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Awake happiness inside

Heaven and hell are within the human being, not in external realms. This understanding is our current theme. The global situation has prompted reflection. A purification is occurring, particularly affecting those with certain lifestyles. Those maintaining vegetarian or pure diets have shown resilience. This period has forced introspection, with many experiencing depression due to isolation and economic loss. Yet, it has also reunited families and revived cultural and spiritual exploration. The human experience contains both joy and fear, unlike animals who operate on a simpler plane of existence. Our inner state dictates our reality. Practice is essential. Cultivate inner joy and maintain daily spiritual discipline, such as yoga and mindful living. Protect your inner purity, for negative thoughts can spoil everything, while positive destiny, or kismat, resides within and cannot be stolen.

"Svarga and Naraka, the heaven and the hell, both are on the earth."

"If you have everything beautiful... but just for a little, you are angry... all your good things are again stolen, gone."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Śrīdīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jai, Devādidev Deveśvar Mahādev Kī, Satguru Svāmī Madhvarānjī Bhagavān Kī, Alak Purjī Mahādev Kī, Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī, Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhu Dīpanārāyaṇam... Hama śabdaśaḥ prabhu śaraṇa parāyaṇam... Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhu Dīpanārāyaṁ, Prabhu Dīpanārāyaṁ. Hama śabdaśaḥ prabhu śaraṇa parāyaṇam. Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhu Dīpanārāyaṁ... Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhu Dīpanārāya Haṁsabhādāsa Prabhu Śaraṇa Parāyaṇam. Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhodīpanam. Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhodīpanam Haṁsabhādāsa Prabhu Śaraṇa Parāyaṇam... Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhudī. Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhudī. Haṁsabhādas Prabhu Śaraṇa Pāyanam. Oṁ Namaḥ Sabhā Śaraṇa Parāyaṇam. Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhudī Paṇarāya... Śrīdīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī. Welcome, all dear brothers and sisters. We welcome you to this beautiful place and your beautiful programs, and we welcome all our very beautiful brothers and sisters with us. We thank all our dear organizers, like our brother Vasant, who gave you a beautiful welcome. Everything is very nicely organized. So, what you have to do is enjoy. This enjoyment is within ourselves. Enjoy, enjoy. Awaken in your heart that enjoyment which comes from inside—the awakening of beautiful feelings. All our bhaktas who came today to this seminar, you know that for the last four weeks, every week, many friends like you were here. We had permission only for as many as are here now. When we are in this open air, we have space enough for more than 150 or 160 people. The nature was very good, the atmosphere was good. Only two or three times we had to go to the hall. So you can imagine how many were here, how many are still here, and how many still will come. We need a very big place, but we have it. We thank all our organizers. We are thanking very much already those who are in our kitchen and the many who are asking what you want and will help you. So, what more do we want? We came here to be one with all. As our Gurudev, Holy Gurujī, said: one in all and all in one. We came from different parts of different countries, but we are here all together like one. We have friendliness, happiness, and we are practicing to be one with. So we have to just practice and enjoy. This year, there were some different discrepancies in this world. We all have feelings about this, we all know about this corona which is coming, all infections, this and that. It is very interesting: why only to the humans? All our trees, birds, animals, forests, everything—they have no effect from that. Why not on any animals and farms, anywhere? There must be something from whom. God is for all, but even God has to think over. So, why are we? But definitely, you all know why humans are affected. I have been, and still I am researching around the whole world as far as I could find. Those who were yoga practitioners, and those who were not yoga practitioners but were eating only vegetarian, organic, what we call vegan—they were all good. Now, there is one question. It is not clear because one person comes to eat at a vegan restaurant and the next day they are eating in another [place], so that we cannot see or count. But those who are vegetarian or eat organic, everything, they are good. So it is in the whole world. Maybe someone is affected a little bit because they were too close in this and that. Otherwise, it is a purification—purity in the human, in what they are thinking, so they do not destroy or kill other animals. We can also say that we are doing sometimes. For example, when you are driving now, we are driving and some bugs are coming and attacking it. But for that, maybe it was a good mokṣa within not a second; it was just a blink looking to the second, and it’s gone. They were in ānanda, and immediately they were in another ānanda. But still, we don’t want these animals, these many big animals, to die—but not purposely. So you are here, and many of you, all vegetarians, I think so, and they were not affected. Many people now, those who are not yogīs, only practitioners, or Hindus, or like this—many, many