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Death can cause immense pain—perhaps for just seconds, or for hours, days, months, or years of suffering on a sickbed. It is unbearable pain. Lucky and blessed are those who can gently pass on from this life. There is a mantra written in the Vedas, the most ancient and first literature written by humans. That mantra is called the Mahā Mṛtyuñjaya Mantra. Mahā means great. Mṛtyu is death. Jayā is victory. This is the mantra of the great victory over death. We will definitely one day separate from our body, but the prayer of the mantra is like this: It is said that when a fruit is ripe, it automatically and gently separates without causing pain to either side—neither to the fruit nor to the branch of the tree or vine. There is one very nice fruit called Kumbha (like a sugar melon). When it is ripe, it has a good smell and just separates from the plant. Like this, the mantra prayer is: Oṃ Tryambakaṃ Yajāmahe Sugandhiṃ Puṣṭivardhanam, Urvārukam Iva Bandhanān Mṛtyor Mukṣīya Mā’mṛtāt. O Lord, Nātharāyāṇa, Lord Śiva, You are the greatest one. Liberate me, bless me, and liberate me like this fruit, without any pain on either side. Lead me from mortality to immortality, so that I will not come again to the cycle of birth. So, the first fear is this: we will die, but how will we die? Many are not afraid of death itself, but of how it will be. Second, we have many different kinds of fear: existential fears, fear of losing a job, social fears, political fears, and so on. Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā... We have love for all. We are told to love our neighbor. But the neighbor is so nasty, again and again, and so we lose our patience. This is because of fear. Where there is fear, distance arises. And this distance means a kind of barrier of protection, but that barrier does not help. Therefore, we become alert so that no one provokes this anger. Where there is anger, there is hate. And where there is hate, there is cruelty—the opposite of compassion. This tendency of cruelty, which lies in wait, is called revenge. Now the blood is boiling in the fire of revenge. All this is harming our own self. Anger is that thief which will steal everything from your door and will not let you enter. Hate is such a kind of bitterness which will poison your intellect. Jealousy is that kind of fire which will burn you lifelong. A normal physical fire will burn us within no time—an hour, a half hour, or two hours—and will torture. But jealousy is that fire which will burn, torturing us lifelong. Why is jealousy there? Because fear is there—the fear that someone will take something away from me. There, doubt is created; there, hate is created; there, revenge is created; and there, what is also called greed is created—the desire to get more and more for protection. So these are the negative sprouts which grow out of fear. And this fear is a kind of ignorance. So within the shadow, the darkness of ignorance, lie peace and compassion. Today’s meditation, which we are going to do, shall have some points inside. We will see if you can manage. Honestly, just dive within thyself, like you dive in water. Just look to your inner world and your inner self. This is Ātmanubhūti, self-inquiry meditation. It is not only about affirming "I am the supreme, I am the ātmā, I am the everlasting one, the immortal." First, we should know what exists within us. How many sharks are there? How many different kinds of animals are inside? So, we will come to one or two points in meditation, and you can work through all these fears. When you get up in the morning, repeat this mantra five times. When you go somewhere, repeat the mantra once, mentally or loudly. When you start your car, and anytime, repeat this mantra: Oṃ Tryambakaṃ Yajāmahe Sugandhiṃ Puṣṭivardhanam, Urvārukamiva Bandhanān Mṛtyormukṣīya Māmṛtāt, Oṃ Hai Oṃ. So it depends on how you say it—the melody. Oṁ Tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭivardhanam, urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyormukṣīya māmṛtāt. Nice melody. There are recordings of this siddhi mantra on the internet somewhere; you can find them, or Śivajyoti can play it once and you can record it or something. It is a beauty. It definitely has an effect: sound, light, and object—all three have their meaning. When someone you consider an enemy comes, notice how uncomfortable you feel. That person didn’t speak, did nothing, just came. And inside, you are afraid, and angry, and jealous, and hateful. "What is this person doing here? What needs to be born here?" Conversely, when someone you love very much appears, see how happy you are, even if they didn’t say hello or anything. You are simply happy. So when the best friends meet, it is said that when four eyes—my eyes and your eyes—meet together, then what happens? We have