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This year, my sādhanā was a bit neglected, but there are other types of sādhanā. Many people already know what sādhanā is, while others may not know anything yet, or do not know this word at all. Remember, sādhanā is an exercise. Exercise makes you a master. Exercise day by day. This is very important. If you do not practice discipline, then the thread breaks. It is difficult to tie a thread together again. There is a beautiful poem by the famous poet Rahim. He says: "Rahiman dhāgā prem kā, mat todo chitkāi. Tūtā phir jūḍe nahīṁ, jūḍe gaṁṭh paḍe jāi. Sāī nāma eva Rahim dāsa." So, Rahim says, do not break the thread of love through small misunderstandings. Dread from life is prem (love). Life, by the way, is wise. Life is a divine sign. Life can be helpful. Love means forgiveness. Love has many forms, just as emotion has many types. Which type of emotion is healthy and which is not? And when there are such types of love, then one says, "God is love, and love is God." But investigate your own heart or your breath. We love the people, the animals, and the trees, if we like to have them. And for others, we have envy, jealousy, or inner feelings. When God awakens consciousness in our consciousness, then from this consciousness comes our intellect. But intellect is a white paper, or a black paper—a blackboard. On the blackboard with white chalk we write, or on the white paper with other types of ink we write. And so, the intellect is an empty paper, and our attention, our grace, love, dedication—all that we add or write into it. Then this intellect has value. Writing negative words can also be very bad. It is difficult, also in animals. There are two or three dogs, and two of them are good friends. The third one comes and shows his teeth, and there are two types of teeth. Elephants have wonderfully large teeth. They are not only to show, but to bite; they are inside. Our hand, human hand bones, for an elephant, are with one bite broken into several pieces. So, what is inside, we have not yet cleaned. Our doubt and unity are not love. As Rahim says, you should not tear a thread of love apart with small misunderstandings. Do not say immediately, wait. Do not react immediately. A philosopher got a letter from someone who said, "Please answer me." And he wrote back on a postcard what he had written. So the philosopher wrote 25 pages. Brief—25 pages. You need time. And at the end he wrote, "P.S., sorry, my friend, to write such a long letter because I did not have the time." That means I did not have time to think about it. If I had thought about it properly, these 25 pages would only have been five lines. Finished. So, our beautiful relationship with nature, animals, and humans—with neighbors, etc.—we should not break. Rahim Dāsa says, if a thread is torn, then you cannot tie it again. If you try to tie it, then it becomes a knot, and this knot is a problem. A knot is an obstacle, a barrier. Holī Gurujī said, "Your language and your bhajans, the poems that you write, should be like a beautiful silk thread." The pearls go on very gently, but if there is a knot, then we have to do it like this, and we can break it again. And so, positive thoughts, positive feelings, clear thoughts, clear feelings, and to have the strength to digest everything and to change it into the positive. So, like very hard butter comes near heat and becomes very soft, wonderful. So this relationship to this world, to nature, to people—we should be careful that we do not break anything. When we break it, then yes, we will try to make it good again. This knot lasts for a lifetime. Externally we smile, but internally we are not there. And that is a big problem, and so the chārdhāra practice is very important. The practice remains and keeps us in complete clarity. And our development on the spiritual level goes very smoothly, very far. Well, there are some obstacles so that we cannot practice anything: a disease, or you had an accident, or really there is a lot, and a lot, and a lot to work on, or something. And tiredness—you cannot do your sādhanā properly. There is an alternative, and that is sevā. Sevā sādhanā is just as strong, or even stronger than our exercises, and that is the help. And as we always say, folded hands have little value compared to helping hands. So, no matter how many people or animals, if you help one animal or save one person, that has a lot of meaning. But sevā—you should think that someone who needs sevā learns and becomes independent. That is it. But there may be someone who is totally handicapped. He needs sevā all the time. And, of course, there are family members, or there is a rehabilitation center, and so on. Now, the person who accepts sevā should know what this means. You take the karma from the person who helps you—the person who actually helps you physically or superficially. But on your spiritual development, he or she gives his or her karma. And that will be even harder for you. And therefore, pray, learn, do something. What you cannot do at all—you cannot get up and go for a drink—then of course it is a śikṣālā. Yes, do not think that this person is very poor and innocent. It is karmic. And when we accept more sevā, then our karma becomes stronger. There are different types of sevā, but the best sevā is... lead us from darkness to the light. And that is the satsaṅg. And now in Kali Yuga, it is very rare to find a real satsaṅg. Or, when there is a satsaṅgist, then it is very selfish. So, satsaṅg, where satsaṅg is given... so only dualism is... That is what I want to say. Here, I would like to thank you all very much. I do not want to drink, okay? In the fourth year of Śāntajana, because of Paramahāra, the four dhārās, as a complete selfless service, the common of this earth—earth is the Sarovar. Sarovar is a big lake. When you go to Kärnten, you can see how many lakes are there. Yes, Odense