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Today is a beautiful day and a beautiful time for prayer. We are very blessed to have come together this evening. According to the lunar calendar, this is the last moon of the year. This month also contains two Mahāsamādhi days of Mahāprabhujī: one on the 5th of December in the Western calendar, and another according to the Jyotiṣa, around the 14th or 15th lunar day. We have always been, and remain, deeply dedicated to the Gurudeva. There are different kinds of sādhanās, and all of this is yoga. When we pray, we may observe mauna—silence. But when we sing the prayer of Gurudev, we should pray not silently, but with our voice. We look towards the light and the face of the Gurudeva. Early morning, when the sun rises, most animals also look towards the sun. Some may look for warmth, others for light, but more or less, they all look there. Many flowers bloom. That sādhanā, that prayer, is as it is said: when we pray, we stand before the Gurudeva. It is a dialogue with the Gurudeva. If you go to someone to ask something but just stand there silently, the person—say, a paṇḍit—will ask, "Yes, what can I do? What do you want?" And then he might say, "Okay, thank you, you may go." As Mahāprabhujī said, and as he sang in a beautiful bhajan: Vapurīsāde che sabhā jan kā phe kar ke cetā diyā, dil par māyā kā paṇḍitā bil kul bhul. There is chetan (conscious) and achetan (unconscious). Achetan is that which is not aware. Chetan is that which is awake, but can also forget, have doubts, or dwell in darkness. It can be like one sleeping in deep sleep. Gurujī used to give an example: A few people are sleeping deeply in a room. One is awake, perhaps making a mālā or simply unable to sleep. A big snake enters. Who sees it? The one who is awake. He shouts, "Wake up! Snake!" Hearing that sound vibration, the snake turns and leaves. All the sleepers wake up and say, "Oh God! Thank you! Otherwise, the snake might have bitten someone." Similarly, the awakened one is that yogī. Chilka means a reflection—the light reflected on a mirror, on water, or elsewhere; the reflection of the sun. Even looking towards the sun is seeing a chilka, a reflection. Thus, Gurudev has awakened from sleep to awareness, from darkness to light. Chaitanya Chilaka Swami—Swami means Gurudev—Dikṣā Dīyā. He saw this light. Light means knowledge. The reflection means light, means knowledge, means awareness. And that awareness, that awakened state, can be given to everyone. Consider when we are driving, and the driver is talking too much. A friend in the car, sitting in the back, says, "Aware! Be aware!" In that second, an accident is averted. Similarly, Chetan: each and every cell in our body must be aware. Gurudev Mahāprabhujī, Gurujī—there are many stories. One day, when Mahāprabhujī gave Holy Gurujī his sannyāsa dīkṣā, he remained always in Gurujī's service. Holy Gurujī was unimaginably devoted to Mahāprabhujī. In the ashram in Kathu, there were only two rooms. Gurujī had immense attachment to Mahāprabhujī, and Mahāprabhujī was also deeply attached to Holy Gurujī. Whenever Holy Gurujī was sent to bring vegetables or other things, Mahāprabhujī would say, "Come quickly." And Gurujī would come. In Kathubali, people saw Holy Gurujī and said, "Please sit and have a cup of milk" (as Gurujī didn't drink tea or coffee) or some other sweet drink. Gurujī would say, "No, no, I must go. Mahāprabhujī said, 'Come quickly.'" They would plead, "Please, at least two minutes." He would agree but say, "I will cover these five minutes by running back to Mahāprabhujī." Just as a mother—whether animal, bird, or human—has a natural, profound attachment to her child, which comes from her own body, so too does the master, the guru, have that attachment with the disciple. It is not easy to attain such a bond. The guru might sometimes say, "Go away, don't come anymore," but then after ten minutes call out, "Come back quickly!" One day, Mahāprabhujī was in his room. There were no trees, no shade. On the side of the little rooms, Gurujī sat making a mālā, listening in case Mahāprabhujī called. Mahāprabhujī did call him. He said, "Madhavananji, now you should go and take the message of Gurudev's satsaṅg to the villages." This is written in Līlā Amṛt. Gurujī had tears. First, from attachment: "Who will wash your clothes? Who will take care of you?" Second, from uncertainty: "Where will I go? Whose house shall I enter? No one knows me. I have only been near Mahāprabhujī in Kathu." Gurujī was very sad and cried. Mahāprabhujī came out of his room and said, "My son, my child, wherever you are, I will be there. Why do you think, 'Who will give me a thing? A room or a place?' I will be there. Even if you go high into the mountains where there is nothing to eat, at the time of your lunch or dinner, I will come and bring you food—enough for two, not just one. Don't you trust me?" Then Gurujī made praṇām and left. But after 100 meters, he stopped, so great was the love and bhakti for Gurudev. He came back: "But who will take care of you, Mahāprabhujī?" Mahāprabhujī replied, "You will do it, but I am going. I told you, you will be here. Go." That was all. Gurujī went to the first house in the first village. Many people welcomed him warmly because they knew he was Guru Mahāprabhujī's disciple, and that family was deeply devoted to Holy Gurujī. The grandson of that family, now named Devī Singh, still comes when I visit Kattu Ashram. Mahāprabhujī wrote a bhajan about this. How does it go? Yes: Śāh hove to kyom man meṁ ghabrāyā? Sing all! Sing! Śāh hove to kyom man meṁ ghabrāyā? jal meṁ dhuṁ ajrāyā, man teho. Śāh hove to kyom man meṁ ghabrāyā? Thank you for watching. Sava Dhyāgyotī Nāloka Jasa Gaya Karadu Tokya Kela. Sardarga Dhyaga Aya Kekundi Chaldea Itak Jyamka Parnaipaya, Itak Jyamka Parnaipaya Karadu Paratan Vachara Satya Tokyarachya. God bless you. All these bhajans contain great knowledge, science, bhakti, and liberation. I found someone who translated them beautifully from Hindi to English. We will see. This year is passing away. What do we have in our minds? What kind of feelings did you have? How many pure thoughts did you have? How aware were you of others? How many people did we ignore or refuse to speak with? This is a very great book, our holy book. We have gone through many pages, and the year has passed. I am sure we all had positive thinking, humility, no negative thoughts, and were honest before God. Today, we contemplate Gurudev, bhakti, and jñāna. This month, we count the Christian year. Many religions have different years, which is good. But they know—they should know—what they have brought together. That will be counted by Him, not by us. Before us is this nature, this Prakṛti, and this light in the form of the tree and the lights. It looks at us, and we look at it. What is in our holy book, the holy book of our brain? What we have put in our brain is everything. Everything is within us. When we collect things, we collect many beautiful things with light. We can blow off a flame with a little breath from our mouth, dispelling all darkness. So too, the flame of knowledge—and knowledge is that One, the Wise. The Wise One takes care of it. But it is He who will count, not we. Neither me nor you. This year is gone, and we prepare for the next. The eternal Self—in which direction will He lead us next year? Be aware, very aware. Think it over. Offer your heart, humble and kind, and let us pray. For us, this Christmas season is celebrated here. We had a gathering yesterday in Vienna. The whole month of December is celebrated. We remember how Jesus went through hard times but did not give up. He remained on that path, and so we remember him. We wish for him to be in our hearts, in our consciousness, in our accents and prayers. He also counted all gods, all religions as one religion or God—meaning the positive. If we create differences, He does not want that. We live in the material world. It is said that Jesus was at the temple where people were doing business with gold. Jesus said, "This gold is not God. I guide you to God." We are often drawn to material things, mostly due to sudden anger, which leads to destruction. Sometimes people write something and then tear it up and throw it in the river. I once sat by a riverbank under a tree, made a mistake, and threw some papers away. I tore up and discarded very important things along with the rest. So, from our anger, hate, and jealousy, we sometimes throw away our good qualities too. This year, in my opinion, you have all been doing good. I see you as good because my eyes are open; I am not blind. I see you as the best of souls. But as I am physically living, I cannot count for you. It will be counted by someone. And who is that? The ones we believe in: our Allak Purījī, Mahāprabhujī, Devpurījī, Gurujī. Allāk Purījī, Devpurījī, Mahāprabhujī, Gurujī. Allāk Purījī, Devpurījī, Mahāprabhujī, Gurujī.... Allāk Purī Jī, Dev Purī Jī, Mahāprabhū Jī, Gurū Jī.... As Rādhā, Kṛṣṇa, Buddha, etc., they will open this paper. I will be there in between for you. You are the paper, and I am there. What I did, and what you do for yourselves in prayer... When we pray, I say, "God, moment by moment, please, God, I'm sorry. Let me worship you first, my Lord." Our prayer is long, and time passes. We go further. Sometimes we even have to be clever with God. But what have we done? You know, I know, and we see. We pray to God for the coming year to do better. Remember, sometimes we speak bad words, destroy things, or wish harm. For this year and the coming Christmas, I wish you all the best. Our witness is here in this holy tree. This tree reflects a beautiful light. I always see within us the light of God. Our Gurudevas are there, and therefore we are, we will be, and we will continue. In this Kali Yuga, we shall bring our bhaktas, friends, and others to the positive path. Life passes very soon. Day by day, how many people die? I speak not only of animals. All people who die each day had hopes: my property, my country, my parents, my spouse. When the soul leaves the body, it says, "Oh God, I was like a puppet in a case. Thanks to God, someone opened the door, and..." This bird flew away, how quickly... going like a falling star. We see this mostly in Europe in August, when more stars seem to fall. It is constant, but at a certain time, it is on that side. How quickly it goes. Similarly, the soul departs from the case of our body. Sometimes doctors give injections, cut here and there. For nine months we are in the mother's body. After coming out, we want this and that, but a child doesn't know. It takes about two years for a child to start doing what it wants. The whole life is like this. At 10 years, 20, 30, 40, 78—every year our feelings change. It means the soul is suffering here, but it says, "Please, prayer, prayer." Let us go through that time with positivity. We are in the case, but we can live with happiness, joy, peace, harmony, and prayer. In this Kali Yuga, many people are suffering, many are completely confused, and many don't even know where they are. When we are young, everyone wants us; we work, we have money. But after 85, 98... we will see. So I hope you will be nice to me as long as I am. Don't send me to an old-age home. I am well, but I'm sure it is due to guru-kṛpā, bhakti, dīkṣā-śakti, and your souls. We are like... when we make light, then comes sprinkling. We are that light of God. So let us think: What have I done, and what should I do now? How many days do we have until the end of December? When the financial year comes, everyone quickly files their taxes. So please file your tax quickly, okay? Very good. Therefore, it is said to be very positive. Usko bought a very nice bhajan. What is that nice bhajan? This is also one, but all bhajans are that. Some are very, very nice. All are very nice. This evening is finished. Tomorrow, as time permits, I wish you all the best. Good night. Satya Sanātana Dharma Alak Purījī Māde Om Śānti Śānti...