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Part 1: Yoga in Daily Life: A Path to Harmony and Humanitarian Service Good evening. My name is Swāmījī. Thank you for the opportunity to be here in Salzburg and to speak about a humanitarian project. Swāmījī has dedicated his life’s work to the service of humanity. His system of Yoga in Daily Life has reached hundreds of thousands of people around the world. He tirelessly brings us closer to the goal of human life: to know who we are, where we are going, what the meaning of our life is, and our true nature. To realize this, we may need not only this life but also various other lives. Therefore, he recommends paying attention to your body, mind, and soul so that we have enough time to reach this goal. A healthy lifestyle is included, but also appropriate care if an illness occurs, meaning sometimes even hospitalization. Swāmījī has a very large project in India, which is his life’s work in Jadan: the Om Vishwādi Guru Kul Swāmī Maheśvarānanda Āśrama. It encompasses various humanitarian projects: a school for around 2000 students, a water project for a drought area, a fire brigade for emergency operations, and the distribution of blankets to people suffering from the cold. He has a gosāla, a shelter for stranded cows, protecting them from death and from the slaughterhouse. Above all, a great project that will benefit all people and all living beings is under construction: a historic monument, a symbol of divinity, the Om Āśrama. All people will be most welcome there. One of the projects is a hospital that bears the name of Swāmījī’s master: the Sri Swami Madhavananda Austria Hospital. It is shaped like a star and was completed a year and a half ago. We are now in the process of launching this hospital, which means to fill it with the body, with the soul. For that, I need the help of many souls who will assist us in providing good, quality healthcare for this region. With Swāmījī’s permission, I present to you a new presentation about the situation in the region. Child mortality is very high: 74 per 1000 live births in Rajasthan, making it one of the lowest health statistics in all of India. The causes are infections, diarrheal diseases, and, above all, the lack of statutory health insurance for most people, which poses a great problem. In Rajasthan, there is one doctor for 7,582 people. In Austria, for example, there is one doctor for 312 people. You see the necessity of establishing a hospital in this region. The statistics provided are the latest from the United Nations and Indian health reports. Our vision is to provide basic care to improve the health situation of the entire region, especially for women and children. We will also specialize in certain areas, probably urology and nephrology, and strive to introduce modern and advanced forms of diagnosis and therapy, along with education in hygiene, nutrition, and preventive medicine. The groundbreaking ceremony was in April 2003 in the presence of Holi Guruji, who gave the hospital its name, Swāmījī, and the Austrian ambassador to India, Dr. Bastl. We organize regular camps where we travel to surrounding areas with an ambulance to provide free treatment and medication. At these camps, we also recruit patients for eye surgeries. A surgery for a lens opacity can be performed in India at a cost of 30 euros. Many of you have already contributed, and we sincerely thank you. We have a 24-hour emergency on-call service, a laboratory, and X-ray facilities—basic equipment. We do not yet have high-tech equipment, but we have emergency supplies. With the help of good doctors, we address illnesses such as malaria, typhoid, and hepatitis. We offer preventive medical examinations with a general physician, eye examinations, blood tests, determination of blood group, and vaccinations. I am very glad we can do something for these children and sincerely wish them a broad future in terms of healthcare and well-being. Educational programs are in development. The program for schoolchildren in Jadan is already underway. We taught them how to wash their hands properly—for 20 seconds. A trick is to sing "Happy Birthday" three times while doing it. Or one can recite a mantra: "Śrī Dīpa Nirañjana Sabhā Tukabhañjana." We have a dentistry already at a European level, with two chairs and a very dedicated dentist, Dr. Abhishek. This has been going on for a year. In the surroundings, teeth are mostly just pulled out, but we try to preserve them, and more people appreciate that. After a large camp where 20 eye surgeries were performed, a woman from Sochat, who was unemployed and owned no land, had an artificial lens implanted on July 26th. Now she can see again. On behalf of everyone else, she thanks you for your wonderful help. We are primarily funded through donations worldwide. Currently, we can sustain ourselves but have no surplus to invest. For the operating room, for example, we need to invest. You can visit the website to see what we urgently need. Perhaps some of you can help. A membership in our association is 50 euros per year. A standing order for three years—for example, 10 euros per month—also helps very much. Any form of active participation, promoting the project, or organizing a small event is welcome. Oṃ, we worship the fragrant Uṣṭivardhanam; we offer our reverence with desire. May death be liberated, may immortality and perfection be attained. May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see auspiciousness, may no one suffer sorrow. Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. May there be well-being for all, may there be well-being for all. May there be peace, may there be auspiciousness for all, may all beings in all worlds be happy. O Creator, O Great Illuminator, may there be only peace, peace. Good evening. Today is a wonderful day that I may be in Salzburg again. I have seen many things I had not seen for a long time. What we have all waited for is finally here: this year there is especially a lot of snow. It is one of the many beauties of Austria. Many tourists are happy to come to Austria. No snow for Austria is a small sorrow; we need tourists. God is always gracious and watches over everyone. He looks after everyone. What we need is beautiful. Thank you. I am glad to be here today. My first visit to Salzburg was in 1972—quite a long time ago. In Austria, there is nothing, only the snow. I am white, and my hair has also turned white by now here in Austria. Nice, isn’t it? Very good, thank you. Dr. Shanti spoke very beautifully about hospital health issues that exist throughout the entire world. She presented very beautifully; some information is a bit delicate. If a government representative from India were here, they might make some corrections to Dr. Shanti’s presentation. But as I said, one must tighten more screws. Getting money for a donation is nothing easier, right? There is also health insurance in India, provided by the state, but only for those who are government employees. That is the difference. Most people are not government employees. Unemployment is very much. That means in India everything is in balance; work and relaxation are in balance. Therefore, unfortunately, many people do not have access to health insurance. For poor people, there are government hospitals where one receives free treatment, but when and how, only God knows. That is the difference. Some things we need more quickly. There is a joke, and indeed, there is a mantra. This mantra can heal, especially when a snake has a grudge against someone. You approach that person quickly, and the person knows a mantra and recites a beautiful mantra. In Austria, many healing mantras are also practiced. I learned healing mantras in Austria, yes? "Holy, holy, blessing, three days of rain, three days of snow, it doesn’t hurt anymore, phew, many kisses, all is okay." This is the mantra of Austria. And so, it is said that one can remove snake venom. Very beautiful. And it is true, that happens. Whether it is a psychologist or something else, the poison is gone. The main thing is that one is helped. But the person said, "My mantra only works on Sundays." And it was a bit tangled on Monday. Now, waiting seven days is the same as being able to reach understanding. The person dies. And so, when help comes, that is a question. Unfortunately, in many, many countries there are problems with medical care. Thank God, everyone in Austria is blessed or they are happy; they do not investigate what is not. In Austria, there is a very good social system, medicine, and humanitarian aid—the human values. There are few countries that are as well off as Austria. I have been here for several years and have compared many countries—Africa, Australia, America, England, India, and many more. We need, as I said, one drop to fill a jug. That is why I always say: helping hands are more valuable than folded hands. Helping Hands embody more than mere folded hands. Thank you, Shanti, for your beautiful presentation. Secondly, what I wanted to correct as well is that in the last 50 years, especially after the Second World War or during the early period between the First and Second World Wars, people have developed a different attitude and started using a slogan: "Helping people. Humanitarian." Very good. It is not bad. But with that, whether consciously or unconsciously, psychologically, we have discrimination against other living beings. And that is the problem. Because children ask, "Why only humans? What about animals? What about my dog, my horse, my cat, my rabbit, my cow, and so on?" So, we have a slogan: Prāṇimātra. That is a beautiful word. Prāṇimātra. And now, what I am speaking about is Yoga, okay? I am coming to the topic of Yoga. Prāṇa. We have often heard this word. What is Prāṇa? Prāṇa is not just oxygen. Prāṇa is a life force. It is very difficult to define what a soul is and what prāṇa and ātman are. All