In plain words
We must not eat everything that comes to hand. We must not speak out all that occurs to the mind. First we must enquire well what is to be said, when, to whom and how. What you say must not hurt others. The Rāmāyaṇa holds many such ideals. That is why the Rāmāyaṇa has been described as the very form of the Veda. We must follow well the principle of pravṛtti and nivṛtti that the Rāmāyaṇa teaches. Pravṛtti: the nature of Prakṛti. Nivṛtti: the true nature of the Ātma. Pravṛtti teaches narrowness. Nivṛtti makes the heart broad. So we must take nivṛtti itself as the chief thing. The Rāmāyaṇa is not of yesterday or the day before; it took place many thousands of years ago. If even today we honour, love and worship so ancient a principle as the Rāmāyaṇa's, you can see how much greatness lies within it. A moral not found in the Rāmāyaṇa is to be found nowhere else. The Rāmāyaṇa is our chief pārāyaṇa. It is not enough for us to cook pāyasa and rich dishes in the name of Rāma's birthday and eat them. We must install the principle of Rāma in the heart and give joy to all. Following the morality in the Rāmāyaṇa, we must uplift our life. The great sage Vālmīki said that the Rāmāyaṇa will last as long as there are mountains and rivers in this world. You may wonder: what is the connection between mountains and rivers and the Rāmāyaṇa? Rivers are women, mountains are men. Rivers flow without ceasing and keep doing good to others. Women too have that same devotion to sacrifice. As long as there are women and men in this world, the fame of the Rāmāyaṇa will endure for ever.
Embodiments of Prema! The story of Rāma is sacred, wonderful and full of joy. You must not think of it as belonging to some far-off day. At every moment it is new! At all times it brings good! I hope that, keeping this sacred story in mind, you will all give up difference and hatred and live in close affection with one another.