On one occasion, a follower told Gandhi, ‘Independent India is your Crown’. Gandhi commented: ‘Independence is my crown; but, separation (partition of the country) is my Cross’. We have to grasp the sadness of that confession. Divisiveness has become the bane of the Nation in all fields. The evil of separatism is infecting the entire country and passions are rising sky high. The humanness yearns for unity. Man should seek the one in the many, unity in diversity. He should not break the unity into diversity. All limbs and organs have to work in unison in order to ensure health. The nation too is a body and the same rule applies to its various limbs and parts. The welfare of the nation depends on the welfare of the societies comprising it and the nation’s welfare is proportionate to the welfare of its component states. So, we must promote values at every stage. What is happening today is just birth, growth and death.

Bharat has through countless centuries not only treasured the Vedas, the Puranas and other priceless spiritual teachings, but put them into practice, derived supreme delight in the process and, what is more, shared them with all mankind. Students of today must take a vow to continue the observance of those teachings and derive the bliss they can confer. (NNSG Vol.9, p. 8)