living beings have it, not just a human. The body—even a plant has this body. Part 2: The Sun, the Soul, and Universal Love According to the ancient Vedic scriptures, thousands of years old, there is the Ananta Brahmāṇḍa Śāstra, Sūrya’s Endless Universe. There are thousands or millions of solar systems in this one space, called the Endless, Endless Universe. We have this solar system. In ancient times, we all had the primal, natural religions, and we also had faith in the sun as God. The Sun God is also understood in Christianity as Jesus, the Son of God. That was the sun. The sun is very important. We are all part of the sun. Without the sun, we have no life. Our life is the sun. We are all children of the sun. Another God—we have not seen anything yet. Maybe it is somewhere. I try every day to find his address, but it is very difficult to reach him. There are so many anteroom rules before you can reach him. From this whole system, our planet, our Mother Earth, is a Living Planet; it is alive. Here are the five elements, the Mahābhūtas, the Tattvas. Pañca Tattva, the five elements or Mahābhūtas. The main principles are the five elements: space, fire, air, water, and earth. All those existing on this planet, including the Earth, all living beings possess these five prāṇas. These five prāṇas are held together, brought together by a principle, or power, or energy—whatever one may call it—and that is Prāṇa. Just as two bricks are bound together with cement or adhesive material, the prāṇa holds the five elements together in our body. This prāṇa is a radiance, a power from the soul. No soul, no prāṇa; no prāṇa, no soul. So body, mind, intellect, emotions, feelings, anger, jealousy, love, and so on. All living beings, even plants, are also in disharmony and jealousy with certain plants. Fruit as well. Certain fruits cannot be borne together. When a person is jealous, that is no wonder. They all have that. Then there is a higher mind, that is, intellect. Everyone has intellect, but human intellect requires education and can achieve much. Everyone has the prāṇa, and we do too, and everyone has the soul. Buddha speaks—that was in his enlightenment. Siddhārtha attained enlightenment, Buddhi. Buddhi means intellect, knowledge. Enlightenment means knowledge. If our intellect can realize true knowledge, then one is called enlightened. At this moment, we are all enlightened. Beautiful, isn’t it? So they are very beautifully illuminated. Now, people misunderstand enlightenment. They believe, "I will sit in meditation and bless thousands of sunrises." Believe nothing. That leads nowhere. So divine light, an enlightenment, Self-Realization, the light of wisdom, is only knowledge. And knowledge is the light. Guru—'Gu' means darkness and 'Ru' means the light, knowledge. Who has knowledge can give knowledge to others or guide them; he can guide or learn. Therefore, a Guru is a teacher; the word Guru means teacher. It can also be our driving instructor who teaches us how to drive a car. Knowledge. The first time I came to the car, I couldn’t drive at all. After one month, I can drive a car and be a driver. But I close my eyes, and I see no light anywhere. How did it happen that I can now drive a car? That means I have received the light as knowledge. And so Buddha, the word comes from Buddhi. Buddhi is intellect. Intellect and enlightenment. Buddha, Buddha means wisdom. So when Buddha realized Self-realization, he said that he had passed from his consciousness as a Bodhisattva, from there as Buddha, slowly through all his incarnations down to stone. Stone, metal, coal, the other types of living beings, plants, and so on up to humans and his enlightenment. Descending and Ascending. Then the Buddha says, what he sees—there is nothing at all. There is nothing. And that is also what science says. What you can see, smell, and touch is nothing. But where there is nothing, there is something. And this is the wisdom of the breath cultivators and scientists who come together here. Last week, there was a magazine cover; the title said that scientists are searching for God, but they have found nothing. And I saw SMS messages saying, "Come to me, I will show you." So, you will not find any God, no matter which planes of the universe you come from. God is here, and God is within you, and also within all other living beings. Jīva, Jīva. Jīva means life, and life means life; it will never die, the soul. Now, the soul is individual: my soul and your souls. We are here, so many people sitting in one room, all individuals. But as breathers, as consciousness, we are all one. There are no two persons here, absolutely no two. We are only one. Just as this place where we are sitting was once under water, then under snow and ice. And then it came as a foundation. And someone, whether a king or anyone else, says, "This is my land, my kingdom." Then a farmer, and a farmer has sold. Then someone, a broker, bought the entire property. And now it is 10,000 square meters. And in these 10,000 square meters, someone came and installed Wi-Fi. Yes, a beautiful name, isn’t it? Economic Institute, right? Or? Four? So, now in this Wi-Fi, there are like many floors. And how many rooms, each room has its number. Tell me, a 10,000 square meter property has so many rooms, including bathrooms, toilets, a restaurant, waiting rooms, and everything. That is individual, through a dualism and knowledge as a barrier. When the entire wall disappears, only one space remains. Space is one. And so, we are all one Ātman, the highest consciousness. At the moment, we are individually the soul. And therefore, each of us has a different destiny, Śikṣā. My destiny is different from your destiny. Why? Because my karma is different from your karma, your actions. And just as all wander, fluttering on the waves of time into infinite space, coming together and going, coming and going. So, Prāṇī. Prāṇa is power, spiritual power. Spiritual Energy holds all the elements together, and the entire creation remains united. And sometimes it moves up, down, and so on. And that is life. Movement. Work. The entire universe is at work. Such a lazy person says, "I do not want to work anymore." No, you cannot say that. Wait a moment. Wait. In a few hours, you will get up and go to the kitchen for food. Because your stomach is already working. The heart is working. The whole body is working. And so prāṇa is what holds us all together. And inside there is a seed, and this seed is Jīva, the individual, the individual soul. As long as we have our śikṣā, karma, good or bad—because we must also immediately enjoy and resolve good karma here, as well as the bad. But through good karma, only all bad karmas are cleansed. Then it is said that we are liberated, or that this soul enters divine consciousness. Prāṇī means individual. Every individual soul is bound in this phenomenon of prāṇa. All living beings, regardless, even the bacteria, all are Prāṇīs, all that lives. And all of them are under one umbrella, protection as a prāṇa. So Prāṇī Mātṛā, every living being, merī Ātmā he, is my Self. And Ātmā, So’ham, Brahmātmā. And Ātmā is the supreme Self, not the individual soul. But as a human, I have an intellect to understand what love is, what pain is, what hatred is, what greed is, what is pleasant and unpleasant. How should one understand what grace is? This is more present in the human heart than in animals. And thereby in our creation, Mother Nature or God or the Creator, whatever we call it, has created 8.4 million, Caurāsī-Lakṣa, different types of living beings. In three levels: Jalacara, Sthalacara, Nabhacara. In water, on earth, and in space. But all these are from one light, and that light is the light of God. And therefore, we say, Love. Mahāprabhujī said, "Love all living beings, if nothing else, then at least as much as you love yourself." And therefore, word, use only one word: Human Rights, Humanitarian, human aid—what about the other living beings? And now we see how many problems there are in our world, on the planet, because we humans have forgotten the animals. How many animals suffer because of humans. And this is the time now, the Christmas season, when we are to awaken our sleeping love, grace. It is said that Jesus came as love and peace, a messenger of peace. Love, "love your neighbor" is very much misunderstood. Love your neighbor, your wife, and your husband. Of course, no one needs to say that I will not love my wife or my husband. And if I do not love, then no matter what surrounds me, I will not love. Do I go to the registry office or where? To the court. Let it be. So, "Love Your Neighbor" means all living beings except your own body. This is universal love. Peace can only come when we learn to renounce. Conflict exists only because we desire to have. We want to have more and more. And therefore, restlessness is not peace. So, God has triumphed here as humans and has drunk as humans. He created the human body and placed a soul within it. The soul is the same, the quality is the same. It is not dependent on quantity; it’s quality. The soul of a tiny ant and that of a great elephant are of the same size. Equally great. The body, the system that Mother Nature has given, is very important. And what we humans have is a different kind of compassion for others. Love your neighbor. And love means giving, understanding, forgiving. That’s how it is. Love is also very much misunderstood. So learn to love others. And it is very difficult, very, very difficult. I tell you, it is insanely difficult. Damn it. Love is not simple because we lack tolerance, we lack compassion. We are very strongly attached to our culture, our religion, or our country and skin color, and so on and so forth. Everyone talks about forgiveness and love and so on. A family is sitting, a father and mother are sitting next to the—not Kirsten—Christmas tree. I have brought the red flowers in the