lake too. Everywhere, we also have beautiful Sarovars in Vienna. There is also a Biber Lake, which is also beautiful. Man Sarovar. Have you heard the name? Where is the Manasarovar? In the Himalayas, near Mount Kailash. Man Sarovar. Man means mind, and Sarovar means the lake, the water. So in our mind, our mind is a sarovar, and many creatures in the form of thoughts, vṛttis, are living there. And a lake does not drink its own water. It is for all who come to drink: animals, people, birds, fish, etc., and trees. Deployment—so the Sarovar drinks selber nicht. What we have achieved in our life—good things, wisdom—hold it please, and let it share with all, give everyone. It can also be smooth water, and that is called mental pollution. Cerver, tervar—tervar is a tree. And now we have so many beautiful cherries. The cherry tree does not eat cherries itself, but gives them to all other creatures. Maybe a little worm or a little fly, or the bees, or the birds, or the humans, animals, etc. The cherry tree, when cherries are ripe, the cherry does not go away; it takes all the fruits and runs away. And will never say, "Anyone, do not take. You are my neighbor, you are not a good person to me. Do not take from me." The tree will never say, and so is a spiritual aspirant. A spiritual person will never say no to giving wisdom and blessings, to serve. The knowledge which we have was in this space. Through this body, the inner talents awoke, and those talents were given to us by God. And soon we will go away, and it will remain here. So, Haile Gesindhiye Nigen Dimakhankhaine Untrasit. Equal thoughts, equal vision. Prabhujī, mere, you are the one who has no dualism, samadṛṣṭi. Do not think and do not punish me for my false or my bad deeds. You are like a pair of stones, any kind of iron piece—maybe a wand or a knife in the kitchen or something else. The pair does not see this form; it makes gold. And pairs only make gold; they do not make the iron pairs, only gold. Only gold, but the master makes the student a master. And so, those who make the right sādhanā with Śiva Bhāva, then automatically a consciousness awakens in us—we do not know. But the others will see. And so, when knowledge comes, everyone knows that you are wise. But when you always say "I" and "I" and "I," then one does not say anything. It is wise but selfish, and a fishing compliment. When the sun rises, everyone knows, even the blind, that the sun has risen. So through sādhanā, humbleness, and kindness, that awakens in our consciousness, then we are a real saint. All these four have been incarnated and manifested here. Which? Sea, tree, holy, and rain. When it rains, the rain does not say, "I will not fall here because it is a dirty spot." Equal. So, the love that we always talk about is the love that will last forever. And worldly love, relationships—that is a prelude. One day it will be painful, sad. Maybe someone will not go away from you but will die. You have also lost. Leave us here in material wealth; sustenance is temporary. Then again, you have to cry. And so is this—this creation is crying. When you were born, and me too, I think, first what we did, we cried. Yeah. Then they said, "Oh, the baby is born." Why did you cry? You saw again, "Oh God, again, again here." I cried so many times. Again, God, you put me here to cry again more. So, when the best happy time comes, then be ready. Now the bad time will come. And when the bad time is there, then relax and be sure that a good time will come. And that is why the wheel always turns, always goes on. So, sādhanā in the last five months, six months, or the seven months from December—I have traveled a lot so far, and that was for me, as a sādhanā, to pass on something that Gurudev has given. And we continue to give, and we will continue to give. And those who remain in one place do sevā, but also sādhanā. So, to do sevā and to understand sādhanā is the best opportunity; the best chance is satsaṅg. On the day when you avoid your satsaṅg, be sure, in your śikṣā, in your destiny, it is already the site and the chapter changed. That it will come now negative, temporary, okay? But then when her diabetes throws them issues, hmm, but this. Sweetness is only till the vocal cords, then goes down, blocked tight. There is sugar in the whole body. And so, those who are devoid of satsaṅg are devoid of the human life. And in every culture, in every belief, everywhere, the wise, the holy ones, they try very hard, and try hard in the satsaṅg. You all know very clearly, very well, for example in Austria, Sunday is dedicated to family, to pray, to meditate, and to be together, which means satsaṅg. And that is why on Sundays all the shops and offices are closed, but now people do not understand. They say, "Why are the shops open? Nothing is open." Yes, if the office is closed, no one is against it. No one. It is good that they do not go to work, but the business people and those who want to buy, they are sad, they do not accept it. So, once a week, dedicate time to God. Yes, that is satsaṅg. So that is a real spiritual purification, karmic purification, and achievement is through sevā and satsaṅg. And in satsaṅg, we have an opportunity to purify our inner karma and to bring the human goal of human life to perfection. And so in our Yoga in Daily Life we have satsaṅgs. Everywhere, when you come to Linz, we have beautiful satsaṅgs. Sādhvī, Hṛ. Dekāmal sits there and gives satsaṅg. And if there is nothing there, then the students. And if they do not dare, then thank God, now there is a technique. They put a CD in and play Swamījī’s lectures. Vellach has, Klagenfurt has, Graz has, Vienna has, everywhere. And so it is in other countries too. And there are some people who really cannot; they do not know. Many go, travel overseas, and they look for where there is a young life. We did not have an ashram in London, but we had a permanent family