In English
has been part of our ancient culture
The others, too, villagers who toil hard In the fields during the day, can gather after their night meals in this Temple hall and fill themselves with the joy and peace that can confer. Those who sing get what can be called 'double promotion,' for they derive Joy and distribute joy! Life today is filled with sorrow, it is beset with fear and despair. The only time you can forget these thoughts and strengthen yourself to meet the hard times is when you contact the Source of all strength, God. You cannot get that peace and joy while you bend under the burden of daily life. You are carrying a huge load of worry all day; keeps that aside for an hour every evening and spend that time with God who can make your shoulders strong and your burden light. You will relish the as you make it a daily function, like eating and sleeping. You eat twice a day for the upkeep of the body; should you not do as least once for the upkeep of the mind? has been part of our culture, part of the (Eternal Universal Religion) tradition. But it has survived, In however attenuated a form, in the villages only. It has disappeared from the towns, where people have more 'exciting' ways of spending time and recuperating their spirits. But this programme of congregational by all must be fostered, developed and transplanted in the towns later. I am glad to note that the young men of this village and of the adjacent villages, especially those who are attending the College, are evincing keen interest in these . That is indeed a promising sign fraught with great potential for the future of this country and its culture. They are cleansing their own minds and helping to cleanse the atmosphere of these villages. The air even over these villages is polluted by vulgar film songs, by demeaning and disgusting conversation. The 24-hour long will purify it by Divine vibrations, and those who breathe the pure air will be healthier and more upright in behaviour. The student who made a speech welcoming Me, ended by requesting Me to come once again to this place for some function which he referred to. I am ready to come to your village as often as you wish, for I find the humanness of man thriving only in the villages. In the towns people have lost it. You know was born in a village where he later tended cattle. His brother always had a yoke on his shoulder, was proud of it. (the restoration of righteousness), has to start from the village where it is still found, however feebly or faintly. Therefore you have to live in the path of and treat it as the very goal of all your activities. Be united in that adventure and encourage one another while proceeding along the path. Then success is assured.