cherries. And they are happy, sitting on Christmas Eve, and so on. And the daughter calls from somewhere and says, "Yes mother, father, I wish you a wonderful joyful Christmas. And I am here and there, and how are you, child?" "Yes, I am very well. And I have some good news, right? Yes, I married a black man in Africa." Man is man. There is nothing else. But where before there was all love and forgiveness and everything spoken and heard from the parents, suddenly it feels like a great stone. Why? Because they do not understand. We do not understand when my daughter marries someone in another culture or so. That was also a lot in Austria; the custom system is still, still, you know. I would prefer not to open Austria, please. But one person told me, he was a count, very close to me, we talked a lot, and I never understood these words, because he explained them to me. He said, "When we come into our society and our young man or young girl comes with another stranger, then it is said, 'Was he born or thrown?'" And I did not understand what that means. I have understood, thrown away, given the child away or something like that. He then explained to me. I was already saddened by it. And that still exists. So, my dear, to cleanse all of this from here is not easy. So, out of millions, perhaps one or two may attain this enlightenment. So self-realization means to clarify everything well and cleanse all negative thoughts and duality. Certainly, we are here. I have an Indian passport and I have an Austrian passport. Okay, so I have the paper. But we are human beings. I also have two legs, and so do you. I have two hands. I also have red blood, and so do you. So we are all human beings. Therefore, loving your neighbor does not mean immediately hugging them and saying, "I love you." And then you go to others and say, "I love you." And you look at us and say, what is there? The woman says the screws are loose. Love does not mean that we embrace someone, but that we show our compassion, our understanding, and forgiveness. Then, this prāṇa becomes pure. Prāṇa, our prāṇa is currently very dense, like fog. And specifically from the various worldly unpleasant feelings and problems. When one meditates, repeats a mantra, or prays, then prāṇa becomes purer. It is filtered through. I always have a glass of water, but today there is nothing there. No problem, I can speak without a glass of water as well. There is a glass of water or a water pitcher; we pour water into it, a little dirty water. And we leave it lying for an hour or let it lie the whole night. Even our tap water. We see, all the lime or whatever it is, slowly, slowly, slowly settling on the ground. And pure water will come to the surface. And this is how it is when one meditates. In meditation, it filters out all our negative thoughts and negative feelings, and slowly, slowly it calms down and disappears. So that means, stay grounded, from the lower cakras—no problem, we work with Kuṇḍalinī Yoga, everything will be purified. But from here, from the navel to where the Hara center is, energy, prāṇa energy, the solar center. From up here, we need pure energy. Thus, through meditation, we gradually filtered down all our negative feelings, thoughts, experiences, fear, and so on. In the heart awakens devotion. And devotion is a love. Pure love means surrender. Devotion—as long as the man, the husband, has no devotion to his wife, he cannot overcome them. When a man meets a woman, he has so much devotion to her, and she does as well. And slowly, slowly, when these feelings fade away, when the devotion fades away, then there is no more love left. And so is the devotion of parents to children and children to parents. And so is the devotion to our neighbors. Love means another word: devotion. Surrendering means letting go of our ego and being ready to help, to give. And so, through meditation, energy, negative energy slowly, slowly moves downward. And pure, best quality, best fuel, like—which is the best, how do you say, we don’t mention company names, okay? But unleaded, or how do you say that? Unleaded? Super unleaded. And that comes to our heart. Then comes devotion. And when the heart filters energy once again, it comes into our head, where thoughts wander. In Vedānta philosophy, in Yoga-Vedānta philosophy, one speaks about Indriyas. Five Jñānendriyas and five Karmendriyas. Five organs, organs of knowledge and organs of sense, okay, and five to act or karma. And all our knowledge-gathering Jñānendriyas are seated up here. Ears, eyes, nose, taste, and the skin that extends throughout the entire body. The Tvak, the feeling of calm. These five Jñānendriyas, when they remain pure, then our thoughts are pure and clear. As long as our Jñānendriya do not receive good prāṇa, we will think negatively and will not do good things. In meditation, when we use a mantra or a prayer, the impurity of our actions and feelings is purified more quickly. And meditation or mantra