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The Supreme Father Paramātmā prays to Gurudev that first and foremost, you remain healthy and live long, that your spiritual strength increases day by day, and that the Lord always grants you good thoughts and the power to perform noble deeds in life. Revered Pāda Śrī Śrī Ek Hazār Aṭh Śrī Svāmī Prakāśā Nanji Mahārāj is from Himachal, and now you will be going to Gujarat. On the way, this main path, which you call a highway, we call the main path. Dear ones, the eternal dharma alone is the main path. That is why it is said: Om Śrī Sanātana Vijjate Sanātana Dharma. Today, as you were going by car from the main gate, you must have seen something written on a plate. It was written: Om Śrī Viśva Dīva Guru Kula. And above the āśrama, a large saffron flag was hoisted, honoring Svāmījī. I have come to know a little about Pād Prakāśān Jī Mahārāj regarding this, I understand. I am 37 years old, soon to be 38 on the 23rd of December. I live abroad, and I have circumambulated this earth or globe 37 times. You see many countries, many attires, many languages, many kinds of people, many different colors of people—all are good, none is bad. Whoever went looking for bad, found none. When one searched the heart, there was no one worse than oneself. Yet, the one who is the knower of the self... Peace and compassion—Tulsīdājī said that compassion is the root of dharma, and pride is the root of sin. Never abandon compassion, even in the most difficult times. The compassion and kindness for all living beings that we have in Hindustān is unparalleled anywhere else. Once, in 1902, I had a conference abroad, and I asked a foreigner if he had been to Bhārat, Hindustān, or India. He said yes, he had been, but his journey remained incomplete. So I asked him, how is it incomplete? Have you not seen, have you not done what remains incomplete? Come back to Hindustān—from Kanyakumārī to Kashmir, or from Andaman and Nicobar to Kashmir—how vast and extensive it is. It takes three, four hours by flight from Vishākhapatnam to the borders of Hindustān, from Andaman and Nicobar to Indonesia, which is part of our India. To truly understand Hindustān, one must be born here. The one who is born in Hindustān is fortunate, and if there is any impurity in the intellect, it says that this country is full of difficulties, that one should go abroad. But Gurudev said, if you want to attain Ātma-Paramātmā realization... Apart from India, you will not find such knowledge anywhere else. Rishis, munis, sages, and saints have all performed their āratī and prayers in India; without them, one cannot attain the light of ātma-brahma. Śrī Pūjī Bhagavān, Dīp Narāyan, Dinā Brahma, Upadeśa Mādhavānand—through them, bliss was attained. No matter how much we praise this country, it will always be less. Yet, I told them that it is precisely there... Your journey remained incomplete; when I asked what to do, he said... The ear is deaf, it does not matter; even our own emotions are relatives of the soul, yet it is not part of Indian culture—it belongs to a different culture, not that of India. So I made a resolve that I too would establish an āśrama, one that, upon seeing it, would be unmistakably recognized. His journey is not complete until he sees how and what to do. There is no shortage of āśramas in Hindustān; there are such āśramas inside that are completely air-conditioned. Now he kept saying that he is from the Saṅgha, but the Saṅgha murmured differently, not like the other bards. The situation is such that these days, yes, there is a planetary affliction; planets are moving in a night-to-night sequence, and what not. One by one, we have lost four, four, five, five crore rupees. And there are saints as well who are simply sitting in the forest wearing just a loincloth, living like in an āśrama. So I kept meditating, and once... It was there, in Chautar, during meditation on Om, that I had a vision. At that time, it was the communist state of Czechoslovakia. In Prague, at the university there, the one in charge, the world university, I was giving a discourse. Professors were seated there, engineers were seated there. I began a discussion that I wanted to establish an āśrama... If I want to create, I asked Svāmījī, what kind of thoughts are there? I was thinking, if I create something like this, then some thoughts came—do they have a philosophy? For me, it was the Om, and then the voice said, this is it, nothing else. What else comes? This is it. So I said, what is that? Then it was black. There was a blackboard, and on the wall, there was a square drawn. Instead of writing "square" straight, I wrote it sideways and wrote Om instead. I didn’t write "wonderful, Swāmījī, very good, okay." What is this then? Why did you write this line like this? Why did you write "Chandrakāra" above it, and why "śūnya" above that? Then the meaning was explained. They say, Maharāj, this is around your neck. I have it around my neck—a mala. What do you do with it? When they do it, they know, but one question arises: why are their thoughts running alongside mine? Alright, how many beads are there in this? There are 108. Why 108? Could it be 110? Subscribe, subscribe... Subscribe, subscribe... When Gurujī gave the lecture, university professors were seated inside. I said, do you know that the entire world's mathematical problems, within the world itself, were solved by our Vidyānata scholars, our great sages of Hindustān, who introduced the concept of zero? Even the lingam coughs or doesn’t cough, so where does it get affected? The one who causes the lingam to cough has come to us. Oh, oh, something has just arrived—come, fifteen more minutes. Oh, the widow has come, the stout one has come, come, oh, oh... Bopā Jī, our Amele Sāhab has just been victorious, not from Jālor district but from Siro district. Congratulations, congratulations! So let us chant the 108 names together. Upaji is sitting above; you are the master of the seat, so whether it is 108 or 1008, the one and eight represent nine, and in mathematics, nine is the highest number. Whether you add one thousand eight, or one hundred eight, this Svāmījī—there is some sense in it. I said, "Very good, brother, there is sense in this, so tell me." Then why this mātrā, this eight moon, I asked. This is the moon, a symbol of the mind, good, very wonderful, and why is this empty? Then he said that 108 rooms, 108 bungalows, 108 units should be built; that would be his complete Om. The half-moon shape would become a water reservoir, and the bindu would be there. There is a very large temple of the Sūrya there, which is probably about one hundred and one feet high, so thirteen floors... It is being constructed exactly in the shape of Om, meaning this is the first time such a large building is being made in this form. One day, it will become a world heritage site, and it will also be recorded in the records as an āśrama. Now, what do they say... In Gujarat, they say, "If there is no maternal grandfather, then there is no maternal grandmother." If there is a maternal grandfather, then there is work to be done, right? Now, where would one bring that from? People say, "Maharāj, you live abroad, there is no shortage of money." There is no shortage in India either, but I... I neither ask from anyone nor take anything, but whatever comes into my palm, I use that. They say that inside the courtyard there is a very large building in the shape of a swastika, where our gurukula operates, and right in front of it, in the courtyard, there is a school built in the form of a trishula. And within this very courtyard, there is an anāhata cakra which is now... The hospital has become very large; you must have seen it from afar. It will start soon. It is a refuge, and more than a thousand brahmachārīs study here. According to the Rajasthan Education Board and embracing harmony among all religions, they follow Vedic culture and... The teachings of Advaita Vedānta and the thoughts of the original guru Bhagavān Śaṅkarācārya are imparted, and there is also a gurukula. Around 35,000 centers operate back and forth across India, so much so that one hardly knows where they are functioning. I have named the yoga practice I have undertaken as "Yoga in Daily Life." Wherever you go in Vishr, just tell someone that you will teach them Yoga and Daily Life, and everything related to it will come to me. Our 24-hour internet and television run all over the world, and discourses are broadcast there. You just write it there on the internet, first they write WWW, in our India, it used to be said... That three Ws are clear, yes, if you write W on the wall three times, then three Ws are ours. I am speaking right now, Svāmījī is seated here, and people from over a hundred countries, more than a hundred countries, are participating in this live program. What I am speaking and what you all are witnessing is known throughout the entire world. This is a brief introduction to Swāmījī Śāstram. This seat of paramparā is near the springs of Badrināt and Kedarnāt, close to Satopat. Above Satopat, there was a time even before the Pāṇḍavas. He was a perfected mahātma and still manifests even now. His name was Alakhpūrī Jī. The people there call him Alakhpūrī in the Himāchal language, where "udar" and "unī" are names for mahātmās. The Alakhanandā river is also named after him. He is Alakhpūrī Jī. Our tradition of the gādī comes from there, and he must have had many disciples, some of whom still exist—among them is one of our own perfected beings. Paradādā Ārādī Dev Purī Jī Mahārāj has his āśrama in the Sikar district, near Kāṭū Syām Jī, in the village of Kelāś, a great siddha