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Good evening and welcome, all dear ones, our dear brothers and sisters and spiritual seekers around the world. This is a very historic meeting in this beautiful place, in this beautiful hall. It is the last program of this year, 2013, and we will meet again in 2014 as divine destiny leads us. I am always happy to give you new techniques and practices, and to update old programs. Many of you here are senior Yoga Day Life teachers and organizers; we have been together for decades. Many others have been here for just one, two years, or half a year. I know you care about your spiritual development and are searching for that inner peace and the way to Brahmaloka. It is not so easy, yet on the other hand, it is very easy. Many times in satsaṅg, our Satguru Dev, Swami Madhavānandajī, Holī Gurujī said: Ek sajye, sab sajye, sab... jay. Understand? If we proceed in this way, we achieve. So, ek sājé sab sājé. When you do one kind of sādhanā, follow one master, one way—hold on to one. Rágaszkodj az egyhez. Ek sajé, sab sajé. Then you can master everything. Sab sajé, sab jay. If you try to do this and that and many things, you will lose all. Ek sajé, sab sajé. Through one, you get all. By doing many things, you lose all. I know that many, throughout this year and last, have been trying something called magic, or that technique, or this technique—going to one astrologer, then another; to one magician, then another. Or one who says, "I see the angels," while others say, "I see the donkeys," or "I see the Draculas." What is that? What do you gain from it? In the end, nothing. Negative energy, negative magics—all this is your inner production. Astrology is very good, but only for your information, to know you are on this path and where you must be careful so as not to lose your way. Many people begin other techniques, and again, it amounts to nothing. I can tell you this. Of course, I do not wish to disturb you or pull you toward me, but you should have faith inside. Your inner search, your inner struggle can only be solved, and the destination can only be achieved, through one thing: our Siddha Pīṭham. Problémákat csak akkor lehet megoldani, a célt csak akkor lehet elérni, ha a Siddhapīṭhā áldása által haladsz. Often you think you are sure. Sokszor azt gondolod, hogy biztos vagy abban, amit csinálsz. And suddenly you change. Then suddenly you change again. When change comes, you should wait. A változás jön, várnod kell. But you are not capable of waiting. Now, I do not see, and you do not see, what this means. Let me tell you a very real experience of mine. It was a long time ago, around 1978, or '77, or maybe '82—I must look in my inner dictionary. I have told this story many times, but now is the time of Christmas, also the time when our dear Mahāprabhujī went to Brahmaloka. Yet his Saguṇa and Nirguṇa forms are within us, always. When you see his form, his picture, he is in saguṇa form in our eyes. As our Gurudev said, "O my Lord, live in my eyes." What does this mean? Wherever I look, whomever I see, in every mile I look, Lord, I see you. This was his prayer, Holī Gurujī said. Dīp Dayāl Arañjus Sunālijo. O Merciful Mahāprabhujī, listen to my prayer. O Kanyāruletes Mahāprabhujī, hallgasd meg imámat. Kar kṛpā mohe satsaṅg dijo. Be merciful to me and bless me with satsaṅg. Légy kegyelmes hozzám és áldj meg engem a satsaṅggal. Until the last days of Holī Gurujī, he never changed his way to Mahāprabhujī, because Mahāprabhujī was living in him. And when He is living within, how can he go? Swami Gajanan made a bhajan in English: "Sometimes I think I will leave you. But how to leave you when you are within me? You live within me." In the beginning of the Līlā Amṛt, Mahāprabhujī is writing—Holī Gurujī is writing: "O Mahāprabhujī, please come and dwell in my heart, in my eyes. O Mahāprabhujī, in every day of my dreams, please, you come." What did he not ask for? He realized Mahāprabhujī everywhere, from when Gurujī met Mahāprabhujī between about 1935 and 1940. How many years did he live with Mahāprabhujī until 1963? And until his last breath, his consciousness was dwelling in the nirguṇa and saguṇa form of Mahāprabhujī. Whatever Mahāprabhujī did was divine for Holī Gurujī. You can read everything: Mahāprabhujī’s look, smile, walk, shoes, the holy dust from his feet. Everything is pure, divine. Such unity he had with Mahāprabhujī, yet still he was asking, "Please, please be with me. Mahāprabhujī, never for a second should doubt or separation enter me towards you." Like the great saint Sūrdās said: "O my Lord, please do not consider my mistakes. You are known as a one-vision man, with equal vision for all. If you wish, my Lord, you can let me cross this ocean of ignorance." And so on in this bhajan, which you know. There was one day he came—it was the 5th of December. In 1963, Mahāprabhujī left his physical