In plain words
There must be nothing hidden in Dharma. Dharma is that which has nothing hidden of any kind. When we do karmas with something hidden, it becomes a bond for us. For nothing to be hidden, we must practise Dharma with Satya. That is why the Vedānta said, Satyaṃ nāsti paro dharmaḥ. Dharma rests on the foundations called Satya. We must develop a life of Satya. We must practise Dharma only with Satya as its ground. Through this very fullness of Dharma we must gain Śānti. Through this form of Śānti we must experience Śānti. This very Prema we must turn into Ahiṃsā. Where Prema is, there is no room for violence. So all these are things to be shown in practice; they are not shown by teaching alone. So for us today, along with teaching, practice too is essential.
Many vice-chancellors are here. But their feelings are different. They are all travelling in the object. They go with a physical, worldly sight. But I am in the Innerview. Mine is the subject, theirs the object. This and that do not agree. My view is this: teaching these human values only in colleges or in schools is not something lasting. For a while one can cūragāna this growth, but it does not stand for good. By teachings we cannot change the world. How can we transform the heart? It must be transformed by practice alone. We need not teach anything step by step. If we conduct ourselves well in our discipline, the world will see it and follow it. A small example. There is a vice-chancellor. That vice-chancellor has to reach the university by eight o'clock every day. If, keeping to that rule, the vice chancellor reaches the university correct at eight, the children will follow this lead. One must follow a Time Table and do those tasks in due order. One must carry out one's duty. If he lays it down that the children must come in by eight and himself goes to that institution at ten, how can the children practise it? So, first of all, today, in these times, we cannot teach human values to children. If we keep practising, they will see it and keep following. Only when you, the parents, practise will the children keep following them. If the parents are speaking Asatya whenever you look, and then tell the children to speak Satya, how can they speak it? If they walk the path of adharma and say to the children, ‘Walk in Dharma, my dear,’ how can they walk so? So whoever in the country wants these human values must experience Satya, Śānti, Dharma, Prema and Ahiṃsā, practise them and try to hand them on. Otherwise, if you say it will change through teaching alone, that is no true change.