Know that You are a human
The ideal of lifelong marriage and natural living contrasts with modern artificiality. Marriage should be a complete, singular union—remarriage is discouraged. True relationship persists beyond death. Modern culture, however, promotes disorder, with women particularly manipulated into artificiality through fashion and cosmetics, losing their natural dignity and noble roles as mothers, wives, and daughters. Nature rejects this artifice, as even animals react negatively. Human life is precious and should not be wasted in conflict or serial relationships. Our purpose is to serve, love, meditate, and realize God. Remember you are human; this neutralizes negative animalistic tendencies like anger and jealousy. Your greatest enemy is taking offense, which stems from a lack of wisdom to understand others. Unite and open your heart, for universal principles like love belong to all.
"Even when death takes my life, I will not cease to be faithful."
"Your greatest enemy, and stupidity, and ignorance is taking offense."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
DVD 329
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Bhajan singing in the Jadan Ashram
The promise to the divine must be fulfilled. A vow made to the Guru and the Lord is an absolute commitment that defines the spiritual path. This promise is the essence of devotion and the means to liberation. The devotee's role is to uphold this word above all else, regardless of the coming and going of other followers. The ultimate aim is to realize one's divine nature, supported by grace. Fulfilling this sacred promise is the core duty.
"He has to keep his promise to the Lord."
"When I die into my eyes, they will mutely say, 'I will be God.'"
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
The glory of Satsang
There are two paths: pātan (fall, distraction) and uṭhān (upliftment, development).
Both paths sprout from one seed. That seed is saṅga, the company kept. Negative company leads to downfall; positive, spiritual company leads to development. Movement itself brings achievement, but the direction of movement is determined by association. The same source can manifest as divine energy or demonic energy, both dormant in consciousness. Culture and saṃskāras received on a parent’s lap guide this potential. Yet destiny, shaped by those associations and actions, ultimately determines the outcome. A story from scripture illustrates this. Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī tested a wealthy merchant’s devotion. Viṣṇu came as a sādhu seeking a fixed seat for four months. Lakṣmī came as a sādhu demanding the same room and throwing away everything after a single use. The merchant, choosing the allure of māyā over his given word, expelled Viṣṇu. Then Lakṣmī also left, revealing the merchant’s devotion was never to the divine but to worldly wealth. Thus, one’s company reveals one’s true devotion. The street of love is too narrow for two; duality must dissolve into oneness. Satsaṅg—true company—is the path to that unity. Neither happiness, heaven, nor Brahmaloka are difficult to attain, for everything is found in satsaṅg.
“Prem Gali Ati Shankari, Jisme Do Nahi Samay. When I was here, God was not here. And now God is here, I am not here.”
“Neither happiness, nor pleasure, nor heaven, nor Brahmaloka are difficult to attain — all is found in satsaṅg.”
Filming location: Wellington, New Zealand
There is one Soul
The sacred conch embodies the primordial sound from which all creation emerges. This resonance, Nāda Rūpa Parabrahma, is the Supreme's cosmic sound. Everything originates from and merges back into this sound, resolving duality into oneness. The five elements—space, fire, air, water, earth—manifest from this resonance. Life developed within these elements, with the human form arriving late. The soul is a singular essence within all manifestations, from stones to vegetation to creatures. Current existence is in Kali Yuga, an age marked by diminished love and widespread cruelty. Through spiritual practice, mercy, and understanding, one can purify the soul and ultimately merge with the divine light, transcending the cycle of suffering and separation. The journey requires moving through the sun, a rare and difficult passage to oneness.
"Everything comes through sound, and it merges into sound. Duality resolves into the unity of the Supreme."
"Our soul is one, but how our soul will come to purity is a long, long way."
Only God can make You rich
A story illustrates the destructive nature of jealousy. While walking, I thought of you. A master once instructed me to recount a tale from 1966. It concerns a jealous man fixated on his prosperous neighbor. He performed austerities, and a divine voice offered a boon: a magical object granting any wish. However, a condition was attached: whatever he received, his neighbor would receive double. Consumed by envy, the man rejected the object, choosing instead to labor in poverty for fifteen years to avoid benefiting his rival. His desperate family later used the object, receiving food and riches, which the neighbor also received doubled. Upon returning, the man's jealousy erupted. He used the object to curse himself with mutilation, knowing his neighbor would suffer doubly, and finally destroyed the object, becoming a beggar. This shows how jealousy ruins oneself and others. Spiritual practice is meaningless without cultivating goodness, mercy, and kindness.
"God said, 'If you ask this kuṇḍ for one million dollars, he will give you immediately. But at the same time, your neighbor will get two million.'"
"He used the object to curse himself... and finally destroyed the object, becoming a beggar."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
DVD 251
