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Welcome, all of you. As usual, I send much love to all our sisters, brothers, and children. We all have attachments, and sometimes it is not easy to give them up. Do you know what I mean? I was away for five months in another part of the world, yet I was truly looking forward very much to seeing you. So, I think not only disciples but the Master or Gurudev also has attachment. Attachment is something which is great. There are different kinds of attachments. The one attachment I am talking about is the oneness that lasts till eternity. It is like the attachment of a river to the ocean. It does not matter how many curves the river has or how many islands come between; that water is constantly flowing toward the ocean. If we can cultivate such an attachment, it leads to positive thinking and positive talking. Positive thinking within the whole family is crucial. Nowadays, unfortunately, we see so many marriages breaking. This is very, very painful. For a couple, separation might seem easier, but it means you are not thinking of your children. You have done what you felt you had to do, but now you must take care of how both father and mother relate to their children. Until when? Until your children remain and will follow that same ideal of attachment. This is an attachment that lasts till the grave, and then it becomes even stronger. Because that person—father or mother—was with you. Now, they are within you. You were in the mother's womb, you were of the father. That loving attachment of the Father... because you were already in the space. How to come in? The Father was looking for the space, and that space was looking... for what? Consider the season. The farmer will throw the seeds, but if there is no rain at all, with very hot temperatures and everything drying, then the rain is needed. And the rain needs the earth. We call the earth another part; we call it the mother. We say "Mother Earth." Although I think Slovakians or Czechoslovakians say "Father Earth," yes? We generally say Mother Earth, but the concept of the fatherland is there too. What does that mean? Mother Earth is there, and the father has to protect. You know very well what we call the father's land. For that, for ages, people have fought and even died. How many wars? "This is my father's territory," but one does not realize that a seed can flourish in other territory too, and you try to keep it only on your side. This dynamic exists between mother and father and children. So, if you are very loving of God and have a pure attachment—one that is forever—then we are on the right way to the Supreme. Therefore, when you have children, remember what our ancestors always said. We do have ancestors; they are always in our blood. Blood is thicker than water. So you remember your country and your old heritage. Perhaps this very attachment will bring you here again. Why not? It is that attachment from both sides, father and mother. And who is the loving one? The child. That child is brought from both sides together, and therefore has more attachment, more love, and more care—for your enjoyment. You have done whatever you wanted to do, and you have immense love in your family. Otherwise, consider: when a wife leaves, how unhappy is the husband? Or when a husband leaves, how unhappy is the wife? That sorrow is nothing, for that relationship is gone. But your love, your attachment, lives on in your children. That you have to protect. Be together. That is it. If you cannot do that, then remember you are a human, not an animal. Why did you marry? Why did you have children? Do you understand me? Am I wrong? Perhaps someone sitting here now feels sorry, but this we have to resolve ourselves. Why did you turn to drugs? Why did you fall into alcohol? There are many such things. It is said, "Don't steal, don't drink alcohol." But ask why you drink alcohol. Husband or wife, it doesn't matter. One comes home and now loves the bottle. Why? Because on one side, you have lost something. In this way, our attachment is very important. That is a positive attachment. We have attachment to God. And God might say, "Why are you attached to me? Did you see God?" Often, I am flying in an aeroplane, night time, day time. They close the windows. I open the window at night, looking. Maybe somewhere God is meditating. Nowhere. Daytime, also nowhere. We trust. We believe in God, but we have not seen. So it is like that. It is a hope, the stick of hope from the cradle to the grave. We have God, but we do not know. Maybe God comes as a fox, coming today from the far end of your field. The fox sits near the ashram, and we say, "Oh, I saw a fox." Our dog runs behind. We do not know in what form He will come. Perhaps you are God. That is something more logical. And God is neutral—no wife and no husband. Someone was asking, how many children did Śiva have? A master replied, "They did not have documents." So I can tell you, Śiva is Śiva. I have come between two things; we have to chant, we have to sing. But this attachment has pulled me here, meaning I was really looking forward to seeing you all. I was counting the days to come to Strelky, where all would be here. You become like the cells of one body. I left here on the 21st of December last year and visited many countries, ashrams, and bhaktas. My last journey was to Cuba, a very nice country with nice people. But in those countries—Mexico, America, Canada, Fiji, Australia—there was another generation, other people, and they were all killed by Europeans. The English speakers took territories and imposed their language. Those who spoke Spanish killed and kept people who spoke Spanish. The French did the same. In Cuba, there are two and a half million people, and it is said there are more than two thousand yoga and dālai practitioners there—in hospitals, schools, colleges, old houses, etc. This is due to the work of Yamunā from Barcelona, who has been teaching there for the last 10 to 