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How are you? Very good, thank you. How was the night? Yesterday you had mauna (silence), but many of you did not follow it. Mauna is called ātmā anubhūti sādhanā, a spiritual practice for Self-realization. In some way, it is a sauna. We spoke in Strilky in great detail about Antaḥkaraṇa and Manobuddhi Vikṣepa. In yoga and daily life, in our meditation techniques, there is a meditation called self-inquiry meditation. Self-inquiry means to ask, "How am I, and who am I?" So, the sādhanā of mauna, meaning silence, is a technique to know who I am. Mala, vikṣepa, āvaraṇa. Mala means impurities—physical, mental, emotional, intellectual, social, etc. We know that whatever we think, there are two who know what we are thinking. One is our self; we know what we think, what our ambition is, what we are doing, what we are thinking, what we would like to have, etc. And second, who knows, is God. So, these two know everything. We say that a person who can’t speak anything sweet knows what sweetness is, but he can’t speak. It has always been in human stories, and it has also always been in some animals and creatures too; that is called a spy. Maybe someone is sitting with me here, very nicely playing as a good bhakta. "Yes, I am a disciple. I have my orange sign." But what is your purpose for being here? We don’t know. Some utilize it for sādhanā, some utilize it to make oneself a master, and some utilize it to give information further negatively. So, spies are always. This morning, I was looking to see if you are practicing or not. I was spying, but I was not successful. It seems you were on the other side. I was thinking, I also practice āsanas, and I thought perhaps you are spying on me, that I am doing them. Why not? Nothing is wrong. There were so many wasps coming because I ate one fruit. I ate, I washed my hands, mouth too. But still, somewhere, the smell of the fruit attracted the wasps. Then we put some fruits outside. Two of them went with, and one flew away and came back with a few. So that is also; the animals also have the information. And so also, when in New York City... This belongs to the impurity on the day when we will drink the nectar, purely, only for ourselves. It will help us, but we don’t take that nectar; we spoil that nectar. So, the first obstacle is impurity. Qualities have no impurity. A diamond is lying in the dust, among the stones and coal, but when it’s taken and polished, then it has a different shine than other stones. So, you are all diamonds here, except me. I try to speak, and I try to learn to polish myself through you. So, between diamonds, someone has to be defined. So, never think negatively. They say it in psychology: negative thinking means poisoning yourself. Vikṣepa. Then our own negative thinking creates immense disturbances, immense disturbances, first inside, in ourself. That we accept the vṛttis that are creating the karma, and it recalls again the karmas. When you go out of your house, the mouse comes in. When you come in the house, the mouse runs out. So, don’t think that this was my karma and it is gone. It is still somewhere hidden. And again, when you do something against that principle, then it will come back to you. The third one is called Āvaraṇa, the curtain. We put the curtain in front of our window against the sun, or against the vision, so that we don’t see through. So this curtain is a curtain of ignorance. That’s why we are doing this again and again and again. And those hidden karmas, they are happy because you support them to come back; you invite them. So don’t think that you are, that karma is over. Work, work, work. Take time to overthink. Never speak immediately about anything. I told you the day before yesterday, and yesterday morning. The most dangerous and powerful, harmful weapon, the bullet, is our words. Or, most beautiful, most peaceful, most divine are our words. A knife you can use for cutting your vegetables or fruits. In an emergency, that knife can also help you to cut some strings or ropes. That knife has saved your life, but the same knife can kill you. How do we use that? This is our vṛtti, within us, not outside. Therefore, whatever you think, good or bad, is your benefit or your loss. Therefore, self-inquiry should be done with mauna, with silence. Now you have time to go within yourself and think over. There are many problems, or many good things. So, you can solve many, many things yourself. The inner answer will come. Now, Mauna needs immense energy, immense energy. Easy to speak, but very hard to keep silent and back. Koji probave? Silence. Sādhanā, mauna is a sādhanā. No sādhanā can be as powerful as silent mauna. And normally we can’t keep mauna, except you are lonely at home. No one says good night; you say yourself, "good night," or you speak with your cat. But that kind of mauna is not a mauna; that is a force to be, God gave. In us, speech, the seat of the sound is in Maṇipūra. From the Maṇipūra it comes up, it filters in the heart, Anāhat Cakra. Anāhat is love, so it should develop in a positive way, then it comes to Viśuddhi. Viś means poison, and śuddha means neutralizing, purifying. Again, Viśuddhi checks everything. If it is something harmful, it will be sent back to the heart. The heart is the seat of mercy. You know, you people sometimes pray to Holy Mother Mary. But you said, "Your mercy." O Mother Mary, your mercy. We pray for your mercy. That is your heart. There is a seat of mercy. So if you are not merciful to yourself, how are you going to be merciful to somebody else? So, you will not get that mercy of Mary, you will not get the mercy of Jesus, nor of Kṛṣṇa or anybody, because you are not merciful to yourself, and you pray for something bad for others. We all have blessings. We are all entitled to bless. And blessings from anyone are good. But a curse or negative thought is not good from anyone, neither from ourselves nor from others. So, the silent mauna is to research your antaḥkaraṇa. Manas, buddhi, citta, ahaṁkāra—these four antaḥkaraṇa: mind, intellect, our space of thinking, and our ego. But we can’t research them because there are three strong barriers or rocks. And these are the māla, vikṣepa, āvaraṇa of our run, and only you can purify them. Please, can you purify my heart? Yes, there are some who can do. Definitely, they can purify your heart. Go for angiography. The doctor will do angiography and search your old arteries, and they will clean it. And where necessary, they will put a stent inside for the space, for the environment, for the herbals, plants, Gāyatrī Mantra, Yajña Mantras. They are temporary for a particular purpose to use. But the king of all mantras is your Guru Mantra. Therefore, it is said: If you practice one thing, you master everything. And if you are trying to do everything, you will lose everything. But humans are the most anxious creatures, and when we are in trouble, we do so many things. We do this pūjā, we do this yajña, we run to the astrologer, we run to the palm reader, we go to someone who is telling our future. Everything is trying, this, this... And nowhere is success, but go within thyself and make your mantra. Therefore, Holī Gurujī always kept his confidence, his faith, everything to Mahāprabhujī. Someone asked, "What do you need? Do you need something?" Gurujī said, "Śabda Kośa." Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, Kī Jai, Devaśvara Mahādeva, Kī Jai, Mādhav Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān, Kī Jai, Śrāvakuśādevī, Dātādī, Padāyal, Ek Sajāyī, Sab Sajāyī, or Sab Sajāyī, Sab Jai. Holī Gurujī, our Gurudev, Swāmī Mādhavānandajī said: Someone came and asked him, "What can I do for you? This, that." So, Holī Gurujī said, "Nice of you. Thank you. But Mahāprabhujī has given me everything. Mahāprabhujī has given me Mahā Ānanda, Mādhava Ānanda ke Mahā Ānanda Bhaya, Pāla Pāla Lethā Sambhāla." Every second, Mahāprabhujī looks after me, like a young mother; she always checks if the child is okay. Similarly, Mahāprabhujī is looking after devotees, but when you jump here and there, then it’s difficult. You call sometimes, "Hanumānjī, please come, Hanumānjī, Hanumānjī, Hanumānjī. Save me, protect me." Hanumanjī gets ready with his goṭā, and we say, "Please, Gaṇeśjī, Gaṇeśjī, please, Gaṇeśjī." Hanumanjī says, "Gaṇeśjī, you go now," and then Gaṇeśjī begins to get ready, then Śiva, Śiva... So, Gaṇeśjī said, "Śivjī, you should go." So, meanwhile, we are finished. So, Holī Gurujī asked Mahāprabhujī, "Today is this constellation, or now is this planet, or that planet. So what should I do? Should I eat yellow on Wednesday, red on Monday, black on Tuesday and Saturday, because we are from the family of Maharṣi Gargācārya?" And in astrology, there was no one greater than the Maharṣi Garga-ācārya. Gṛgācārya also performed the wedding of Śiva to the Śakti, also with Pārvatī, and also the Gargācārya was the guru of Kṛṣṇa. And the name of Kṛṣṇa was given by Gārgācārya. So whenever there came about this ceremony and this day concerned with Gagācārya, so it is a blessing of Ṛṣi Gagācārya in this paramparā. It means a family lineage. So, Holī Gurujī asked Mahāprabhujī. Mahāprabhujī said: "For you, Mādhavānand, Bāṇā Bāḍā Gurudev kā suno Mādhavānand, Graha Goṣar vyāpene mīṭe Kalkā Phāṇṭ, O Mādhavānand, the uniform which Gurudev gave you, that is the greatest. No graha and neither any planets nor any constellations will attack you. Bana bada Gurudev kā suno, Mādhavānanda, listen, Mādhavānanda." From that day on, Gurujī said, Mahāprabhujī will do all. I asked also Gurujī sometimes. You know, we are psychologically very weak. If someone says, "Oh, you have good hand lines, and your life is still here," and then you see there are difficulties, then you must be careful. Then the other one will say, "Can you reach my hand?" When I sit in Indian Airlines, then many hostesses come and say, "Swamiji, can you read my hand? Can you read my hand?" It is, how is my hand? I say it’s beautiful, nice, and clean. So Gurujī said often, none of these symbols will create an obstacle for Maheśvarānanda. He said this many times. Once there was something; I was in Europe, and Gurujī was in India, and he had a high fever. I don’t know if it was in Udaipur or somewhere, I’ve forgotten. But Gurujī was sitting and making his mālā, still at midnight. So the bhakta said, "Gurujī, you have such a high fever. You have the flu. You are very tired. Sleep." Gurujī said, "No. I am making a mālā for Maheśvarānanda. He has some difficulties, so I am just taking away. I don’t care about my health, whether I have a fever or not. I care for my bhakta. I care for Maheśvarānanda." And you blame others, you blame, blame. That is called vomiting. You are vomiting from your own self. So, find out your own chapter, my dear. In the bus, they have to write, "Smoking is prohibited." And the painter who is writing has a cigarette in his mouth. So, Holy Gurujī said, "What is in your hand?" He said, "Guru Dev, it’s only for writing. That’s it." So, we have that quality within us, and we try to do something different. Don’t put your thoughts immediately into your SMS. Do not put your emotional or angry speaking, or anything, immediately in an email. And don’t tell your words like bullets through the telephone. Wait. All the time, you had to go to the post office to make a telephone call. And until you came to the post office, you changed your opinion. That is a mauna, so we can purify. So, of course, I don’t want to force you, but observe yourself in a positive way. And whatever you have, let it go into this water, melt it. Pročišćenje. Antaḥkaraṇa: mana, buddhi, citta, ahaṅkāra. Māla, vikṣepa, āvaraṇa. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, Kī Jai.