Passage 3

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In plain words

The culture of Bhārata teaches us to recognise the oneness in the many and make our humanness fruitful. Today those clever and educated people who divide oneness into manyness are growing in number, but people of good qualities who recognise the oneness in the many and act on it are not to be seen. The people of Bhārata themselves cannot recognise how sacred the culture of Bhārata is. Till now no one has fully understood the worth of the culture of Bhārata. The strength and capacities of the people of Bhārata are boundless. To promote the welfare of all together and rejoice in it is the mark of the people of Bhārata. But such a broad outlook is nowhere to be seen today.

“Together, in harmony, let us grow...”

Time is most sacred. Each one must consider for himself how he is putting it to use. Time that has passed does not come back. Time that is to come is not yours. So your chief duty is to make good use of the present. God is the embodiment of Time. That is why they describe God: “Salutation to Time; salutation to the Time of Time; salutation to Him who tames the pride of Time; salutation to Him beyond Time; salutation to Him by whom Time is held in check; salutation to Him whose form is Time...” Not only that. “Sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasra pāt...”: all the heads, all the eyes, all the feet are God's; this is what the Veda taught. Believing in this culture of the Veda, our ancient ṛṣis made their time fruitful with divine feelings and noble conduct. They went on teaching that all the people must live in unity and in mutual affection.

“Together, in harmony, let us grow; together, in harmony, let us go about; together, in harmony, let us nourish the wisdom we have come to know; together, in harmony, free of discord, let us live in friendship.”

But today such unity is nowhere to be seen. If there are four people in a house, those four follow four different paths.