place, meaning that water... The British had stopped the worship, had halted the pūjā. So, there at Nakī Talāb, near Duleshvar Mahādeva, there is a ghat called Devapurī Ghat by Nakī Talāb. There, at Satopat, which is at an altitude of about three thousand five hundred to four thousand meters, only snow lies there. When I went there, I saw in the cave it was written differently—Devapurī Jī's cave. That Devapurī Jī was a great siddha; when it rained, their fodder and grass would not get wet at all. When the Kumbh Mela, the great Kumbh Mela, was held in Haridwar in 2000, the Kashi Vidva Samaj and Śuberupitā Deśvar Jagat Guru Saṅkrācāri conferred upon him the title of Hindū Dharma Samrāṭ, and I was also made one, I do not know how. We belong to the entire tradition, just as Prakāśā Nanjī Mahārāj also belongs to the complete tradition. We are one—the entire Bhāratī, Gīrī, Sarasvatī, all are one. There is no contradiction. Yet, we have our own akhāṛas and our own mandī as well. So, I am from the Mahānirvāṇī Akhāṛa. I am the Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, and in our Mahānirvāṇī Akāṛā, there are now about 33 Mahāmaṇḍaleśvaras. Ānandamahi Mahā was also associated with the same, and when the journey sets out from Neranjanī, it passes near Ānandamahi’s place of death. Alongside this, when speaking of the eternal dharma, you all... When a few fall into a deep sleep, what flows from the stomach and mouth like the Ganges is called Bhāgirathī. From here, it emerges from the caves of Kedarnāth and Kādrināth, and its name is Alakh Alakh... Anandā is the union of both, which takes place in Dev Prayāg; only then does it become the Gaṅgā. That is all for now—I will pause here as Mahārājī is in a hurry. Oh Jasrāj Jī, after this, if my phone rings with some vendors asking for this or that, please respond on my behalf. Say nothing, this is our Swāmījī Jasrajpurī from Sydney, Australia, husband of Namp Pārvatī, Har Har Māde, Professor Swābhī ji will be present. He will say some blessings words for five minutes: satyam jñānam anantam yan niṣkalam niṣkriyam param adhutiyam nirviśeṣam brahma tattvam upāśu mahi. I bow to Śaṅkarācārya, Keśava Bāḍrāyaṇa, the author of the Sūtra Bhāṣya, and to Bhagavān, who repeatedly dispels the darkness of ignorance and bestows the light of knowledge. To that revered Guru, at whose feet I humbly bow, may the ocean of grace pour forth, like the rays of the sun, illuminating the path. Chant the name of Śrī Saccidānanda Bhagavān, Śrī Sadgurudev Mahārāj, chant the name of Śrī Svāmī Mahamaleśvara Maheśvarānandjī Mahārāj. Offering heartfelt salutations to Ādharaṇī Prātrasmaraṇī Svāmī Śrī Mahāmaṇḍeśvara Mahinda Mahiśvarānandjī Mahārāj and all other saints present, this Mahārājī has received permission to speak. The rest of everything, Maharājī, you all must be narrating. The devotees' gathering has come here. I was just about to go to Dwārikā when I came across a boat on the way. Just now, Mahisvara Nanji Maharāj passed away, and in his place, Pūrṇa Nanji has taken his seat. He was recently sent there; they had gone to his place. So I was saying, I will meet you in Pushkar; if I don’t meet you there, then I... It is very fortunate that I got to have your darśana, and it is a great blessed opportunity here to learn that today is the pūṇya tithi of Mahārājī’s grandfather, Gurū Śrī Ji. Also, the release of their book has taken place. It had a beautiful name: Adhyātmik Pat, and in yoga, it is a sūtra from the Śrīmat Bhāgavat Gītā. Bhagavān explains that there is nothing superior to jñāna in the world. If there is anything supreme, it is jñāna. Among all those who purify, jñāna holds the highest importance. In the world, whenever we have to perform any task, knowledge of it is necessary; otherwise, the task gets spoiled, even in the worldly sense. But here, the knowledge that Bhagavān refers to is that which is self-realized through perfected yoga—yoga that we have manifested from within ourselves, through kāya, through yoga. They say union is called milan, and separation is called biyog, meaning parting. But with whom should one unite? Whose union is to be attained? This is a matter of understanding, which such great souls explain to you devotees. So here... Then, within ourselves, we praise that knowledge, write books about it, and awaken people to it. Coming under the shelter of such saintly Mahāpurushas, all of you devotees are fortunate, and seeing that you have become aware brings great joy. I have a small place of tranquility in Himachal. During the winter months, I do not stay there for three months; I go to my kutiyā in Jamnagar. When I leave, I pass through Gumte, and at that time, I have the darśana of saints and māntmās coming and going, as well as the darśana of devotees. It is a meeting. There is a union, and for the remaining eight or nine months, I