In plain words
We must give no room to the feeling, “We are weak.” We must be tiger cubs; we must not think of ourselves as kittens. So we must step forward in society with that kind of courage. Only then can we win victory. For this, courage is needed. You call yourself weak, yet you do everything else; where does the strength for that come from? You go boldly down the contrary path; where does this courage of yours come from? So the courage is there, but you misuse it. By misusing it, people fall prey to bad habits of various kinds.
God has no need of His own to give strength and have things done. You must do it for your own sake, not for Mine. If you are good, great fame comes to you; it is not for My sake. Swami never wishes anything for Himself. You must earn a good name. You must become people of good character. You must stand as ideal examples for our country. That is what I want; I have no desire at all for Myself. To make you fit for Swami's ideals: that alone; I have no other desires. Your good alone is My aim. Your sacred path alone is My aim. Other than that, I have not a single aim of My own. You were born a human being. You have freedom. The Ātma is in you. Follow the path that belongs to your Ātma. That is svadharma. That is the Dharma of the Ātma. Svadharma does not mean the Dharma of the brāhmaṇa, or of the kṣatriya, or of the vaiśya, or of the śūdra. Svadharma: that is the Dharma of the Ātma. Paradharma means following others. Do not follow others. Follow your conscience. That is svadharma. Whatever it is you mean to do, put the question to yourself. “Is it good or bad? If I do this deed, will Swami be pleased or angry? Is doing this work pleasing to Swami or not?” If you ask yourself in this way, the answer comes to you right there. All that Swami wants is this: you must earn a good name. You must keep to good conduct. You must cultivate good feelings. You must give good to society. Not otherwise: Swami never teaches you to go down a bad path, or that the bad path is the goal of your life. It is enough if you recognise this Satya. Sitting alone in solitude, ask yourself, you and no one else: “Is what Swami said good or bad for us?” Your own Ātma gives you the right answer. When you know that it is good, why should you follow other people's good? One who follows others is a slave. You are betraying your conscious. You are becoming a traitor to God. Who among outsiders are your friends? They are your friends only as long as there is money in your pocket. They are friends only as long as you study together in your class. After that, who belongs to whom? Who will be where?