is again a form of surrender. Part 3: On Meditation, Prāṇa, and the Nature of Pain In meditation, one feels at one with God. In prayer, one has a personal consultation with God. The prāṇa, the life energy that holds us together, is also present in our food. The best quality of prāṇa is found in organic food, yet it is strange, is it not? Thirty years ago in Austria, there was no such thing as so many organic vegetables. When I first came to Austria, no one spoke to me about "Bio." Then something very good arrived: macrobiotic food. Do you remember? It was in fashion and tasted so good to me. That miso and such was still healthy food, but biologically it was not yet anything. Now, slowly, we have spoiled so much of our entire Earth, and we are all seeking biological things. Food should contain life within it, not the food of death. The death sign also indicates death. And so prāṇa, prāṇi-mātra, my ātman—all are my Self, and the Self is God. These very thoughts alone can heal many illnesses. Yet, how difficult it is. An injection is simple, okay? Chanting, an injection is simple. She is a dentist and since 1980, 1979, she has been taking care of my teeth so that I have so many prostheses in place. I always say, "I am Ātma. I’m not the body." And then she says, "We will fence." She comes with a drill and says, "Uh, please give me an injection." Thus they speak, and reality is different. But even though I am an Ātma, the love is for all. There was a Swāmī, I saw him myself when I was little. I observed him until I was 25 years old. Then he simply disappeared; I don’t know where he went. He was old, very old. All people have said, my grandfather said, he always had the same state on his face. He developed brain cancer. And this is not a Christmas joke, okay? Inside, they say, was the... how do you say... that pus, yellow fluid, pus. And worms developed. One day, he is sitting and it is flowing, and he takes the worms again with his hand and gives them back up so that they do not die. There, 50 meters away, is a hospital. His doctor came and said, "Can I help you?" Just like Dr. Shanti. He informed him, took his note, placed it in front of him, and said, "Please." The doctor was beyond his control. The entire brain was open, as if all its compartments had been removed. Looking at him, he said, "Please, take care of it." The doctor said, "I cannot." He put the note back on his head and walked away. So, we are not that far. This is called a spiritual power. He lived, but he did not truly live. To live is first to die in order to live. Through his spiritual power, through his meditation and mantra, he was able to accomplish all of this. It is said that when Jesus was crucified, he departed from his power. Samādhi—in Yoga it is called Samādhi. So you don’t feel anything there, but we can only speak. We don’t feel anything either, but when a syringe comes and goes in, the doctor says, "Open your mouth," and takes the syringe, only then do I close my eyes and then open my mouth. Fear, my dear, fear. We live in fear, and fear also arises from ignorance. Fear arises from the inner sense of guilt and from our unwillingness to die. Perhaps we know that one day we will die, but we do not want to know anything about it. Because we do not know through which agonizing, painful state we must relinquish this prāṇa. Therefore, any kind of help, medicine, or whatever, is most welcome. We want to live a life free of pain. That is it. I can say, no matter which doctor, how they created this anesthesia, no matter what people say about chemicals or hormones or such, I can say that a certain God has granted him liberation. A strong pain, where you scream and the doctor gives you anesthesia, an injection, and you are completely relaxed and free of pain. I believe there is no greater help than to take away someone’s pain. These are my personal opinions, views, and also experiences. There are many kinds of pain, physical and emotional as well. As I said, depression. You have no pain in the body, but depression is such a strong inner pain. Depression can be alleviated through prayer, through yoga practices—for example, Śaśāṅkāsana (the hare pose), a yoga mudrā, a Viparītakaraṇī mudrā. There are five or six exercises in yoga that can help people emerge from a deep state of depression. So, as they say in Austria, mental problems, mental pains—not just physical, but mental pains. And there, love is the best medicine for such persons: to provide understanding. Why does depression exist? Something is missing. We do not understand. One is an alcoholic and does not say, "Don’t drink," but rather asks, "Why do you drink?" Why did she become an alcoholic? Because of problems with parents or partners or children, or due to the death of loved ones, or a fear of life. Can we help someone? That would be the most beautiful, most beautiful meditation and most beautiful prayer, if we can understand someone and be able to help. Then there