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Message of the three monkeys

The Ātmā is present in all life, which is defined by the five elements. Respect for all beings is essential. The path of purity involves three aspects: Tāṅsī through the body, Māṅsī through the mind, and Bācchan through speech. Purifying these leads to purity. Do not engage with negativity; close your eyes to suffering you cannot stop, close your ears to harmful speech, and speak only good words. What you put out returns to you as karma, often swiftly in this life. Serving others, like helping a fallen man, is service to your own soul. The label of 'fanatic' is often misapplied through jealousy to those walking a humble, peaceful path of devotion. True fanaticism is not kindness or non-violence. All religions point to the same divine reality, using different names. Respect every faith and do not criticize others negatively.

"Do not listen to all negative words. Do not listen to anyone who is backbiting. Listen only to good things."

"Closing the mouth means: only speak good things from the mouth. Otherwise, it will come back to you."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Part 1: The Ātmā and the Path of Purity We are speaking of the Ātmā. Every ātmā, each and every entity. Where there is life, there is ātmā. It does not matter if it is a human, an animal, a bird, or any other being. It is a life. And within this life, there are the five elements. This is not only for humans. It is also for these plants, the trees, which have life because they contain these five elements: the earth, the energy, the strength, the water, the air, the nourishment, and the space. So life is everywhere, and we must respect that life. Then you become a saint, a great saint. Otherwise, after this human life, we will be in another life. It may not be in a human body. The karma we have done in this human life, that destiny will lead us. Now, you know, in many places, many people write about this. In Gandhījī’s āśram, there is also a depiction. There are three creatures sitting. One is closing the ears, one is closing the eyes, and one is closing the mouth. What will you say about this? It is everyone's freedom to say what they mean by it. Is there someone who can stand and say something? So it means you do not know. You are blind; you did not see. It means: do not listen to all negative words. Do not listen to anyone who is backbiting. Listen only to good things. And see only good things, not bad things. That which you see as bad, you close your eyes to it. Because we have no power; we cannot do anything. A truck is full; they are transferring many chickens. I think there are two thousand chickens, or more, in a big truck. And you know for what they are going: they will be killed. Megölik őket (They kill them). We do not want that, but we have no power. Therefore, it is better that we close our eyes and say to God, "Please liberate this creature quickly." And closing the mouth means: only speak good things from the mouth. Otherwise, it will come back to you. We see many times that many things come back. For many years you are practicing good things, mantras, meditations, and suddenly you step out. You can step out, but if you step out with negativity, it will come to you very quickly. What will happen? In many, many different ways, it comes back to us very soon in this life. So do not speak badly. If someone tells you something bad, you can either stop them, or plug your ears, or give no commentary. God forgive you. Therefore, it is a human matter. Others are animals, but animals have the same feelings, the same blood, all five elements. They simply do not know the words to listen. So we try to come to that path where we do not harm anyone. And that is called Tāṅsī, Māṅsī, or Bācchan. Tāṅsī through the body, Māṅsī through the mind, and Bācchan through the words. If we can purify these, we are pure. Otherwise, that backbiting—even backbiting, talking negatively behind someone—that is called backbite. But you know, it will come to them. Not to the person you are talking about, but it will come to you. When you are sitting under a tree and a crow is sitting above, and it drops something very nice and warm on you, what will you do? Will you spit on that crow? All we can do is we should clean it. Similarly, if there is negative talking, you clean it. You become humble. Sometimes a person is drunk, falling down and getting up, lying down, vomiting. We will pass by and say, "God, the alcohol." Everyone criticizes alcohol, oh God. But how many are there who will get up and help him? That is it. One day we were walking here in Vepa. We went for a walk, about five kilometers. We crossed the railway line, went further, and came to a small village. We passed a few houses and were walking further. There, near the field, were some channels of water from the rain. In one, a man had fallen down inside. We said, "Oh God, he will die." He had fallen down, beleaguered. So we pulled him out and brought him near. We said, "Look, this person will die." They said he dies every day like this from alcohol. He will drink and fall down. Our duty is to take him out and bring him home. That is called Seva. Seva to your Ātmā. Seva to our life, our jīva. So if someone is talking badly, immediately say, "Please do not talk." You can go out or sit down. If one is still talking, then you close your ears. And we will say it singing: Chet, chet, yab jīva avasar jāve re, guru sam jāve re... So, chet, chet—oh person, you are still in ignorance. Otherwise, it will come back. It will come. Many times, you know, we have experiences. Now, after 50 years here in Europe, many times, even after a few years, people have just gone away negatively. Because that kind of negativity was within them. It was expanding, and it will explode in the heart. Or someone talks badly and badly, blackmailing, but you will see that person very soon will have an accident, or die, suffering many things. The house will break, or you will have a problem with the government, with the police—many, many things—and there you will suffer. You will surrender there, because that is called karma; it immediately comes back. And then, further, you will go, or we will go, or I will go on that bad way. Now, there are people who say "fanatic." Can someone tell what a fanatic is? It is only someone's word, saying, "Fanatic, fanatic." So what is fanatic? What is the opposite of fanatic? Can somebody tell what a fanatic is? So it is the negative words that are being said. And that cannot be, because it is said: a fox, when the grapes are too high, said, "What is it? It is too sour." So they cannot understand spirituality, peace, harmony, humbleness, kindness. But you are in negative activities, and that is why you think we are the fanatics. If you are a Christian, then you are a first fanatic. Yes. Do you see how much devotion you have to Jesus? How much will you fall down for Jesus or Mother Mary? Would you prostrate yourself on the ground? Many, many things. And you know, Christianity said you must be very poor, suffering. You should suffer because Jesus was suffering, and we want to suffer for Jesus. Many think about dress and cover and this and that. Even people were flagellating themselves. In Croatia or here, in many old churches, where you receive the dīkṣā, mantra dīkṣā... We are marked with the legs and hands in the name of the Master, Jesus. Is that fanatic? No, it is your devotion. We love and we feel Jesus. And so, what are you saying? What is a fanatic? Then why are you going to church? You go only to fanatics on Sunday, that is all, and then go and drink beer, and so on. The women are still good souls, so they go on their knees in the church. And the men outside are coming and smoking their pipes. And then when the wife comes out of the temple, the man says, "Let's go to the pub, let's drink something." That is not a fanatic. So what is a fanatic? Killing animals, drinking the blood of animals, eating the meat of animals—is that fanatic? Nothing. That is not a fanatic. No, that is not a fanatic. That is cruelty. So are you in cruelty or fanaticism? So, fana—we are the fana. You know what is a fana? Beautiful blossoms. That is it. So what will you give? What is the fanatic? "God, they are fanatic." But can you give the explanation, what is a fanatic? Yes, one reason is because you are jealous. That is it. So your jealousy brings you the label of fanatic. And that fanatic wants to give you good knowledge, but you do not want it. So, I am not—I do not say because of Jesus—it is everywhere, in every religion. But now religion is just nothing, that is it. Gandhījī had many, many very good thoughts. And even he was in very poor dress, till now. But they will say, "Gandhījī, give the mālā, Hari, um, buy, and let's go." Once there was a joke. An American came and traveled around India. He landed in Mumbai at the airport, and there was a beautiful, beautiful statue of a horse with a king sitting on it. Then he went to another state, and there was a sitting woman, a queen, with a beautiful horse. She had guns, weapons in her hands, and her horse was jumping. They