The link between the pundit and the politician, the religious leaders and the rulers has snapped. The long years of foreign rule during which the Pundits were derided as symbols of an out-dated culture contributed to the widening of the gap. But even after that rule ended, nothing has been done to re-establish the link. When the five-year plans flooded the land with dams, power stations, furnaces and factories, we must have also a plan for the moral education and the spiritual uplift of the nation in order to avoid moral disaster. No knowledge however impressive, which refuses to acknowledge the existence of God can be safe and sustaining.

What the world needs is a spiritual transformation. It is the absence of spirituality that accounts for all the chaos, conflict and disorder in the world. The world is based on Truth and Righteousness. These two maintain the world. If they are protected, the world will be happy and prosperous.

No other form of strength including armed might will ensure success. The world will change but we must take care of India first. A lot will have to change here. The change will come but it will take time. (YG, pp.56-57)