In plain words
“Sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ Brahma.” The very form of Brahman is Satya. Brahman is present everywhere. So, first of all, develop Satya; establish it in your heart. As Satya grows in us, Dharma keeps putting forth shoots. As Dharma puts forth shoots, Śānti wells up in us. When Śānti wells up, Prema too grows wide. Man today confines his Prema to his wife and children alone; he does not make his Prema wide. When Prema grows wide, we love everyone, with no difference between our own people and strangers. Only then will Ahiṃsā reign in the world. There will be no abusing one another, no beating one another.
Man is one who holds very great power. He must put that power to good use. He must keep desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride and envy under control. The senses must not be let loose to run wild. You sing songs. Those songs must be sung true to the pitch. If they go off pitch, they are not pleasant to hear. In the same way, if desires cross their limit, you fall prey to unrest. You say you want to get married. Good, go ahead and marry! Then you say you want children. Good! For bringing them up well, nourishing them and raising them high, God has laid down certain duties. We must not behave as we please, like cattle, birds and wild beasts. Our conduct must be under our own control. This is the chief human value.
Human values are not things the eye can see. What form does Satya have? It springs from our heart. What form does Dharma have? To follow the counsel our heart gives: that is Dharma. Where is Śānti? Is it in the outer world? No. Outside, all is unrest! Unrest! However much wealth and riches he has, man goes on longing for Śānti. Ask any millionaire you like: ‘I have everything. But there is no Śānti,’ he will say. Śānti is not something you can lay hold of outside. It springs from within alone. By the time Śānti comes, Prema blazes up. The light of that Prema spreads over everyone. It is Prema that gives light to you, to me, and to all the fourteen worlds!