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Today we observe the day of our Mahāprabhujī’s Mahāśramādhi Brahmalīna. Brahmalīna: 'Brahma' means Brahman, the highest consciousness. It signifies that the ātmā, the soul, enters into oneness with the whole universe. In that form, they are also present here on our earth, on every level of vision, for all animals and, of course, for all humans. We receive more light from the bhaktas. The sun gives light, but some people have closed their doors or windows, so no light enters. Where there are no windows and the air is open, there is light. So, we still carry within ourselves this bhakti, devotion, and memories. In the highest sense, not only Mahāprabhujī but all great beings are still with us. It is said there are two perspectives. One is: why should we cry? Why do we cry when someone dies? For long days, months, and years, we feel deeply in the heart that we have lost that person. On the other hand, we speak of dying, of going, and then it is over. But for those great souls or yogīs—it does not matter how we phrase it—those who have attained ātmā jñāna, it is different. Ātmā jñāna is of two kinds. One is the Ātmā Jñāna we believe we have understood now. We think we have understood Ātmā Jñāna, that we possess it. But in one minute, we can lose that Ātmā Jñāna through some kind of conflict. Suddenly, you are a very good friend, a husband and wife, very happy. Suddenly, after eating and dining, the wife says, "I am sorry to tell you, but now I will go away. I will not be with you." How happy it was, having dinner and everything. He did not know, but she did not know either. And now he says, "I am going, bye-bye." Immediately, how happy she was, and how unhappy, minute to minute. So it is with Ātmā Jñāna. We think, "I am spiritual, I know everything, I have to..." Yes, you are, you are. But within, like this, it is gone. The second ātmā-jñāna is that of the last minutes of life. Then we are in Brahmaloka. That is why it is not good if someone says, "Now I am spiritually well enough, I need not do my mālā." Those who grow in sense understand this. There is another thing. When these great saints are in Brahmaloka, why are we crying? We are constantly remembering them, so we are bringing them back. No, the Brahman is always present. It is only that we feel our emotion, our bhakti, and therefore we remember. When we go to the graveyard, to our grandparents or someone who died, we go there, offer flowers, and light a lamp. The person died 80 years ago, but still we are there, searching for them. Yes, he or she is there in the memory. It is there. As spiritual masters, they are with us. Gurujī always used to say that our Mahāprabhujī, our master, or your mother, your father, they are with us. They are all with us, but when they left this body, we are sad. It is said that your father, your mother, your child, your wife—I do not know if she will be with you or not. Boys, be ready. Yes, and every lady, every girl should be ready, for you do not know when your husband will jump out. But your father, mother, because there is blood connection, that is it. And this, with the blood, goes together for ages and ages. So it is said they were with us, and when they died, we said, "They died," okay. So they died, and now they are within you. Before, they were with you, and now they are in your heart, in your feelings, in everything. That is the difference. Therefore, we should remember our ancestors and everyone. Also, our friends, we should remember and remember. For example, there are many. But I tell you today of our dear Rādhā. Her father was so friendly; anyone who was a little bit unhappy, he would make them laugh. This is so very nice. I remember him so much, so much. Of course, she remembers her father definitely, but I liked him very, very much. So that is how we are there, like that. That is very important. So we are here to remember Mahāprabhujī, and we would like to have more of his light within our heart. He is with us. He will be. He will help us. But of course, he does not have only this duty, that we make a mistake and he makes it better, and we make another mistake and he makes it better. That is what we have to do, like so. Thank you. And today, in the whole world everywhere, our Mahāprabhujī is in Africa, in America, in Canada, in New Zealand, in Fiji, in China, in many, many other countries, and in all of Europe, in India. Can you remember? It is like a light. For example, Jesus. How many years? Nearly two thousand years, yes. But you see, now we are remembering. This is with us. So now he will not say, "Come and worship me, please, no, make the light, no." If we are doing that, does it mean that love is there all the time? And that love, if it is, then you are eternally with us. So Jesus was long, long ago, but... still, if we have devotion, then it is in our heart forever. But if you will not do, and in this, then your heart is becoming hard, both heart and life. So