people opened their eyes and really gave up eating meat and alcohol. Many don’t understand. So this is, I think, what in this Kali Yuga is coming to an end. It is said there are two paths. One path is going down. It doesn’t matter, the humans or the animals or the birds or anything. And others, who are positive in many, many things, they go towards Brahman. It’s not about Naraka and Svarga, no. Naraka is there. Svarga is different. But at this time, when we are in human life, we know, and many saints are talking about it. When they are talking and giving lectures, they say the same thing: that Svarga and Naraka, the heaven and the hell, both are on the earth. And it’s already affecting us—how we are living—and so not from outside, but it is our inside, in these five elements. These are five tattvas: earth, fire, water, air, space. And in this, both the Svarga and Naraka are within ourselves. We are trying very hard, but sometimes suddenly we do something, and that makes a spot. It is said that even if you have ten liters of milk and one drop of lemon, it will spoil the milk. So, like this, our purity as milk, our family, our parents, our behaviors—everything is pure. Svarga and Naraka, heaven and hell, are within us. And this is what humans should know. So it is called negative or positive. It is given to the humans. Animals know. They don’t know these two things, but they have only one thing, two things: eat which kind of animals are, and create the children. So what are they doing? Animals. But I said there are two things only: eating and giving the children. And they have no effect like Naraka and Svarga because they don’t know anything, but they have two things also: like we are happy, we enjoy, and we are afraid because someone will kill us. So fear animals have also very much, and fear is in that way—not that, "Oh God," and this, "No God," and nothing. That is when other creatures will kill them, so there is fear. Or nothing, but everything in the forest, beautiful, all, then they are very happy. So there is the fear and joy. Every jīva, that’s why jīva, it is in the jīva. And you know, that kind of jīva, the big tiger, and suddenly one very little bird comes and sits on the head of the tiger, and he is also not looking very much, and these birds are not afraid, and the tiger also doesn’t care. But that same bird will not come and sit on the head of the human, except that your animals, birds, you were giving them everything. But still, they are afraid. So fear. Animals, in that way, they don’t have the fear. Recently, someone sent a picture on Facebook or something. So there is one cow and one tiger, and you know a tiger will kill the cow. But there came one tiger, and he is sitting with the cow, and the cow is also very relaxed. And that tiger is sitting like in its mother’s lap. That’s what the photo said, yes. Many times, you know, we see on Facebook, and then something. That tiger or the lions, little animals from some other big animals, and it’s just born, and that female or the male tiger, they catch that little baby of the cows or any or deers, and she don’t kill that. That tiger, mother, even she is hungry, but she doesn’t want to kill him, so they also respect other animals, the little babies, or others. So there is in them also, what is to say, love. So why not the humans? So this is, when humans are going to attack, then they know where is the humbleness, and peace, harmony, peace, love, and very, very feeling that is my heart. And so now in this year, what has come to us, and it was not in one or two countries, but around the whole world, even under somewhere in little villages. And that it was for the humans. We try all, and we are helping all, coming and going. So we don’t know what, though we are not attached to this corona, but we have a fear. Of course, our governments, our people, they are working hard. Please stay in your house, clean these, that, many things. Many factories closed. Big shops closed, and all schools are closed, and we lost our jobs, and we are in our room, sitting in our house. There we got depression, and many people—husband and wife and children—they are happy because... one, two months, three months we are with families. But secondly, what to eat? Many people had the problem: they have everything in the house, but they don’t know how to cook. So they tried to do this and that. That way, they tried to look in a book or something, and they were trying to cook also. People were throwing the food away. And now, everyone knows exactly how much they cook and what they need. Also, for their house pet, always inside. Some, but more people got depressed. Students were depressed. Now is the time I will come to the next class. But still we don’t know. I still don’t know how, I don’t know what will be. So every world, in every country, they did what they could. They tried what they could. But you know, the Indians, they made a very good system. So the Prime Minister of India, he told them the old, very nice videos or cinemas. Like, you know, you have seen the Bhagavad Gītā, there’s Mahābhārata, and also the Rāmāyaṇa, and Hanumān. So many, many very nice. So, people were sitting in the house with the children, and they were watching very nice films. Also, many bhajans, sādhus. And it was so good, but very, very nice. So many people did not read or see the whole Mahābhārata, but now they’re from beginning to end. It’s a week to them, what was our culture in India, Hindus, etc. A o Rāmāyaṇe? So many people again come to learn about Rāma and Kṛṣṇa and others, all other religions. Jesus, it will come about. Jesus, there was. But in Jesus, there was not so much there, so spiritual. But there are sometimes. But in India, it was, my God, so many animals coming today. So, this is still people are depressed. And so many people, they are working, taking money, a lot. They are eating in restaurants, dancing, going on holidays, all money is gone, like this. They have something, but they said, "We have a good salary." And now, salary is finished. Money is gone in the hotels. Now, what to do? They’re depressed. And now you know how many people lost their jobs, and still we don’t know if we will get our salary, how much, or where we will be. The situation has come like this now, and I see that the whole group that came to our ashram here in Strelky, they were so happy when I came, but all are depressed. And then I don’t know if you are depressed or not. Everyone said, "Don’t talk." And I don’t even know if they were depressed or not. They were all like this; they didn’t talk. They had their mouths sealed like this. What happened, you know? So they said, also Swamiji, don’t talk. So I said, okay. Also depressed. No, so now I will not take away from you as long as corona is reflecting. And I will not tell you to take it off as long as this corona is still around. But we will awake the happiness, the joy. And when we are far distanced, three, four, or five meters, you can open it, but again, sometimes, every government, I think, in Europe, that everyone, they have to be, doesn’t matter, shopping or in the street or car, everywhere you must have your, the movie. But inside we are happy. And so, in our seminar, we will have beautiful programs, and we will learn a lot. And you have given love to others; when you go, you will give them happiness. We know that it is happening, and we cannot stop this. It is in God’s hands. So we know we will be happy, and we will be good. Learn eating. Learn cooking, and learn how to bring the vegetables and food, and how we should keep many, many things. We have to do. We know, I’m sure, we are all good, so we will not die without food. It will be, don’t worry, now it’s coming. God will again tell children, "Look, now you should know what you are doing." So in this way, we will have our yoga practice. And our yoga, Yoga in Daily Life, and that Yoga in Daily Life is for every day. What means Yoga in Daily Life? Yoga in Daily Life, every day practice, so we will be healthy. Some look strong, very nice, many kilos, but that is not. That is not good, that is not healthy, but we should have, we create our energy within ourselves, āsanas, prāṇāyāmas, but we have to go further, very deep. And that is our techniques, what we are doing. We are eating, and you know, we have here many people that know how to cook very well, always vegetarian. And we have here one, it’s called tilak. Tilak means here giving, a very good point here. There, here it is our kismat. You know what is kismat? Who doesn’t know, please? Kismat, my God. And where is the kismat? In the heart, no, stomach is already gone. Kismat is here, and we have to awake our kismat here. They already said, if anyone will take away from us, everything is lost. But they cannot take out from our kismat. They will take everything out of our hands, but still our hands are there. They will get it, and so kismet. And this, we have the kismet all together. Our people, our friends, our relatives, kismat. So it is said, if everything is lost, but you are good in your kismat, you will get again. And if you have inside negative thoughts, meaning anger, and many, many things. Holy Gurujī said, "If you have everything beautiful, you have everything, but just for a little, you are angry." You are bringing good things into your house, and you are angry. So all your good things are again stolen, gone. This is what my Gurujī said, "Holi, Gurujī." Anything happening, I remember what Gurujī said. And second, if you lost, but by your kismet, you have everything. It will come again. And so our yoga techniques, yoga in daily life, it is not only that we are making competition. Or we will make these big, handsome things, what you call bodybuilding. What do you bodybuild? Can you tell me? Please tell me, someone, what is bodybuilding? No one. You can’t see any personal body that your body built. It is a body that is built already by God. And what God has built, your body, no one can make like this. And what God has not done, you will not. One thing we do, our muscles and our heart and beard and these things. But this also God has built, so the body is built. Thank you, you gave me very good thought today. The whole week I will give body build, then where’s ātmā build? You have ātmā, many things, so this is very good. Like someone said, body and mind, and what about, what about other things? The knowledge? So these are all tattvas together bringing. The brain is the best, temporarily. Within a second, the best mind will turn in the other direction. Yes, very good thinking, everything is best. Suddenly, for one cent, it can bring the knife, so what is the mind? Body is there, poor body, body... is body. What is the body? So, there are many things, so we will practice. We have to protect our body, and the body protects us. We have to control our mind, but we cannot control the mind. My mind has that kind of power. As long as good is the best, but everything can be destroyed. Second, for example, let’s say I have one pot, a water pot, or let’s say a beautiful coffee, or let’s say a beautiful cup. And the cup is so beautiful, ceramic, and so nicely written. It is said the one cup set is about 100,000, 100,000. You made money, worked everything, but something happened. And you had a cup, and some others have this cup, and they were happy. Suddenly, something happened. This is your coffee: 100,000 cups. In this second, broken. That is a mind. That is my mind. A mind like a monkey. Guruji told a beautiful story about a monkey. And the man went out to the bathroom. And the monkey took the bottle and drank it all. Now he’s become so... And then what happened? The monkey is very restless. Now he’s alcohol, more completely. And one, then the third one, Scorpion, touch him. Three qualities. How can the poor mind do something there? So, my dear, calm down, come. Give it, give it, give it. That is beautiful. So before that is the body, then prāṇa. If there is no prāṇa, mind is finished. Then mind, without mind we are completely lost. But mind control, otherwise everything again breaking. So even if it happens, sometimes we have to control. And when it’s very strong, what we call the anger. Exploding bomb, and you know, once they will put a bomb in here, everything destroyed. Therefore, after that, it’s called the dhyāna vijñāna. Vijñāna, everything is vijñāna, that’s it. So vijñāna is that, that we... With closed eyes, we can eat directly in the mouth, but you said, "No, you’re a friend, then take something and eat from this side, nothing." Therefore, for the body, energy, mind, knowledge, or science, and ānanda. After that, beyond, we are coming there. So it is said, we are human, and when we have this kind of, in their very, very important is nourishment. And you see that many people, many people are vegetarian. In communist times, I was here. And every time they said, "But you can eat one little piece of meat also, why not? No eggs?" I said, "No." "Fish?" I said, "No, don’t tell me." And then he said, "No, in country we have no one vegetarian, they are all eaters." I said, "Don’t tell me this." In your country, there are people. I can show you. He’s not practicing yoga. And he was giving many, many people instructions to give vegetarian food. He brought thousands of people to vegetarianism. Of course, that time was a little hard. Then he met me, and he made his children, his wife, everything so pure. And they are so healthy, everything. But if one comes to the negative, people in between can change something. So here we have our little children also here. Here, Dishanti, and Poonam, Paras, her mother, her grandmother, grandmama, and grandfather are so good. He is pure, and he wants to know, and he knows that nourishment is something like life only. So that is what we have here. This time, I think we will make a little lecture from this. I didn’t want to tell the name, but you told it. So we will ask him, and his wife, and his children. All are very, very pure, and they have no illness. That is, and God bless them, that they will be healthy. So, one, two, three generations I have with me. And many of you there, you are doing very good, so we will practice. And there is some time that is different. That we have to be careful. Somewhere, the whole everything is very good. But something is hidden in our body, or something. There was a story. It’s too long, I’m talking. Oh God, so that is how this story was. It is a story about our tooth, our teeth, and tongue, the tongue and our teeth. And this is our best thing. We are enjoying our eating, the tongue. And our teeth, they are eating very good, and they are all ready. But though they are together very nice, sometimes they also have problems. The tongue is so humble and very nice. After eating, she’s tasting, and after that, she’s cleaning all our teeth. And everything should be nice. Somewhere, food remains in the tooth, on the back side. Time goes everywhere, from down and taking out. Sometimes, like a little heart from food. So one tooth was swollen, painful, very hurtful, but I said, "Tomorrow the doctor will come," but he... Was eating exactly in that tooth. There is something inside in the little hole, and from foot inside. And the tongue goes to take out and say, "Please don’t touch me." Tongue again, go out. Again, tongue said, "Try to take it out." And she said, "Please let me." After five again, then the tooth said, "Tongue, don’t disturb me now." Well, she said, but I’m cleaning. And she said, he said, "You are tasting, and you enjoy." You know, I am in so much pain. Only this one tooth. Again, going there. So the teeth say to the tongue, I am telling you, please, please, please. But now, no more please. I will bite you. She said, "No, it is nothing." You can’t do anything. He said, "What?" You are one tongue, and you are very falling here and there. You have no power. And we are 32, and that is our committee. It is our power. And how many do you have? She said, "Do I have? Not." So again, the tooth said, "We will, within less than a second, we will taste the whole tank." The tank said, "Don’t talk like this." He said, "We are the whole 32." We are the member companies. She said, "I will show you." So what is that? She said, "I have power." That I will tell you only one word, and from outside will come the fist. All will fall out. So be relaxed. My power is more than yours. My word, and my word is the power of my tongue. So please control. Remain in control. Stay, keep it under control. Thirty-two, they will come out. 32, all of them will come out. God bless you. So let’s say we tomorrow again begin. Thank you, very nice to see you. Thank you, I’m glad I saw you. And tomorrow we’ll start again. We’ll start from tomorrow.

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