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Use your inner functions in a good way

A spiritual discourse on the power of speech, thought, and cultivating inner purity.

"Before you speak, you shall measure in your heart how heavy this word is."

"You reject the nectar and drink the poison. This poison will poison your inner antaḥkaraṇa."

The lecturer leads a satsang, teaching that speech should be nectar-like and that negative thoughts poison the inner being. He explains the functions of manas, buddhi, citta, and ahaṁkāra, advising control over speech and thought. Using parables like the honey bee, the story of Nārada, and two donkeys tied apart from grass, he illustrates the need for discernment, positive thinking, and original, sāttvic qualities over hybridized negativity.

Filming location: Fiji Islands

O Jayadānaṁ Mokṣadaṁ Ceva, Mukharāyanamo, Dīpa Jyoti Parabrahma, Dīpaṁ Sarve Mohanaṁ, Dīpānāṁ Sajate Sarvaṁ Sandhyā, Dīpaṁ Sarvaṁ Śānti, Śānti, Śrī Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān kī, Śrī Śrī Devapurīśa Mahādeva kī, blessings to all dear ones in the upaniṣad. It is said, "Jīvāmṛtam"—the nectar means sweet words. Prabhuji said, "When you speak, each and every word should come out of your mouth like a beautiful flower’s nectar. Before you speak, you shall measure in your heart how heavy this word is." Many of us have still not achieved this. Therefore, speak less, but let the words on your tongue be like honey, Madhu. Madhu is honey, and we call the bee Madhumakhi, the fly which collects the honey. Similarly, your viveka (discernment), your intellect, your vṛttis (mental modifications) are collecting the honey from different kinds of flowers. The bee will not go only to the same flower. This means different objects, different forms, different colors, different distances, and different relations. But that bee, the madhumakhi, never makes differences; she collects the nectar. If you think you are a yogī, if you think you are a good person, then in five minutes you can find out how good you are—not even five minutes. It is said, as long as you did not speak, you were the wise one, and when you say one word, you are the stupid one. So it is our language. In the language of nature—the birds’ language, the language of the animals, like frightening—they have only this quality. So what you see and what you think, the object, the source of collection, be it honey or poison—that object, that flower, that person, that animal did not invite you to come and take the bitterness, the poison. That person has lost nothing. That poisonous flower has lost nothing. The rock lost nothing. But what happens? You inject into yourself either nectar, madhu, or viṣa (poison). Amṛtā chhodā jehar ko khātā. Amṛtā chhodā viṣ ko pītā. You reject the nectar and drink the poison. This poison will poison your inner antaḥkaraṇa. These are the four antaḥkaraṇa, meaning the major functions at the subtle level of our being: manas (mind), buddhi (intellect), citta (consciousness/memory), and ahaṁkāra (ego). Citta is the space of your existence, your visions, your imaginations, the space which you occupy. And this space is expanding very quickly and also contracting very quickly. We are sitting here in Fiji, and I give an example: in Prague it is snowing. Now, you have already gone to Prague. The space of your consciousness is expanded from here to Prague. Another one said, "No, Prague is just getting the snow. Snow is coming from the moon." Oh, you are already on the moon. So, how do we expand our phenomenon? But with this expansion, what kind of quality are you feeding inside? You don’t like some person, and you are here, and someone tells you that person came into your house and had a party. You say, "Oh, horrible lady, she came again,"—or man, sorry. Now, that space, from here to your house, wherever it is, is compact with the smoke of poison: anger, hate, jealousy, greed, and revenge. So, when we hear one negative word, it doesn’t matter about whom or about what, it goes through your manas, buddhi, citta, and ahaṁkāra. At that time, ahaṁkāra—ego—comes. Ego develops from ignorance. Ignorance also develops fear. So we fight against the enemy because we are afraid, and there we are using our ego, our proudness. You should have nectar on your tongue. But on your tongue is only the taste of what you have inside. Many people have a bad smell from the body. The mouth is special because the digestive function is not proper. Why is the digestive function not proper? That person has a big psychic problem. They can’t digest—not solid food. Solid food is not guilty. You eat onions, no problem. Garlic, no