In plain words
The people of Bhārata used to spend their time thinking of God with great joy, ceaselessly saying, “Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Govinda.” But now such sacred thought has stopped, and worldly worries have set in. Love God. There is no use in sitting and loving only the world. The culture of Bhārata taught, ‘Satyaṃ vada, dharmaṃ cara.’ But what is happening today? “Satyaṃ vadha, dharmaṃ ceṟa”: they are slaying Satya, and putting Dharma in prison.
The mothers of those days were models to follow
Once Easwaramma came to me: “Swami, many poor mothers have come, bringing their children. They have no proper food to eat. Bless them,” she asked. I gave them fitting help and fulfilled her heart's wish. Another day Easwaramma came: “Swami, the little children of our village walk three miles to go to the school at Bukkapatnam. Going so far, what can they learn?” she grieved. I called those children's parents: “Little children take to heart the things a mother teaches at home more than the things teachers say at school. Instead of sending your children so far, first of all teach them whatever learning you know. Teach the children at least the two or three letters you know,” I told them. Later I had a school built in this very village and fulfilled Easwaramma's wish.
Once, in this body's student days, some political leaders came to me: “Raju! We hear you write good poetry. We have arranged a meeting. You must write a song that will stir our people,” they asked. At that time Hitler was in a great fury. He tried to conquer Russia and other countries. Then I devised a little play. In that play I laid a rubber doll in a cradle and, rocking it, sang a song: