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Oṁ karvindu sayuktam nityadayanti. Oṁ kamdam mokṣadam jīva. Oṁ karayanamo namaḥ. Brahmanandam paramasukhadam kevalam jñānamūrtam dvandvātītam gaganasadṛśyam tasmādyādilakṣyam Ekam Nityam Vimalamachalam Sarvadhisākṣibhūtam. Bhavatītaṁ Trigunarahitaṁ Satgurutvaṁ Namāmyaham. Ādya Purījī Mahādev kī Devādhideva Śiva Svarūpa Devpurījī Mahādev kī Ārādhya Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī kī Ārādhya Satgurudeva Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ Śrī Svāmī Madhavānanda Purījī Mahārāj kī Sanātana Dharma kī Bhaktā, Bhagavān kī Jaya Jaya... Guru Pūrṇimā blessings are coming from Om Śrī Alak Purījī Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā, the Holy Land of Bhārata. Welcome to all of you here and to those in other countries. Guru Pūrṇimā has many meanings. First, as the Upanishads and Vedas say: "Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya"—lead us from darkness to light. It is about moving from ignorance to knowledge. As Rādhā Gurudev, Śrī Svāmī Mahādvanā Jī Bhagavān, used to say: "Jñāna hīna apaśu samāna." Without knowledge, one is like an animal. Knowledge is the light, and ignorance is the darkness. This light of knowledge is not the physical light we see with our eyes; it is the light within every entity. Among 8.4 million different creatures, humans have a special body and a powerful tool: the intellect. But the intellect becomes what it is taught. The kind of education you receive shapes how you think and who you become. In police training, a person learns to think and act like a police officer. A driver learns to drive and becomes a driver. Similarly, a thief receives training and becomes a thief. One becomes what one is taught. Therefore, the intellect requires proper education. Second, education for humans is paramount, and that is spiritual and ethical education. It is where one understands the value of the Sanātana. Sanātana values make a human truly human. This education comes from the master, from the guru. Only the language is different. You say "master," and in Hindi we say "guru." That is all. The difference is merely in language, nothing else. If you read the Rāmāyaṇa or Gītā, perhaps a Muslim may not understand or accept it. If they read the Qur’an in Urdu, you may not accept it. Why this lack of understanding? It is the same essential truth. The Rāmāyaṇa speaks of good, the Qur’an speaks of good, the Bible speaks of good. The difference is only in language; the essence is one. One person says he has a grandmother, another says he has an aunt, another says he has a daughter, a sister, or a granddaughter. Is that woman not the same? There is only one woman; she is designated by different names and relationships. Similarly, God is one. God has no name, and all scriptures speak of the oneness of God. This ethical and spiritual education is received in the gurukul. Gurukul means school. Today, people say, "My father did not teach me Hindi. If you teach me English, I will get a job." It is such misfortune that people think this way. They say, "If you teach my son Hindi, he will not get a job." First, make that child a human being. Today, no one seeks a Hindi teacher. No one seeks a teacher of Sanskrit. If you do not study English, you ask, "Why don't you have any roots?" This is why it is unfortunate that we have abandoned our culture—because we lack the knowledge of the Guru. We have learned a culture that cannot help us grow further in life, a culture that will not allow our true culture to develop. Sanskāras create culture, culture creates humanity, and humanity protects the country. These are the Sanskāras. Today, people say you must speak English to get a job. Why should I speak English? I will speak Hindi, Bābājī. Speak! Ādi Kāchrī. If I speak in English, I might say, "I am going to pray." But then I am asked, "What state should I go to? Gujarat, Rajasthan, or Madhya Pradesh?" I never learned English. A boy from Bengal went to England to study. He returned after three years and went to see Ravindranāth Ṭhākur (Tagore). He spoke in English. Tagore was speaking Bengali. The boy said, "I like English." Tagore replied, "It is good. Speak English." The boy could not speak four words. Then Tagore said, "Son, why do you speak only English? Have you forgotten Bengali?" Why speak only English? Have Marwaris forgotten Rajasthani? Our mother tongue is what makes us suitable; there is no other suitability. The culture of our country will be of the same use. I apologize that I must speak in a mix of Hindi and Sanskrit. I do not know much English, but I speak a little for all of you. I tell these Indians they should learn their mother tongue first, and then learn English. Instead, they know no English and have forgotten Hindi. I asked for a common address and got varied answers. First, give me the direction. Where is it going? Where is that place? They say "state." A state is not a path. The direction should be straight, but straight does not come. And Mahārāj Jī, what does he say in Yoga? I say, "Okay, brother, drive the car, concentrate." He asks, "Which station?" Oh, Bābājī, which station are you driving to? Look, concentration—which station? English, Hindi. Isn't that right? That is why Guru Pūrṇimā is so important. It is for education, for the Sanātana values of human life, human qualities, and human abilities. This is Guru Pūrṇimā: the worship of that divine being who gave you knowledge. It is also the birthday of Bhagavān Vedavyāsa, and every disciple adores and remembers this day to keep the culture alive. Thus, Guru Pūrṇimā is a festival of culture. To protect culture is to have a living culture. Sanātana Dharma is a living dharma. What does "living dharma" mean? A mother gives birth to a child. It is the dharma of the mother to give birth; that is Sanātana Dharma. A tree gives you fruit. It is the dharma of the tree to give fruit; that is Sanātana Dharma. In this modern era, no work can be done without a Guru. Which Guru? Your master in school is your Guru. All other systems may stop or be blocked, but the Sanātana Dharma relationship of Guru and disciple will last forever. That is why it is called the eternal religion, Sanātana—the relation of mother and child, husband and wife, nature, etc. Therefore, Guru Pūrṇimā has a greater meaning than any other festival. It is the greatest festival. It is called a living festival. Guru Pūrṇimā is a living festival. All other sects and traditions may come and go, but this Sanātana culture will never be destroyed. Because it is the relationship of the disciple and the Guru. My heartfelt thanks to all of you. You came, welcome. Now is the time for prasāda. After that, there will be bhajana, and after bhajana, there will be ānanda. And after ānanda, the three states—jāgrat (waking), suṣupti (deep sleep), and svapna (dreaming)—all will have darśan under this very pandal. Some will do this, others will do that—eating, drinking, sleeping, and singing will all happen here, Bābājī. There are many rooms, but if a snake god is sitting there, and there is a lot of land and water in the rain, then be careful where you go. That is why you go here and there. Secondly, they always say people go here and there to clean up. This water goes to our pond. Water goes for drinking. Bathrooms are made; go there. Now, the police are saying that if you look out here and there, they will take a photo. No one will say anything. I have given such a camera to the police. They will see from a distance, click, and say, "Bābājī, oh, what a better thing." Therefore, we must go to the place where facilities are provided. We will have bhajan at night. You will have bhajan in the morning. The program will start at 8. At 8:30, there will be the guru pūjā of the gāḍī. After that, everyone will come here for sādhanā and darśan. So the work will continue. Now there will be bhajan. You will also receive prasāda. After about an hour, after eating, there will again be satsaṅg. I wish you all the best, all dear brothers and sisters around the world. If you wish to listen to the bhajans, they will be webcast. Whenever you like, you can put them on your television. You can see or hear the bhajans: "Vansana Tandar Vaki Satguru Devaki Jani."