundings and the necessity to keep their houses and the surrounding areas clean. Thereby, they can help the villagers maintain a healthy and strong body and later divert them into the spiritual path. This is the proper method.