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We also welcome our dear Swāmī Yogeśjī. Welcome to Croatia. Yogeshjī is, let us say, now that we are in Africa—or as we said, the Alpine Croat—simply for that reason, he is ours. I would not say he is from India or Slovenia; he is more than welcome. Because no one in this ashram—and this hall, for today and for now, is an ashram—is a guest. We are all locals; we are all family. This was my omission, but we thank all the Sannyāsīs who have come. In the ashram, nobody is a guest. But anyway, Swāmī Yogeshjī, we could say he is a Croat from the Alps, so we do not consider him a guest. It was Purījī’s mistake not to greet him specially, but he thought it was not necessary because he considers Swāmī Yogeś as our own. So, thank you. Of course, all sannyāsīs are welcome. Yogesh came here from India to tell you that we have to finish Om Āśram quickly. How will he tell? Well, Om Āśram is almost all completed. In one way, it is almost completed; otherwise, as long as Om Āśram will exist, it will need maintenance. So, all of you have the right to go to India, live in Om Āśram, and maintain it. You have the right to go to India, to live and be in this ashram, and in some way to maintain it. It is you who supported its building—you and I. We supported Yogesh to multiply our humanitarian project. Movement makes the money. He needs one truck with 30 tons of stone, and it costs a certain amount of money. Forgive me, you know, I was in Spain. And Sādhvī Yamunāpurī, for 20 years, she did immense work in Spain. On Gran Canaria island, she had a large group in two cities, and from one city up in the mountain. The mayor of that area donated a school to Yoga in Daily Life due to Yamunā’s work. I was there, and the school is about 200 square meters; it is nice. Then in Barcelona, and then some other city about 300 kilometers from Barcelona. So, Sādhvī Yamunā has done great work in Spain. And she has a group bigger than Spain’s in Cuba. For the last five years, they have been trying to get me there on the government’s invitation, so probably in the coming future I have to go there. That is also the work of Yamunā. When I was going to Spain, she was a little ill and could not go, so we did not meet. I also got respiratory problems on that island, which is why I was coughing. What I want to tell you is how our humanitarian effort—maybe for animals, or for the environment, water harvesting, etc.—multiplies. The same thing happens with our sādhanā, or with bad things: the way things are multiplying, so we can use them for good things, or someone can use them for bad things. For example, 30 tons of stones, maybe three pieces. For these three pieces, Yogesh has to wait sometimes six months to find in the mines such a one-piece, long and of the best quality. If we needed only small stones, we would have finished five times over. Now, let us say this 30 tons of raw material costs about 100,000 rupees. That costs us, so we gave a donation. Now what happens? The truck driver and the helper get money. They both have families—about five members each. So now, with this, the two families are surviving on this money. Then, the diesel. The persons working at the petrol pump also get a salary, and their families also live from that, and the diesel companies. Further, the truck repairs and buying tires. The tire company, the tire shop, and the mechanic also earn money. Now, consider the mines. How many workers are there? People working in the mines 100-200 meters deep, working hard, sometimes on night shift or day shift, at great risk to take such a big rock out—they are paid well. So they are working, about 50 people. This money also goes to the 50 families. Then the tax, so the government also lives from this. Then the road toll, you also have to pay. So with 100,000 rupees, about 500 people are living from this. You cannot imagine, because when a worker gets money, they go shopping. The shopkeeper gets money, and the shopkeeper buys in the wholesale market; they also get money. So this is how it is multiplying. It is amazing how things are multiplying. Or take bad things: those who supply the weapons, explosives, for wars, etc. On one side, a country says it wants peace; on the other side, it supplies weapons. And then they send their military there. Also, money is multiplying. Only people are not multiplying. So that goes like a negative thing; that is called blackmailing. So this multiplication, for example, 500 people for one truck of stone. Now, if you count all together, in 500,000 rupees, nothing will happen. But how is it supported to use it? So when we do something good, do not think, "I gave blood to the Red Cross; that is why the cross became red." But how many people are helped? How is life saved? We do not know who will get it, and we need not know. But the person whose life is saved had children. Now, the children are happy their father got healthy. So it is going to link further and further, expanding, multiplying from the origin. Even people do not know from where it comes. But on the record of Dharmarāja, the God of justice, there is the count of who began and who gave these thoughts and who helped. There go the first good fruits of good karma or bad fruits of bad karma. Similarly, when we do our spiritual sādhanā—when we meditate, when we practice our mantra, when we do prayer—our inner self is purified, our antaḥkaraṇa is purified, and dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa are purified. So they are all realized through our spiritual sādhanā. And spirituality begins with one master. And if you now respect your master or not, if you go to the master or not, that does not matter. Better. He or she gave us that immortal fruit, and this fruit will never get rotten. That is why Guru Kṛpā, Guru Bhakti, Guru Mantra is forever. And not only ourselves, but those whom we inspire will get the fruits also. To give an example—I am not telling this out of my ego—but when I came to Gurujī, I was also a young boy. I had no other ideas. I had no idea. Even in my dream, I did not know there was a country called Croatia. In my village, there were no schools. We knew only some words: German, Japan (because both begin with a "J"), and Englishmen, English. But Gurujī gave me such a blessing. He gave me that aroma of spirituality. And that aroma expanded in the whole world. So it is not me; it is Gurujī’s blessings. And still He is giving. So what you all got is not from me. It is from Gurudev, Mahāprabhujī, Gurujī, Devpurījī. Guru Bhakti. Now, that student who will have Guru Bhakti will be successful everywhere and in everything. And those who have lost Guru Bhakti—temporarily is still okay, but then it is lost. So, we have two kinds of energy sources. One is what we get physically: gas, coal, etc. And the second is sun energy: sun and wind. So the sun is a long-lasting energy. But in the telephone, what we have put, one battery, that is also working, functioning, but has a limitation. So, when we do not follow exactly the instructions of the Master, then our battery remains limited. Afterwards, everything will go wrong. So, if I say that I do, that will be my ignorance. But Gurudev did. That is the right. Who am I to say that I can do, I do not need anymore, Gurujī? Because Gurujī is not here physically anymore—and his photo I have at home. Guru never dies. Do not think that the guru dies, so do not worry; I will be all the way always, so you will not get rid of me. And especially, those who do not like the guru after some time, then what happens to them? As an example, in India there is one state where there are elections. It is called Bihar. India is a little bigger than Croatia. Croatia is so peaceful and comfortable, like the Padi district where the Om Ashram is the biggest. And when you om, this om, if you join in a friend, becomes a heart. And Croatia is a symbol of the heart. So, the biggest heart has Croatia. That is why they have more cardiologists, doctors. So, it is beautiful, very good. So, there are different parties. One asked the opposition party, "What do you think about Modi, the Prime Minister of India?" So, the other one asked him back, "What is a stupid question?" The opposition party thinks so much about him. They cannot sleep. They think about Modi, how he is doing, he will take hold, vote, this and that. All the time talking about Modi. And in the morning, when they get up, they think, "Modi, Modi, Modi." Now they do not think that was about God, but about Modi. So, this feeling, whether it is fear or guilt, they are all the time remembering. So, it is that Gurudev, he is doing. Gurudev, the Guru Principle, Guru Tattva will never die. But we, our ego is great. You know, there are gypsies, and what do you call nomads? Generally, they do not build a house. They stay for some days in one village, then they are moving. And they stay there where the best view is, good air. So, one gypsy family, a happy family. They had one coach buggy. So they moved from one village to another village. Summer, very hot. Now they load all their tents, cooking pots, and whatever they have into that buggy. They know how to pack everything. Then, great-grandparents were sitting on it. Then the grandparents were sitting. Then the couple, husband and wife, were sitting on it. And seven children were sitting in it. And three goats and two