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We are coming to our planet, this planet where the creatures, the soul, the individual soul, have the possibilities to develop. Baccha Baccha Rām, yeh śarīr mandir sa pāvan har mānav upkārī hai. Jahāṁ siṁgh ban gahe khilone, gāya jahāṁ mā pyārī hai. Jahāṁ savera śaṅkh bajātā, lorī gātī Śyām hai. Har Bālā Devī kī pratimā, bachchā bachchā Rām hai. Bachchā bachchā Rām, jiske sainik samar bhūmi mein, gayā karte Gītā hai. Jahāṁ khet mein halkenike, khelā kartī Sītā hai, Jīvan kā ādarś jahāṁ par, Parmeśvar kā dhām hai, Har Bālā Devī kī pratimā, bachchā bachchā Rām hai. Bachchā bachchā Rām, jahāṁ karma se bhāj badalte, śrama niṣṭhā kalyāṇī hai, tyāga aura tapa kī gāthā, gātī kavī kī vāṇī hai, jñāna jahāṁ kā Gaṅgā jalsā, nirmala hai abhirām hai. Har Bālā Devī kī pratimā bachchā bachchā Rām hai. Bacchā Bacchā Rām chandan hai, is deś kī māṭī tapo bhūmi har grām hai, Har Bālā Devī kī pratimā Bacchā Bacchā Rām. Well, this evening we have a beautiful subject. Relax and enjoy. Everything always begins with yoga. What is yoga? If you remember, last year I also told something about this subject: the hidden power in the human. What do we have, and how much do we know? What are we having, or are we aware of our treasure, which is hidden within our consciousness? Let us begin about śūnyākāśa, empty space, endless empty space. Ananta, Ananta Brahman. We do not know where the beginning is and where the end is. The ākāśa, the endless space, is like a mother body. Within this śūnyākāśa, endless space, resides cosmic consciousness. Cosmic consciousness is within the cosmos, not outside. Like a child residing in the lap of the mother, or that consciousness of the embryo residing in the body of the mother, so the universe and consciousness both have perfect balance, and that balancing principle is yoga. So now you can guess how old is yoga? As old as the space is existing. Yoga is not physical exercises only. Breath exercise, concentration, and meditation—these are the techniques to realize yoga. So yoga means balance. Where there is a balance, there is harmony, and therefore you can say yoga means the harmony, harmony of body, mind, consciousness and soul. Where there is harmony, there is unity, oneness, and therefore, literally, yoga means union: the union of the individual consciousness with the cosmic consciousness. So yoga is that principle between universe and consciousness. The fourth principle is called the willpower, what we call the divine will. Eko’ham bahu syāmi—"I am one and I will multiply myself." So that cosmic consciousness is multiplying or manifesting as individuals. And that willpower, that pūrṇa śakti, is that power, the energy. And the first movement in that cosmic consciousness is the resonance, the sound. Yogīs say that it was "Oṁ." That Oṁ is that resonance which is spreading slowly, slowly throughout the whole universe, the endless universe. In the Vedas it is said, "Nāda rūpa para brahma"—the form of the Supreme is resonance, the sound. And through that sound was created first the fire element, after that the air element, then the water element, and finally the earth element. Ananta Brahmāṇḍa, Sahasra Sūryas—endless universe and thousands of the sun systems, countless stars, planets, and so on, all have been created by that one consciousness, and that is the cosmic consciousness. We are coming to our planet, this planet, where the creatures, the soul, the individual soul, have the possibilities to develop. The separation from the cosmic consciousness into the individual consciousness took place through that taraṅga, waves, the waves of the resonance. The creator has created on this planet 8.4 million different creatures. They have three categories: Jalacara, Thalacara, and Nabhacara. Creatures which exist or live in the water, creatures which live on the earth, and creatures which live in the space. All together make 8.4 million. Out of them, one is the human, of course. If you don’t believe, begin to count and let me know next year. That’s it. One is the human. Now, these 8.4 million, they make one cycle, a circle, the cycle of 84, 8.4 million. Consciousness is constantly traveling, moving. Circulating and developing from the stones to the human consciousness, and from human consciousness to the God consciousness, there is a constant circulation, cosmic circulation. Everything is moving in the universe, everything. Similarly, the individual, whether it is in physical form or in astral form, is constantly moving. The individual soul floats on the waves of time through the entire universe, through darkness and light, experiencing happiness and unhappiness, pleasure and displeasure. The aim of the circulation is one: to unite or come back to the origin. Though it is in the origin, but still, through ignorance or through quality, we are separated. Example: in this hall where we are sitting, it’s about 100, 200 square meters. One day this hall, or in the past, it was one field only. The coast, there was nothing. Someone came, occupied the land, then gave it to the farmers, and it was sold in pieces. And now here we are sitting. This space is just two hundred square meters to three hundred square meters. What is the difference between this space here where we are sitting and the space on the corridor, the office room, kitchen, bathroom, and so on? The space which you see on the beach, endless space, horizon. There is no difference. The difference is only in the walls. That wall has created duality. Separation is due to these walls. And what is created is not permanent. Everything one day will be destroyed. And when we remove this wall, space becomes one with the space. Similarly, the difference between the cosmic self and our self is those walls of the qualities. And there are the tendencies in the human body to break through the walls or remove those walls. Therefore, there is a constant circulation, development we call rebirth and death. Reincarnation in a spiritual language is reincarnation; normal language is rebirth. You are also incarnated. Every creature is an incarnation which is born. Now, in