is a pain for God. That is also a strong pain. One falls in love with God, just as someone falls in love with another person, and when that person dies, one feels so sad or something like that. Do you know how intense the pain is when someone is in love with God? I know it very well. Holy Francis, what is it? Have you seen this film? That was her. When one has such love, then people become sensitive and perceptive; they will remember you as that great person who realized the God within thyself. But try once to fall in love with him. There is a Hindi bhajan song in the Hindi language. I will sing only a first line or, how do you say, a first stanza: Rām-ras pīyo, Rām-ras pīyo Saba ras jagata ke pīye jyo lagata hai Jāno to itane sukha, maiṁ bahuta uccā hūṁ, maiṁ itanā uccā hūṁ Śakti se yā nāma ke rasa se, maiṁne nāma ke madirā pī hai Jaba se vaha amṛta cakhā hai, saba svāda jagata ke phīke haiṁ Kucha bhī upamā nahīṁ de sakate, usake svāda, sundaratā, yā śakti kī Jaba bhagavāna kā premā hamāre andara ātā hai, use hṛdaya meṁ āne do, aur tumhārā hṛdaya use āge baḍhā degā Kya kahte haiṁ? Pavitra hṛdaya. Sacred Heart. Jaise bhagavān Rāma aura siddha Hanumāna apane hṛdaya meṁ dikhāte haiṁ ki hā, yahāṁ mere andara merā Īśvara baiṭhā hai Aura ham kahte haiṁ, mere mitra, maiṁ tumheṁ bahuta pyāra kartā hūṁ, he Bhagavāna, maiṁ tumheṁ bahuta pyāra kartā hūṁ, kevala maiṁ Hanumāna nahīṁ hūṁ, ki maiṁ apanā hṛdaya apanī uṅgalī se khola sakūṁ, ki maiṁ tumheṁ siddha kar sakuṁ ki tum mere hṛdaya meṁ ho To, premā vaha premā hai jo kabhī nahīṁ ḍhalatā hai Sacā mitratā kabhī nahīṁ ḍolana cāhie. Sahī? Yahī hai. Hāṁ. But I have also corrected this song a little. That didn’t do me any good. The last one is on it: "When death takes my life, I cease to be faithful to you." Did I say, "Oh Lord God"? Once again, he or she has left me standing in this world. So we have corrected it: "Despite death, you embrace life; I will not cease to be faithful to you." This is life and the connection of life. A holy woman said to Mīrā, "Mīrā dāsī, your devotion to Hari spans countless lifetimes." Mīrā said, "I am your servant, O Lord. From several lives, not just in this life. Darśana, please give me your, Darśana, your radiance." Then, next of course, we return once again to our body. Yes, everything is there when we are healthy. Health is nothing, everything, someone has said, but everything is nothing without health. For that, there are many paths, many things, many, many. There are many systems in the world, and one of them is Yoga. In Yoga, what we have composed and created as a system is particularly systematic. Yoga is gradually integrated into daily life. If one can practice, then one can certainly lead a healthy life. But one day we must go. Death comes through two things: old age and sickness, or accident. We want neither. But that will not be accepted. How can one say, "Please God, your will be done, but please without pain?" Yes, without pain, without suffering. There are many kinds of dependency: financial dependence, emotional dependence, and so on and so forth. But an addiction—that is the worst, physical addiction. We become helpless. Now I can quickly go and get a glass of water. But a time can come when, although a glass lies before me, I am not even able to hold that glass and drink. That is that. A few years ago, I believe it was already ten years ago, an older woman who lived alone, an elderly lady, she was alone. Winter. She thought, because it was very cold and her legs were cold, she sat next to a radiator, an oil radiator, to get warm. Suddenly something happened; the radiator ran over her feet. She was not able to withdraw them. Her feet were, how shall I say, burned. Who still knows this? You know this, one, two, three know you. This is a physical dependency. We practice yoga long enough to be healthy, spiritually and physically. One day, we must leave anyway. A healthy life means we need healthy nourishment and healthy movements. It does not have to be that we perform acrobatics. It does not have to be that we jump back and forth. I love pleasant, gentle practices. That is good for me. And that is why I practiced Orgnithie. So, we will do some exercises, okay? Very good. We are sitting comfortably with our hands on our knees, taking five deep breaths in and out into the belly. Now we slowly take a deep breath in, stretch our hands above the head, interlace the fingers, and turn the palms upward. We go backward, leaning on the chair. And backwards again, and look, a beautiful pyramid, there, this platform. Sit up straight again, hands free, palms facing upward, and feel the circulation through the palms, fingers, and arms. Now slowly exhale, slowly, and rest your hands on your knees. Do you feel your hands? Once again, inhale, hold the breath, interlace the fingers, palms facing upward, and exhale once. Inhale again and lean backward. To the center and hands free, palms facing forward, exhale simply, wait a