How does a healthy body lead to peace and happiness? Bhagawan explains as the students of His educational institutions ready themselves for a grand display of sportsmanship!

Your play and pastime are for your health. A healthy body is a suitable house for a healthy mind. Healthy behaviour comes out of a healthy mind. These sports and games will foster these three aspects, leading to happiness of mind and heart. All are aware of the fact that one comes to the singing mood only in a happy state of mind, no matter whether one is in the bathroom or some other place. Really speaking, sports and games should be confined to providing simple and pure happiness. But unfortunately, these days they are highly commercialised, with the result they are causing ill health, instead of providing good health. Health is a great wealth. Therefore, everybody, without any exception, must participate in games. But I do not consider bahumatis (prizes) as a healthy practice. We do not require bahu-matis (also means ‘multiple minds’). What we require is one healthy mind in a healthy body. Even though these sports and games have been prevalent over several ages, man is not realising their real significance and value. Sportsmanship is more important than sports.