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Oṁ śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ. Oṁ tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭi-vardhanam, urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā’mṛtāt. Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ, sarve santu nirāmayāḥ, sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu, mā kaścid duḥkha-bhāg bhavet. Oṁ śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ. Śrī Deep Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jai, Deveśvara Mahādeva Kī Jai, Satguru Svāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavān Kī Jai, Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī Jai. Adoration to our Satguru Dev, salutation to our Siddha Pīṭha. All dear ones, blessings to all of you. This retreat over the last fourteen days was very successful, very divine, and very peaceful. Life flows like a river, and the river has its destination: to merge into the ocean, because that water originated from the ocean. Similarly, our Ātmā is one. It is the source, origin, or one with Brahman. The soul is individual, but also one. Steam, clouds, rain, and flow are temporary. Similarly, this soul has temporary life in this world and in the astral world. We are not this body, but without the body, we are also helpless. This body is very precious, and we shall try with all our attention, concentration, and knowledge to protect it. Spiritual sādhanā is all rooted in the divine science of yoga, a science given by Svayamū Śiva. Their way of sādhanā was different from what people practice nowadays. Some people are very extremist, doing too much, which is also not good. Excess is everywhere prohibited. Too much eating is not healthy, and too little eating is also not healthy. Too much fasting is not healthy. Some people wish to finish all their karmas in this life and come to Brahman, while others do not care about life. We humans have beautiful intellect and high intelligence. Though animals and other creatures do not possess as much, they still love their life and live according to the law of nature. Humans think we can do everything, and that is the problem today. We are human, and we should know what it means to be human. For the last two years, I have reminded you of some principles. When you wake up, you should remember or think, "I am human." This single thought will protect us from many negative karmas. The second thought is: what does it mean for me to be a human? Have we ever considered this? If you are elected president of a country, you always think, "I am the president." That means the president's prime duty or dharma is to protect and do the best for the people, the wildlife, and the nature of the country. So, what does it mean for me to be a human? We are proud, fortunate, blessed, and lucky. We do not know if we will have this opportunity to be born as a human again. We see the lives of other creatures that humans torture. It is said that an animal in this life may have been one who tortured others in a past life. Karma comes back. We do not wish to be tortured physically, emotionally, psychically, socially, or politically. Therefore, we must value our human life. It is a very precious thing we possess, which we cannot buy or borrow. It is the golden, most valuable chance. What makes me human? This body alone does not make one human. Within this body, what God or Mother Nature has given—the unbelievable, most precious treasure—is our abilities and good human qualities. If we act according to human qualities, then we are human. Some people act like animals, behaving and eating like them. Even animals would not do such things. Some act like asuras; the rākṣasas and asuras have invisible horns, and their presence in this world causes suffering for others. This potential exists within this body as well. Therefore, not only am I a human, but I must embody what makes me human. These qualities awaken through education. The first education comes from mothers and fathers, then social education and conduct—humbleness, kindness, being nice to others. Then comes education for our survival: we learn in schools and universities to get a job and earn our bread and butter. If you earn millions, you cannot eat millions. You have a lot of income, but your consumption is limited. This education in institutions is for our survival and to do good work in the world. When human qualities develop, the question arises: "How should I develop spiritually? How do I awaken my divine consciousness? How can I approach my origin?" That river has many curves but finally enters the ocean, where there are no more curves. Ātmā jñāna, self-realization, is the goal. Therefore, this body is very precious. Do not torture or abuse it with addiction, wrong nourishment, or a wrong way of living. This māyā, this world, is not everything. It is a platform where we can perform a beautiful theater, so that everyone who sees gains beautiful relations, experiences, and happiness. Too much observance of Mauna (silence) is not healthy for your psyche. Some people meditate in Mauna for a month, ten days, or twenty days. It is meant to analyze our inner world, but not everyone has the same inner world. We are happy and thankful to God that we have lost our past memories, as they may have been painful and made us unhappy. Having forgotten, we live our happy life. Thus, becoming too introverted is not yoga. Being too extroverted and restless is also not yoga. Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gītā that yogīs should be like a turtle, which can extend or retract its limbs at will. Similarly, yogīs can become extroverted to do the best work in the world, being aware of others and everything. When there is disturbance, they can close their eyes or, without closing them, withdraw from external noises. If you feel disturbed by outer noise, you are not yet a yogī. It is in your hands; you are not forced to listen. If a dog barks all night, you can close the window or use a pillow. Accept it; it is the dog's duty to guard at night. Our truck passes, a bus passes, a train passes—we feel disturbed. But the truck may be bringing urgent goods for someone waiting. The train may carry passengers who must go urgently because their mother is seriously ill in the hospital. They do not hear the train noise because they are concentrated on their mother's health. Why not think this noise is nice because it brings someone to their destination? Our senses are ours; we must not listen too much. Going to extremes with stretching postures is also unnecessary. We had stretching postures; once was enough. When we were born, the nurse pushed and pulled. Such torture of the body will not bring liberation but limitation. Too much fasting is not good, too much eating is not