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Good evening. Welcome, everyone. We are very blessed that we can have a satsaṅg. Satsaṅg leads us to the Brahmaloka. Satsaṅg, which is from the words of great saints, is there. Children, go home. All little children who are speaking is a perfect satsaṅg, satsaṅg in their room. Thank you. When people are not going to the satsaṅg, then what? Is one getting benefit or no benefit? Our Gurudev, Swami Madhavānandajī Bhagavān, always had beautiful, beautiful words and a little, what we call, story. The stories, the poems, the drama, the dance—this is that best knowledge which goes into their whole being. Many books which you write, and you read, how many things are you typing in the computers? Can you remember all that is in your computer? If it is in the computer and you don’t know it by heart, so all the divine words of the great people, especially what we call the saints... You see, there is only one religion, and that is called religion. There is only one God, which we all call God. So similarly, the words which come from the great saints, it is the truth, and it leads us to our destination, to God beyond that. Therefore, there is one bhajan Mahāprabhujī is singing. Mahāprabhujī wrote this, and Mahāprabhujī himself said, "Satguru Satsaṅgyārī Olu Avere." One day, there was no satsaṅg; no one came, only a few people in his seva. But Gurujī Mahāprabhujī said, "Where is the satsaṅgī?" Satsaṅgī means one who goes to satsaṅg. You know, a long time I taught this, and it has been repeated a few times. And that is called Uthāna and Patana. Only these two words can lead us to great things or some wrong way. So that is kuśaṅga or good saṅgha. So this word, uṭhān or paṭan. Uṭhān means developing. Developing, you are getting higher and higher. The other is called the destruction. That’s called kuśaṅga. But both, they are born, or they are coming from one point in one. Like a seed. And the seed which we put in the earth comes proud and has two leaves. In very rare cases, it has three leaves. In the beginning, there are only two leaves. And that’s called Uthāna and Patana. Pataña is the development, and pātana is going down. Why? Because you are very good, but you go towards the negative qualities. All different kinds of habits, and even your parents cannot bring you back. That’s the drugs. And very bad habits, stealing, no money, and you know all. That’s called patan, and this patan means falling down. Uthan means you are developing, and which subject you took to study. We were very small children, just born, and had good parents on both sides. But one went to school and had good friends, and others had many friends, but they were not leading you to a high quality. Even if you are more educated and have more things than your parents. Or your parents are so sad because your children are not good people. There is only one word, and so, utthān or patan. So the utthāna is developing, developing, developing. And pātan, destruction, destruction, destruction. Which is one word between. And that is one word Gurujī always used to say: satsaṅg. But only this one word, satsaṅg, leads you on the very high quality. You are in the school, you have good friends and good teachers, you become a doctor, and you become a surgeon, and further. You become a professor. You are becoming a great poet. Great, great. Or you become a poet. Or you become a sādhu. Spiritual. This is all good things. That’s called utthāna. And humans are born to rise up. The second word is kuśaṅga, bad society. Satsaṅg or kuśaṅga. Be careful with the kuśaṅga, and don’t spoil your children. Keep them in discipline, and don’t give them too much money for pocket money. Give them everything that they will need. You can give them money, no problem. But know that for what you gave. And when the next day your parents tell you, "How did you use the money?" this is not your problem. It’s my things. It is all mine. Very soon you go out of the house, it is my house. There are people like these. And the other one will say, "No, I don’t need anything." Please, you can buy me that. That’s all. He said, "Why not you take, go and buy yourself?" Father, please, you will choose good things. And I have no time because I must study. Yes? That’s it. So there is no use, no force. But you give education. How? When you are small, what do you say? Good morning. Good morning. Good night. Good night, good night. And the child is saying something different, and we are saying, "Good night, sleep good." How many times are you saying it, and the child is hearing it? And then, if some child, some friend comes, that’s it. Shake hands. Shake hands. Say hello. Say hello. How are the parents teaching the children? And children are listening, hearing. But you go outside, maybe another child went to see it. He said, "Good morning." You see? This is the difference. So, parents are a ball of mud. Just a mud, and now this is the duty of the parents. It means that pointer. So he takes the earth, and he makes a beautiful statue. That is the artist. You see Mahāprabhujī, and it was only the stone, but there was a master. Now we are worshipping this statue because of that master who made this statue. Otherwise, the rock or just mud, nobody will worship. Similarly, when this child goes to school, the parents give the child into the hands of the master. And the parents said, "This is a stone, dear professor. I give it into your hand." And one day, what will the professor say? He will invite the parents of his student at the university when he has a diploma. He gets a beautiful cap. And with great happiness, he gives the book into the hand, and we are all there. So that was his tone only, but the professor made you the great. Similarly, my dear, if you want to have a child, then mother, wife, and husband, they should be careful, and what? You want to have a child? What will you make it? You are the best husband. Beautiful husband, grateful husband, everything. But more than the husband, the wife is beautiful, very happy, very kind. Very learned, everything she can give, yes. So between two, it comes diamond, that’s it. So this is what we call, that’s called the uthan or patan. It is in your house, it is in your hands, and the father must know. That is how beautiful my child will be, and how great I am to my wife, that in her body, in her womb, such a beautiful child of ours will come. That’s it. You will come as a human, not like a donkey. Donkeys are very good, but not in that way. That’s it. So now the human gives birth to the human. But now, still, both parents, this child, it’s still like it’s in the mud. And now you will make a great person. Your nation is proud. People of your nation are proud. Your neighbors are proud, and the whole world is proud of you. How? Depends on parents. That’s it. Therefore, satsaṅg and kuśaṅg, there was, there is a beautiful story. Gurujī’s book, and we wrote all these Gurujī’s books and our stories, and I was telling the stories, and it’s a long ago, and one lady, she was writing all, and then she wrote a book of the stories on her name. Is not a Maheśvaraṇjī or not a Maheśvaraṇjī? She was that she has written all her stories, that’s called "The Thief," but that way doesn’t go in a proper way. Bhagavad Gītā is Bhagavad Gītā, you see. You can take its knowledge from that. But you cannot, so similarly, what Gurujī said, and Gurujī’s stories are very beautiful and very simple. All saints, they are saying simple but the best. There was a great, great poet, it’s called Kavi Kālidāsa, and his story is beautiful and long. And his stories, his books are everywhere. In the best libraries of the universities, his books are here and there. And it was in the Sanskrit language. When he was in Sri Lanka, one king was asking that he would give half his kingdom. He wrote the poem and said, "Now who can complete my poem?" Ale jenom začátek, a řekl, "Kdo dokáže dokončit tuhle báseň, I will give my kingdom." Half. Now, how do I know? You are thinking, "What will you do?" Yes. I will tell you something, and tomorrow tell me what it was. But wisdom is wisdom. Knowledge is knowledge. So you cannot say, "Yes, it is rare." You have to say it is good or bad. So the Kavi Kālidāsa, he was living with some people, like with some shepherds, and by one lady of that household, and she heard that king... Want to give the kingdom, but his boy who can complete? Many people were there, many who came. The king said, "No, no, no." So that one lady of the shepherd... She took this piece of paper and went to the king. Your Highness, please, can you give me your half poem? I will bring it complete. He was looking like this. Then the king was wise too. He said, "Why not? Maybe she looks like this, but maybe it is a diamond." She went there, back home, and Kavi Kālidāsa was there. And she said, "Look, this is it. We can get half a kingdom." And he said, "Why? For what?" You see, the wise person doesn’t look for something, wealth or something. He said, "What is that?" This boy, he said, "There is nothing. Give me a pen." He read, "Oh, it is half only." "Yes, you have to complete." "No problem." He completed. What this lady did in the night, he killed Kāvīkalīdāsa. And then she went to the king. "This is my half of what you need, Your Highness. It is completed." He said he’s thinking. Did you? He said, "Yes." How did you do? With my knowledge? How did you read this? Can you read it? And how did you write? Highness, I’m not stupid. You are testing me. It is yours. I go. Enjoy, king, said moment, moment, sit down. And he sends the message in her house, and it was killed, Kālī Kālidāsa, of course. The king burned her life. So a wise person doesn’t matter from where he is aware, but knowledge is knowledge. And no knowledge is no knowledge. So what are you? It doesn’t matter if you are male or female, young or old. It doesn’t matter which country. But you have that knowledge, you have that love, you have harmony, you have peace. Others will hide. Others will think and say, "No, no, I did not do this." So therefore, satsaṅg, satsaṅg is something, don’t lose or miss your satsaṅg. One day, there were two friends, good boys. They were about the age of 25, and they were good students in the universities, but every day they were going to satsaṅg. They had their Gurujī, and every day they went there, doing seva, this, that, listening to satsaṅg. One day, one friend tells, "Today came a very beautiful, very great cinema, so let’s go today to see it. It’s only for one day. Can we go?" Oh yes, both they were going towards the cinema. But there was one who was more intelligent. That is our many, many good people, you know. Always he is sending our programs in the Swamiji television. What is his name? Ātampurī, yes. That he was like, but another Ātampurī. It was also great because Ātampurī is with Ātampurī, but still, you never know suddenly what can happen. So Ātampurī said, "I think let’s go to Gurujī in the ashram and satsaṅg and this." He said, "Yes, we are going every day, but once we can go, oh, Gurujī will not be angry." So Ātampurī said, "Okay, I go to the Gurujī’s satsaṅg, and you, if you want, you can go to the cinema." Patan and Uttan. Now, one seed is two parts. Under their skin. Well, one disciple after the satsaṅg went home, and on the way he stepped on some piece of glass, which was very painful, and he went home. Other one from cinema, after the cinema, on the way he got one, some big bag. It’s more like a money bag, a purse, and there was only golden coins. And he went home. Well, the next day they met each other. How was the cinema? He said the cinema was stupid. All the time, my thoughts were on Gurujī. But Gurujī would have given satsaṅg, or this and that, but you know what happened? When I went home, on the way, there was so... pocket full of the gold coins. Wow, maybe that is a good thing that could be getting from the cinema. Others said, "What was Satsaṅg, and what was with you?" He said, "All the time, I was thinking about cinema." I was in the satsaṅg, but I was thinking, "Completely was there some dancing? The girls and boys all the time?" And when I went away, you know what happened? Look, I have a wound on my back. Both of the boys, this is something wrong going on: cinema and such things. Be getting money? And they are only where we are sitting and singing in this? Maybe it’s wrong. Let’s go to Gurujī and ask for the answer. So at eleven o’clock, they went to Gurujī. It was the reception from our university, so they went quickly. Gurujī said it was great luck in your life to become the king. But it seems some coins only, and what about you, Gurujī, then? Yes. He was in satsaṅg. If he had gone somewhere else, he would have died in the accident. Go, hurry home. That’s it. How our good luck can turn to bad luck, and bad can go to good luck. So this is the good society. Maybe your parents, maybe your neighbors, your friends. It doesn’t matter with whom you are. The good people will lead us in a good direction. And also, it is called "that give." And something you should give up. So there is one today, because in my hand came Gurujī’s book. And these stories you will not forget, but what lecture I will give, that you will forget. One was Athan and Putan, and one was going to always to Gurujī’s satsaṅg. And the third story, I can give you one more. Or are you tired? Buddha. Okay, that’s a beautiful story, beautiful. At the time of the kings, there were also very good merchants. And always, the kings were taking loans from the merchants. Well, there was one farmer, and this farmer, every morning exactly at the time of 8:30, he was walking, and there was a beautiful field where one farmer was making, how do you call them, flowers. Many different kinds of flowers: red, green, blue, etc. And all different kinds of all. So this one farmer, the other one, first a merchant, he