Embodiments of Love! 

The youth of today are the future leaders of the nation and the architects of an ideal society. The future of the nation depends on the youth. It is only patriotism that confers strength on the youth. The primary duty of youth is to render service to society. The physical and mental strength of youth is the foundation on which a nation is built. 

Young Men and Women! 

This is not the time to relax. Do not waste time. Wake up from the slumber of selfishness and narrow-mindedness and resolve to serve the nation. Perform your activities keeping the esteem and honour of the nation uppermost in your heart. Understand the reason behind God creating man. Every individual has a goal. It is unbecoming of youth to forget divinity, the goal of life, and to waste time in physical and materialistic pursuits. Youth should express human qualities by rendering service to the society, discharging their duties with sincerity and cultivating noble character. Youth should re-establish the ancient culture of Bharat by practising and propagating its pristine values. But modern students are neglecting their duty to the nation. They are not giving priority to the progress and prosperity of the nation. First of all students should understand that the well-being, of the individual lies in the safety and security of the nation. Understand the truth that in the myriad forms of life, human life is the most sacred. Lead your life in a way so as to uphold Dharma, not merely to eat and sleep like birds and beasts. Birds and beasts are acting according to their innate nature, but man is forgetting his responsibility of fostering righteousness. Modern youth are under the mistaken notion that education is the means for obtaining Udyoga (job). Udyoga without Yoga is futile. Contemplation on God is true Yoga and Udyoga. That is the primary duty of man. Without understanding this truth, some people take pride in their jobs. Ahamkara (ego) is the pest, which attacks the root of the tree of human life. Raaga (attachment) and Dwesha (hatred) foster Ahamkara. Together these three spell doom to the human life. Man's life will shine forth brilliantly only when his mind is filled with Divine love. The life of one who forgets God and gets immersed in selfish love is rushing to ruin. 

The one who has total faith in God and love for God will lead a life of joy and bliss. Man should make an effort to understand his innate Divine power, which is unfathomable.  

Bharat is the source of the Vedas and the sacred rituals like Yajnaas and Yaagas. How is it that such a sacred land is facing hardship today ? The people of yore considered Truth as God, sacrifice as the true human quality, adhered to them. and experienced the bliss derived therefrom. But the modern students and the educated consider money as God and think that they can lead a happy life by holding positions of authority. This is not the true human quality. One should aspire for the bliss, which can be experienced by acquiring the knowledge of Brahman (Divinity). Brahman is that which is changeless in all the three-periods of time. Such an eternal principle is referred to in the Vedas as Prajnanam Brahma. (Constant Integrated Awareness is Brahman.) From the principle of Brahman emerged Akasha (ether). From Akasha, Vayu (wind) originated. From Vayu, Jala (water) emerged. From, Jala, Agni (fire) emerged. From Agni came Prithvi (earth). From Prithvi, Oshadhi (vegetation) emerged. Oshadhis gave rise to Annam (food and man is born out of food. Thus you can see that man and Brahman are intimately related. On this basis, Lord Krishna declared: Mamaivaamsho Jeevaloke Jeevabhutah Sanathanah (the eternal Atma in all beings is a part of My Being). Without the principle of Brahman, nothing can exist, be it ether, wind, fire, earth, vegetation or food. Without food, humanity cannot survive. On this basis, the Vedas declared: Annam Brahma (food is God). What is food ? Does it constitute merely the rice and vegetables that we consume? No. The whole world is composed of food. One body is the food for the other body. That which we consume is food and the one who consumes is also made up of food. In fact, everything is made up of food. Therefore, it is said, food is God. You offer the food to God by chanting the Sloka, "Brahmarpanam..." before you partake of it. But where is God? He is very much in you. That is why He responds to your prayer immediately from within: "Aham Vaishvanaro Bhoothva... " meaning, "I am in you in the form of Vaishvanara, digesting the food that you consume."