anything, all God, God is only one, but is manifesting differently in the whole. The world is eternally endless, and finally, there is only one door, only one door. And this one door is... let us say, it does not matter how you will come, from one direction or from another. Yes, yes. We came through this one door, and we will go again through the one door there. So we are here. Dualism is destroying everything. My God, your God, their God, this God, they are Rākṣasas, they are this. It means these people have in themselves a kind of duality, and therefore God does not want to accept them. Do you think that God will say they are the devils? Did Jesus say that always? No. Mahāprabhujī said no. Krishna said no. Rāma said no. All in all, but we are making a difference. And that is why we are suffering. So this day we remember, we remember Mahāprabhujī in our whole being, in our body, mind, consciousness, in this, this, everything. So thank you for coming to remember our Mahāprabhujī, and he is always, always with us. And memory is there always. It is said, there is one poem: I have forgotten half, and half others. But it is said that this body will disappear, but we will not disappear. When it is burnt, the ash will flow away, but we are there. So there is a beautiful, other, somewhat private thing there. So, my dear, I know it is very late now. Many are going there. They have to come back from other countries. Thank you. On this day of Mahāprabhujī's Mahāsamādhi, someone gave a donation. What is a donation? Money? Not only money. Devotion. Devotion, and what? Donation? So we are giving devotion from our heart. It is devotion and devotion. So, there are some people trying and trying, and then they are looking for the time, yes. Many people are throwing arrows and this and that, birds running away, this and that, but one is very constant, days and days and nights and minutes, exactly, then we are there. So I would like to say from our dear sister, Brigitte, yeah, the strawberry, yeah, yeah,... strawberry, yeah. So she made so many nice books. All our best books are going through her hands. And after her, we will continue. So she will walk, and so she gives the no-name to Mahāprabhujī's holy, yeah, in Mahāprabhujī's, yeah, yeah, in the near to Mahāprabhujī's... And where Swāmīs have repeatedly maintained this light and have carried it on. Just as Swamiji has now passed on this knowledge to us in many, many lectures. At any time, in any culture, it is, of course, adapted to the cultural situations. But it is a matter that really makes up all areas of life, and Swāmījī spoke today about the window where you should let the light in. In this case, there are many, many windows in the book that bring in the light. If you understand what these things mean, and if you implement them or try to implement them as well as possible, then it brings the light into yourself, and that is what it is about. We have to feel the light within ourselves, and then a lot has already been gained. You cannot do much more. This book is a great help, and we have to thank Swamiji. Swamiji, we have to thank you that this book was created with the help of Rādhā, for example, who then wrote it down and implemented it. This is also an incredible work that we can only be thankful for. There is no other way. So I can only recommend to everyone, if you read this book, and you do not have to read the whole book—there are 450 pages. We kept the writing a little bigger so that it is easier to read, because you should just let it play into you. And in the moment when the inner self begins to absorb it, the inner self already knows it; you just have to open it. And these texts bring this knowledge, and when you are open, then it also grabs you, and you can implement it. So I wish everyone who takes this book with them that they make these experiences, and you do not have to read a whole book. You can read a text every day, or you can read a text in the week; you can also read a text in the year. If you only keep one text, it is already a very big thing. I think Swamījī will oblige me to do so. Okay, and now I can hand over to Swāmījī. I am looking forward to the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali. Patañjali, I can only say, we are living now, especially in this year. Now is the time when we are waiting for the light. In Christianity, we are waiting for the birth of Jesus, who stands for the light and who brings the light, who is the light. In all cultures, there is this light that is celebrated when it comes back. In parallel, the sun is also understood as rising again. That means that all of nature is also focused on it. We find this inner light, and I hope, I hope that many of you practice yoga, that is a great help if you want to find this light, and this light you can really find it, it is a very nice experience, and I only recommend to everyone, that he works on it every day. Okay, Swamiji, will you release me now? Okay, thank you.