Why should we strive to have better control over our own lives? Bhagawan lovingly and clearly explains with a simple illustration!

Now this country is pursuing priya (pleasant) instead of hita (beneficial) and that is the reason for all this distress and discontent. Indian Culture has always emphasised the hard way, the beneficial way; but, people are now after cultures that cater to the senses - the outer, external, frill and fancies, the mirages and the momentaries! Indian culture advises the control of the senses, not catering to them! The car is driven by means of a wheel which is inside it; when that wheel is turned, the outer wheels move. So also, the inner wheel has to be turned in man, so that he may progress. Trying to move the outer wheels is a sign of ignorance; it is a waste of precious energy. Inner concentration is to be developed in preference to outer distraction. Cultivate quietness, simplicity, and humility, instead of noise, complexity, and conceit. Of the twenty-four hours which comprise a day, use six for earning and spending, six for contemplation of God, six for sleep and six for service to others. You are now spending not even five minutes in the contemplation of God and you are not ashamed. What a tragedy!