In plain words
The standards of the Veda are very lofty, excellent, gracious and noble. But the students of today forget such standards of the Veda and believe whatever they see on TV and on the Internet. Not the ‘Internet’: the ‘Innernet’ is what matters. That is what you must follow. Children today watch trashy things on TV and on the Internet that sully the mind. As the seed, so the plant. As the food, so the belch. So you must see only good, hear only good, do only good, think only good, experience only good. Parents and teachers must give children such good teachings and make them into examples to follow.
Who Is Rich? Who Is Poor?
You must grow your devotion to God. You must bring joy to your parents. You must respect your teachers. Only when he follows such a sacred path can man attain boundless Ānanda. There is no one richer than he. The contented man alone is the richest of all in this world. The man whose desires overstep every limit is the poorest of all. You must keep your desires within a limit. “Na śreyo niyamaṃ vinā.” Our own body is the direct proof of this. In our body the temperature must be 98.4° F. If it becomes 99° F, fever begins. Our blood pressure must be 120/80. If it becomes 140/90, it means disease has begun. Our eye can see only a certain measure of light; if it looks at light beyond the limit, the retina burns. In this way God has set a limit to everything in creation. So there must be a limit to your desires too. Desires beyond limit bring danger. Only when you keep your desires under control can you enjoy health and happiness.
Our body is a very fine example. In it every limb does its own work itself. When the need comes, all the limbs work together in unity and get the task done. In daily life we keep experiencing this example every minute. A small example: our eyes saw a fruit on a tree. In the mind arose the desire to eat that fruit.