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Śrī Deep Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān, Devādhi Deva, Deveśvara, Mahādeva, Dharma Samrāṭ, Satguru, Svāmījī, Madhvalanjī, Bhagavān, Satya Sanātana Dharma, Jai Jai… Some have flown here. Others have driven for five or six hours. I thank and welcome you all. Children are the culture of tomorrow, and the way we educate them will shape our future. We had a beautiful Christmas song, as the president of our yoga and life community here in Vienna beautifully expressed and conveyed the message. One point he made was that we do not know exactly when Jesus was born. I would say: yes, we don’t know when, but he was born. We can speak of an incarnation or a birth. There was a time when people asked Jesus, "Are you an incarnation of God?" He replied, "Please do not tell me this; I am not an incarnation, I am the son of God. I am born, not incarnated." It is said that the great one never proclaims, "I am the great." And so it is said: higher thinking and simple living. In this sense, we celebrate Christmas today. Actually, it is on the 24th or 25th. But if a little child asks, "Papa, Mother, Father, today is not Christmas. Why should we celebrate it today?" Well, children ask such questions. So, this entire month, the whole of December, or from December until January 15th, we can still have Christmas celebrations. Secondly, as Dr. Śānti said, we should pray for all those people who cannot properly celebrate today or this Christmas, or be with their families. We pray for everyone; there are many holidays according to different cultures, religions, and nations. Now, our dear Bibi. She was with me in India for seven or eight years. There was a shop opposite the Hawa Mahal, the Palace of the Winds. Opposite it, a man had his business with computer horoscopes. He invited me insistently to come. So I went, and he said, "Come, we’ll make a horoscope for you using the computer." But he knew that if I came and did it, then everyone would want one. Mine was free, but others paid 200 or 300 rupees and so on. When there were 30 people and everyone was taken care of, my horoscope and Bibi’s were 100% identical. Now I ask, why did she not become a Svāmī? Or I wonder, why did I not become a circus performer? That is how it is. Perhaps for just a few seconds. One second, as mentioned, multiplied 39 times in mathematics. One second, 39 times. There is no computer in this world, nor any person, who can calculate that 39 times. This is according to the rotation of the sun. As I said, the thought she received in her upbringing, from her parents and from the strictness of her dear Master, is very beautiful. These two things are good thoughts. The first is that millions or billions of trees are cut down. They say these are only for Christmas trees, and then new trees are planted again. But that is nothing. A tree dies. You kill one tree, and then there is a second one there, and again you kill. It is exactly like that: you have an addict who gives birth to babies, and the babies are beaten. This is good news for the whole world: do not bring any living cherry trees and place them at the front door. On the contrary, at Christmas time, we should go into the forest and plant a tree. That would be a good pair of grandchildren. Can you imagine one trillion trees? Next year, there will be more and more. It will be a beautiful nature and environment for us. The second is about killing. If it is true, as written in the Bible in the Ten Commandments, it says, "Thou shalt not kill." It is not written, "You shall not kill people." Killing is killing; a tree is a living being as well. As soon as you cut a tree, you kill it. Because a personality, a saint like Jesus, certainly has compassion for all living beings on this earth. Once someone said, "Well, then why did Jesus say you can eat fish?" Because it was a specific situation. They were in the middle of the sea and had nothing at all, and they were hungry. They said, okay, if they have nothing at all, and dying is a possibility, then being a human and eating fish is permissible. It was a situational allowance. The second point: it was a situation where people wanted to eat meat, but nothing was permitted. So, in India, it was and still is the case that in many places the government has tried to suppress it, but they do everything in secret. Somewhere an animal is being beaten, an exposed animal. That was only because they wanted to eat meat, but nothing was allowed. So they said, in the name of a deity or a god, one must offer a sacrifice. And afterwards they said it is prasāda. Care and wisdom are still much, much more prevalent in India. So, slaughtering animals in the name of God—Mahātmā Gāndhī has forbidden it. Nonviolence, Ahiṃsā, non-harming, that is the first duty, the principle for people, that they do not kill anything. And now, all over the world, as can be seen, how many people are ill. It all comes from killing animals and from animals that receive unnatural food. And this also affects the human body. Unfortunately, also through milk. In the dairy industry, how they manipulate everything, then taking this milk, drinking it, consuming dairy products, is harmful. It is 90% certain one gets cancer. Therefore, now all over the world, especially the youth, have given up dairy products and have started what is called veganism. They also do not want honey, nor milk, nor various other things, because that too is a form of hiṃsā, not ahiṃsā. Now, the Kali Yuga is going to end. And Satya Yuga has begun. I shared that three years ago, right? And indeed, you should all practice the spiritual path. And you come back again to end the Kali Yuga and to begin the Satya Yuga. It is the duty of all of us, dependent on us. And also the duty of the children. It does not matter which person says that a human cannot live without meat. That is a complete misunderstanding. Everything that is good nourishment for us, everything we need, all substances and nutrition, is in the vegetation. So when a doctor says you must eat fish or meat, I will say no. And secondly, I will say—it is a bit mean of me—but I will say, "Doctor, could you study or read once more, yes?" Just like in former Yugoslavia, we had a seminar on Asian cuisine about 30, 35 years ago. It was a seminar where everyone was vegetarian. People came to see what vegetarians look like. And a doctor wrote an article in the newspaper: "Be careful, this is a sect and they will kill our people because they do not eat meat. So please be careful; those who do not eat meat there will not have children. Those who eat meat cannot have children." I saw it on Telegram; back then, there were no SMS. I have a Telegram face. And then I thought, "Doctor, what you wrote was beautiful. Very, very intelligent. 