sheep, about six or seven chickens, all in this goat. It is an art. How to maintain? And they have a good heart. They have no fear that this will break, and they have one horse and one dog. So the horse was pulling the buggy, and the dog was running behind. A hot sun, a very hot sun. So the dog was running under the buggy, where the shadow is. After a few kilometers, the dog was thinking, "How cruel, how cruel it is. They do not think of me. I am carrying all of them. I am pushing, including all the horse. How poor a dog I am. I do all, but that is my karma. I came to such a family. And running. No one thinks that at least two, three days should get out. But I eat their bread, so I cannot be unthankful." And running, tongue is hanging down, dripping like a dog. "God, one day you will help me." And he is running. After two kilometers, he said, "I cannot anymore." And he stopped, but the buggy went further. The dog said, "Whoop. Without me, who is carrying?" He realized, "Oh, somebody else is pulling the buggy." Sometimes, likewise, some people think, "Husband or the wife or the neighbors or the friends—I am doing everything. You are doing nothing." It is somebody else who is doing it. If you can share, it is your luck. So, whatever we do, good or bad, we get it. Bad, we will get bad. Good, we will get good. So, either we have a project for tree planting. How many thousands of creatures are living in one tree? If you are here, including the termites also. So, how many creatures are living? When we plant one tree, we give shelter to thousands of creatures. And when your tree is very healthy and big, many refugees will come there: birds, ants, all. We did good karma. Also, for the water and helping animals. So we humans have understanding, and we know what it means to do good things. Bad things anyone can do. Criticizing anyone can. To create something takes time, but to destroy does not take time. So it means it is our destruction if we talk bad, if we do bad, if we suggest bad. That is why it is called the social community, which is for all: the society, the humanity, and society saves the wildlife. We have society save the birds and bees. So this is our spiritual development. All is sitting and meditating with Mālā, others are working, he said. I do my mala, and they will get more fruits who are working for selfless service than one who is being lazy, avoids everything, and sits in meditation. So, the helping hands have more value than folded hands. So, our duty is to do good. When the master and disciple were walking through the forest, they were thirsty, so they saw a beautiful lake with very clean water. So both of them went to drink the water. There was a big scorpion; he fell in the water. So the master thought, "I should rescue the scorpion." So he put his hand under the water, took the scorpion, and wanted to put it on the grass. It stung the Master’s hand. Scorpion sting is more painful than snake bite. When a snake bites, it is a natural anesthetic; you peacefully sleep all night, forever. And a scorpion sting—the whole night is a horror, so much pain. The scorpion went and stung him. For 24 hours, you have here, like someone put a piece of fire. God protect us. Well, the master was drinking water, and again, a scorpion fell. Again, the master took it from the water to save this scorpion. And again it stung the master’s hand, and again he fell in the water. The third time, he wanted to take it out with both hands. The disciple said, "Gurudev, this beast, this poisonous scorpion, always he bites you. Why are you doing this? Let me, I will just kill him." The master said no. "His nature is to sting. He cannot give up his nature. And my nature is to save life, so I cannot kill him. I want to save his life, so this is a difference." So, how can we save ourselves and others? So is our sādhanā, our mantra, our prayers, our meditation, everything. Human life is not given again and again. There is one bhajan, "Brahma, Holi Gurujī." And so, there are many opportunities to do good things and many opportunities to do the stupid things. We should use our viveka, our knowledge, for what we are born. Each thought is multiplying. And that which multiplies either becomes for us light or darkness, pain or pleasure. So our life is in our hands; what we do, what we think, that will become our karma and destiny. So, Yogesh is doing big humanitarian work. Minimum 20,000 families are surviving on Yogesh’s work. In which way I explained, or their children, they go to school. They buy the books, dress, the teachers get salary, so you know, one tree you put it, and so many seeds grow further and further and further. Hari Om. Dīp Nayā Bhagavān. Kī Je.