there. Everyone could go, and so on. Our people from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, they went to work there for a month or two. They went to the house in Vykova, and they went there and had children. And although the family does not speak so much English, the grandmother, she was over 95, but only her presence. And they all sat next to her like grandchildren, and they sang bhajan. Some of them may be here. And so satsaṅg does not have to be spoken, but to be there, a willpower to be there. So Tulsī Dāsa said, "Tulsī, jvar kī jhor sī, bhajan kī ruchi jāī." There is a beautiful poem: "A sinner cannot do anything; he has a lot of sins from his previous life overloaded, so he cannot go to satsaṅg." And if they go, then they start to sleep, or they think that they are outside. They cannot do anything; they do not feel well in satsaṅg. The interest is gone. We Tulsidāsīs are there. As soon as you are interested in food, when you have a very strong fever, then you have an appetite for a translation. So the fever, karmic fever—so satsaṅg, guru-vākyas, Gurudev’s bhajans, that is very important. And when a person comes to satsaṅg, the satsaṅg automatically takes on the task of helping others who come in. Different cultures have different types of satsaṅg. In Vienna there are also many Hindus. There are a few small temples, gurudwārās, and there is the satsaṅg. And the people go there. We are lucky, are we fortunate? When are we blessed? Are we that we can have access to the satsaṅg? Guru Nānak says, "Satguru nām jahāj hai." The glory of the Gurudev is that it is a boat. "Chade sutre par," those who will step in, they will cross from the ocean of the Māyā, negative. So, Śiva Dharma is the highest Dharma. I am very happy to see you. And we will have several satsaṅgs and webcasts in the summer. Welcome! And now we have, as I said, a movement worldwide. On the 21st of June, International Day of Yoga, Indian Prime Minister Modijī really made a great step, and it was unbelievable how the people accepted it. Within a few days, 177 countries said yes. And now he has made a very beautiful project and various organizations. It is fantastic. I was in Mexico, and the Indian ambassador in Mexico—I know him very well. He was in Australia, and now he is in Mexico. He was very happy when he heard that I was coming. Mexico City is a little bit bigger than Vienna. So he came there, and he told the organizers that he wanted to see Swamījī. But only 10 or 15 minutes, then he had to do some meetings. And the result was this, that we were together for one and a half or two hours. He was very happy. I was also very happy. And then he told me, he gave me the invitation, that Swamiji, more than 30,000 or 40,000 people will gather here on the square. And you will be the person to speak and introduce yoga in their life, and this. So I said, okay. And the same day afternoon, I got an invitation from the Indian government; they sent me a ticket and this. So I told him, and he said, no, no, that is better, Swāmījī, go there first. Then, same day, next day morning, came an invitation from the United Nations, the ambassador of India to the permanent mission of the United Nations, and other ambassadors from Georgia, and so they sent me an official invitation, and there will be, uh, three or four hundred thousand. Yes, and my lecture, and this, so I said, "I am going to India because here I am known to the people, but in India I should do something." So I had to accept, and they invited also some of our people and many people from nearly every... Yoga organization Modi said that we should not make any duality. It should be neutral and for the health, physical, mental, and spiritual health. I have heard that day after tomorrow, tomorrow, he is coming to Jaipur, Modi, and there. There will be many thousands of people, and Modi himself will take a yoga class. He said he will teach them. Yeah, the yogī knows good. So in the whole world, suddenly the awareness and consciousness suddenly awoke. It is very much. And it is good because it is for the good health of the people, and not a religion or this or that. There are, of course, some people, some religious people, they say, "We will not do. Why should we do Sūrya Namaskār? We do not want to believe as Hindus believe in the sun." Modi said, "Can you imagine if for 10 days there will be no sunrise?" So which god will come to help you? So there is narrow thinking, but it is merely for the well-being of humans and the protection of the environment and world peace. These are the three main points that he emphasizes very much. So, I came today, you know, and I am here tomorrow. Day after tomorrow, again in the airplane. I think many Austin Airlines hostages know where I am coming inside, so I will stay there a few days, and Hungary begins the seminar. So, my mother will come the first day, and then I am there the second day. The seminar will be there, I am coming, and this is also Sevā to go. Or you say, "No, we do not want that you go, and we are not here. Stay here, we do not let you go." Then, okay, I stay here. Should I go or not? Yeah? Should I go? You see, you want to send me away. Thank you. So I think in this century, the 21st century, something has to begin. So a new era comes, a new consciousness awakens towards positive things. This is a good, good, significant, a good sign. So all the best, and wish you all the best, and drive carefully. And you should know that our police, when they see the many people come to the yoga center, then they are coming, they are very happy. The policemen, they look to the car, and who have no... there is some... what? You have to put some form inside, you know. Please take care. Go and check. We will have now prayer. Thank you. We have cast all the bhaktas around the world. Bless you. It was very nice in America and New York, and everywhere was very, very nice. Adiós.