In fact, no country in history has been the target of such dire calamities and has suffered under alien rule for so long as India. Despite this, Bharathiays are ready to encounter boldly any new calamitous storm, for their lives are still more or less firmly based on the ancient ideals. This has been the stable foundation for their way of life. Faith in God is faith in the Atma. They believe, without any hesitation, that it is that faith that has guided and guarded them.

These guiding principles of Bharathiya life were not restricted by the geographical boundaries of the country. Whether the people of this land desire it or not, they are spreading to other lands. They are transmuting their literatures by instilling their values into their thoughts and feelings.

The natural sciences can provide us only food, clothing and such like. Spiritual science alone can add strength and steadfastness to the self. Students should pay special attention to this fact. Consider of what use are food, clothing and such even in plenty when one has no strength or steadfastness in oneself.

Again, when it is desired to promote the prosperity of the nation, you must, of necessity, gather into yourselves all the spiritual resources that you can. In the past, the need was known and efforts were made to fulfil the needs; in future too, this need must be felt and fulfilled. That is to say, all the spiritual inclinations, beliefs and urges which are now feeble and dissipated have to be united and reinforced, one with the others.

The unique features of the Bharathiya religion form its solid base. They are as wide as the sky and as eternal as Nature. As part of the religion, creed and cults may exist as branches of a tree. One need not condemn them as wrong. But no branch should fight against another or compete with another. When that happens, the tree will be destroyed and all will end in ruin. When creeds indulge in competitive rivalry, religion is ruined and the world is destroyed. "Ekam sath; vipraah bahudhaa vadanthi" (Only One Exists; the wise describe it in many ways.)