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Oṁ param sukharam kevalaṁ jñāna-mūrtiṁ dvandātītaṁ gagana-sadṛśyaṁ tasmāsyādi lakṣyaṁ ekaṁ nityaṁ vimalāchalaṁ sarvādhiṣakṣibhūtaṁ bhāvātītaṁ triguṇarahitaṁ satgurutvaṁ namāmy aham. Oṁ śāntiḥ. Śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān kī jaya. Aniścinta, good evening. A very nice good evening, Guru Scott. Welcome, and I am very happy to see you all here. Our topic for this seminar in lovely Corinthia is one I was free to choose. We have spoken about the Peace Park for a few minutes, and I think that is the right topic for us all. On the 2nd of October, there will be a World Non-Violence Day declared by the United Nations Organization in honor of Mahātmā Gandhi. Mahātmā Gandhījī worked for peace and non-violence his whole life. So now is the time to think over and also feel what is happening in the world. Thanks to God, there is peace in Europe at the moment. Austria is an example of that. Its citizens live in harmony and peace. Like many other countries, Austria is a beautiful country where you can live in peace and harmony with each other. We pray to God that it always stays like that, as well as the same in the whole world. We know that after the Second World War, peace was not there yet. How many people suffered from civil wars? Millions of people lost their lives. Millions of women became widows, and millions of children lost their parents or one parent. How many people still live in uncertainty and fear? People were counting the days, wondering how many more days they could live. Such situations around the world are unbearable. And who is responsible for that? The people. People should learn to live together and to understand other people. In the name of religion, in the name of culture and nations, people try to awaken aggression in other people in the name of spirituality and nationalism. We know what is happening in Syria, in the Middle East at the moment. They are also our brothers and sisters. They are also people, and they would also like to live in peace. Everybody wants to have their rights, and they would like to live in peace. We think and talk about human rights. And if we want to protect human rights, we should not lead wars. They also have their rights. Peace. Mahātmā Gandhi said, there is no way to peace, but peace itself is the way. You cannot buy peace, and you cannot borrow it. It comes from the inside; it does not come from outside. It comes from our heart. God created all the living beings. God loves all living beings. They are all God’s children. It does not matter how small a creature is. It is said in India, in the four Vedas and six philosophies, that the essence of these four Vedas and philosophies is that you will get what you cause someone else to suffer. The essence of these Vedas is that if you give pain to some other being, you will get it back. And if you give happiness, you will get it back. It is said that all living beings want to be happy, and none of them want to be unhappy. In this part of the world, there are a lot of Christians, and they know about the Bible. The essence of the Bible is only two things: pray for God’s grace and also to forgive our sins, and love thy neighbor. Who is that? Not only your wife, husband, your children, or your parents. Thy neighbor means all the living beings, so love all. Do you understand? When this love awakens in our hearts, this love is like a mother’s love. Which mother? We pray to Mother Mary for your grace. We know that she is such a form, such a being, an incarnation of Śakti, we could say, an incarnation of mercy and love. As a mother, how much pain she had to bear, what happened to her child. But she never said anything unkind. She carried this pain on her own. And it was she who said, "Lord, please liberate everybody from sin. Don’t do to others what you don’t have to have done on yourself. Do good. If you do good, you get good. If you do mean things, you will get this back." It means all living beings. In Hinduism, in Sanātana Dharma, it is considered a big blessing to be born as a human being. And in Christianity, it is said you are born in sin and pray for the sins to be taken away. This is the difference between the two beliefs. This is the difference between these two religions. But in the end, they come together. They come to oneness with the same opinion. God gave us something special that the other living beings do not have. And that is our intellect, our knowledge. With this, God gave us the responsibility to use this knowledge for good, not for bad things. We are very lucky that we have this mind, this intellect, this knowledge, human knowledge. But when we look at this world, we see how much pain is caused to living beings. And this is what is meant, that we are here in sin. Because in this Kali Yuga, in this dark time, it is like a coal mine. And we have to go a few kilometers through the coal mine. No matter how careful and attentive we are, still somewhere there will be a black spot of coal. Some black spots will come on us. And that is why we should always pray that God liberates us from our sins, from our mistakes. Yes, somebody said that as long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields. Sorry. And so we see, think about it, we humans have so much love, we have so much grace, so many feelings, pity for others. So think about this. Our heart is very sensitive. Our heart can feel things through seeing, feeling, and through our thoughts. And we can decide that we will protect ourselves and others as well. But as it is said in the Bible, there is this sin, and this sin is too big in us. The sin comes in the form of our habits, our anger, our jealousy, our hate, and greed, etc. So, it is very hard to let go of our habits. Guruji has always said, it is easier to let go of an enemy, but not of the bad habits. It is easier to liberate yourself from an enemy than from your own bad habits. When you see the old books from Europe, 200, 300 years old, the books about cooking, as I said, grandmother’s kitchen, cooking with recipes like grandmother’s cuisine. There are so many cooking recipes, but they are all vegetarian. They did not eat so much meat then. More meat consumption began at the First World War, and then the time between the two wars, and then after the Second World War. But has there been a blackmailing in the human brain, in the mind, that only rich people can eat meat and drink alcohol, which today, in this modern time, is called New Age high society? It was not that people started eating more meat because they did not have food, but it was more like some kind of brainwashing, that they thought, "Oh, alcohol and meat is something that rich people have." So people wanted to have that. We call it high society. And people who could afford meat and alcohol thought, "We are rich, we are big." And that is how it started. How many animals suffer because we have these thoughts that we like to eat meat? Two weeks ago, I flew from Croatia to Vienna. And in the airplane next to me, there was a lady sitting, and she had a basket. She had a basket with a tiny little dog inside, like a little rabbit. Maximum three kilos, six pounds. So lovely. People were going past and were stroking the dog. I sat on one chair, and the lady sat on the other, and the dog had his or her own chair. And then they were giving food on the airplane, and drinks. The lady took mineral water. And I had Indian tea, chai, in my flask. They allowed me to take this liquid, chai, with me. It was a special permission, and it was very kind of them. So I asked this lady, "Would you like to try Indian chai?" And she said, oh yes, please, I love Indian chai. You know, I was in India so many times, and I love chai. She was a lady. She had many gems and gold. Then I looked at my necklace, but she had more. So I covered mine with my shawl. I did not want any competition, and I gave her tea, and she enjoyed it. She said, "Oh, is there masala inside?" I said, "Yes, special masala." She was a very kind lady, and we talked a lot. We talked about her dog, and she said that she could not go anywhere without her dog because she loves him so much. She even bought a ticket for the dog; she had to buy it. But I wondered, shall I ask the lady, is she vegetarian or not? But I did not want to be unfriendly. I would like to know, could you ask this lady, "I would like to eat meat that comes from your dog today?" In no case. I do not think you would dare to ask that. This would mean the third world war. In no case. No way. She loves this dog more than her own child. So we love our pets because we know them and we love them. We should have this love for all living beings. Then we could not take meat into our mouth. How many animals suffer: the cows, the pigs, the horses, the chickens, and so on? They are mentally ill. They are afraid. They are in pain. And they gave such food to the cows, for example, that their udders are so big that they cannot sit down. They cannot lie on their side, and they cannot stand up. They stand day and night. They are standing on their four legs day and night. What is their condition? And then they slaughter them, the chicken farm. How much do they suffer there? We all know. And we know how the chickens suffer, you know, more than I do. When the meat comes on our plate, we should ask, "Where do you come from, darling? Do I dare to eat you?" So long as we do not awaken love for all the living beings in our heart, so long the mercy of Mother Mary will not be with us. Like we love our parents, our father and mother, and they love us, such love also is among animals. Mothers and fathers love their children, and their children love them. And that is why it is said in Indian books that non-violence is the highest principle. Not only physical non-violence, but also mental. Also, social. So there is a lot that we do not know, but we carry it around in our subconsciousness. And so long as there is this darkness from this sin, we cannot understand anything, and we cannot bring peace to the world. That is why it is said you are born in sin. And you should pray and pray for the forgiveness of sins. But we pray for one, and then we cause hundreds of others. So peace does not mean only peace in human society. But it is us, people, who have caused the wars and the lack of peace and everything that happens on the earth. It begins with all five elements. We have polluted the water. We have destroyed nature. We have destroyed the original seeds, the fruits, the trees, and so on. We have destroyed the authentic seeds and trees. And we have manipulated the animals. And that is the cause of why people are mostly ill: the psychical illness, the physical illness, mental illness, pain, hatred, restlessness. So what does peace mean for us? It does not just mean I want to live in my own house in peace. It is not my problem when somebody suffers. So it is very important that we try to understand all living beings and also this beautiful planet, Mother Earth. So now is the time for prayer and to achieve peace. And not only for us, this is also for our ancestors. If we pray and do good deeds, it influences other dimensions as well. And also the generations that will come after us. There is a principle, or a spiritual law. The principle says that a human being has a lot of responsibility but also five debts that the human has to resolve if he or she wants to leave the world. The first is our duty towards our mother. Our whole body stands from the mother’s body. Our whole body was created in our mother’s body. It was the mother who carried us in her own body, in her womb. Our mother carried us in her own body. She was the one who changed our nappies. The second one is towards our father. So, we have the same duty towards the mother, also towards the father. It is the same duty as it is towards the mother. It is said in the Śāstras, in the holy books, that a mother can never be a bad mother. In the Śāstras, the holy books, it is said, a mother can never be a bad mother, except when she has a mental illness. And also the father. The father can never be a bad father, except he is also mentally ill. And you become mentally ill also from drug addiction and alcohol. Alcohol was meant as a medicine, not as a drink. Do you know how many people die in the streets, how many accidents there are, how many divorces there are, and how many people are in hospitals because of alcohol consumption? It is said that the alcohol came from a devil in this world, and said, "People, I will possess you all." It is said that alcohol came into this world as a devil and said, "I will possess the human beings." O human, use what God gave you between your two ears. How many sins are committed because of alcohol? Yes, wine is mentioned in the Bible, but it is not alcohol. It is the freshly squeezed grape juice. But we take the words out of context, and we use them to just continue with our habits. The third duty is our debt to the elements. Deva Ṛṇa. Mātṛ Ṛṇa, Pitṛ Ṛṇa, Deva Ṛṇa. And this is Devas, meaning gods. Mātṛ Ṛṇa, Pitṛ Ṛṇa, and Deva Ṛṇa. And Devas are gods. And goddess means element, and it actually means element. Agni Dev, fire; Vāyu Dev, the wind; water; Mother Earth; and the Raum. Vāyu Dev, which is wind, and then water, space, and Mother Earth. Our life exists, and our life comes from these five elements. Our life comes from these five elements. I do not know what God looks like, and what I will say to him when he comes to me, and what I will do when he comes in the last minute of my life. I need him now, now, and now, right now. So God says, "I am always with you as the element in the element." When our body has a fever over 40 degrees, 42, alarm, my God, we are all nervous, fear, my God, we are going to die. So high temperature, it is red alert because this is a very high temperature. We think that we will die, or the temperature goes down, it gets cold, the body gets cold. Or when the temperature goes down and down, the body is cold, we touch and we say we make one mudrā, and then we make this mudrā. The sign of the cross. Everything is cold. But the body is there. Everything is there. Agni dev, the fire element is not there anymore. Or too much fire, or too much fluid. Or too much fluid in the lungs, in the stomach, everywhere. Or not enough liquid or too much liquid in the lungs, in our stomach. So, people ask, why are there so many gods in India? India itself is a complete god. India is a god in herself. It means the whole world. It is the whole world. All this is God. Everything is God. These flowers. Humans can only make them. They can make them perfect, but they are plastic. God, it is good. I did well. That is got this wealth, and sweat is mentally killed. There are two worlds: one is God’s world, and the other world is the human world. God, this world is perfect, God’s world is perfect and human not, and the human world is not. God has eternal life. It is also said in Christianity, eternal life. And the humans also created eternal life, and that is plastic. And that is plastic. Plastic never dies. You cannot kill the plastic. You can burn it, but it still lives on. Ja, danke. So the elements are respected as the source of our life. That is why it is our duty to keep the waters pure, the oceans, the rivers and the streams, and the air and the