good, and too much silent meditation is not good. Many people close their eyes when praying. If we moved the altar, they would bow to the wrong place. When we pray, we have a consultation with God; we should look there. If you go for a job interview and sit before the directors with closed eyes, they will not employ you. We must know when to close our eyes and when to open them. I have some good men who said, "Swamiji, we are your security guards." I said okay. During a lecture, they sat with closed eyes. I said, "Sing bhajan." They sang, and he sat like that. I went away. After the bhajan, people began to leave, and he asked, "Where is Swamiji?" It is true. I will not say the name, but he is my devotee from Australia, another from Vienna. So, be alert. Therefore, it is said: "Chetan hojare musha, fir gadi anewali hai, gadi anewali hai, gadi janewali hai." Be aware, O traveler, the train is coming, the train is coming, and the train is going. We are the traveler, and the train of our time came and is passing. It is said, what a way of loving God. God is awakened, standing before you, and you are sleeping. This is not the way of prayer. Too much Mauna, too many silent retreats, create a tranquilizing calm for some, but many people develop psychic problems. That is why I tell you I did not succeed in bringing you to Mauna, and I am thankful you made me unsuccessful. Otherwise, you all might be in a psychiatric hospital. I sit here, having a dialogue only with Vivek Purī. Practitioners of yoga in daily life around the whole world, 99.5%, are balanced, healthy, calm, and wise. The others who come are sometimes psychically ill. They may be helped, but the attack returns. Some come as desperate persons. If you see their past history, from childhood it was not good with parents, friends, teachers, or neighbors. Their activities were of negative quality. They did not believe, then suddenly heard something new and came to yoga, thinking it so good. But how long can they keep it? Suddenly, all that was repressed breaks out, creating disturbances among peaceful people. Our negative qualities are the psychic problems that may emerge. It is like a football held underwater. As long as we hold it down, it stays submerged. When we become careless and it slips from our hands, it jumps out. Humans have both qualities. We should bring our positive qualities forward. We are normal human beings. God is perfect; we are imperfect. But do not put guilt on others—parents, children, or colleagues. No. Clapping requires both hands; with one hand, there is no sound. Unless you want to hear the sound from one hand, then you should go near and kiss your cheek. But again, that hand is not guilty; the cheek is guilty. So, do not make anyone guilty. You are equally guilty. Mahāprabhujī said, "If you are 50 meters far from me, it means I am also 50 meters far from you. Otherwise, you take all the load on yourself." This karmic load will become too heavy one day. It is said that for a hundred people, each has a walking stick. It is pleasant and nice. But if the hundred sticks are bundled for one person to carry, it is a heavy weight. So our negative qualities, which we spread out, will become a very heavy weight for ourselves. All who say, "Oh, good," will not be with you one day, my dear. In India, we say, "We can go with you to your funeral, but we cannot go with you into the grave." If that were the case, who would go to the funeral? Nobody would go. We are selfish with temporary vision. Therefore, the Mahāmantra of Mahāprabhujī says, "Hold the truth and pray to God." No one is ours in this saṃsāra, and everyone wants to shoot the gun, but they support the gun on your shoulder. They shoot from your shoulders and then take the gun away. So why give your shoulder to negative people's gun? True. Therefore, no soldier will suffer from guṇ—negative thoughts, negative words, negative feelings. The last days of life will show us our negative activities. Wait. Karma returns quickly. This human life is given to purify karmic dirt and impurities. We are not this body. We are not these five elements. We are not these ten senses. But without them, we cannot work; they are our instruments. The best doctor, the most famous surgeon, cannot operate without instruments. God wants to operate on our karmic illnesses through the human body. So help, practice every day. Come to satsaṅgs and hold on to our Ālakpūrī Jī Siddha Pitā Paramparā. Oṁ Śrī Ālakpūrī Jī Siddha Pitā Paramparā, which we spoke about yesterday. I think we should go there. It is not allowed for so many to go at once; we need permission from the government and council. They count how many went up and returned on their own legs. It is a lot of work, but we will do it one day. My dear, this retreat was the best. Do not go to extremes. Our path of yoga and life is pūrṇapāda, complete. We have bhajans, satsaṅgs, meditations, mantras, āsanas, prāṇāyāma, kriyās, friends, societies, families, spirituality—we have everything. What we do not have is fighting, negativity, jealousy, or hate. Everyone sits so happily in this hall. There are very rare groups that are so peaceful everywhere. It took us a long time to become like this. In many programs, people hug, lean on each other, one listens while eating potato chips, another goes out and comes back in. A neighbor whispers, "Don't eat," but they eat slowly. In the Jordan ashram, I was in my room upstairs and heard people downstairs eating potato chips. Truly, no joke. Check their room and waste paper box; how many plastic bags from potato chips are there? Our dear from Navisad—Savitri and Gita from Rieka and others, I do not want to name them—I will see them soon. Our dear Pushpa tries very hard to make organic food; they get everything organic but buy this junk food and eat it while slowly working on a computer. It means you have nectar and put a drop of poison in it. Their health was better here. But when I tell this, it is not a webcast subject. I am sorry. On the 12th of July is Guru Pūrṇimā. We will have many webcasts, live from Jadanī Āśram. Those coming to India, I will see you there. Others, please celebrate, have a satsaṅg in your āśrams, centers, or with friends. I pray to Mahāprabhujī, Alakpurījī, Devapurījī, and Gurujī for their divine blessings and protection for all of us. This was a pre-satsaṅg. When I return from India, it will be a post-satsaṅg for Raksha Bandhan and Guru Pūrṇimā in the Sri Lankan ashram. I wish you a very nice summer, much love and blessings to your families and friends. Take care, be careful. Never go to Kusanga. Listen to bhajans and our satsaṅgs. All the best. Dīpānāṁ Bhagavān. Deveśvara Mahādeva. Dharamsamrāta Satguru Svāmī Madhvanājī Bhagavān. Alakpurīṣa Mahādeva. Oṁ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ.