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O Śuka Dama Kema, embodiment of knowledge, beyond duality, like the sky, eternal, singular, pure, unshakable, the witness of the intellect, beyond all emotions, free from the three guṇas—peace, peace... A hundred thousand-fold prostrations with all eight limbs of the body at the holy feet of Gurudev of the kingdom, a devotee of dharma and love. Seeing the current times, many scholars and ṛṣi-munis are deeply concerned about what will become of our people, what will happen to our children and youth, what will happen to the culture of our country, and what humanity as a whole desires to do in the entire world. The worry is very great. When Sūrya was setting, Gurudev Rabindranāth Tagore was walking along the banks of the Gaṅgā. Seeing Sūrya setting, a poet and such a scholar naturally had thoughts arise in his mind. From his imagination, he himself says that now Sūrya... The sun is setting, and the entire world is being engulfed by darkness. Since sunrise, it has been giving only light. Now, as the sun tires and sets, it contemplates within itself whether there is anyone to take its place and continue its work. Meanwhile, inside a temple of Śiva, a bell was ringing. Ravīndra Tagore was looking at it with wonder. A priest was lighting a small lamp and performing the āratī. Seeing the lamp, Ravīndra Tagore’s mind awakened to such a state of consciousness that he felt as if, while setting, the sun itself was glowing as a small lamp. Yes, but if I remain as light within the darkness... Our vast India, whose culture and traditions are spread throughout the entire world, is a great banyan tree. India has given the world everything; it has given nothing else but that. The bitter and half-complete world was given by our ṛṣis and munis; this is their legacy. But at present, the light that once existed seems to be gradually fading, and we ourselves are moving into darkness. This is the current state of our country. Many countries are also experiencing such changes in their culture, but I have observed two or three things. The government there does not allow their culture to be changed in any way; they protect their culture. And their language—there are some countries where even if advertisements are given in another language, they first write it in their national language at the top, and then the second language is written below. This is so that our people, our citizens who do not know that language, can understand it in their mother tongue. And why is dharma indeed the foundation of human life? Dharma sustains this humanity. And what do we call dharma—this is dharma, that is not dharma—there is only one dharma. There is the dharma of the father, the dharma of the mother, the dharma of the children, the dharma of prakṛti, the dharma of the seasons, the dharma of the eyes, the dharma of the ears, and so on. But what is the dharma of our heart? What is the dharma of our souls? All the actions happening within the entire body—that itself is your dharma. O protector of dharma, if you protect dharma... then dharma will protect you. If you do not protect the eye, the eye cannot protect you; if you do not protect the ear, the ear cannot... The sole reason for any illness that has developed or is developing within us is that we have not paid attention to the āhāra, vihāra, ācāra, and vicāra prescribed by the ṛṣis and munis for our diet and lifestyle. As a result, our body has become diseased. Even diabetes is a form of imbalance within the body. Why did this happen? Because we no longer remained based on it. Now that it has happened, we can control it. If we control our sensory organs, some control is possible. But nowadays, what happens? Just give a pill, and it’s fine. Eat food, take a digestive pill. One rotī is made, and eat one laḍḍū, and take the injection, right? The value of sugar is such that there is no compromise in it, no compromise in quality. Similarly, dharma is that which protects society, nature, and all living beings; that is spirituality. Then, within other countries, culture... Language and dharma are protected in their purest form. No matter what kind of political change occurs or whatever government comes to power, they will protect it. Some people believe that in a communist country, dharma is not protected, but that is not true; I have not seen that. See, if that were the case, then those who break the church or temple or mosque would have forbidden it, but they do not forbid it. Those who try to change the nature of change are discouraged; it is not allowed, it is not allowed. What we call fanaticism is not desired. This is the matter. Now, what is happening here, you yourselves know. Now the point is... If we can do something by willing it, then why not think that we are buying our land and going for the registration? Tell me, how much does the registration cost? It is 20,000. So where did the 60,000 rupees come from, why was it given, and where did it go? This fire has ignited, this fire has ignited. The feeling is completely open and so widespread, yet the registry is only for that much. So people try, even ready to kill their own brothers for a single foot of land. It is the same when Kali Yuga entered here; it came to the king... What is impossible? That thing places me in that state where I realize what it is. Just as gold entered that place, the Kali Yuga also entered, and as soon as it entered, the king’s head was adorned with a golden crown. The king was captivated by it; for that crown, the