body. So it was the 5th of December. According to the European calendar, we have two kinds of satsaṅgs in memory of our Mahāprabhujī and Gurujī: one according to the moon astrological calendar, the Jyotiṣa, and one on these fixed dates of the European calendar. At that time, there were limited disciples. In Vienna, in Mahāprabhujī’s ashram, Śikṣānanda Gṛha, we had satsaṅg. There were also some from ex-Yugoslavia, from Novi Sad and Belgrade. All in all, about 30 people were there. We had a prayer, I gave the satsaṅg talking about Mahāprabhujī, and then we had a whole night of mantra practice and meditation. We could not sing the whole night in Vienna, in the middle of the city, due to the neighbors. If it were in India, we would put big loudspeakers on the roof so not only all of Vienna but also Wiener Neustadt would listen. They were sitting, practicing mantra. Everyone had a picture of Mahāprabhujī in front of them. Out of 30, about 18 people had tears in their eyes, with a feeling of devotion, bhakti to Mahāprabhujī. "Why did Mahāprabhujī leave us?" There was a very beautiful atmosphere, and I also felt great love and devotion from all bhaktas. Around twelve or one o'clock, I told them good night and went to my room to rest. After an hour, I was sitting and meditating again. That was Tantra Vāstal—between sleep and awakened. Perhaps I was just sleeping. Then Mahāprabhujī appeared. He blessed me and asked, "Mahesh, how are you? I am with you. Any wish?" What could I wish in that situation? I always love my bhaktas more than anything. So I said spontaneously in my meditation, in my vision: "Mahāprabhujī, as you give me darśan now, look—your bhaktas are in the room. They have so much devotion and love for you. They are praying, repeating your name. Please, can you give them darśan too?" And Mahāprabhujī said, "These tears are not real." Some days will disappear. And Mahāprabhujī went away. Guru Vākya, the words of the Gurudev, come true sooner or later. The moon and sun may change direction, but Guruvākyas will never change direction. They will come back to us one day. And it is true. Out of them, three remain. Two have passed away, and one is myself. Mahāprabhujī’s words are always eternal, immortal, the final truth—not mere imagination. This becomes a dangerous situation again. Many in the group said, "Swamijī said..." or, "He can’t come to me now, but in a dream he appeared and said, 'I tell you this, you must tell the people to follow this.'" Yes, you must say yes, don’t say no. Please, there are ten numbers, and I’ll do numbers. "Swamijī, this person said you gave instructions in a dream to do this and that. Can we do it?" You know what answer you will get. Similarly, "Mahāprabhujī came, Mahāprabhujī said this." You should be sure in which heart, in which consciousness He will dwell. As long as I live in a physical body, I will not distract you through dreams. Perhaps through written letters, telephone, Skype, or by sending a message with someone. There are many sitting here who play some kind of cards every day. Someone plays with pendants. So many people every day put pendants on my picture with positive thinking, that I must warn Swamijī if it’s good or bad energy, or what happened to Swamijī, and that near his stomach there’s a little pain. One day I was sleeping, and above me I saw the pain of that pain—like the Jīvanmukta Janakvidehī. He was known as a Jīvanmukta, liberated while living. They hung a sword over him with a very thin thread; anytime it could break. But he was not nervous; he sat and gave satsaṅgs. That is a jīvanmukta. If you hang something over me, I will remain seated, but I will put this table over me. So, my dear, do not run here and there. Everything is good. Cards are good, numerology is good, astrology is good. But you have one Mahāprabhujī and Gurujī. What more do you want? If you want more, then you have this Swami Swāmījī. You are not happy, but it doesn’t matter. One day it will become that symbol for you. Holding to one, practicing one, you will get everything. Doing everything, you will lose everything. There is a poem Gurujī used to say, very nice, but I have forgotten it. I remember the meaning, but I cannot formulate it as a poem. I hope to find it in some of Gurujī’s videos. He gave an example for this point of ek sajé, sab sajé, sab... jayé (I have forgotten the second part). Gurujī said: When you give water to one plant or tree at the roots, in one trunk, the whole tree—all leaves, blossoms, fruits—gets water. On the other hand, if you take a bucket of water and put a little on every leaf, the leaves will not get water. The trunk will die, and all leaves and everything dies. You lose everything. Therefore, the Sāttvic, Sāthya-Sāttvic path is advisable for us. So, the end of this year, this month, is very soon. Make a calculation: How many negative thoughts, feelings, words, and actions