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God is the instrument of God; let Him work through us for peace. God bestowed free contentment, happiness, joy, bliss, and peace. God gave all these five elements, this air. It does not matter if you believe it or not, but this prāṇa that we have—we cannot exist without it. And this is God. So, in the way you believe in God, in how you think of what peace can be, we should be thankful. We can breathe freely; no one stops us from that. And that peace flows for all, for all creatures, for all trees. We are mortal beings with our limitations. We make mistakes, but if we pray for peace and forgiveness, our efforts will definitely be in the hands of God, which means they are already accepted. What does peace mean for me? Helping, helping. So, everybody, think about the first peace message given: "Khwara, Khwara... Khwara." In the church or a temple—the original name is a temple; the church came after. In Greece, in the place where Jesus was born, in that whole area, there is a temple. So they go into the church to get blessings. But behind the nearby restaurant, they ordered meat from different animals. At the same time, they are killing animals, and animals are praying for their life. God asked, "Why have you come? Who brought you there?" This is a piece about new couples getting married in the church and asking for a blessing. So the animal said, "God, please do justice for them." Or, for me, God has a hard life to bear. Bless them, then. However, I am the cause to kill these animals, so... And they think there is peace and blessing, and then they go for eating. Some made a prayer: "Thank you, God, for giving this." And God said, "I didn't give you." So what is the reality to understand? What does peace mean for us today? We are in peace, but the world is in pieces. How many refugees travel thousands of kilometers by train or walking, sleeping on the meadows and traveling? What peace do they need, and what peace do we need? Many countries said these refugees brought restlessness. They are searching for peace, and we tell them they brought restlessness. So where is the peace? Where is the border of that peace? So, my dear, we should support our inner feelings, that in our heart: compassion, that mercy, peace for all. Peace on earth and peace in heaven, peace in the environment, peace in vegetation and herbs, peace in water and air, peace in Brahman, and peace within us. When will this be? When will this be? One is celebrating happiness on the earth, and one is screaming out of pain. That was a real story of a soldier from the Second World War in Slovakia. It was Christmas time, and one soldier was wounded in the forest. There was snow up to his knees, and it was hard to find a way. He fell near a tree trunk on the snow, a beautiful white night, maybe moonlight, and he was thinking of being at home every Christmas with the family and celebrating. And what of this Christmas, where he was suffering, blood flowing, in pain with no one near to help him? He was singing or thinking, "Where is my home? I won't like to go home." I think in the Czech and Slovak national hymn, they have a piece, "Grede Doma Moje." Is that true? Is there some Slovakian creation? Czech? Yeah? "Where is my home?" There, where your home is, and there your home is in your heart. And who understands your heart, who gives the freedom, there is peace. So, for us, what does peace mean? In that way, we should express love to all creatures. People tell us, "Humanitarian, humanitarian, serve the humans, save the humans," but no one is talking about other animals. So, do you think all humans have the right to be here? Without trees, without animals, birds, we humans will be suffering. Soon, there will be no bees if we are destroying the environment like this with pollution. So, save the bees. Bees, wasps, they are very important for our ecology. There is peace not only between humans and humans. So today, the United Nations and we... We should not celebrate only one day; every day we should think of peace. That is why yogīs, every day—morning, evening, whenever they begin to practice—say "peace" before meditation, after meditation, before yoga class, and after yoga class. Around the world, millions and millions of people are practicing yoga. Every person in the world is practicing yoga. They chant Oṃ. Oṃ Śāntiḥ. Aum Shanti... And so there is a vibration. So peace for us means a great deal, but everyone should think about what peace means for you. What do you imagine? What can be a peace which brings peace? Listen to the hearts of all creatures. No one should suffer, neither humans nor other creatures. Peace is not for only one day to celebrate; peace is every day and with every breath. Peace, peace... And definitely, what comes from the human consciousness, human intellect, human mouth—the words pronounced as peace—it will come true. You