said, "Yes, this was a hero." Then he went to Jodhpur. At the Jodhpur railway station, there was also the king of Jodhpur on a horse. Then he was in Jaipur. Again, the king was on a horse. Everyone. Then he went to Udaipur, and Mahārāja Pratāp, a very strong man—his one shawl, you know, for fighting, what we call a shield. Mahāraṇā Pratāp’s shield, no one here, no strong man here, can lift it with both hands. But he has it in one hand, and in the other hand was a sword. And he was running on the wall of the palace. Those were the heroes. You can go and see their weapons and how it was. Now we are fighting, sitting here and drinking beer, laughing, running, and pressing one button here. So, ten kilometers away, people are killed. You are not a hero. So that man was traveling, going towards Gujarat, and what does he see? There, standing, who? Gandhi. Only one shawl, half a lungi, and half-tired shoes, and he is standing there as a statue. So this American said, "Gandhījī, that one has a horse, that one has a horse... All are heroes of this country, and you are the father of the nation. And you have no horse, nor are you wearing royal clothes or sitting in a chariot." Gandhi said to the American, "Gentlemen, do not ask me. Go and tell the politicians why they do not give me the horse." So he went to the minister and said, "Gandhiji is standing like this." He told the whole story and said, "What a shame. I will take a photo and tell America how poor Gandhi is, still standing there." And that minister, the chief minister, said, "Let's go immediately." He sat in the car with the American gentleman and came there to the podium of Gandhiji. The minister said, "Bapu" (they call Gandhiji Bapu), "what can we do for you? What can I do for you?" Then Gandhiji looked at the American. "Mister, you went to bring the horse and brought a donkey." That is it. So what can you bring? What can you give? You need the heart. That is it. So, it is not that day by day we are going down. Do not say, "No, it was like this all the time," and do not mention the dress and this and that. It is beauty, dignity, humanity. That is it. So, what do you understand? You can write it down and tell me: what is this called, this fanatic? When you have good dress, does it mean you are a fanatic? And if you have only a quarter meter of cloth, is that the beauty? So what is a fanatic? Can you describe that? That is blackmailing someone, being tall in words. Because you go on the right way, you go on the way of humbleness. You wait for the peace, the harmony. We are celebrating from the United Nations as a peace day. We also spoke about non-violence. So many of these words, even the United Nations declaring... Part 2: The True Meaning of Fanaticism We should not kill people, nor should we kill animals. That is not fanaticism. Of course, that is not fanaticism. They are not in our light; they are different. I cannot fully explain what it is. Therefore, do your practice and respect Jesus. Respect Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Buddha, and also the Mullah. He said, "Allāh." Yes. What is Allāh? Parameśvara, Paramātmā. Only the words are different. We follow, we pray. We respect the Parameśvara, or what we call Allāh. Only the world is different. Language is different. So, that is all. We shall write one book. If there is someone who is a good writer, but first let me read, then we will read. I am a fanatic. Yes. And tell this, what is inside, or the path to the fanatic. So, what is that fanatic? Do you understand me? Or, can someone please tell me a little bit? That’s why we do good things for our nation, for our neighbors, for the whole world, for all humans, all spiritual things, all gods. That’s it. So what is the fanatic? Fanā. You know, fanā? It’s something on the ocean that comes from fan. This is in the ocean. And don’t feel that you are a fanatic. And if someone tells you that you are a fanatic, tell them that you are a fanatic. To my master, fanatic? Then you will see what a fanatic is. My master will give you the definition, so don't... It can be... Individual people have a problem. When you go to the church, there is holy water. There is holy water in the door, and you put a... The tilaka of the water, and also when you go to the church, then they make the cross. That cross is half a swastika, and there is one day called the Ś on the tilaka, yes? So, this is called... which day is that? Then why have you only, on that day, nobody will look to fanatic? But if you put all the times, even if it’s only Ś, and actually the best Tilaka is Ś. Because it is their