problem. Drink mango juice, no problem. Yogurt lassi, oh my god, amṛta (nectar). Sāttvic food gives more quality to your life, sāttvic bhojan. But the stink that comes from your mouth is from negative thinking and not having balance in your manas, buddhi, citta. The buddhi is not controlled. Never, never, and never say to anyone, even if you don’t like it, what comes immediately. Wait two minutes and then say the word. Measure in your heart. Some people have a habit of immediately sending emails and then saying sorry. I tell my bhaktas, in an emotional situation, don’t send an email immediately. Write a letter after five days. Don’t post it. Read the same letter again after three days, then send it. Go to the post office. I can tell you what you have written. You will tear it and throw it. Why? Your vivekā came to you. Your love came to you. I said, "I don’t want to. It’s not my problem." It’s their problem. I pray for them to make the enemy a friend. If immediately you say some word that was not measured in the heart, nor in the buddhi or the brain, it was only between the mūlādhāra cakra and the tip of the tongue. The svādhiṣṭhāna cakra immediately reacts on the tip of the tongue. And the words at the tip of the tongue immediately react to your Mūlādhāra and Svādhiṣṭhāna. On the tip of the tongue, it creates a kind of chili taste. You know chili? The very strong one, the hottest chili in the world. When you tell someone a bad word from the tip of your tongue, it burns so much the other’s Mūlādhāra and Svādhiṣṭhāna, the poor man or poor woman. But that reflects on your consciousness and in your karma. It is said, if you throw a stone, you will answer with a cannon. Do not use a cannon for killing a mosquito. For a little misunderstanding, do not speak such words. You will be sorry for your whole life. Mana, buddhi, citta, ahaṁkāra—these have to be under control for a yogī, for yoga practice. Sorry to say, many bhaktas are listening to what Swāmījī is talking about today. But I can tell you, mostly I have seen that people who are practicing yoga are very aggressive. They are very jealous. They are very greedy. They very quickly change their attitude toward you. Because they do not teach, they do not practice, and they do not understand what yoga is. If a person from your group goes to practice with another group, they say, "Why? Why did he go there? This teacher must be terrible. Maybe they were influenced." What is the problem? Why did they go there? Why not? Mahāprabhujī said to me, "I will tell you my stories. Thank you, Mahāprabhujī. You remind me: a tree is sitting, beautiful birds, and six of them fly and sit on another tree. Is this tree jealous of the other tree? Does this tree want to break the branch and throw it there?" A tree is like a tree. Sarvar, Tarvar, Sant, Jan, Chautha, Barse, Me, Parmārat ke kāraṇe, Cāron dhārī hai. Sarvar means Sarovar, i.e., lake. Tarvar is a tree. Sant is a saint. Me is rain. These four are incarnated here on this earth for niṣkāma (selfless) service to others. The tree has a title. The tree is compared with the holy saint. A tree is never aggressive. Millions of creatures are existing in this tree: in the roots, in the trunk, in the bark, on the leaves, on the branches, on the blossoms. So let your heart be what you call the bee. Here, where the bees are big, from themselves they made wax, and very nice honey inside. Develop the honey in the heart. Don’t blame your tongue. So negative thinking, negative words spoil your stomach, and from the stomach comes that kind of stink, unbearable smells. But even if it is a bad smell, amṛta nectar, I can purify it, clean it. Therefore, is it better to sing bhajans or mantras or repeat your mantra? Why did Ṛṣi Nārada have a blessing? Nārada was the son of Brahmā, and Brahmā told him, "Bring the glory of God to the whole world, to all the lokas." Nārada had a blessing to go anywhere in the universe, to materialize and dematerialize. That’s what Nārada had. And Nārada had an order from his father: "You will not, and you should not, stay longer than these few minutes. If you stay longer, you will be in trouble." So Nārada was all the time, when he was traveling from one beauty of the universe to another beauty, from one higher land to another island, all the time he was singing. What was he singing? He hasn’t changed: Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa,... Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Har Har Mahādev! Oh my God! Nārada came to the Śiva Loka, and Śiv Jī is sitting in meditation. Shiva is known as Bholenāth. Bhole Nath means his nature is so pure, there is no trick, no cheating. Bhole means innocent, who has no kapaṭ (deceit). And therefore Śiva is a bhole nāth. When you ask him so much, he is so overwhelmed with your prayers and love, he doesn’t think if you have done wrong or not, he will bless you. Therefore, one of the best gods is Śiva. With a little prayer, he will give everything. But also, he can open the third eye and burn everything. So be careful. And Bhagavān Śiva said, "Oh Nārada, how are you today? What brought you here?" Nārada is a very good politician. He is very diplomatic. "Prabhu, Bhagavān Śiva, Śiva,... Har Har Mahādev, I was going there and I saw your holy place, just to have a darśan." But Bhagavān Śiva said, "Nārad, whenever you come, you bring something, some message." "Yes, Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Har Har Mahādev, Har Har Mahādev. Prabhu, Prajāpati Dakṣa is organizing a very big yajña. But my Lord, I need not tell you, no, everything, and I hope you got the invitation." Shiva said, "I know, invitation will not make." "Something more?" "No, Prabhu." "Okay, my time is over. Har Har Mahādeva, Śrīmān Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa." On the other side of the hill, Pārvatījī was walking in the beautiful nature. And he appeared there near. "Har Har Mahādev, Har Har Mahādev, Pārvatī, Mātā Namah, Nārada. After a long time, I see you, Mother. I am all the time. I have a curse; I can’t stay anywhere. I have to go, and this, I took the liberty to say here. I thought I should have Divine Mother’s darśan." She said, "I say, Nārada, but I think you always come when there is something." "Mother, there is nothing; nothing is hidden from you. Oh yes, I was just now with Lord Śiva, Bhagavān Swayambhū, and I gave him information that your father, Prajāpati Dakṣa, is organizing a very big yajña. But Mother, you know, Divine Mother, you know, you and Śivajī both will go there." She said, "Well, I don’t know." "Mother, if you don’t know, you will be known. Give me blessings, please. Bless me, bless me. And I go, Śiva." So Nārada, this vṛtti of Nārada is both positive and negative. When someone is coming and gossiping, that is called a Nārada Vidyā. That person brings negative energy, negative vibration, because in the heart there is no nectar. Develop the nectar: nectar of wisdom, nectar of love, nectar of mercy. Try for one week only to make some good experiences. One week. Don’t think about anyone negatively. Even if someone tells you that you are a stupid one and you are the most terrible person, you say, "What can I do? You shall bless me. I will be better." What will happen? That person will become angry. You have no poison in your heart. Try one way to have positive thinking in every aspect. Even if there is a war in some countries, you should see Bhagavān, Prabhu. Give them good thoughts so that both sides, our dear human brothers and sisters, do not die. They do not fight. Definitely, someone has pain in their feelings, in their emotions for their rights, and others also. So, Gandhiji said, "This eye and this eye, both are my eyes." Which eye should I take out? So, understand what they call the terrorist. They are not enjoying this fighting. They are suffering. Day and night, they can’t sleep. Go sit with them. Talk with them. "Brothers, what can we do for you? You need money, you need this." Talk to them. They are our brothers, and we are also their brothers. Otherwise, you take neither this gate nor that gate. There is one example from Ātmā Gandhījī: one donkey, another donkey, both donkeys must have the rope in the neck so they don’t run away in this direction, that direction. At least we will find these donkeys in one place. Someone like Mr. Reddy told his workers, "Bring the feeder, nice grass for both donkeys." But the persons, they don’t understand. They mean well, but it was not good. They put a 20-30 kilo feeder on this side for one donkey and on the other side for the other donkey. The rope was only 5 meters long, and the grass was lying 8 meters away. The donkeys, one donkey is eating there, the other one pulls to go eat there. So he can’t eat, and he can’t eat. Both are hanging like this, only looking at the grass, and they are both stuck. Communicate, negotiate, harmonize. "Thank you," said I. "I am not guilty. It’s my part of my grass. The other is my grass, so why don’t you eat?" But they are... Ignorance, doubt, jealousy, proudness, no knowledge, no solace. Someone said, "I tell you one technique." Say, "Yes, please come to me." Both, both eat first. They went, enjoyed, then they went to the other side to enjoy. That’s called a tense. As much as tension is there, the power develops, I would say. It doesn’t matter who tells what. We should understand the pain of the people who are fighting, both sides. So it is your vivekā, it’s your love, it’s your humbleness and kindness that can liberate you and others. Many people say, "Yes, I want to do this. I want to do these good things." And if you ask, "Can you do this?" they say, "No, I don’t want to. It’s not my problem." You are not a yogī. One week, try for one week, you will be in Brahmaloka afterward. One week you can take negative, you will be negative. Don’t speak negative, control your tongue. Your horse has in his mouth what they call the bit. What do you call it? Sugar? Guru? Yeah, guru. When someone talks too much, then say, "Hey, brother, girdle your tongue." Because the tongue is very chanchal (restless), chanchal like a fish. What you keep thinking for one week in your mind... Therefore, with manas, buddhi, citta, and ahaṁkāra purified, you will have no poison in the body. You will produce from your Manipūra Chakra nectar, from Bindu Chakra nectar, and on your tongue, the tip of the tongue will be nectar. Jibhame Madhubattama, one will try to become Madhumakhi, the honey bee. Yes, you will not see such a beautiful, organic nature. My God, this morning I said, "Oh, all trees I am looking at are organic." I made my eyes like this, organic. Beautiful color of the flower. How gentle the leaves. And then I found something, my God. That’s not good. Got a beautiful, big mango, about two kilos. Let it dry. We looked. A spot on it. Fresh little black liquid came. I asked Shivjyoti. We shall cut it. If it is some good part, we will take it. She cut it. Inside was everything spoiled, rotten. Another mango lying here, after seven days we cut it, then I found the reason. Because our dear Sadāśivam, for all, he brought manipulated hybrid mangoes. Then manipulated mangoes are there, about ten trees, same cost, so quickly rotten. This is the example of the real quality: organic. Even the trees here have no poison, only organic. But still, the mangoes do not have that quality. Why? He said, "You know the black crow? Did you see the crow? You can buy the best of the best sample in the world, that sample, and wash the crow with that sample. The blackness will become more shiny." It will not become a white swan. Similarly, these mangoes and donkey brought together, neither remain donkey nor became a horse. It became a movie. So I thought, when I will see, I see Mr. Sadāśiva, our, our Śiva, what is it? Sadāśivam, it is painful to ask, tell him, and painful for him to cut that tree. Doesn’t matter if it is a muli (radish), it has life, it feels, so I hope he will put other mangoes. Original, original apple even is like this. I am so happy that still the fish is not so much manipulated in the seeds. Surprised to get very original seeds and fruits, and here, so when someone is doing artificial showing, then you are like a hybrid. When you are positive and you remain there, you are orange. There are certain dogs you see on the borders, especially in New Zealand and Australia. Certain dogs only can smell this, not others. Another dog is beside, but he stands, he looks. That’s what they are doing. The Germans said, "You cannot run over these dogs which are moving here free." But both are dogs. We love them equally. The question is quality, originality. And so, in Indians’ blood, even if they behave badly, somewhat, I was that, but they have in their blood the ṛṣi-muni’s blood. In each and every drop of the blood or blood cells, there is a quality of yoga, a quality of spirituality. It is thanks to the Vedas and Upaniṣads that all races developed this science and preserved it till now. There are so many divine, holy books with philosophy, poetry, and Sanskrit. You can fill a thousand trucks. Libraries are there, South India, North India, just on, and what the libraries now, new design, Bollywood, Hollywood, feed videos, Rāmāyaṇa, Bhagavad Gītā, all will say, "What are you doing here?" That is a pure Sanskriti (culture), not a Dev Sanskriti. Create the honey in your heart, in your viśuddhi chakra, and in your both. You will feel your buddhi nectar that will preserve in the navel. Words come from the navel. Don’t think negative. Don’t be offended. Who is offending? That chakra is nearly burned like this coal, but it is a coal, but still energy is more. Energy is there, but that energy is very negative towards your mother, your father, brother, sisters, children, parents, neighbors, colleagues, and sometimes a little bit positive to me. Bless you all, thank you, send you much love. Dante’s heart.

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