earth and so on. Fourth is thankfulness towards those who have brought us something. And the first duty is to be thankful to those who have taught us something, to our teachers. Religious teachers, priests, school teachers, university professors, even a teacher who taught us how to steer a bike, university teachers, even other people who are like mentors and taught us to ride a bike or something, and the driving instructor, swimming. So, your swimming master. Swimming instructor, your driver, master, everything. People who taught us something are our teachers. Without a teacher, you cannot learn. That is why we have so many gurus. The word "guru" means a master. And a master means a teacher, a music teacher. Painting teacher, many, many. In Austria, there are some powerful masters. There are some coming masters. Yes, the coming masters. Without their permission, you cannot make a fire in the house with the coming. They are called masters, like a master. They have to approve if you want to make a fireplace in the house. And we have a system, we have housemasters. They are house masters, very important. We need them all, and we need to respect them. You should not have them as servants. And the fifth duty is to your spiritual master. These are our five duties: to mother, father, teachers, elements, and to our spiritual master. And then we need to support this learning process. All education institutions should function and remain. Also, our religious institutions should be supported and visited so that they may survive and continue to give us spiritual and ethical principles. This is very important. After these five types of obligations that we have fulfilled, then a road will be clear for us. Now we have all security check, pass check, and check-in, everything. We made it. Now you can enter into the aeroplane and take off. We can fly. If we have not achieved this, we will come back and suffer more and more. What is said here, fire or hell, that is too strong. But it is hope. It will be. That is why we should pray, no matter what faith and what godhood we believe in. We should give our feelings and pray for His grace in our hearts and in our thoughts, for the sake of peace, harmony, love, and happiness of the entire creation on this planet. Only when we have fulfilled these five duties can we proceed with our existence, go through the check-in and security check and everything, go on to the aeroplane, and continue on our way. Otherwise, we return into the circle of suffering again. And it is called hell, and maybe it is too strong a word, but we should pray and pray to get on. So the people have understood this. It gives a prayer. What does this mean? People understand that there is a prayer, and it is a prayer for forgiveness. And we believe in mercy and in grace, and that is why we pray. But we should not be against each other; we should not have conflict between my belief and your belief. That is a problem. We are like one human being, and there is only one God, and His name is God. So tomorrow we will learn a nice peace mantra that is for peace in the atmosphere, peace in us, and peace everywhere. It is a wonderful mantra from the Ṛg Veda. So, we will think more about peace in these two days. And we should try. What possibility do we have, that we can share a little, that we can work together to bring peace in this world, not only in people, but for all living beings. Love is not dualism. Love is for all. So we will think in these two days about peace and how we can bring it into the world. And peace is for everybody. And God gave us love for free. We do not have to pay anything. And God gave us peace also for free. And God gave us inner joy. Why are you unhappy? And you have pulled together like a little snail. You should just be happy. This was God-given. God has said, "My love, what you have today, it was yesterday from someone else." What you have today, it was somebody else’s yesterday. And what you have now, maybe tomorrow someone else will have it. And God also says, "What you have today, maybe tomorrow somebody else will have. This you got from somebody else, and you will give it to somebody else." So what have you? What have you lost? Nothing at all. And you have love, devotion, forgiveness, and you should pass it on, because it will disappear if you do not give it to others. God says, "My children, why are you unhappy and depressed? I gave you everything. I gave you my kingdom." And so, we should be thankful to God, and we should pray for forgiveness for our mistakes and our errors. And let us live, let us all live together in peace, in bliss, and in love. So we should be grateful, and we should pray for forgiveness, and we need to live in bliss and happiness together. Then the peace has its value; otherwise, it has no value. So tonight, think about how you can awaken peace in yourselves and how you can pass it on to the world. Anger, jealousy, hatred, it is very easy to have that. But to have valuable peace and understanding, that is very hard. So with these words, I wish you a very pleasant evening, and I will see you again tomorrow morning.