In plain words
A monkey won such great fame. His name is ‘vānara’. ‘Vānara’ is three letters. From man they took away ‘va’. He became ‘nara’. Because there is a vāla, he called him ‘vānara’. Because there is no vāla, they called him ‘nara’. But though man has lost his tail, his ways have not yet gone. When the tail went, the ways too must go at that very time. All the monkey ways must go. We must live the life of a nara. We must make our birth as nara fruitful. The ideal maharṣis, from time without beginning, have been preaching and teaching just this in Bhārata. We are naras, not vānaras.
When we turn our vision towards God, we become ideal persons
Go to any temple. If Śiva is there, Nandī will be facing Him. First you must bow to Nandī and then go inside. Why must you bow to Nandī? Its gaze is towards God. It is not looking towards Prakṛti. It has set its gaze on Īśvara alone. Because it has such a vision, though it is an animal, it receives worship. When we set our vision towards God, we become ideal persons. Hanumān is Rāma's servant. Whatever task he was given, the very words ‘no’, ‘can't’, ‘there's none’ never came to him. When he sees Rāma, Hanumān stands humble. Before Rāvaṇa, a hero. Before the wicked one he stood a hero; before God he stood humble. That is just why He told Hanumān to go in search of Sītā and come back. Hanumān gave no room at all to any doubt whether he could accomplish this task. ‘It is the Lord's command. He who told me will Himself give me that strength too.’ Such was Hanumān's faith. ‘I am only a monkey! I have to cross so many miles, I have to cross the ocean, I cannot do it; why is Rāma tormenting me?’: he never fretted like this in the least. He who gives the command will Himself give the strength too. Thinking, ‘To bear the command on my head is my foremost rule,’ he bowed to Rāma and went.