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It is a great privilege for us that His Excellency, the Ambassador of India to Slovenia, is here. We welcome him. I would ask our dear brother Sugandh Purī to say the welcoming words to His Excellency. After a beautiful international seminar in Maribor, and after the ceremony we had in Musirje for the International Day of Yoga and its annual curtain raiser, we are here in the only building in Ljubljana which proudly flies the orange flag. With great pleasure, we greet the highest representative of the Republic of India, His Excellency Paranjit Mane. We all believe that this weekend will bring a formal peace to our country. Let the goal of today’s evening be that we take this peace to all the people we love. Thank you. Respected Swamījī and my dear friends, I know you are very eager to listen to Swamījī, so I do not want to take too much of your time. I would just take this opportunity to emphasize the importance of this message. Given the current condition of the globe—the rise of materialism and corporate greed, and environmental degradation—these are the thought processes we really need. If mankind is to survive happily, we must think very seriously and make changes in our way of thinking and living. Think carefully about the mantras Swamījī spoke this morning and the words he said. Words like peace, happiness, from darkness to light, from ignorance to knowledge—these are serious concepts to contemplate. It is not only a question of our way of life and survival; it may also be scientifically proven reality. How many friends here are interested in physics? The current situation in physics research—I am not a physicist, but as someone interested—you must remember what Swamījī talked about regarding the resonance of OṂ. This resonance has a clear reflection in the latest "theory of everything" being developed in physics, called superstring theory. Physicists are concluding that all material is the vibration of a very small Planck-length superstring; everything comes from that resonance. If you recall what Swamījī said about the 52 petals in one of the chakras, physicists and biologists now talk about a basic, deep rule of life residing in what they have started to call supersymmetry. It becomes the same, like flower petals. I am no scientist, but these are reflections of the knowledge from our Indian culture, thousands of years old. Traditionally, in the last 400-500 years, science and technology have grown with a Western point of view, which I call Bāhar Mukhī or Bahiā Mukhī—a gaze turned outwards. In India, for thousands of years, ṛṣis and munis have practiced Antarmukhī—a gaze turned inwards. So, besides a change in life, I think the basic fundamental particles of life might finally prove, from both the outward and inward gaze, to be leading to the same place. The only thing I would say is that whatever mantras you listen to, there is a very deep meaning behind them. There are layers of meaning in what is being said. I wish you all the best. Thank you. Thank you, Your Excellency. It is said: one in all and all in one. It means the whole ocean is filled in one pot. There is a beautiful bhajan written by a disciple of Mahāprabhujī. Since His Excellency touched upon the point of sound, they will sing this bhajan now: Śabda sanai merī jātrā helī, dujan āve moī dāī, dāī marī helī. Śabda sanai merī jāt kā... Those who can understand my word, they are of my family. So please sing this bhajan. Śrī Deep Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān kī Jai, Mahādeva, Satya Sanātana Dharma kī Jai. Śabda sanai marī dāī marī helī. Śabda is the resonance. In ancient times, there were certain schools for different knowledge and professions. Kings had their own schools where, besides other subjects, there was archery—how to shoot the arrow. Consider what kind of science and knowledge those ṛṣis at the Gurukula were teaching. This was the time of Bhagavān Rāma, the Rāma incarnation, 153,000 years ago. There was the śabda bāṇa, the sound-arrow. Among these sound-arrows, there were different kinds. When hunting or facing enemies, they would wait, ready to shoot. They waited to hear where the sound came from—the direction did not matter. They would shoot the arrow towards that sound, and it would go directly to the point of origin. That was the power, the sādhanā, they possessed through mental focus and sound. There is another sādhanā. Baṇ means arrow. It is said that if someone is struck by such an arrow, everyone says, "Oh, I was hurt!" But they do not feel the true heat. However, those struck by the arrow of the word, it goes through and through. They know what the pain is. If a bullet enters your body, you know how hard and painful it is. Similarly, one harsh word can pierce someone's heart and destroy everything. We may say we will forgive, but we do not forget. It is very fragile. Be careful, especially before marriage. He and she must think deeply about this. You should not use that arrow-word towards your wife or husband. It will destroy your friendship, your husband-wife relationship. A husband can say "sorry" a hundred times, but that wound will not heal. It is said a wound from a weapon can be healed, but the arrow of the word, the sound, cannot. In the Mahābhārata, there was the blind king, the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas. The blind king's son, Duryodhana, wanted the whole kingdom. There is a long story, which you likely know. During a meeting, the Pāṇḍavas created a beautiful water pond with a mosaic of flowers like a carpet at the entrance. Duryodhana came, said "Oh, beautiful carpet," and walked into the water. Draupadī, standing on a balcony, laughed heartily. Duryodhana was furious. She uttered one word: "The blind child is blind." That word, like an arrow, entered Duryodhana's heart. He said, "From this one word of yours, Draupadī, I will show you one day. I will destroy all the Pāṇḍavas." That is how the battlefield of the Mahābhārata was created. Such is the power of the word. You cannot measure how heavy a word is. Speak sweet words that make everyone's heart happy and joyful. Araṇ ko śītal kare—let all become happy and relaxed. Āpa śītal ho jāe. Mahāprabhujī said that before you speak, you should measure how heavy that word is. There are two things that do not come back. One is a bullet from a gun. Once you press the trigger, it is gone. You may scream, "Please come back," but it is gone. The second is the soul once it has left the body; it will not return. Therefore, measure what you speak, what you promise, what you feel. Do not change. You may change on the surface, but in your consciousness, awareness, intellect, and brain, it will remain forever. It may even carry into the next life. In the Mahābhārata, Śikhaṇḍinī came from a past life. There were three daughters of a king. Pitāmaha Bhīṣma brought them to be married. One girl said to Bhīṣma, "Pitāmaha Bhīṣma, that prince brought us here, but I was in love with another king's prince." Bhīṣma sent her back, but the other prince would not accept her. It is a long story. She declared, "In the next life, I will be the cause of your death." And so it happened at the battle of Mahābhārata. Sound—not the Rūpa Parabrahma—this Parabrahma comes from that Parabrahma into life, with our soul, with our ātmā. Even animals understand. If you throw a stone at an elephant, it will not forget or forgive you. It will take revenge. Snakes, if wronged, will take revenge, even in the next life, for ages and lives. That sound, that resonance, the ṛṣis have declared it, and so it is. As His Excellency mentioned, the chakras and Kuṇḍalinī are a science. It is not merely what we call yoga. It is the strength, the power, the past, present, and future—the energy in the human body. There are 72,000 nerves in the human body, and every nerve has its own resonance. This all connects to the system of glands. These 72,000 nerves mean there are 72,000 energy centers in the body, proven through acupressure. When a needle touches a certain point, it moves on a screen. If you miss the point, it will not move, except for a slight movement from skin contact. As many points as there are, that many chakras exist in the body, each with its own development. When you see the aura of the human body, we have many different bodies: Annamaya Kośa, Prāṇamaya Kośa, Ānandamaya Kośa, Vijñānamaya Kośa, and Manomaya Kośa. This physical body we see and touch is very little. The sound within you, which you pronounce from the Maṇipūra chakra, is that explosion—what we call the atom was developed according to the power of sound. The earth chakra is from the foot to the ankle joint (salt). From the ankle to the knees is the vegetation chakra. From the knees to the hip joints is the animal chakra. From the bottom of the spine to the top is the human chakra. In the brain are the Devī chakras, Devī Śakti. Sometimes we say a woman is Śakti—do not forget. But when we speak of Māyā or Śakti, it is not only female; it also has a masculine aspect. In battle, warriors would go with open chests, showing the muscles of their arms. That was the Śakti—that energy, that strength. That Śakti can explode the whole universe, or the same Śakti can destroy itself through sound. The center of power, the most central point, is the navel, the Nābhi. In the battle of the Rāmāyaṇa in Laṅkā, Rāvaṇa had a power, a Siddhi. You could cut his neck, and it would grow back. That was 150,000 years ago. We do not possess the strength of one finger of Rāvaṇa. All the bodybuilders here could not compete with the strength of his small finger. Rāma shot arrow after arrow. Then Rāvaṇa's brother said, "Oh God, oh Rāma, please do not lose time. When the sun sets, you can do no more. Shoot your arrow at the navel, the Nābhi, of Rāvaṇa." Rāvaṇa had thousands of arrows in his body, but for him they were like mosquito bites. When the arrow touched his navel, he fell down, finished. That is the nectar of life. Thus, the Maṇipūra chakra has strength. Each chakra has certain petals; it is called Mūla Kamala. Mūla means root, Kamala means lotus. One lotus has four petals. Then there is the white elephant with seven trunks—it is a symbol. It represents the seven minerals in our body that maintain our health and strength. As His Excellency touched upon the point about sound: the Sanskrit language and its alphabet are called Devanāgarī. It means this language; each letter is not written by humans but is the energy, the strength from different devas. It begins from the navel. When you speak, your sound begins from the navel. The first letter is 'A'. Sit straight and touch your navel. If your stomach is big, it does not matter. Say "Ah, ah..." It moves. The sound awakens from the navel. Then comes the second letter, the double 'A' (Ā), which touches and balances the heart. Then comes 'U', touching the vocal cords. Then comes 'M', where the sound resonates in the brain. This has been researched now through prāṇāyāma, specifically Brahmrī Prāṇāyāma. There are five different kinds of Brahmrī Prāṇāyāma. It has been proven that depression can be removed through it. An instrument was made, a copy from an MRI machine, tuned to the resonance of Brahmrī Prāṇāyāma. It is held behind the back of the head. It has removed and healed cancer, schizophrenia, and more. When I was in America, a doctor from Boston University told me this. They have invited me in June to present this Brahmrī Prāṇāyāma. Yoga and daily life have become well-known. There are many kinds of yoga; everyone is earning money. But this is different. Each petal of a chakra has one alphabet. The resonance on each petal is controlled by one letter, called the Bīja Mantra, the seed. One seed develops into a plant. The lotus opening, the enfoldment of each petal, means different energies are developing in our body. As His Excellency said—I learned so much from him—each petal is what you call metric, supersymmetric. Look at a flower: every petal is exactly the same. Every lotus petal is similar. Look further out, you see Mother Nature. We must return to nature. Every petal is not merely something we designed. Of course, artists collect them, but this comes from the experiences of yogīs and ṛṣis. Sit straight. I have some throat problem, not you. Say "A" all together. "A" from the navel. Put your hand there. The next letter is also 'A', the double 'A' (Ā). Stop. Now it comes to the vocal cords. This heals the thymus gland; it has been researched. Many with thymus gland problems... you know, automatically our lips make a round shape with the same resonance, but it changes. Stop, do not go to the 'M'. Okay, very good. Then we enter through the Ājñā Chakra into the whole brain, the Bindu Chakra, Sahasrāra Chakra—what we call the pituitary and pineal glands. Every day, if you have depression or similar issues, do this 27 or 11 times, but control your breath. Many diseases can be removed through this resonance. This is called the therapy of color and sound. Well, time is passing. We will speak further next time.