These days, it can be noted that instead of sanctifying time, people defile it more. Through excessive talk, we waste time. When you switch on the radio and listen to programmes such as the news or music for half an hour, a few units of electricity are used up. The body is like a radio receiver. Our speaking and singing are like tunes played on the radio, and all these consume energy. It is ok to use one’s energy for good things. But by indulging in bad thoughts, words and deeds, we waste our energy and thereby face dangerous consequences too. Though we have goodness latent within us, we don’t make use of it. The reason is that the qualities such as truth and love are on the decline. By practising the ideals of Sathya and Dharma (truth and righteousness) you can sanctify your life and avoid wastage of the precious energy that you are endowed with. Instead of preaching about these ideals, you should put them into practice. Propagation is ‘quantity’ while practising is ‘quality’. – Divine Discourse, Jul 18, 1997