In plain words
For it is with these thoughts that we have to wage war. To fight thoughts, we need a great deal of strength of mind. Through the body, strength of mind grows. It gives the zeal and the spur fit to face troubles.
We Must Develop Strength of Body and Mind
Students! Do not take it otherwise. This meat eating is very bad. Every disease it has comes to them. That is an animal; you are a man. If man eats an animal, he too becomes an animal. Besides this, smoking is a very wicked thing. Smoking ruins the lungs. They supply oxygen to the blood that comes from the heart, and send the cleansed blood to every part of the body. For the body, heart and lung are most important. That is why, when a heart operation is done, they set a heart-lung machine beside it. All through the body there are pipes. These pipes grow hard. When they grow hard, the blood supply does not go well. Then the heart's pace slows down. This smoking is the cause of such diseases. You will have seen the man who sells cigarettes. I have not seen him, but I know. They advertise in a big way. Underneath, in small letters, they write poison. If they are selling it without writing poison, why should the government not put a stop to it? The reason is that cigarettes bring in an income of a crore of rupees a day. They look at the income, but they do not look at the loss. Lives themselves are being lost. Not only this; a small example. Do not smoke. Hold a white cloth before the mouth of anyone who has smoked a cigarette; when he breathes out, it turns yellow. It turns the white cloth yellow. If it soils even a cloth this much, how much can it soil all the organs inside the body? There is acid in it. This acid is very dangerous. Students, take sāttvic food. You must without fail develop strength of body and mind. Through that, spiritual strength grows. On that spiritual path there will be no room for misgivings of any kind to arise.