reside at Malak Bhaku, and once a year I hold a conference. It is by the command of Gurumārāj; consider it as the command of the Lord. The conference has been held at all pilgrimage sites—Vindrāvan, Haridwār, Suktāl, Chitrakūṭ, Ujjain, Naimiṣāraṇya, Kurukṣetra, and many other places. In the future... Every year, a Puṣkarm is held here on the 24th, 25th, and 26th. Saints are invited there, arrangements are made for them, and devotees also come. This three-day conference takes place, with all kinds of arrangements for food and other necessities. The devotees come and participate with me in this. And on that occasion, I had come here in service of Maharājī to extend the invitation. Maharājī said, "You will stay a little while, the discourse will take place, and then you will depart." So, I have nothing more to say; due to lack of time, if there is ever an opportunity, with the grace of the Prabhu. Then you will have the darśan. With just this much said, you are all invited to come there. Which hall is reserved? One hall has been reserved, and now let us go there. That hall is busy with arrangements for everyone’s accommodation and so on. So, on the 24th, 25th, and 26th of October, eight days after Diwālī, I used to stay with Sirī Mā. I was with Mā in Ānan. Having spent some time in their presence, I have realized that Mā Ashtamī used to be celebrated as Saiymī Ashtamī. We have organized this program with that intention. I am here to invite all of you, and I have been blessed with the darśana of Mārājī here. All I have to say is, speak the practice of Sachidānanda Bhagavān. Jasrājpuri Jī, Swāmī Śrī Lakṣmanadāj Jī, all residents of the gurukula, Swāmī Śrī Prakāsānana Jī Maharāj, all those who have come from outside, eager seekers, the entire community of saints, all officials, brothers and sisters, my greetings to all of you, as well as to those who have come with me. Guru Shri Ek Hazār Aath Shri Mahārāj Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Paramandha Svāmī Shri Mahasvara Ananpuru Jī Mahārāj, founder of Patanjali Yoga Peeth Haridwar, Yoga Guru Swāmī Rāmdev Jī Mahārāj, and Achārya Shri Bālkr̥ṣṇa Jī Mahārāj, Uttam Āśr. As a result of inspiration and guidance, I have been able to publish the book titled Spiritual Journey and Yoga by J. R. Barma, a resident of Byāvar in Jīlājmer. Along with spreading the importance of yoga to every individual, emphasis has been placed on the four main objectives of yoga: the treatment of diseases, the promotion of health, the development of consciousness power, and the attainment of siddhis. Additionally, a concise analysis of the body, mind, intellect, prāṇa, and ātman has been presented. In addition to this, the practical use of bandha, mudrā, āsana, prāṇāyāma, yama-niyama, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna, and samādhi, kuṇḍalinī, yoga, and the awakening of the seven cakras has been described in a very simple language with illustrations. Special emphasis has been laid in this book on the fact that through control of the indriyas, the fluctuations of the citta are restrained, citta... By the cessation of vṛtti, the destruction of vāsanā occurs, and with the destruction of vāsanā, the self attains direct realization of Paramātman, the embodiment of supreme bliss. For as long as ignorance, avidyā, persists, vāsanā remains; and as long as vāsanā exists, the cycle of birth and death continues. The end of birth and death is not possible without the union of the ātman and Paramātman. In this way, this booklet has made a sincere effort to convey the interrelationship between spirituality and yoga to inquisitive readers and sādhvās. In today's materialistic yoga, where ego, oppression, unrest, violence, and stress prevail, yoga is a panacea for a little peace, harmony, cooperation, goodwill, health, and non-violence. Today, yoga is being embraced not only in India but throughout the entire world. My humble request to all of you is to also practice yoga and remain healthy. Make your life successful and excellent. I respectfully invite the revered Vishva Guru Shri Ek Hazār Ārth Shri Mahā Maṇḍaleśvar Paramahan Svāmī Shri Meśvaranan Purī Jī Maharāj to grace us with his presence and blessings. After the release of the book, let us say two words of blessing. Thank you. After taking the blessings of the thoughts of other scriptures and the saints, one also restrains the fluctuations of the mind, chitta, and contemplates this within the mind, within the intellect, and within one’s life. Upon churning, the essence that emerges is like butter, and every author presents it before society in the form of a book or an article. Varma Ji, in his life, has also undergone purification; despite living in a troubled era and fulfilling the role of a professor, he went to the saints during this dreadful Kali Yuga and sought their... By taking refuge, engaging in satsang, and listening to their nectar-like words, those who... Today, in a practical form, he has written such a wonderful scripture and presented it in your service. I hope that those who read it will certainly gain some benefit, and the doubts that arise in the spiritual path of yoga in various aspects of life will also be resolved through this book. I pray to Paramapita Paramātmā Gurudev to bless our Pramājī with good health and long life, so that through him more such scriptures may be created. My heartfelt good wishes and blessings to all the sādhakas. It is a great joy that today this... The book has been released, and you must take it and read it. After reading, bless others to read it as well. Now, as we conclude today's proceedings here, I bless you all. You have come from different places; may your journey be auspicious. We shall meet again. You should always remember that this discourse is the anniversary of Chaut Bābajī. This year marks the seventh anniversary of Gurujī's passing, and during Gurupūn, among these three sacred acts, whether you receive an invitation or not, whether it appears in the newspaper or not, you must come. The invitation letter that was supposed to be sent to you has not yet arrived, and mistakes have also been made. The first time I did not check with them because I was abroad. They did not send a fax, and the ones who were supposed to look into it were our Vijerāji Garg. It was their own son's wedding work, and they got caught up in that. And then there was another, Lakshman Dān Ji, who also made such a mistake, an error happened, and you were disappointed. For this, I seek your forgiveness, and in the future, the news will reach you on time; otherwise, at least remember this much—what it means to be a chelā. If you all remain devoted, then you will know—listen, Śrīman Nārāyaṇ Nārāyaṇ of Sanātana Dharma... Nārāyaṇ Nārāyaṇ... Dīp Nārāyaṇ Nārāyaṇ... Deepa Nārāyaṇa Nārāyaṇa Deepa Nārāyaṇa Deepa Nārāyaṇa... of Bhagavān. In the realm of dharma and adharma among beings, the world is like a cow, the mother cow, the ultimate protector. Har Har Mahāprabhujī always guides us towards the eternal. Our Kavirāj Jī, Śuk Singh Jī, has come, and what does he say? That pearls do not come upon the crown, nor does the black mark of sin rise; the saints have said through their words that poets and sages alike should equally cherish the sacred word. Repeatedly bowing at the holy feet of Deep Naran Ji Prabhu, the World Guru, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, Santh Śrī Mahiśvaranan Ji Maharaj, Prakāsanan Ji Maharaj, Ram Parasaji Maharaj, and Otārām Ji Maharaj, I offer repeated salutations at their holy feet to all foreign brothers and sisters as well as all Indian brothers and sisters. Repeated salutations at night, when the bhajan goes on till evening, truly in the courtyard, Gurudev is like the pure Ganga of association, the pure Ganga of association flows. Gurudev, at your feet, one attains the fruits of all pilgrimage sites, Gurudev. Simplicity, purity, and beauty are marking Indian culture across the entire world, a mark for which we, the people of India, repeatedly offer our salutations at your feet. And even at night, two guests arrived—one was Arjunlal Ji Garg and the other Shri Kaisa Ram Ji—and now Otha Ram has also come. Jī, Oṭhā Rām jī āyā, aapke hain taṛā bōrān javāī bōndar. Oṭhā kholnā paṛelā. E Rājasthān sarkār ye jitī bhī lāl batiyō haiṇe aur... I say that not only Otaram Ji alone, but two hundred MLAs should be saints, so that Indian culture may receive a new dimension. And we remember Deep Nārāṇ Ji Parbu, who, like a lamp, has given the entire world a new light, and of the rose... Even after leaving, faith and trust remain etched in the heart, and mistakes teach a person how to live, and stumbles teach a person how to walk, and difficulties test the resolve of the heart, and the veils of dreams are lifted from the eyes, and the traveler continues safely by falling. Life desires to be lived with love, it wishes to dwell in love. It also wishes to sing songs, not a revolution, but poetry that desires peace. Poetry speaks of the world, of humans, of the happy and the sorrowful, of joys and sorrows, of victory and defeat, of love and pain, of the new and the old, of the land and the water. Keep creating for the welfare of the people and the nation, keep changing history. The destination is at your feet. If not today, then tomorrow, tomorrow... moment by moment... Keep smiling and continue bowing at Gurudev’s lotus feet because I am bound within the limits of time. My Śrī must also move forward and know that the three dates you have registered are definitely worthy of being recorded in your diary, and we must be present here on these dates. It is, and receiving Gurudev’s blessings is very, very grateful.