The Difference Between East & West, Caxton Hall, London (UK), 19 June 1978. The problem of our Western society is this…. You see, the Eastern society has its own problems and Western society has its own problems. Basically they are two different problems, absolutely two different problems, and to discuss about the problems of the East will be of no use to you. For example, in the [Bhagavad] Gita, Shri Krishna has said that, “Yoga Kshema Vahamyaham.” “I look after your yoga,” means the union with God. ‘Vahamyaham’ means: I carry that, carry that process or I’m the person who has to do that process. And ‘kshema’ , kshema means the well-being, “I look after the well-being”. But in India, people absolutely believe that God looks after our salvation. I mean they do believe, I mean that’s the faith they have. Which is a very big advantage, they don’t believe that they can do anything about it. Most of them, I mean except for a very few westernised, otherwise normally they think that is only God who is going to do it for them. In whatever way possible. He might send an Avatar, or an incarnation, or somebody who will redeem us. They don’t believe that they can do anything about it, and they are right, they are very right, absolutely that’s the correct attitude about things that, Yoga cannot be managed by – ‘yoga’ means the union – by anyone but for the grace of God. That is no Read More …