moment, and now slowly. Sit upright, relax your shoulders, take a deep breath, and slowly stretch your neck forward while inhaling, bending your head until your chin touches your chest. Keep the body straight, inhale, head up, raise the hands again, inhale, sink the fingers and turn the palms upward, exhale, inhale, exhale bending to the left, inhale to the center, exhale to the right, inhale to the center, exhale to the left, inhale up to the center, exhale to the right, inhale, this is a Kepsel program for Viro, to the left, to the center, inhale backward, once again and back to the center, hands, knees sink, sideways and then fingertips from the shoulders. So please, neighbors, don’t mind if someone nudges you with their elbows. First, elbows forward, touch the elbows. Now up and down and forward. One, make a beautiful circle. Two, four, five, elbows together in front. And the other direction. 1, 2, good, hands on the knees, once come up on the tips of the toes, once heels on the ground and toes up. This is the program that I gave to Austrian Airlines. Yes, tip, toes down, heels up. Good, very good. Once put your full weight on the knees. Do Bhastrikā 25 times, like this. And come up. Very good. Bhastrikā from the abdomen. One becomes a yoga teacher from the belly. To be a good yoga teacher, you must have your own inner strength so that you can demonstrate. All clear? Very good. Now we will do a little relaxation. Of course everyone is wearing winter shoes, but if one could perhaps take them off, it would be more comfortable. Then the entire feet can breathe. Yes, someone told me, in the Czech Republic, it was a large hall, where 1500 people or more were completely full. I said, "Now take off your socks and shoes," and I can imagine, suddenly, there were clouds of sock fragrance. Okay, place your hands on your thighs, you can hold them like this or like that, however you prefer, or also place them beside your socks. Get comfortable, completely relax, close your eyes, take a deep breath in and out. We will sing once, breathe deeply, normal breathing, relax, relax, relax. The whole day is over. You have worked a lot, both physically and mentally. Now is the time to relax. Breathe deeply in and out. Relax. Be aware of your existence. Be aware of your existence. Physically and mentally. Tell yourself in the mind: "Rest, my friend. Rest. It is time to relax. Relax the whole body." From the toes to the top of the head, from the top of the head to the toes, just relax, relax, draw up to the head, in concentration, no imaginations, no expectations, simply relax. Tense your legs, hip muscles, tense your abdominal muscles, elbows, and tense your hands; relax your shoulders and neck. Try to relax all the muscles of your face, the eyelids, the center of the eyebrows, the lips, the jaw joints, and relax the breathing process. Relax the entire body. Simply relax or imagine and feel how much peace, love, and grace you have in your heart. All love. Your thoughts are like a blessing for the whole world. Direct your thoughts so that all people may have love, grace, and peace in their hearts, so that all living beings may also endure and receive grace. We pray for our health, our protection, God’s grace, harmony, and understanding in this world, so that we may be a guide for a positive life. Slowly breathe in and out deeply two or three times, extrovert. We will chant Om once and the Śānti Mantra three times. The subtle breath. Feel your entire body, your breath, and your presence here in this hall. Feel that you are completely relaxed, both physically and mentally. Slowly move your fingers, which means make a fist and then open your palms. Make a fist, hold the fist firmly and straighten the elbow on the knee, support the fist and open the fist, relax the elbow and fold the palms together and rub the palms. Place your hands on your face, feel the facial muscles, warm them, open your eyes, lower your hands. I believe that will be enough for this evening. I wish you a wonderful Christmas season, a holy evening, and much success, health, and a happy New Year. With God’s blessing. On behalf of the guests, I would like to sincerely thank you, dear Svāmījī, for your wisdom and for your inspirations for our life practice. Once again, a flower. Audience, you have the opportunity to deepen and further intensify what you have just heard. Yoga in Daily Life has been present in Salzburg for 35 years. I warmly invite you all to come to our āśrama on Staufenstraße. You can find the respective folders for our course program in the foyer. Now I would like to wish you all a blessed Christmas. For Christmas, the festival of love and peace, I would like to leave you with a quote from Svāmījī: "The more wisdom you possess, the humbler your mind becomes. The more understanding you develop, the more helpful your tone becomes. The more goodness lives in your heart, the more understanding and love you feel for all living beings."