15 years. One day they took me sightseeing to see how people lived at that time. They said, "No one is left there because they were all killed." Some from the countryside tried to come, or people from other parts of the continent tried to return. It is different in Europe. They showed us huts, and a few people came, dancing and giving information about insects. More people came—one man, then another, then ladies. They wore only a simple dress, like langotis at the Kumbh Mela. It was their time. One man came out with a bow and arrow. Someone sitting here was with me and is a witness, but I will not take their time. This one man came from a hut, acting angry, playing theater, and he came out saying, "Śiva! Śiva! Brahmā! Where? Viṣṇu." I thought they knew I am Indian and my religion involves Śiva and Brahmā. But they knew nothing. They did not know who I am. After their performance, they took me, put my hair like this, a cap, and colors, and said "Śiva!" After visiting, I asked, "What did you chant? What did you sing?" They said, "We don't know." I said, "You said 'Śiva.' What is that? At least you must know." They said, "Yeah, it's something like God or something." This means that when we speak of Svayambhū Śiva, Śiva is not only for India. He is for everyone, everywhere. When I went to Fiji, there are many stones shaped like a cobra's hood. There is a beautiful mountain with a lake on top. Rare people go into that forest. There on the rock, there is a mark like a foot, like a box. They said it was Śiva. That mountain is very ancient. Water flows from there. One company distributes that water worldwide; it is called Fiji Water. This company is associated with Vodafone, which likely has origins in Europe—Vienna, Slovakia, Spain, or similar. That water is very great, very good. So I can say that what I am giving in instructions and lectures is Ānanda Brahmāṇḍa, the endless universe. From there, it comes to this earth. The earth was still not out; it was in the water. The first time the earth was brought out from the water was by Varāha. Out of the 24 incarnations, Varāha brought the earth out on his tusks. When we travel the world, we see many things. Some come only for the enjoyment of the forest, and that is all. Someone else looks with different eyes. God is everywhere. At the end of the Tretā Yuga and the beginning of the coming Kali Yuga, different religions began. Before, there was no other religion, only one: Sanātana Dharma. Sanātana Dharma is not only a human religion. It encompasses everything happening on this globe: water, earth, air, fire, space. In the water, aquatic life; from the water came the earth and creatures on the earth; and in the space, flying creatures. That is called jelchar, talchar, and nabchar. If we go there, then there is God. And the other is very spiritual persons; we call them God. Among the avatāras, the 24th one is called for Kali Yuga, but he still has not come. It was said they wanted to include Jesus in the list of incarnations. And Jesus said, "No, I am only the son of God, I am not God." So, whoever is born from a mother's womb, no matter how great, is still human. They may come with all powers and may be called like a god—like Devapurījī, Mahāprabhujī, Gurujī, and many others. But they are not immortal. Sooner or later, they will give up the body. So now, if you can be like that, you must have that attachment. And attachment means it is a test; it cannot go anymore. Nowadays, they have a strong glue, a quick glue. Can you imagine? You put your hands on this glue and say, "Ah!" How long will you only say "prāṇām, prāṇām"? Do you go to the doctor? Nothing. You try to take off your shirt; you cannot. That which is stuck becomes one, like milk and water. So what are we looking for? God. But where? There is one... not mufti... from Muslims. A Sufi. Understand? A Sufi, which is Islamic. There was a great saint among the Sufis. He sings one bhajan: "Moku kaha to dunde bande, me to tere pās me." Oh, my friend. "What are you looking for? I am with you." "Moku kaha to dunde bande, me to tere pās me." It means God. "Where are you searching? I am with you. When you search for me, I will come to you." Just like an eye movement. In that search, you will see God. That is it. So when purity is in our body, then we are that God, because humans can become as God. But there is a quality, is it not? The quality comes from what we call education. So it is not easy. Where are you looking for God? Ask anybody, "Did you see God?" You can ask me also. I will say yes: my Gurujī, Mahāprabhujī. You have your master; you have your God. In Kali Yuga, everyone is like that. No one is giving themselves to God. So life is like that. But let us come to this point. Therefore, mother and father should not separate. Maybe you feel better to separate, but in a future life, your next life, you will suffer from it. What kind of suffering? The sorrow of the children. A little child is asked, "Will you stay with mother or with the father?" Is this for us? Father and mother... and what must a poor judge do? The judge will say, "Then please, three days with you, and three days with the other." Somehow they have to do something. But when you have separated your child, those who have done it have done it. When the children are about 20, 25, they may go more to the father or mother, but it is a split. So do not say, "Swamiji, this is not yoga, what you are talking about." This is real yoga. Yoga means union, oneness. Separation means no yoga. Husband and wife can become great, like a god. They should not separate just for your little happiness or anything. Therefore, Holī Gurujī said in a nice bhajan—it is a very nice bhajan, and you know we have translated many things. Holī Gurujī spoke about love, which we call prem. We call God love, and love is God. What do you mean when you say "the love of God" and "God is love"? That is not your physical enjoyment. It is of the heart, and it is endless. That is what we need.