thirty-two teeth in our mouth. So thirty-two and thirty-two is sixty-four. Both happy friends smile. You see the white, beautiful teeth in the mouth. That opens the thirty-two, the heart, the door of the heart. And there, peace and happiness and everything is coming. So, within you is the bliss of the ocean, and within you is the fountain of joy. "Kill this little ‘I’ and live the divine life," the Master, Sri Sivanandajī, said. To live the divine life, he has four points: Serve, love, meditate, and realize. Beautiful—the divine life. So, we will see what we can do in this meditation to get the light, the light of wisdom, to find again peace and compassion. So, please get ready. Make yourself comfortable. Adjust yourself in such a comfortable way that you will not feel discomfort during the meditation. Chanting Oṃ... Chanting Oṃ... Chanting. Know thyself from the external world. Once, take a deep inhale and exhale. Deep inhale, and we will chant Oṃ and come from the outer world to this beautiful ashram—a very beautiful atmosphere of peace, harmony, spaciousness, and divinity. Deep inhale. Bring awareness to your body from the toes to the top of the head, and from the top of the head to the toes. Let your body be comfortable and relaxed, and you are sitting straight upright. Relax the elbows and shoulders. Relax your stomach muscles. Relax your jaw and face. Relax the muscles; try to relax the center of the eyebrows. Feel the closeness of the body, that your body becomes lighter and lighter. Coordinate your body and breath. You know that you are inhaling, that you are exhaling. The body is expanding during the time of exhalation—expansion and contraction of the body. Bring awareness to the trunk of the body. With a normal, natural breath, feel the descending breath, all the way down to the Mūlādhāra Cakra. While exhaling, come up, entering your Ājñā Cakra—the center of the eyebrows, the space behind the forehead wall. This means your consciousness is traveling from the lower chakra, Mūlādhāra, to Ājñā Cakra, and from Ājñā Cakra back to Mūlādhāra. You may not feel it physically; just imagine it. Ascending and descending, breath awareness from Mūlādhāra to Ājñā Cakra, from Ājñā Cakra to Mūlādhāra. This kind of meditation is called Cakra Śodhanam, purification of the cakras, in order to awaken peace and compassion. It is a hidden power within you. Try to remember the past; this is only an experiment. Take one particular situation in your life, from very childhood till today. Purījī, Purījī... What happened to you like this again? That love you give to God, and for that love, He gives you His blessing or compassion, planting in you again the love. Turn your attention to babies. Babies try to switch. Listen to what your heart tells you. What kind of love develops in you? Seeing three small puppies walking beside—they are hardly twenty days or one month old. What does your heart tell you about these beings? A garden, a nursery school, children about the age of 3 to 4 or 5 years, passing by. How much love, peace... We have lost peace because we gave it away. Swapadeya is Jeevan Ka Sabhabharatumare Aatome. Merciful Lord, I give all burden of my life. Jeet Tumāre Hāthoṁ Mein, Hāth Tumāre Hāth. Merciful Lord, my success, my gain or the loss is in your hand. I live in this world; let me live like a lotus in the water, untouched. Between you and me, smiling and feeling and imagining that for a while, this will transfer into your subconsciousness. Be sure, nothing can harm you in this world. Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā Mahāprabhujī kī Karatā... On feelings, prayer means surrender. I will die, my lord. People may come and people may go, my lord. I am dying. I go farther than stars, still my lord, I will be dying. Even if I die, look into my eyes, mutely. They will say, "My Lord, I will be dying. My body, my breath, my thoughts, and my soul surrender into Thy hands." It will be dying. I will be thine. Universal Lord, let me be the instrument of your love and light, that I may serve thy holy creation. Wherever I come, may I bring thy light to enlighten the hearts of all, to remove their fear, and awaken in their heart and consciousness thy love and compassion. Let me be the bridge between my heart and others’ hearts to thy heart. And remember, imagine and feel the happiest minutes of your life. Feel your heart and hold your hands, and from your heart, send prayer, peace, and compassion to every human’s heart. Bless, bless the world from your heart. You have the blessings to bless them. We will chant Oṃ. Place your hands on your face, on your eyes, on your thighs. Place your hands on your yoga mat. Slowly bend forward. Try to touch your forehead to the ground and feel the blood circulation towards the head, towards the face. Siddha Purījī, Siddha Purījī... Any little baby from any creature.