know, now in this Kali Yuga, sometimes when you talk about peace and work for peace, you become a victim of death. Many people who were spreading peace were killed. Look at Mahātmā Gandhi, what happened? So many others like that. People don't like peace in that way. "Who are you to tell me to be peaceful?" Again, we are provoking in them aggressivities. So peace is that we need not to speak. There is no way to peace. Peace is the way, Mahatma Gandhi said. We can create negative energy, we can create negative thoughts, we can create a negative atmosphere, we can blackmail—so many things to destroy your inner peace. Destroyer in the peace. When told one sentence, "Your father died," with this one sentence, your peace is gone. That’s it. So, which words should we use? How to live? We are human. We are born human as a protector, to protect. So, I wish you all. And I know that the creations are always standing for peace, and I support you, I join you, and I pray with you. Peace on earth. Oṁ Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ. Deepnām Bhagavān, Kījai. Devīśvar Mahādeva, Kījai. Madhukṛṣṇam Bhagavān, Kījai. Satī Sanātana Dharma, Kījai. Om, Om, Om. So everyone gets a house, everyone gets shelter, every bird finds a nest, every animal finds a very nice bush, forest, and all bees find beautiful blossoms, etc., that all live happily on our beautiful earth. Thank you, and thank you. Thank you, our dear media. Thank you. My mother, Lisa, saw me very pretty and happy birthday. We will put it for you. There are flowers. Yes, yeah. Now we will start. Ceremonium. So, if we make a photo, then you should go to the other side of the tree, around, around, okay? Where is your mantra? The Śānti Mantra. How is it okay? A little bigger circle. A little bigger circle. A bigger circle so you can see the logo. A bigger circle. ... Dear friends, today is a special day. Today is International Peace Day, which was announced by the UN. On this day, everyone in the world is celebrating, but they don’t celebrate. They want to do something for peace with their thoughts and prayers, and that’s how we gathered here today, next to the peace tree that we planted in 2005, when the first peace summit was held in Croatia. What does yoga have to do with world peace? One of the most important things is that we can achieve peace only if we have peace within ourselves. And that is why we say, with yoga, through inner peace, for world peace. So, today we have the honor, the opportunity, to have with us the Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī, who is here, again, with the tree he planted in 2005. It has grown. A lot of things have passed in life, like the human age and all of us, a lot of winter, a lot of transplantation, a lot of wind, but the most important thing is that it is still standing. In yoga, we know that a person should be like a tree, like rain, like a river, standing here for everything. Not only for one person, but for all people, for the whole planet. Regardless of the circumstances, it is standing, and it is cold. This is how yoga should be. This is what we learn from Viśvagurujī. This is what he awakened in us, and just by recording this day, it is just a reminder of all the learning we have. Once again, thanks to Vishwagurujī for being with us and that we can record this day together. And in that way, this place spreads that vibration, that energy in the whole world for peace. And as we heard at the seminar, when you throw a stone into the water, it has waves that spread throughout the universe. And so I hope that with our thoughts, we will be that stone that is thrown into the water and that will spread those waves throughout the universe. Siddhitā Bhagavad Gītā Mantra: Oṃ Diyo Śāntiḥ, Oṃ Diyo Śāntiḥ, Antarikṣaṃ Pradavi Śāntiḥ, Āpadayaḥ Śāntiḥ, Vanaspatayaḥ Śāntiḥ, Viśvadevāḥ Śāntiḥ, Brahma Śāntiḥ. Sarvam Śānti, Śānti,... Śānti. Put one very thin cotton thread. It will come, your wish true. In Mexico City, we planted a tree in the area of the university where I said, "This tree is a tree of wish and peace." This time when I went to Mexico, the tree was beautifully decorated. And before I came, there were three people with folded hands, touching their foreheads to the tree. They had some wish. So many people got their wishes fulfilled; otherwise, nobody would come. You know in Ukraine, in Circassian city, there is one little bridge. And the creek entering into the ocean, and then so many beautiful locks are hanging. So I asked local people why the locks are hanging. They said this is a symbol for the newly married couple, a symbol. They lock each other together, and the key they throw somewhere in the ocean so that you don’t find it. So it means forever they would like to be happy together. So, the human thoughts and the trees are listening. So, make an experiment. It will be true. Thank you for coming, and we wish you peace all the time.