In English
What do you mean by culture? What is the difference between Indian culture and Western culture? In ’s view, there is no difference whatsoever. There is only difference in words, nomenclature. But the material is one and the same. An Englishman may say, it is ‘water’. A Hindi person calls it ‘ ’. A Telugu person calls it ‘ ’, a Tamilian calls it ‘ ’. A Sanskritist calls it ‘ ’. There is change in the word, but water is water. God is one, but names and forms differ. That is unity in diversity. Jewels are many, but gold is one. Beings are many, but breath is one. Stars are many, but sky is one. Nations are many, but earth is one. (Telugu Poem) We should firmly establish unity in diversity. There is no difference at all. There are no differences whatsoever among the congregation here. Here, there is only one big house. The entire universe is one big mansion. America is one room, Italy is another room, U.K. is another room. Different countries are like different rooms. In a big mansion, there are all sorts of rooms. A small example. Here is a big house. There is dining hall, drawing room, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. There are differences here. But when do you get differences? Only when there are walls. When you remove the walls, there will be only one single hall. No rooms - there are no differences. Then where do you get differences? Because of the limitations ( ). The walls are an obstacle. When you remove the walls, everything will be one. We have to remove the walls of ego. When you remove the walls, the dining hall, the bathroom, the kitchen, everything becomes one. So, we have to get rid of ego. Develop love and love only. Love is God, Live in Love. Only through love can you resolve all differences. We have devotees coming from U.K., Russia, China, U.S.A. The relationship here is only of love. Love is one. When there is no love, you don’t need to come here spending a lot of money and bearing all inconveniences. Out of love, you are not bothered about your inconveniences. At their residences, where they have separate drawing room, separate bedroom, separate dressing room, they don’t have satisfaction. But here, where no comforts are available, all adjust. They understand. Their adjustment and understanding amount to a very great spiritual practice. Sacrificing all conveniences, they try to enjoy the bliss. It is only that bliss that unifies. As they adjust in a single room, they should develop broad feelings. Get rid of narrow thinking. Develop the spirit of love. That spirit of love is spirituality.