In plain words
Then what is the Dharma of man? First of all, you must believe, “I am a human being.” That is half the truth. You must settle it: “I am not a beast.” That is the remaining half of the truth. Then you must enquire, “Am I a woman or a man, a brahmacārī, a householder, a vānaprastha or a sannyāsī?” Whatever stage you are at, you must follow only the Dharma that belongs to that stage. If you live as a brahmacārī and yet enjoy the Dharma of a householder, a confusion of Dharma arises in the world and turmoil begins in society. So the Dharma that one person must follow should not be followed by another. You should not think there is one and the same Dharma for all human beings. That very way of thinking is becoming the root cause of Adharma. Every person must practise the Dharma that fits his age. The decline of Dharma that is happening today comes only from breaking that rule.
Hatred Is Not in Religion, It Is in the Mind
Many people think that caste and religion are the root cause of so many troubles befalling Bhārata, of so much violence in the land, of so many kinds of turmoil arising. Bhārata is a land of many religions. It cannot be without religions. For all these religions, the people of Bhārata lived their lives for many thousands of years in unity and harmony, fostering a feeling of brotherhood. So caste and religion are in no way the cause of turmoil. The root cause of turmoil is the working of man's antaḥkaraṇa itself. A small example: in Germany there is no caste or religion at all. But after the Second World War, Germany was divided. Surely the cause of that division was the working of man's mind, not caste and religion!
All religions are different, the path is one; the kinds of cloth are different, the thread is one; the ornaments are different, the gold is one; the colours of the cattle are different, the milk is one; living creatures are different, the jīva is one; all castes are different, birth is one; the visions are different, God is one; the colours of the flowers are different, the worship is one. Not knowing this, men lose their wits and, for the sake of a living, are bound in many bonds. What more than this can I make you understand, O noble members of this assembly, honoured for your virtues!