said, "Please, every day, exactly 8:30, you should make prepared one garland, my mālā, garland. For my Gurujī. Always good." He was making nice flowers, this, that, this, that. And he said, "Ten krona every day." So the farmer was bringing exactly ten, thirty. One day was Guru Pūrṇimā. So, that merchant said, my Gurujī has Guru Pūrṇimā. Can you make a more beautiful garland? But at the same time, it’s no problem. So he made a beautiful garland. It’s also art: which kind of flower, which color, how it is—it is unbelievable. So he came five minutes before, and this garland he was holding like this, not like this. And the king went, king and queen, no, as a robot. I’m slick on trial at all, on the, on the. "Hold your horses! You all eat on a pony party? Was the coach the queen?" said to the king. A crowd on a secret rally, "Your Highness, today is Guru Pūrṇimā, and we are going to Guru Deva. And look, there is a beautiful garland. I want to give this to the king." He said, "Darling, no problem." He said, "Kochar, stop, please. Can you give this garland? How much money do I give you?" He said, "I’m sorry, king. This is for somebody else." You can do a second one. He said, "Well, this one is done especially for that one whole year he’s binding for me." And this is for the king. She said, "I also will give this to the king with like this in my hands, and we both, husband and wife, we will give the mala to Gurujī’s people." He said, "Sorry, I can’t give." The king said, "You are my kingdom." What do you think he said? "Your Highness, I will make more than this, better." And that minute, that merchant came and he said, "Mālā is here." The king said, "I give one million." The merchant said, 10 million krona. The king said 20 million krona. Now all are getting for the money. The queen said, "I will give my kingdom." He said, "Sorry." I gave my word, and I will remain true to my word. Then the merchant said, "I will get you for your two kingdoms." What happens now? The gardener—that’s why one is a king and one is very rich—giving Mālā to Gurū Dev, "I will give this today myself." He said, "But we came with a kingdom." No. I don’t ask for your money and kingdom. I will give it to the Gurū Dev. And they were standing. The queen said, the merchant said, and the gardener went and gave it to the king. The king and merchant said, "That is an honest person." And he can renounce everything. So much money he renounced, and he said, "Now I know you become king and rich." But my Gurudev will take me to the Brahmaloka. Yes, that is. So how can we see renounce and enjoy? Renounce and enjoy. Who said? Our Holy Gurujī. That’s it. So that is very simple things, but this is education to our family. Yes. And so we have to have society back again. Now the world is changing already in a very sattvic and good way. You know what is called the vegans? It is changing, coming. Yoga is coming. Taking care of the animals, the forest. We are coming again to the Buddha. It is the Buddha. It will come. So we are changing the world, and we will do it. We means all humans. We are coming closer and closer. Can you believe, 50 years in Europe, there were very few, maybe vegetarian. And now, see what happens. Now you are turning in a good way to Indians, and you will bring this knowledge and such wisdom to India, and you are doing it. Already, people are admiring yoga and the dead life in our ashram. The other Indians, why are they here? Why do they have normal dress, and they are in this ashram washing, cleaning, and they are giving money? What is this? Yes. Like this, we will show this again. We are opening the door of the sun. And so, Ālak Purījī, Devpurījī, Mahāprabhujī, Holy Gurujī, etc., it will be. Therefore, Mahāprabhujī said, the Holy Gurujī and Mahāprabhujī’s, they are so many times, so many good, how do you call the discussions? I want to tell you only one example. It is true, and it is written in Līlā Amṛta. So Gurujī said, when Gurujī got sannyāsa, and said, "Gurudeva, you said to me, ’Go there,’ and you are here. How will I be with you?" And how will it be with your satsaṅg? Mahāprabhujī said it means you didn’t understand the Gurudeva. Even if you will be on the high mountain rocks or in the forest where there is nothing to eat or there are many tigers, and lions and snakes, you don’t trust me? At the right time, I will come and bring you the food. And what you need, I will have there already. You think there is a distance from me? And this you can read in the Līlā Amṛt. Always something about me, but that doesn’t forget it. So when the body is somewhere, but your Self is one with it, that’s very important.