have you had? And how many good, positive, loving thoughts did you have? These two chapters are in front of you. What do you imagine you will get? The winner will be where the majority lies. If only one thought was more negative—even if otherwise equal—then all other is deemed; the majority has power. I do not know if it is true, but it is said there was a vote on which language should be the world language: French or English? Which was it—French, English, or German-English? German-English, thank you. So one vote was more for English. And who gave that extra vote? Was it the German one? Yes, he gave it to the French. So it is. In an election, there is also a majority; one point is one point. In the Olympics, one point makes a gold medal winner; others get silver or bronze. So the calculation of the whole year comes before us, and it is delivered to you under the Christmas tree. Do not be surprised. Sit there, look at the tree, and look at your face in your inner mirror. My dear, our success or our loss is in our hands. And practice, practice, practice. Guruvākya—when asked what it means, many misunderstand. All the holy Vedas are Guruvākya. All Śruti is Guruvākya. All holy books are Guruvākya. The Bible—what is the Bible? The Gospel of the Master, the words of the Master to his disciples, giving lectures in different places, preaching on hills, at riverbanks, on desert hills, etc. What the disciples remembered, they wrote. Master said to disciples; Guru said to Śiṣya—the language is different, but Master or Guru is the same. So the Bible is a Guruvākya. If it is exactly like that, the Bhagavad Gītā is a Guruvākya. But thanks to God, in that perfect language of Sanskrit, no one is able to change it. Perfect language, grammar, poetry—unchangeable. When we write an article or book, it can be changed in the next edition. But the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gītā cannot be changed. You can change the commentary, but not the reality. That is the evidence, and that is called Guruvākya. According to those literatures, all saints are talking, and therefore their saintly words are also Guru Vākya. Gurujī said: "Sabgat mera saiyan"—in every heart is my Lord, my God. "Sabgat mera saiyan, koigat khali nai"—no heart is empty. It does not matter if it is the smallest of creatures. Balihārīs ghaṭakī, but our adoration is to that heart. Prakat boleai—that Lord Himself comes, appears in that heart, and talks through that person. Na ham kartā—"I am not the doer." At that time, He is talking in us, as Mahāprabhujī said in a bhajan: "My Gurudev is talking in me." A master and disciple were walking, and they had one saṅkalpa, or principle: wherever the sunset is, they would go no further. They would stay there overnight. It did not matter—city, village, jungle; raining, hot, cold. When the sun set, wherever they were, they settled there and spent the night. They did not continue their journey. Legyen az városban, faluban, a dzsungelben, essen az eső, vagy legyen bármilyen körülmény. Once they came to a small city—maybe like Szombathely. (Now Szombathely is not small; it is nearly three or five times bigger than when I first saw it.) About one kilometer later, the sun set. So the master and disciple decided to rest there. The master gave some money to his disciple, saying, "Go to the village and buy something to eat." The disciple went. Oh, Szombathely has a very good market with different things to buy for eating. He bought something like bread and butter. And he saw ice cream, so with half the money he bought ice cream, and with the other half he got the bread and butter. In reality, he bought different things, but I do not know how to tell you, so I am saying ice cream. It is something very cheap, but disciples want to eat that cheap thing, junk food. So he bought different things for the Master and for himself—one kilo of this, one kilo of that—and came back. The Master said, "Oh, what did you buy?" He said, "Gurudev, this is for you, and this is for me." "So what caused this, and what caused that?" He said, "Gurudev, I am very fair. I divided the money exactly half and half. This cost that much, half the money, and that cost also half the money." Gurudev said, "This junk food and this good organic healthy food have the same price?" "Yes, Master. In this city, whatever you buy, it has the same price. Somewhere I saw a shop called the one-euro shop. Anything you buy costs only one euro." The Master said, "Anything you buy is only at the same price? There is no value in quality. We should not stay in this village. Let’s go." "Gurudev, you are a Gurudev, and you break your promise? You do not follow the principle, Gurudev." Gurujī said, "Yes, where everything is equal—no differences between a donkey and a horse, or between a little rabbit and a cow—let’s go." The disciple said, "Master, I am tired and disappointed. You broke your