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Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya. Śrī Śrī Devapurīṣī Mahādeva Kī Jaya. Dharma Samrāṭ Paramahaṁsa, Śrī Svāmī Mādhavānanda Purī Jī Mahārāja Kī Jaya. Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa, Śrī Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Purī Jī, Satguru Deva Kī Jaya. Hari Om. As it is Janamāṣṭamī today, it seems very appropriate that we are going to listen to the flute. Krishna is always playing the flute, so let us hear what he has to say. I’m sorry, I can’t remember your name… Fabrice. So, on behalf of everybody, I would like to welcome Fabrice here. It’s Stilky. Some of you may know that he and Madhuram have played together on some tracks for this new meditation CD from Madhuramjī. So, we are looking forward to it. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān. Thank you. Hari Om. I thought I would just introduce what we did and what we are going to play now. This CD started many years ago as an idea. When we made it, I realized I had been thinking of it many, many years back. It was in 2004, when I was in India at Kathu Āśram. We were lucky that Swāmījī took us to that small āśram where Mahāprabhujī… We went there, we had half an hour, sat down, and were told just to enjoy the atmosphere. I remember going there full of expectation that something was going to happen, that I would have some feelings. Obviously, it is a special place. But I was there, and nothing happened. I was just sitting there as I would sit at home. However, after about ten minutes, I realized that my inner thinking, the internal arguments, were not there anymore. It was a very subtle and beautiful sense of peace and happiness. That is where the title, "Time for Peace," comes from. I remember that at that time, one thought remained in my mind: that all should be happy. That was my wish while I was there. When I left the ashram, a lady told me—without knowing I had made any wish—"You know, whatever you wish will come true when you are in Kattu Ashram." I realized it would probably take some time for that wish to come true. But I decided to do my bit as well as I can in this world, so that we all come closer together. There are three mantras on this CD, and we are going to do the first one together. You all know it: "Oṃ Prabhudīp Niranjana Śabadukha Bhañjana." It happened very spontaneously in our ashram in Edinburgh when we met with Fabrice. We just played it, recorded it, and that was it. We really played it just once, and it was very, very nice. As we were recording, I realized—because when you record something, you put so much attention into it—that I could feel the result or the effect of that mantra so much better. That is the purpose of this CD: to help us practice with it, not only among us, Swāmījī’s disciples, but also people in classes. They can do the short mantra Ānandoham or Rām and experience that peace. So, we can begin if you are ready. After the mantra, Fabrice will then play some more rāgas and talk about them, because he is very special and very knowledgeable about Indian classical music. Can you put the mic here? It will be about 25 minutes for the 108 repetitions of the mantra—a little meditation. We can start with Oṃ chanting three times. Thank you. And now Fabrice will continue. I will translate. Good afternoon. I am from France and Belgium, actually, just from the north of France. I am very happy to be among you, with you. Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure, and to be serving on this special day is also a great opportunity. We were not sure we would do it; we decided by great luck. I got to know last week that it was just on the day of Kṛṣṇa’s birthday. I also found out that in the Christian calendar, the 22nd of August was the Holy Fabrice, which is my name. We have a couple of minutes left, maybe 15 minutes. I would like to play some meditation music which is according to the time and the mood. We have already done a very major meditation now, and coming out of this, I am… figuring out what is suitable. We have already had some meditation. I will continue with similar music, and I am thinking what will be the most suitable here. I still have 15 minutes to play something for you. There’s a bit of reverb. Maybe you can remove a little bit… a little bit, too much… just in between, you know. I would like to play a rāga which comes from South India. It is called Kāmavardhinī. It is a very strange scale which does not exist in Europe. Supposedly, the composition of these tones is not found in Europe at all. Thank you. I would like to play another short rāg, which is totally different. It is called, again coming from South India, Cārukeśī. It is very moody and very romantic, and also easy to listen to. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jai. Fabrice, thank you very, very, very much. It was so beautiful. Thank you for your interview. Thank you, because I don’t have anything more… Oh, yes. Sorry? Till tomorrow morning, yeah. I think now we will have lunch. We were going to have a pūjā, but we’ll leave it for later. Oh, sorry, now we will not have lunch. Fruits, yes. If anybody has any pictures—because my camera was not working today—I would be happy to have some souvenirs to bring back to my family. So if anyone has made a nice picture, he is free to put it on Facebook so I have a souvenir of this fantastic day. I cherish this moment very much. Thank you very much for creating this moment. Do you have to translate that again? So, have a great lunch. In the afternoon, the program will be interesting. Because we’re not quite sure how it will be, it will therefore be interesting. Once again, thank you very much, Madhuram Jī and Fabrice Jī. It is a beautiful way to spend the time under the trees. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jāya. Śrī Śrī Devapuruṣa Mahādeva Kī Jāya. Śrī Mādhav Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān Kī Jāya. Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa, Śrī Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Purī Jī, Satguru Deva Kī Jāya. Mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya. Sarveṣāṁ svasti bhavatu. Sarveṣāṁ śānti bhavatu. Sarveṣāṁ maṅgalaṁ bhavatu. Sarveṣāṁ pūrṇaṁ bhavatu. Lokaḥ samastaḥ sukhino bhavantu. Tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭi-vardhanam. Urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt. Oṁ tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭi-vardhanam. Urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt.