If only the courage, the optimism, the strength and the imagination of youth is channelised into constructive channels, how soon the human community can attain peace and prosperity. (SSS Vol.13, p. 50)
Love is life. So, one has to channelise this love in the proper direction. Do not let it go in the wrong direction. You can accomplish anything in life if you exercise control over it. (SSS Vol.32 Part I, p. 64)
Man has to maintain sound body. But he should know that as the body is associated with the senses, he should channelise them into the right path. When the senses follow the right path, only then does the life force vibrate in the body properly. This vibration is Divine in nature. (SSS Vol.32 Part I, p. 175)
Modern students are highly intelligent. Their intelligence should be properly channelised. They should be made aware of what is important for them in life. That is the type of education we have to give them. But, due to the impact of western culture, students are being given such education that has no relevance to their life. Under the influence of western culture, they are developing limitless desires, unnecessary relationships and are crossing the limits of propriety. Indian culture is highly sacred and noble. It has demonstrated high ideals for the rest of the world to emulate. (SSS Vol.39, pp. 126-127)
Youth is a stage of life when self-control, self-examination and self-effort are most needed and least exercised. What a mighty potential for progress is wasted by the empty vagaries of the youth today. If only the courage, the optimism, the strength and the imagination of youth is channelised into constructive channels, how soon the human community can attain peace and prosperity. (SSS Vol.13)
Anger, desire, greed, attachment, pride and jealousy are unbecoming of a human being. Today, man is limiting his love to his own wife and children. He is not developing broad-mindedness. Sarvam khalvidam Brahma is the declaration, which means everything in the universe is Brahman only. Truth is the very embodiment of Brahman. And that Brahman is omnipresent. Hence, first and foremost, establish Truth in your heart. Thereafter, the other four human values of Righteousness, Peace, Love and Non-violence will reign in the world. Then, there will be no violence at all in the world and all human beings irrespective of religion and nationality will live in peace and harmony. A human being has enormous strength in him. That has to be channelised properly. Anger, desire, greed, delusion, pride and jealousy have to be controlled. (SSS Vol.40, pp. 40-41)
Man cannot live without thinking. Waves of thought constantly assail you. Channelise your thought to the present. Why? Because both the past and the future are contained in the present. The present is a seed that came from a tree called the past. This seed also contains the tree called the future. Thus the present is very important, being the embodiment of both the past and the future; therefore, go by it. (SSB 2000, p. 206)