promise, your saṅkalpa. I am tired and hungry. Gurudev, allow me to sleep here, and in the morning I will join you." Gurujī said, "Okay, as you like. But take care: if anyone asks you, 'Is this yours?' do not say yes." "Master, that is hard. It belongs to me, and if I say no, I am lying." "I know, but it is a Guruvākya." The master went. The disciple was so happy that tonight he would sleep long, till sunrise—that Gurujī would not wake him at 3 o'clock, Brahmamuhūrta, to meditate, go bring water, or bathe in the river. In the night, a thief, or a murderer, came. That man put his shoes near the sleeping disciple. The disciple was tired and sleeping so deeply he did not hear anything. The man took the disciple’s shoes, went to a small palace (a little duke was there, like a king or duke) to steal something. They caught him, woke him up, and took him to the king. The king said, "Hang him." They asked, "What is your last wish? Do you have any wish?" He said, "Yes. Before you hang me, I want to see my Gurudev." The king said, "What? Is he a Gurudev? A disciple? Who is your Gurudev? Did he teach you this?" "No, but it is my wish." "Where is your Gurudev?" He told the whole story. The king sent people, and they brought his Gurudeva. He went to the king and then talked to his disciple. "Gurudev saved my life." Gurudev said, "I told you: if anyone asks you anything, even about your body, say, 'God says, "My body."' So you humiliated the Guruvākya, but still, my duty is to save your life." There is an iron nail, or piece of iron. When we throw it in water, what happens? It goes down. The same piece of wood—if we fix the iron to the wood and throw it in water, what happens? It will float on the surface. Why? They ask the water, "Why?" The water says, "Even if he is with iron, through my own body I fed this wood to grow. So it is mine. I cannot let him go down. And those who are with him will also float on the water and cross the ocean." So Gurudev said, "Now you must follow one Guru Vākya." He said, "Gurudev, in any minute they will hang me. What will Vākya do for me anymore?" Gurudev said, "Many minutes? Even one second is a long time." "So what to do? What is your vākyād?" "I will tell them, 'Please hang me up.' And you will say, 'No, please hang me up.' We will fight. 'Let me go there.' 'No, let me go there.' So we will begin a fight: 'I want to be hanged.' 'No, I want to be hanged.'" The king thought, "Are they crazy? Fighting for death?" He sent a person to ask what was happening. Gurudev said, "Do not disturb me. The constellation will be gone." (Now all astrological people are happy here—at least Swamijī supports the constellation. I do also. I also follow.) They said, "What do you mean?" "Just now, the chair of King Indra in heaven is empty. And whoever dies in this minute will go straight to heaven and be the King of Heaven, Indra. Do not waste my time—hang me up." The man ran to the king and said, "King, this is the matter. Yes, yes." "Throw them out. Hang me up. Kick them out." So he went and said, "No, run away from here, get out." And the king said, "Let me hang." I hope they did not hang him, but it seems they did. So, Guru Vākya—you never know how it functions, where it functions. A disciple must have that faith in Gurudeva. You know the story of the revenge between the snake and the disciple; I will tell you next time. So, my dear, sādhanā and faith in the Guru Vajra. It does not matter who your Gurudeva is; in his words and in his heart is that Divine One. And what you promise, you should keep. Follow. There are many, many tales that many saints and Gurujī told. Poems, stories, and drama are the best way to understand something—except for a complicated scientist or mathematician. Our dear Lakṣman Purī from Zagreb is a mathematician. Tomorrow, or after this lecture, he must talk to Dr. Radha to solve a mathematical problem. We have no problems, but he has created a problem to solve problems. Anyhow, this satsaṅg today is a very historic end of this year, at least on the calendar. And now, very soon, the 5th of December is coming—Mahāprabhujī’s anniversary. Wherever you are, please hold satsaṅg in the ashrams. I think on Wednesday or Thursday (next Thursday it is), in Vienna there will also be a satsaṅg for a few hours on Mahāprabhujī’s Mahāsamādhi, webcast from 7:30. Very soon, Christmas is coming. This festival is also a cultural festival, and many Europeans are connected to it. I wish you a blessed and happy Christmas. We will also have a Christmas satsaṅg in Strelka in Vienna and so on. But on the 24th, Christmas, I will be in India. I also wish you, at the same time, a very successful, prosperous, happy, and healthy New Year. Our coming together always updates something. We are a happy family. Mahāprabhujī protects us. We wish for many, many satsaṅgs together. And we would like to say, many, many satsaṅgs, one more time.