In plain words
More than this, those who are in our organisation must never set about criticising one another. We must criticise no one. No one has the right to do so. For when there are no faults in us, we do not see the faults of others at all. If the fault is in you, you have no right at all to speak of the faults of others. Either way, it is not possible to criticise others in any way. All are brothers, brothers, sisters, sisters: we must grow this kind of unity.
Another thing: I have told you this specially many times. It is good to invite only such people: those who know our organisation well from within, who have a liking for our Sai organisation, who show interest in Swami. To some extent you may invite government people themselves. If you invite such people (now there is Chavan, people like him, one who knows Swami well), if such people come, there is no trouble of any kind. If we invite other government people who do not know, then what they will say and how they will behave brings a kind of insult not only to the organisation but to that gathering too. In some states this has happened, alas. They invite them out of Bhakti; there is nothing wrong in that. But first learn their background, what kind of people they are, and then invite them. A small example of this. It happened the other day in Kerala. In Kerala, poor Natarajan came with great Bhakti and faith, thought it would be good to invite the Governor, and went and invited her. That lady agreed to come. At the very last she said she would not come. Tell Me, what an insult that becomes! For them …: if we go to this gathering, what will the communists say; all this lies within the political … . At such a time it is better not to invite them. If you invite them and they do not come at the very last, it becomes an insult. So I say that it is good not to have too much to do with the government. But there is nothing wrong in inviting those who know, who understand the Sai organisations, who have a liking for Sai. Only then will the gathering too have its splendour. Everyone will talk about why the Governor did not come to this gathering. What ridicule comes of this. So cut down such seminars as far as you can, and increase service. In this, as far as possible, make the fitting effort for us to invite those who live in our … area and to cut down costs. But the incharge who has taken the responsibility must travel all round. They have set incharges for south and north. They too must travel. But for the rest, we may call those in our own areas, those with good experience, even if they are young, and complete our gathering. We must take part in programmes that, without heavy expense and without show, give the devotees matter and build up their zeal.