'Do not eat meat, otherwise you will not have children.' Therefore, India has overpopulation." Later, he came back, came to that hotel, and wanted to speak with me. We spoke, and he said, "Sorry for what I wrote." All these diseases, aggressions, war, and everything that people suffer from—why? Because they have nothing. They have no culture when it comes to what they eat and what happens at home. Therefore, eating meat means killing animals. And now not only do they kill animals, but they also kill humans. So Ahiṃsā is paramo dharmaḥ; the highest commandment is in Ahiṃsā. And so, dear Bibi, has planted two beautiful thoughts into our minds. Because here we celebrate Christmas. We pray to God. And, on the other side, many animals are killed for us; they suffer, they are in pain. Thus, would God come to us here, or go to them? That would mean Christmas celebrations are meaningless. They are only for the selfish. Under the tree lies something for your wife or for your husband or for your children. But who thinks of the children, of these birds, the chickens or pigs, and so on? A sage contemplates from the tiny ant to the elephant. All living beings feel love, pain, sadness. All animals love their babies. And so, today, at this Christmas time—we are celebrating a week earlier—I wish you God’s grace, God’s blessings, and spiritual development. A happy, successful, and healthy New Year. So, who is going to do this grandchild pair? I am not saying my children must eat meat. Why? It is not necessary. No. Thank God, I now have five generations here in Europe. Five generations. The first time I came, the elder family, the grandfather, they became disciples. And the children also became disciples. And they also had children. That was three generations. And now, over these three years, there have already been two more generations here. So, I am your grandfather. And these people who are here are all vegetarian and very holy and very childlike. We have beautiful children. We have a lawyer, Peter Śaṅkarapurī. He is a brilliant student. And so are his sisters. We saw a hundred children in the summer. They are very smart and very healthy. That is how it is. Education is very, very important. But it will come. All over the world. It is like a storm. Nothing can be held back. It will happen. It will happen. The time will come. And if someone says, "I eat meat." What? "You eat meat? You kill the animals." It will come to pass. This time is coming very soon. So, nevertheless, we pray to God and say, because Jesus said so, "Lord, they do not know what they are doing." And so, we also think that we do not know what we are doing, because the doctors are to blame—the doctors. And the doctors are not very guilty; the business people are. Jesus said, "They don’t know. Lord, God forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." But he did not say to forgive those who were the cause of the crucifixion of Jesus. Only half a sentence remains. And so it is that such a situation has been created. They will receive punishment—health-wise and much, much more. So, we do not complain about anyone. We forgive all and create a beautiful world with trees, animals, people, all beings. Also water. It will be a big problem with water. So, water, our water, we should protect. And water is so polluted. One day it will be like this: one will not be able to drink anything. When I came to Europe five decades ago, it was not a tradition at all to take a bottle of water, carry it with you, and leave it in the car. It was just a little bit of mineral water, because of the iron or such minerals. That is why it is called mineral water. And mineral water was kept in a glass bottle. And now everything is in plastic. So, the water we drink from plastic leaves an essence in our body. And now it has been said that there is a little plastic in our blood. No matter from whom we take a sample, we find a little plastic. So, we say, "I say no to plastic," but it is not possible. When I fly, my airplane is usually made of plastic as well. It's easier, right? Much becomes plastic. Without plastic, we can’t do anything either. Many things are possible with plastic. But not the kind of plastic we mean, those plastic bags, or as we say, little sacks. The Germans call them Tüten. In this spirit, I wish you all the very best and God’s blessings. Our ācāryas, here and in other āśrams, in other countries, bring the spiritual knowledge and the teachings of Mahāprabhujī, which are completely pure, full of devotion, love, understanding, and the grace of God and the realization of God. So everywhere in this world, especially here in Europe, our thousands and thousands of bhaktas. I thank those who spread the light and practice and work together in harmony. Thank you for your help and thank you for practicing together, and thank you for sharing the knowledge so that everyone is happy and everyone will remain healthy. So with this, all the very best, I wish you a happy and successful New Year and a blessed Christmas. With this, we sing a mantra. Om Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ…