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Blessings to all of you, my dear ones, to Kṛṣṇānand, and to all other bhaktas. I remember my first visit here to Hungary and to this āśram. From the moment I stepped into this āśram, the light of spirituality began to spread in Hungary. Before, there were yoga exercises here, but it was more like stretching. There was no spirituality at all; the atmosphere was dry. There were good yoga teachers doing their best to gain knowledge from India, but they had no leader who could teach them the science of yoga. It was only physical movement. Furthermore, it was a different government with a different situation and different laws. Yet, I could feel that people were missing something. They were longing for something, because there were—and are—many books in the Hungarian language about Indian culture, yoga, the Indian way of life, the yogīs, the ṛṣis, the Bhagavad Gītā, and the Rāmāyaṇa. So the interest was here. The authorities had nothing against religion or spirituality, but were against fanaticism and the spreading of different political ideas. 99.9% of yoga practitioners were not involved in that kind of fanatical activity. When we search for something in life, we may not know what we want until we find it. From that time on, our dear Kṛṣṇānand dedicated his whole family to Yoga in Daily Life. This path brought the presence of Śrī Devapurījī, Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī, and Gurujī, who also visited Hungary. Śrī Devapurījī, Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī, Fenya, and Holy Gurujī, Svāmī Madhavānandajī, all visited Hungary. From that time, yoga and this way of life became very well-known to everybody, and people loved it. Many people emigrated from Hungary to different countries and began to teach yoga and this life there, and they still teach it. This is because it is a complete system for the physical, mental, social, and spiritual. There is no competition, no challenge. So, who will follow the rules? It is written here: you will achieve your life goal. Follow the Guruvākya. Those who follow the Guruvākya have crossed the ocean. Those who neglect it are lost somewhere. Guruvākya does not mean my words or Mahāprabhujī’s words. It is the eternal law, the words of the Gurudeva. There is a little story: a disciple was living with a master, doing seva. One day, the master asked the disciple, "What do you wish? You have been doing seva for a long time. Is it for my blessing?" The master said, "I think you are searching for prosperity—money, to become rich." The disciple said, "Yes, Master." So his wish was different from the reason he was doing seva. The master drew a square and wrote on the top: East, West, North, South. The master said, "When you go to the east and dig, you will find gold. If you go to the north, you will find silver and jewels. If you go to the west, you will find diamonds and precious stones. But do not make a mistake: do not go to the south, and do not dig in the south." The disciple left. He dug in the east and found a trove of gold. He was very happy; there was so much gold he couldn't carry it. He went to the north and found beautiful silver and different kinds of jewels. He became richer and richer. Then he went to the west, where diamonds poured out like a shower. He said, "Oh Gurudev, you are great! You have given me what I wanted. But why, Gurudev, were you hiding the south? There must be something more and better there that you don't want me to have." So he went to the south and began to dig. He dug and dug, several meters deep, until he found a beautiful door. He said, "Wow! This is Gurudeva’s gift for me. There must be something great." Many bhaktas are watching today via webcast, especially in Georgia, in Tbilisi, in the Om Yoga Cave. Yandivi and all are sitting there. Bless you. Listen carefully: do not dig in the wrong place. When he entered through the door, it led to a path and then another beautiful door. He entered and went further until he found another door, very black. He thought, "Oh Gurudev, that must be black gold." He turned to the left and saw a man in a t-shirt and little paint, looking very exhausted. He was turning an oil mill, forced to work. The disciple asked, "Oh, my brother, what are you doing here?" The man replied, "My Gurudev gave me some instructions. I did not follow them, and so I came here. The Gurudev said I must stay 'till the next one will come.' So now you have come to experience the twisting of the oil mill. What about you?" The disciple said, "I am now going to mokṣa." And so that greedy one, who did not follow the instruction of the master, the Guru Vākya, is still turning the oil mill somewhere underground. Ati sarvatra varjayet—too much of anything is everywhere prohibited. Many went for different sādhanās; they went after many different things. Some joined different groups and landed into drugs, destroying their lives. Some had such temptations and became lost. But those who remained on this very simple, very easy, very pure, very spiritual path of Yoga in Daily Life are on the way. They have a light in their heart, in their mind, in their brain. We put a seed in the garden or in the earth, and it grows into a big tree with branches going in different directions. But the source of its life is there, in the roots, where that seed was given. If a branch thinks, "I am strong, I get air and humidity from the atmosphere. I already have fruits; many creatures come and rest on my branches," it forgets the roots. But if the root is cut off, all the termites will attack. You big branches, forget that you will exist without it. When I first came here, it was like planting a seed in this place. You come here to recharge that energy. All the branches suck water and energy from the roots, from the roots of the origin. When we go to Kailash Ashram, Nipal Ashram, Jaipur Ashram, wherever Gurujī lived, Kathu Ashram—why do we go? To get that light and spirituality. After this āśram, there will be many āśrams, but they are the branches. If you connect here with this powerhouse, it will develop further. We have Yoga in Daily Life centers in every direction of Hungary, in every major city. Many people are working and teaching in different villages. Remember, the first Yoga and the Life book was printed here in Hungary under a communist government, yet they placed no obstacles. The book was printed in mid-November. One week before Christmas, it came on the market, and within ten days, all copies were sold out—one hundred thousand books. They published and printed it again. Can you imagine how many people got these books and practiced according to Yoga and the Life? Many are teaching "yoga and dead life," and we don't even know who or where. It's good, it's okay, but they lost the roots. Therefore, their teaching doesn't last long. One time they teach these things, another time something different—aerobics and whatnot. Thousands of books were sold and printed in Hungary. Then our book Chakras and the other colorful book, Yoga and the Life in Hungarian. How many sold? I don't know. Once again, the big book in 10,000 copies, and again, and they are still selling. So you are all benefiting spiritually. Therefore, do not search and dig in the south. Otherwise, you will become that bull which goes round and round. You must know the Guruvākya, which means satsaṅg—coming here to satsaṅg. Do not forget it. Nothing is more valuable in our life than satsaṅg. There is a story of a boatman who took his family sailing in the ocean. They bought a lot of food but forgot salt. When they were many miles out, they said, "Oh God, we have no salt." An elderly lady appeared—the mother of the ocean. She gave them a beautiful mill to grind something. She said, "Whenever you need salt, you can turn this mill, and it will produce salt, or chili, or spices. Whatever you want, it will produce. But when you have enough, you must say a mantra to stop it." There was one mantra to produce salt and another mantra to stop the mill. They were about fifty miles into the ocean. They prepared a nice meal but had no salt. They said to the mill, "Please produce salt," and salt came. But they forgot the mantra to stop it. They threw the mill into the ocean, but it is still producing salt, and that is why the ocean is salty. So it is with a person who does not follow and remember the teachings of the Master. If you forget, you go on the wrong path. Unfortunately, many begin to drink alcohol again. Some may begin to eat meat and eggs. Some begin to abuse drugs. Do not blame your master, and do not blame your satsaṅg. It means you did not follow the positive instructions. That is the Guruvākya. There is a book you have called The Gospel of the Master. The Gospel of the Master is the Bible, written by an apostle or disciple. If you do not follow those words, if you neglect them and do only what you like, then of course you will not come to the right path. Ultimately, all paths lead us to one point. In the Bhagavad Gītā, Kṛṣṇa said it does not matter which path you take; ultimately, you will come to me. If you follow those guru-vākyās, you may see the Rāmāyaṇa, Bhagavad-gītā, Bible, Qur’ān, Torah, etc. Finally, there is only one God, and so there is one Master. Now you know that we have found our roots of Ālakpurījī. There is a temple thousands of years old in Rajasthan called the temple of Ālakpurījī—the Alak temple. Recently, there was a large function there; 14,000 people came as they had renewed and renovated the temple. It sits on about 500 to 2,000 hectares of land where no one is allowed to chip off one green branch from any tree. If a tree dies, no one takes the wood away. Doing so brings a curse. They invited me, and some ministers were also present. I gave them the story of Ālakjī, and they were very happy. I explained it exactly, and that is the root of Ālakpurījī. We have now found the origin of that ṛṣi from Satyuga. In the Mahāśivapurāṇa, Ālakpurījī is mentioned. There is a flowing river called the Alaknandā River, a holy river in the Himalayas. Another ṛṣi, Bhagīratha, has a river named after him. This is Alaknanda. There is a place called Devaprayāg. 'Dev' means God, the goddess; 'prayāg' means meeting. The Bhagīrathi and Alaknanda rivers meet at Devaprayāg, and then it becomes the complete Gaṅgā. So the roots of our spirituality are there. A few weeks ago, I was in India, in Kathu. The king of Kathu was waiting for me. When he heard I was coming, he came and showed me a book. In that book, a commentary was written by Mahāprabhujī personally. In that commentary, he describes Ālakpurījī and Devapurījī, who was doing tapasyā and sādhanā in Badrīnāth. All the evidence is written there from eighty years ago—before I was born. A lot of research is being done now, thanks to our dear Dr. Shanti from Vienna. For about twelve or thirteen years, she has been searching for Ālakpurījī’s cave and Devapurījī’s cave. Whoever searches will find. I am going again. Last year I was there for two nights; this year I will go again. If you want to come, it will be on a date given later, likely in early September. It will be organized through a tourist agency to handle transport, hotels, cooking, and organizing luggage for the Himalayas. Last year was very hard; this time I would like to stay for a week or ten days. What I want to convey is that there were roots. Roots are very important. We must take care of the soil, the fertilizer, everything. Similarly, you should come for satsaṅg here at least once a week or once a month on the full moon day. You may go to other places where there are other āśrams—that is also the same. There is a branch here, but take care of the roots. From here, you take the source of the energy. This is what I am explaining about the meaning of Guruvākya. Luckily, our Gurudev, Mahāprabhujī, Devapurījī, Holy Gurujī, Śivanānjī, Brahmanānjī, and Maṅgīlālji have given us these bhajans. Our teaching is very rich, contained in these books and bhajans. It is so nice to see you. I wish you all the best. Many of you were at the Debrecen program. Now it is time to come home and see what is happening. Tomorrow is a working day. With this, I wish you all the best—to all bhaktas around the world. You should know where the roots are. The roots of the Hungarian āśram are in Vienna. And the Vedic roots are in India: Siddhipāda Bhagavān Kī Sir, Devapurī Samādeva Kī Sir, Mādhava Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān Kī Sir, Sanātana Dharma Kī Sir.