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The type of education we are learning about here is education about ourselves. This education starts from the birth of a child. After a few years, children go to nursery school because their parents have to work and someone must take care of them. This kind of education is, I could say, important from one side: to help children grow up, to become separate from their parents, and to start thinking for themselves. But what is missing in the whole education system is love. What is missing in the entire process of education is love. When a professor talks about any subject—be it mathematics or music—children do not understand if there is no connection between them. This connection is love. Once, I was asked to give a mathematics class to a fifth-grade primary school class. They were learning about circles and angles, and I wanted to say something about the number pi, which is a kind of universal constant. After fifteen minutes, I said to myself, "You don’t know anything." I started to improvise. I had prepared very seriously for that lecture for almost a month. I had respect for them. They started to ask me questions, and I realized I should answer their questions. From that moment, everything turned to the sunny side. They started to raise their hands. The professor who was there told me I had broken five or six pedagogical rules because the children came in front of me, not sitting in their chairs. We were drawing on the floor. Finally, we were cutting oranges and eating oranges. Everything was mathematics. The idea was to understand the circle and how to measure the angle. After this play, which was governed by I don’t know whom, they realized for themselves what the number pi was. I started to think: how should I start to do that at the university? I couldn’t do it. I still don’t know how we can make students think about themselves and experience that field. Finally, they are blocked somewhere very early in the stage. This kind of education we are supporting in Jadan is, in my opinion, what I think must be good education. They are guided by love. You have all seen the photos of students in Jadan. They are smiling; they are happy. They are not asking, "Give me a five, please. I want a five. I don’t need to know, but I want to have a five, the best grade." They don’t just ask for the best mark; they ask about knowledge. Maybe in the future, this kind of education will spread or come here. I think that all of us have the basic knowledge to start that. We should support this school with all our heart, with our knowledge and our love. Regarding how to support it: it should be organized in one way, that is, a kind of hierarchical structure. We have accounts in Vienna and Hamburg. We experimented in Slovenia and Croatia by making one person in each ashram responsible for the Gyān Putra project. This person is responsible for spreading the information, answering questions, and collecting money. This experiment in Croatia and Slovenia is almost six or seven years old, and we have good results. I think we should spread this to all Yoga in Daily Life societies. If you have any other ideas, you are welcome. A few words about those students in India: this is a school in one small village. Recently, in a bigger competition in Rajasthan, they placed their results at the top, almost at the top. So this is a school that has no tradition, like Cambridge for instance, but in a few years they are obtaining great results. These results are visible, but many of those results will occur in their lives and will be taught to their children. Thank you for listening to me. Thank you so much. So that’s it, you know? Now I realize why I have so many chocolates while teaching. The professor had oranges for his students, and I have something also. So, education. Education is not only for humans. We can see education also in nature. When we observe nature, we learn something too. In Hungary, where we will be very soon—in one month, from the 14th of August, I think three weeks of summer retreats will be there—I am looking forward to that. Especially at that time, Mother Nature is very gracious to us, and especially in Hungary, the Hungarian paprika, world-famous fruits, vegetables, and so on. And the people also. So you are most welcome to arrange your time to come to Hungary. You can go through our webcast, Yoga in Daily Life, to register yourself. Vaibh is a small village like Střílky, and you know, thanks to Mahāprabhujī, Mahāprabhu Deep Satsaṅg Foundation, and Yoga in Daily Life, today Střílky is a worldwide known village. Over 185 countries receive several webcasts from Střílky. Many are wondering, what is Střílky? Yes, Střílky is that; it has become the world champion. So, I think we have to make a ten-minute nice video from the cultural background of Střílky, everything, you know. Similarly, in Vép, in the Hungarian Republic, the biggest city is called Sombathely, where we have had programs for the last 10 to 15 years, and that is also well known around the world now. Once I was sitting in the lounge in transit at the airport, and someone was asking where I’m living and what I’m doing. It was in Singapore. I said, "Yes, Yoga in Daily Life, there, there, there." I said Hungary is that way; there is one city called Vép. I said, "Yes. In 1983, I was in Japan." I told them, "I’m living in Austria." A few Japanese people who were sitting there didn’t know. Then one asked, "Is that Mozart?" Yes, I said, yes, Mozart, Salzburg. So how does a country become known? By some person, culture, and so on. So in Vārāṇasī, sitting in my room, looking out the window, outside on the window one bird made a nest out of clay. Do you know what you call this bird? The swallow. We are talking about education. I have not forgotten, no? Don’t tell me Swamiji went to the side of the road. The mother bird comes and flies, sitting outside on the nest. Then she went in, and one baby—still, its wings are not developed completely—put its backside half out, baby, and made her things out. You see, the mother was teaching the small baby not to make in the nest, but outside of the nest. So you may observe this bird’s nest. The ducks also teach their children swimming. So education is in nature. In the trees, there is education. Every tree learns how to behave with other trees, and the trees are capable of living in harmony, in peace, though there are too many, but not humans. We humans still do not have that education. So, education is everywhere. Now, for humans, education has become a little different. The first for humans is this: to know that the aim of my life is self-realization, God-realization. It means nothing is yours. What you say is mine is your ignorance. And what is given to you is not yours. But present education; we are learning "my." And this word made a big conflict among humans. Therefore, the main aim is centralization, to know the truth. Education is knowledge, many different kinds of knowledge, but the best knowledge is called Ātmajñāna, knowledge of the Self. There are many religions, but the highway or the measure of religion is known as Sanātana Dharma. So in human education, as Lakṣman Purī told us something, the students need love, and the master must have love too. Many times we have problems, and we think we will try, and we will overcome, and we will try. It will never be. You will make the same mistake again. Again and again, it will be the same thing. Therefore, it is said: change your thinking. And if you change your thinking, there comes renunciation. Quit it, but not with ahaṅkāra, not with ego, not with anger. Things which you renounce with ego, one day that will become your sorrow. Or what you give, a support or help with this pride that you are doing, has not become a donation or a help. One day, that will become a sorrow for you. You will be sorry for that. There are certain feelings that come out, and you come to competition. That’s why, from time to time, you hear some pictures or something was sold for so many millions at an auction. So one said, "Let’s begin it." Begin with five million dollars. Others said 5.2. A third said 5.2 and a half, and so it’s increasing and increasing, a verāgī competition. And many rich people come, and one said twenty million. Others think, "What does he think? He’s rich?" I took fifty million, and it... He goes to four hundred million and says, "That’s it," and everybody congratulates him, and he feels proud. But in the night, he can’t sleep. Five hundred million. Now, if he wants to resell it, he will not get it. Similarly, when you give or renounce with your pride, one day that will be a subject of pity. Therefore, change the thought. And when you change vichāra, then you are on the right line. So the education is that we, as humans, learn human dharma. We are educated to make a better world, to make a better society, to make things easier, to make things available to every common person, and to share our knowledge with all, and so on. But many people are taking advantage of it. Again, we are present by a certain law. So nothing is free, but education should be free. At the present time, the life of young people is not easy. The students have to learn so much, and when they will be about 30 years old and will have a job, good, but they learn today what they will not need because technology will be different. And the young people who were nice and good, getting a job, now they are squeezed like lemons. So much work, so much stress, little money. So, very young children, their depression, what they call burnout, nervousness, and so on. Is this important? Is that life? Is this education? Put all of your home. Come with me to the forest. And we will have our potatoes and carrots, and one cow, and that’s all. Enjoy. Education is to have a comfortable life. Education is the life where there is no stress. I was sorry to hear, and I agreed with Professor Lakshman—I don’t know his Croatian name—I agree and I disagree that a child has to go to nursery school, because a child has to learn how to be independent. I disagree. You know, many children feel so sad and angry, crying and scared to go away when parents send them to kindergarten. By natural law, one of the parents must stay home. When you observe the nest of the birds, the male bird or female bird is waiting and taking care of the babies and eggs. Or similarly in the cats, tigers, lions, and so on. One is with the chip babies; the other is searching for food. So humans have gone too far from children, this education. And that is the main factor, the reason for the restlessness, conflict, fighting, wars, and criminality in the world. Because youth have not learned love or belonging. Not belonging anywhere. Young kid, twenty-five, thirty, they have completely ruined their life. They are broken inside. Disappointment, fear, fear of existence. Oh man, this you mean the education? No. This is a destruction of the human soul. So, we have learned enough. How much research will you do? Is that necessary, that billions of dollars are your crowns to fly to Mars or Jupiter? What will you do there? We don’t belong there. Even now, I have heard that they have money, money for the moon or something. Already. And when you come to Mars, your bones will go back. If you are 180, you will come back like 140. No gravity. We belong to this beautiful planet, Mother Earth. And if you want to know what is on Mars, read with us. How it looks, and how Mars was created. See the Mahāśivapurāṇa, everything is there. But human greed, you cannot satisfy. So good to have research work in the medical field and some certain things which we need, and quit all others. You know? 85% of education in the schools and universities is boring. Don’t go. 85% of education in the universities and schools is boring. Learn how to speak, write, and read. Learn how to talk, read, and write. And that’s it. Education is what makes a human human. You will not learn for that, that you will manipulate the entire nature. Is there necessity? Now, in the tomatoes, there are fish genes inside, you know that? Someone told me it is true. That one lady, she was very allergic to fish in England, and she got an allergy, so she quit the fish; she was not eating fish. But one day she came to the hospital because of an allergy, and they asked her, "Is she allergic?" Yes, to fish. Did you eat fish today? No, I haven’t eaten in a long time. What did you eat today? Good tomato salad, very clear. Then said, "That kind of tomatoes?" Said, "Yes." There is a fish generally inside. So, is that necessary? For what do you study that? No, not for that you study. So education is the best to live happy. Harmonious and loving heart with all, and keep our planet clean, nice, and happy. This education will not give you self-realization. You have to change your thought again to come to the simplicity. There were two brothers. One went to school, university, had a high education. The other one was a little simple man, and he went to the forest and became a sādhu yogī. The other brother, who was studying, was so sorry for his brother. How stupid he is. He went to the forest, meditating. What will he get? He should learn to become human and realize something. Become something. After 35 years, that man decided to visit his brother in the forest. He had to cross a lake with a ferry. So he came to the lake and asked if he could bring the captain to take me to the other side. So he said, "Oh, it’s so much money, it is too much." The captain said, "Okay, make it yourself, one boat, and go." He said, "My friend, I learned everything, but today I see that I didn’t learn all. I wish I could make a boat, and I will be independent. I don’t know how to make a boat. Okay, here’s money, bring me to the other side. And wait for me, I will come back in one and a half hours. Waiting charge. And then go back." He wanted to see his friend. His friend was sitting under the tree. Brother, brother. And a small Shiva temple. And, of course, he came and hugged him. After that, his youngest brother said, "Dear brother, it’s time for prayer. I must have the midday prayer to Lord Śiva," so he made prayer, Abhiṣek. Oṁ Tryambakaṁ Yajāmahe Sugandhiṁ Puṣṭivardhanam, Urvārukamiva Bandhanān Mṛtyormukṣīya Mā’mṛtāt. Now, another one, 30 years, and he doesn’t know one mantra. He should have gone to school. Why didn’t you go to school? He said, "My brother, you have been in school. That’s enough for me." But you sang the mantra wrong. Oh, I’m sorry. Can you tell me how it’s correct? He said, "Oh, Sogandhim Amṛtat." He said, "Not like this. Write me, please." So he wrote, but he cannot read. So ten times he repeated. Brother said, now I have to go. So he accompanied him till the lake, and the ferryman came and drew him to the other side of the lake. 30 meters left, the ferry will reach the deck. And the younger brother forgot the mantra. And the brother is 300 meters away, and very soon he will go away. So he holds his lungī like Avatāra Purī is doing and runs on the water. The other brother was looking on the ferry. And he said, "Wait, I’m coming, brother, I’m coming," walking on the water. The other brother got off, and the youngest one came closer. And others said, "Yes, please. I’ve forgotten the mantra again. Can you teach me?" He said, you don’t need any mantra. Can you tell me through which mantra you got siddhi that you can walk on the water? He said that I don’t know, only Śiva Kṛpā, blessings of Śiva. That mantra which I was chanting. So he said, "How was it?" He said, "Is this correct?" He said, "Yes." So, the other one began to sing wrong, and came at home. Morning, I had to make Shiva abhishek, and he was singing wrong. And his wife said, "Did you sleep well tonight?" Why? You are singing wrong, chanting. So, love was missing. So when your small child can’t speak properly, cannot make a proper sentence, and only first one or two words can be spoken, how happy you are and how much you love that one. And another one: visitors come and can’t understand. But you understand; you tell what he or she means. So the language of love is the best education and the best language. So try to learn, go to school, do university everywhere. But there are many other different kinds of professions. Hand work is the best work. And that’s why handmade things are more expensive than machine-made. So learn how to be a plumber, how to be an insulator, how to be a builder, how to paint the house, how to work in the field, and so on. Now, people don’t even know what an onion plant looks like. Many think the onions are hanging on the trees. Knowledge is gone. And such knowledge we are learning, which we will never use in life. So the young children, their biggest problem is that all big companies are sucking their energy. Education, next lesson for education, Jaitra. Tomorrow, Jaitra, I wish you all the best. Good appetite, and then you will have a satsaṅg at 8 o’clock in our beautiful field.