king's... Even now, within the depths of people's minds, there are layers like sheets of paper; greed is indeed the root of sin, and greed is also the foundation of compassion and dharma, while the root of sin is pride. Tulasī, never abandon compassion, as long as prāṇa remains in the body. Now see, we all hear, but what of the heart’s true understanding? You all know his story: Īśvara Chandra Vidyāsāgara was a very poor child from Chapra Seikal, and it was the time of British rule. He had a small child, about three or four years old, and he went with his father to school where they performed jādū pūārā k... Father said, "This is only for those who are educated and masters." So I also wanted to sit on the chair, but he said, "Not now, son. When you go home, teach me, teach me..." He was poor, and in school he... Now, two eyes, day and night, kept writing, erasing, and writing again. And in the evening, when he used to read, he would sit under the gas lamp or the kerosene lamp inside the room. Insects and moths would come and fall on his head, but the child's determination was such that he said, "I will study and sit on a chair." What happened then? 'I will read and sit on the chair'; while reading, he studied as much knowledge as he could. There was a very complicated case in America, and they said that no one could resolve this case. In India, there is a great scholar named Īśvara Chandra Vidyāsāgara. His name was Īśvara Chandra, and then his name became... Wearing the same patched-up kurta, dressed in the same old attire with the bangles on, when he stepped out—he had come from America and had some belongings with him, two suitcases. That was it. How much had he brought? Then he got off at the railway station here as well. Where else would you be taken? Don’t you know that one goes only to the elders’ house? You have to be taken to the house of Īśvara Chandra Vidyāsāgara. You know that’s where the work is surely found. Yes, it is found there. What else can be done? He took the goods and went there. He went inside the house and gave some water, sent water, juice, and also sent their breakfast and so on. This is precisely the special quality of us Indians—that we are always ready to serve. So, such individuals who upheld the culture of India, the knowledge and science of India, then the vidyā... The knowledge of the world’s universities is also very, very... much. The modest land gave birth to chaste saints and brave warriors; the modest land also bore cowards, cravens, and cruel ones. When a mother gives birth, such a birth is remembered—that if not brave, then at least do not remain barren; do not grieve. Courage is the mother’s duty; what else can be done, dear ones? After all, there, even two weeks before... It also happens that for nine months, as much as possible, I remain in their presence, doing everything for them. Their mind should never be hurt in any way because the light within them, that light should never flicker. So, what happens today? Nothing is said. Our gurus are inside the schools. When the schoolmasters arrive, two children come forward, bowing down in reverence. Today, the master is coming; the children sit on chairs like this, drinking Coca-Cola, saying "Hi" and "Hello." What happens in the exam? The master is fully aware, but the child does not get an attack. If you do not do it, then you are sitting here, all of you above fifty. How much respect do you have for your guru? Today, there is none, because within them, the impressions of discipline are not present. Today's parents... How it is flying away, how it is being sold off—what the other Bhagavān has given to humans is this: He says that the amount of compassion that a human being has in their heart, no other animal possesses that much compassion. They do not speak either, yet they protect their offspring, their children. Naturally, there is love for the children, but what about... Compassion resides within humans and nowhere else; therefore, Tulasī Dāsa said that compassion is the root of dharma, and the root of sin is ego. Nāḍī vajra, nāḍī vajra, pānī vajra, pānī—what is called Indra’s vajra, that vajra is called pānī. That nāḍī greatly helps in keeping our body healthy. One who practices the sādhanā of vajra nāḍī, who practices vajra, their body will remain beautiful. See how strong the remembrance power of our forefathers is today. Elderly people are sitting here, around eighty to ninety years old, and they still read books in the morning, read newspapers without glasses. And look, how many are wearing glasses—every three... That is why, the vajranāḍī, as our ṛṣi munis have it, is connected to the charanpādu, which is called khaṛāo. It is a wooden stick, a small piece of wood, placed between the thumb and the finger, where the vajranāḍī is located. Our consciousness, and so on, and so forth—oh, bring that chair, bring the cushion. Now, the nābhi is where our body begins. Through the vajra nāḍī, the body remains healthy and well-established. Yes, Śivadāo, its piṅgalā and piṅgalā—these are the two nāḍīs which... The sun and the moon keep our mind and intellect balanced. The sun and the moon are said to be the deities of the mind; the moon is the deity of the mind, and since the moon waxes and wanes, our thoughts within the mind also fluctuate. The sūrya nāḍī represents our intellect and the actions that occur within us. Never work by causing suffering to the body; one who causes suffering to the body is a fool. Bhagavān said, "I have given you such a beautiful body, why do you torment it?" Do not torture your body; through torturing the body, you gain nothing—no mokṣa, no knowledge, nothing at all. Whatever you attain, that... You will get through the teaching, your guru, mother, father, school teachers, your religious pundits, and then the sattva guru, this is the guru, after that the guru of the inner self arises. Among these seventy-two thousand nāḍīs, which we call seventy-two thousand, there are exactly that many cakras in our body. You must have heard the names of the cakras. A cakra is the place where the cosmic energy enters and resides. It is like a granthi, a small knot even smaller than the tip of a needle. There are about 17,000 of these, not a small number at all. But when fully activated, it is visible all around your body. The aura is like a crow. What is a crow? It is a drop of water that transforms into a form of gas. That is why an airplane flies inside the clouds; if it remained in a solid state, the airplane would cease to exist—it would become a form of gas. But later, from the atmosphere, it returns to vapor and begins to fall as rain. Similarly, the center of the 72,000 nāḍīs... Inside it, there are 72,000 cakras, and within those cakras flows the spiritual power, the power of Bhagavān, or whatever we may call it. When we meditate on those powers, we will come to know what is happening within each cakra. Let it not happen that I come among you and get lost—be alert, be alert, be vigilant, O devotees. Do not forget, do not go being deceived; this city is of deceivers who deceive by intoxicating. Be vigilant, O devotees, do not forget, do not go being deceived. This body is the city, the king is the mind, the senses are your subjects; do not let them enslave you, O king. The king is the intellect, the ruler. When you meditate, you realize that the voice of Gurudev comes from within, saying, "Be alert, O disciple, do not go astray or be deceived." Even a single small wave from any of the 72,000 cakras entering the body—if it is negative energy—is said to be like a single fly that can foul an entire pond. So, while meditating, it is not about thinking, "Now I will go and see Bhagavān, the sun is rising there," or anything like that. During meditation, it is said to remain focused on the control within us, both outside and inside, becoming indifferent to the external and internal differences, observing what is happening in our body. They are, but Bhagavān Viṣṇu, Bhagavān Viṣṇu, taking the form of Mohinī, came saying that everyone is fighting, I will settle all of them. The demons were also pleased, the goddess was pleased, the gods did not know who it was, the demons did not know who it was. One becomes mad, staggering like a bottle; the world is so crazy. After drinking a little, one starts babbling nonsense. Nowadays, alcohol sells even more than water. That’s why the liquor shop is now... it hasn’t opened yet, but it will open later. If they want to run our country like Gandhījī, they have only turned him into a rubber stamp. Desires are fulfilled just like that. Are they seeing a great soul who made so much effort, and on the other hand, our Sūr Vir Bahādur, who was a patriot, how much sacrifice he made? What suffering are we enduring for? We have forgotten them, we have forgotten them. They were ours; they did it for us. Alright, let us move forward. So, meditation means sitting in dhyāna, to regulate the mind, consciousness, senses, and so on with discipline and control. It will come and enter our heart and illuminate our intellect as well, which is called enlightenment. Now, enlightenment means bringing light inside, not outside. Some say, "Bābājī, I sit with my eyes closed; I see nothing, so I do not open my eyes." But to see Bhagavān, you must open your eyes. The eyes have been given, O Mahārāj, yet nothing is seen. If we meditate, then the open eye should be closed; if the eye is closed, what will be seen? Ah, to see, Bhagavān has given the eyes. The inner eye is the inner light, jñāna is the inner light, which means there are good qualities within humans. How do we awaken them again? So today, having said this much, I conclude the discourse. I will pause here and continue on the same topic tomorrow, discussing cakras, kuṇḍalinī, and so on. After that, if there is peace, then a little awakening will arise within you, within your family and community—that awakening to how much knowledge, how much light, how much power exists within our sacred land, Bhārat Mātā. We need nothing else. As I said in the beginning, Bhārat... He has only given to the world, taken nothing; now he is receiving. But we can improve, we can improve. There is a song in English, you know, "we shall overcome," right? "We shall overcome, I do believe that we shall overcome, one day I do believe we shall overcome." The truth will prevail. So, the divine eternal culture will never fade away, nor will we fade away. It will be like this, but there will be suffering again. Only after much suffering will our eyes open. Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa... Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Śrīman Nārāyaṇa... Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Śrīman Sacchidānanda Bhagavān Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Bhagavān Devādī Deva Deva Puruṣa Mahādeva kī satya guru Svāmījī Bhagavān sabhī ṛṣya muni mahātmāoṁ kī bāt pitā Gurudev kī Om śānti śānti... May all beings be satisfied; may all be peaceful and free from disease; may all see auspiciousness; may no one suffer any pain or sorrow. Om śānti.