In plain words
Embodiments of Prema! The human life of one whose heart is full of compassion, whose speech is adorned with Satya, whose body is given to helping others: that alone is complete. The oneness of mind, speech and body is itself completeness.
For what purpose has human life come about? “Paropakārārtham idaṃ śarīraṃ”: we must use this body not for selfish ends but for the sake of others. But man today is acting as a puppet in the hands of selfishness. Divinity is present in man, unmanifest. But because he is sunk in selfishness, he imagines that there is no divinity in him. The day he roots out this selfishness, on that very day the divinity lying unmanifest in him becomes manifest. If selfishness is to be rooted out, selfless service and nāmasmaraṇa are essential.
In this world every object has a price. Even a little bird in the forest has a price. Even a sheep, which has no understanding, has a price. But man alone is left without any value. What is the reason? It is simply that the human values which should be in man are not there! If we run a fan in our house, we pay money for the current it uses. If we fit a bulb in the house, we pay money for that too. If we draw water from the Corporation's tap, we pay the proper tax for that too. When we pay tax to the Government for such man-made air, water and light, should we not then pay a tax also to God, who has given us the five elements free? That is what remembrance is. And we must practise that remembrance too not merely with pitch, rhythm, melody and beat, but with feeling offered from the heart. Rāvaṇa went on ceaselessly remembering Śiva's pañcākṣarī name. Even so, the demonic qualities in him did not go. What is the reason? He only uttered it, like a tape recorder; he did not remember it from the heart. Prahlāda, a demon's son, went on ceaselessly remembering “Oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya” from his heart. That very nāmasmaraṇa protected him from all the torments his father Hiraṇyakaśipu inflicted. So you too must offer your heart to God and remember the Name. That is true remembrance. Remembrance done for people's praise, or for name and fame, is not right. Whether anyone praises it or not, it is enough if God approves. “Yadbhāvaṃ tadbhavati.” He who remembers God from his heart is himself transformed into God as well. But man today is turning into a hard, stone-hearted being. Through wickedness, through hurting others, through tormenting them, he tries to fulfil his desires. This can never be. If his desires are to be fulfilled, he must live with Prema, Śānti and forbearance.
The gift that surpasses all gifts
In the world some make gifts of land, some make gifts of cows, some make gifts of food, some make gifts of clothing. But Bali Cakravarti offered his very self to God. This is the great gift that surpasses all gifts. In him the three qualities I spoke of at the very beginning were present in full. He filled his heart with compassion; he held Satya in his words; he dedicated his body to helping others. That is why God bestowed His grace on him. When he was ready to offer himself to Vāmana, his guru Śukrācārya stood in the way, telling him not to. Then Bali Cakravarti: “Gurujī! Is there any sin worse than giving one's word and then lying?