the modern language, we have a beautiful word. What you call a recycling system. Do you believe in recycling or not? Yes or no? Yes. If you believe in a recycling system or process, then where is the problem to believe in reincarnation? Like this, in the material world, this recycling process is there, similarly in the astral world, there is also a recycling system. Believe or not believe, it doesn’t change the reality. No philosophy, no religion, no mentality, no culture, no tradition, no nation can change the reality. Reality is reality, if you don’t believe. One day you will face the reality, that’s all. That is permanent, that which will never change. The reality is that which never changes, and unreality is that which is changing. Out of 8.4 million different creatures, constantly changing forward, backward, in every direction. When we take the wheel, one part is up and one part is down, but as soon as we will begin to roll, the upper part will be down. That is circulation: coming, going, coming, going. From this, the human, the soul. Is the soul only quality? It is different, and quality comes through the actions, karma. Now, humans have got a most powerful tool to work, and that is called intellect or buddhi. The intellect of the human can be educated endlessly how we want, education. Through the education, humans are civilized, and human intellect also could be manipulated in different directions. One can become fanatic; one becomes what you call the terrorist. And when you talk to terrorists, they will say, "Yes, who is the terrorist? We are? A small group working against the big terrorists?" There are different... a thief. What is, how the thief, why he became a thief? That his intellect has got such kind of education and feelings. Similarly, a human intellect can be trained to the higher purpose of life in a spiritual way, in a free way. And so, the human body, which has five elements—ether, fire, air, water, and earth—it is not only one body; we have five different bodies: Annamaya Kośa, Prāṇamaya Kośa, Manomaya Kośa, Vijñānamaya Kośa, and Ānandamaya Kośa. Kośa means the layers, quarters. The first body is the body of nourishment, which we feel and we are aware of. Second is Prāṇamaya Kośa, the energy body. Manomaya kośa is a mental body, vijñānamaya kośa is an intellect body, and ānandamaya kośa is a causal body, the cause of all desires and karmas. Ānanda has two levels. One is called joy and one is called happiness. The sensual joy, to enjoy something, to achieve something, get something, that’s called joy. And I used to say, the joy of the joy is less joy than the sorrow of that joy. Today’s joy, for a while, a few years, then will be the sorrows. Why? Because it is changing, the material things are changing. Doesn’t matter what it is. If you have joy with your house, one day they will put you in the old home. That’s it. Yes, beautiful house on the beach, seaside view, ocean view. Oh, big garden, big garage. Two, three cars I had. Oh, big room with a fire chimney. One side is ocean, one side is fire. All elements are active: garden, flowers. My friends, my beautiful bathroom I designed especially, everything is in memory, but you are sitting disabled in the old home, you see. So the joy of the joy is less than the sorrows of the joy. Everything is changeable, therefore, no attachment. Take it as a sādhanā, just take it as a utility, that’s all. We have great joy with our parents, but unfortunately, one day they will pass away, then we will be very unhappy again. So everything is changing, constantly changing. And second, it is called happiness, bliss, that bliss which is param ānanda, unchangeable, everlasting, lasting happiness, and that happiness is only appearing. Mahatma Gandhi said, "Renounce and enjoy." It’s not easy to renounce. Before we begin to renounce, fear is there, doubts are there. Jealousy is there; it’s not easy to renounce. These are the weaknesses of human qualities. Therefore, ānandamaya kośa, the causal body, the body of the desires, you can see. Now, something more: we come to the human life. Not only these five bodies, but within the five bodies there are different functions. And the main points are this body, mind, consciousness, emotion, memory, and intellect. Also, to be in harmony, balance, and unity, therefore, Yoga in Daily Life has written in this book, "Yoga for Harmony of Body, Mind, and Soul." If there’s a disbalance between body and mind, then in India people used to say, "Screws are loose, and you have to tighten the screws again." So, practicing those exercises in the first level brings the balance. And when we have a balanced life, we are very happy. In Ayurveda, the first mantra said, the first happiness, first joy is a healthy body. And one of the Austrian, not Australian, Austrian scientists said, "Health is not everything, but everything is nothing without health." Do you want to be happy? Do you want to enjoy your life? Though the joy is not permanent, but still, do you want to enjoy your life, then concentrate for your good health. You may have a lot of money and everything, but your health is not good, and the doctor doesn’t allow you to eat certain things, or this and that, lying in the hospital. What a life. So we shall awaken the healthy consciousness to lead a healthy life. And the first step towards our health is healthy nourishment. Sattvic, vegetarian, balanced, healthy nourishment. That time when they wrote about Ayurveda, there was no question of organic or inorganic food. Unfortunately, for the last 70 or 80 years, we have created this poison, these pesticides. Because humans are very greedy, they want to have more and more and more. They suck everything from the Mother Earth out, and now the Earth is ill. Like that kind of cancer which is very difficult to cure. So again, I must remind you, Gandhījī, Mahātmā Gāndhī said, in this world, Mother Earth has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed. So humans became greedy to have more and more and more, and that’s why we are suffering a lot of earthquakes, a lot of floods, a lot of diseases. And these are all things.