two words, the art, the salt of the earth. And second, finally, the S. You will burn into the S. And why? What was this? It is from Śiva. Śiva told that Śiva was where one came to, what was this, the God and Rākṣasa, not Rākṣasa, but the Kāma, not Kāmadeva. Yeah, Kāla, you know, you have this one, bhrṅga, bhrṅga, what is that? Yama. Yama. Yeah? Okay, or Bhikṣā. And so, the Dharmarāja brings everyone to heaven or whatever. And the other, what is that? Yama. Yama, Yama brings everyone to death and throws them somewhere, but there is a story, which I will not tell you, because it is long. So, that was that one bhakta, he didn’t want to die, and had no knowledge, no listening, no knowledge, no... Listening, no. Listening, no... Listening, he didn’t have any education or anything, no diploma, but he’s all the time with Śiva, and now they said, Yama said it’s time to bring him back, and he said no and no and no. So when Yama used to come, he would come to the Śiva Liṅga and hold it, and at that distance, Yama cannot come. And the Yamarāja, the king of the Yama, in your heaven, or whatever it is, "Bring him quickly. Bring quickly. Every creature has to go to death." But he’s looking at this boy, and he’s holding. So finally, the Yamarāja, the king of the dead. And he was riding the buffalo. You know how the buffaloes are in Africa and attacking the lions? Yes, it’s power. And he wants to come and kill. Then Śiva comes, and Śiva opens that only once. That time, he opened his third eye, and the whole Yamarāja, including his buffalo, became Śiva. And then Śiva took this and made the tilaka. Śiva took this and made the tilaka. And then he put it on his whole body. So that is that day, Christianity, that they are making Tilaka here, there... Who is that? Śiva. And there it is, still. There is, in certain parts, you dig the earth, you dig only ash. You know where the Kumbha Melā is? Where is that? So the whole story you can go and see in there, so it is the truth. Igaz. This is not a fanatic. It is not fanaticism. And if anyone said fanatic, go and put him under the earth here and say, "Please dig it out," it will come out. You will be the luckiest of the lucky. Immediately, you will become Śiva. Namaḥ Śivāya, Har Har Bholē, Namaḥ Śivāya. So, my dear, it is a negative time now. So that’s how the Kali Yuga will become more and more cruel. Because that is a Rākṣasī Vṛtti. The Rākṣasī Devas are in the humans. Same body, same beauty. Same skin, two legs, two hands, everything, but you don’t know what is in your heart. Someone said to me in Vienna, I don’t want to tell the name of the person, and not the name of that country. But they said, these people from that country, when they smile, you don’t know if they are smiling or not. That’s it. So, if someone tells, ask them, "Yes, please, please, I pray you, and you take to us, can we tell, please, what is a fanatic? That may I go out of it? Yes." It’s very good, we should write a book. This will be our first. Yeah. People will understand. Yeah. It’s not like that somebody is taking money from someone, or this and that. Go to one big shop; they are also taking money from there. We have killed all the little, little shops, and there are big, big shops. That is not a fanatic there. They are not getting money out. The church doesn’t get much money. So, better we go to Jesus in the church, Holy Mother, and so on. And better you give one token money there than drinking some drug. So, we should know what was—you don’t know what was before 100 years. Yeah, it was, I don’t know, I was not here. But it tells me, here people were, they said, the people were so poor. They were beating themselves on their bodies and were dressed not so clean, all because of Jesus, because of Jesus. And that is a fanatic gone. If they do like this, they say this is fanatic. So, what was it when Jesus was there at that time? And we are believing now. We pray to Jesus, but why did you change? Similarly, the Hindus. Look at Kṛṣṇa and Rāma. They will go to the temple, do āratī, take the prasāda, eat, and then go. That’s it. So, if you worship a statue or a picture, they will say it is fanaticism. If you worship a living master, you are not a fanatic. Then, please worship your husband. It means this is a fanatic man. Okay, what if your wife? Oh God, she’s so fanatic, Frau. So, what do you want? Tell me something. This is this, that’s why it is said, it is said, what we call the word I left. Anyhow, the words go out. That’s all. So, write from every country, and then collect them. Then you see which one you like, and we will say it. The holy book of the fanatic. So, therefore, we believe we should believe in every religion. It is not only one, because you have one leg. Don’t you believe your second leg? If you don’t like both, one of the legs, then chip it out and throw it out? No, no, that I cannot. Okay, break out one hand and pull it out. All the limbs of the body are yours, and you love that. Similarly, all beliefs, all religions, according to their place, are very good. And if you believe them also, it’s okay. If you don’t believe, at least you should not negatively criticize them. That’s it. So that was... I don’t know why I’m talking about this. Because there is something about this fanaticism. And I know I need to regard. So, Śrī Guru means Gurudev is saying, the Gurudev is saying, what? Meet Śrī Guru said, Ātmā Paramātmā, it is Ātmā and Paramātmā, Ātmā is Paramātmā, it is Mahā Ātmā, Mahā Ātmā, it is Puruṣottama, Puruṣottama, Sakal Jag Ke Antra Jāmī, He is the God of the whole earth. Charachar kī ātmā, and charachar means, az jelent minden élőlény, entitás. Charachar it means living. Charachar kī ātmā, so also they have this ātmā. What is moving, what is alive, that is ātmā. That’s why. So don’t think that we are only good humans, and that’s all. No, no. We have more knowledge, we have a brain, we have all good qualities, and we have done so many things. Our doctors, our studies, and our educations have brought many, many good things, and we are admiring them. But if you are that ātmā, Paramātmā, and you have learned it for good things. Why are you creating tools to slaughter animals? That is then not this. That is then not this. Naba Roop Vyāpo That this Ātmā is all like the sky. This is it. Nāba means the sky. So, Vyāpū means we all, these souls, are merging in the oneness of the sky. Satya Apu, you are the truth, which means your Ātmā. You are the truth, we are the truth. Then we are only one. Vimala. Vimala means that spotless, pure. There is no spot on it. Chetan, and we are the Chetan. We are not sleeping; we are completely aware from the back side, front side, above side. Below side, right is home, left is home, front is home, left is home, right is home, left is home, above is home, below is home, home... home. So, front is Oṃ, back is Oṃ. Left is Oṃ, right is Oṃ. Abhaizom, billaizom. Everywhere is Oṃ. Everywhere is Oṃ. Duna dhyāna age Duna. Now, you people are always talking Dhūnī, Dhūnī. Dhūn and Dhūnī are millions of kilometers far away. And there’s one girl, she’s always singing. This is from Strilky. She’s always singing wrong. And then, of course, you are also doing. So, Dhūnī is a fireplace, and Dhūn is your meditation. You are still alive, and you are putting in the fire. So, dhun means you are happy in your words. One is saying, "La la..." One with God, the meditation, so dhunī, dhun, and duna are different. You should understand the word; otherwise, tell me what it is. Many times I am making corrections, and you are again doing the same thing. Duna, duna means... Meditation, Dhyāna, means you are happy in thyself. Dhyāna is concentration. Agya. Agya means in future, Agyam Jage, and it will awake within there. Fel Ebrad Benne Nigam Se Nitya Ātmā Nigam, beyond Nitya Ātmā. This Ātmā is always, ever is that Ātmā. Par Se Pranām Age. And it is said, beyond that, it is the evidence. Pratīṭho Adhyātma. Pratīṭh means you know that you know, you have evidence, Pratīṭh, yes, you know, you knew. Pratīṭho Adhyātma, and that, Ātmā, Adhyātma. So, we will continue. And this is the subject which, I think, knows what you are giving a definition of the fanatic. From where is it coming? And you know, there are, you are telling in Europe here, oh God! Who is breaking everything in the car, and this and that? Vandal. Vandalism. But the vandals were very good people. You cannot imagine how nice their people were. And I don’t know who gave this name to them. I’m sorry to say, but there were some Yugoslavians coming to other countries for work. And if your cycle is stolen, then they say, "Oh God, arbaitā." Arbaita. You are arbaiting everything. You are going to the bathroom and you are not washing yourself. Also, we are doing work, but how quickly the negative world goes there. The Vandals are very nice people. Only they didn’t want to see them, how they are different, and they are different. So it happens further and further and further. So, the tilaka from the ash, so Śiva put it all on his body, so it is a oneness, Hari Oṃ. You like it? Yes? So, if you like it, then laugh, or do something like this. Very good.

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