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When we receive blessings from great beings—from anyone, but especially from spiritual masters or from God Himself—whether given mentally or verbally, we should receive them with respect and bow down. It means those great powers are bestowing upon us their energy, their knowledge, and their grace, which we should utilize fully. If we then begin to think of ourselves as the master, believing we know everything and can speak authoritatively just as others do, then our knowledge becomes blocked. It may reach other people, but it will not progress further for us. It will not allow for spiritual growth. The blessings are given to us, yet we must always adore our ancestors. After parents pass away, do you take everything? All properties, movable and immovable, become yours. Yet we should not say, "This is mine." It belongs to our ancestors. For example, here where we are sitting, our ashram is a beautiful, ancient castle. It was built not only for that time but for the ages, constructed with great love and profound thought: "How shall I make this?" We will depart, we will pass away, but this place remains. The next who come will enjoy it and take care of it. We must preserve certain heritages. Similarly, countries possess various buildings, forests, and water tanks. People travel to see what our ancestors accomplished. Many modern structures are built today, but they lack the value of these old castles. In the same way, great spiritual saints exist generation by generation, and so does a spiritual master. They are adored by countless saints of the past. For ages and ages, they are still with us, giving us immense energy and knowledge. Consider the Himalayas, where a beautiful river flows eternally. It has flowed for countless ages and bears a name. Even if people fight and countries change, the earth remains, and such rivers retain their names. This signifies that those great persons or saints are like a flowing river—a flowing spiritual goddess—still with us, flowing with this energy. Therefore, do not neglect your ancestors. Do not neglect the places of your ancestors. They are gone, but their power, energy, and love remain here with us. Some think that when one dies, everything is finished and nothing remains. It is not so. Therefore, anyone who becomes a master should know: "I am the disciple. My master is another; I am only a disciple. My master gave me only a duty." We should always adore everything and say, "Please forgive me—my thoughts, my words, my negative activities. Please forgive that. And please give me what I need to proceed on that path." Let us proceed on the path of harmony, understanding, peace, and love. This path is not made by you; it comes from the ancestors. Thus, when you give a lecture or contemplate something, remember your guru. If you have no guru, remember your parents. It does not matter what they were like; they gave you birth. We should not neglect our father. You may have many companions and children, but the root is your father, who gave you the seed. If you neglect this, you will be lost not only in this life but in the next, not knowing how or where you will return. Therefore, we take care. Look at this tree where we are sitting. We do not know how old it is. Its trunk is so large that one, two, or three of us could hug it together. In other places, there are very thick trees. In Australia, our urban ashram has about 700 hectares of land connected to a government forest with many bushes. On paper, it is our territory, but for 18 or 20 years we have not seen our border because the forest is so dense. There are many very old trees. One, like a banyan tree, is perhaps five or six thousand years old. Once, while walking in a valley, we saw an enormous, thick tree. About seven of us held hands to hug it. I have a photo and a document about its age. That tree is alive; there is life within it. What can we perceive from these trees? Can you look and try to receive this energy and blessing into your heart? You will feel it. Everything is giving us blessings. But if you plant a tree now, that tree is just like you—that is all. A five-thousand-year-old tree, or older—what can you say about the tree you planted? Simply that we are in the same way. We cannot compare a newly grown tree with a five-hundred-year-old tree. If someone thinks, "I am the guru; it doesn't matter if I have no guru, I am the guru," that is like this grass. Even this grass is long-lived. We should always acknowledge, "Your parents are no more; they passed away." But they were your parents. They lived in the house. The next generation says, "We had our parents in this house," and the third says, "It is my parents' house." That is heritage. With this heritage, we are also spiritual. When many people are here with one Master, Guru, we all sit under the Master. This big tree has many branches, leaves, and fruits. It is our property—a property greater than rupees or gold. Adore, adore, adore this nature. Adore these trees. Whenever you rise and pass by a tree, just touch it with your hand. It is like your father, your grandfather, your great-grandfather. It is listening, it is looking. The prāṇa that is there is our heritage, which is very great in our heart. If parents or anyone become old or mentally unwell, their soul is another matter—that is the reality. Whenever we adore, in our yoga practice, meditation practice, kriyā practice, or when we see the Gurudevas, we should fold our hands and ask for blessings. It does not matter if they are new, near, or far; the energy is equal. Even thousands of kilometers apart, when we remember our master, our friends, or our parents, we are in oneness. It is said that if there is love between father and mother, sister and mother, friends and us, no matter the distance, we are greater with love. It does not matter how far or in which country we are. It is yours, clear, and full of understanding, love, and respect. Who is coming? The love that comes closer will soon disappear. The real goal, love, is always close like a horizon. The closer you come, the horizon makes your path longer and longer for you. That is called the real soul-to-soul connection. Therefore, we all adore. Consider how many people in different countries have some form of God. We worship God. That God is not in a physical body anymore; that was long, long ago. Yet we adore, see, worship, and do everything. Is that our path of yoga? We shall proceed on such a path that we will always be together. Do not be jealous. Do not be neglectful. Try to be one, whether near or far. That river is flowing—say the Alaknandā River. For how many ages? We do not know, but it is still flowing. The Gaṅgā, for how many ages? We still worship it, and it flows, merging into the ocean, which we call the Indian Ocean, Mahābhārat, Mahācean, or Mahāsāgara. The Mahāsāgara is great and greater. As much water as flows to the ocean, the ocean remains the same. That river, the Gaṅgā, constantly flows, given by whom? By God. Thus, in our body and self, we should not be proud to say, "I am." We are all there. Who is there? Who is giving us that? We should know in that way. That is why we say, "Glory, glory, glory. Sláva, sláva, sláva." No one says, "Glory to me, glory to me." Does anyone say, "Please, everybody, say glory to me"? There is a little story, very nice, that Gurujī once told. One who is very proud always wants to be considered the best and great in everything. There was a king. In those times, kings were kings for life, and only the king's children would become king. Thanks to God, after the Second World War—between the First and Second World Wars—we finished all the kings. Now, all are kings. You are also kings. There were certain names only the king's children could have, but now anyone can, so everyone can be king. Of course, they must be educated. Now we have five-year or four-year ministries, and then we choose another prime minister or minister. So it goes, coming and going; everyone has a chance. But in that time, it was not so. We all worked on farms, cutting and giving everything to them. You know how hard it was. Thanks to God that democracy is here now. One of the biggest countries with democracy is where? India. Many European ministers said only India can hold this. It is not easy. It is like something we take falls down, they keep it, that falls down. But all of India is still a very great country. Let us return to the king's story; otherwise, I will forget. I will talk and talk and then say, "Hari Om, all the best." So, the proud one will enjoy, but for how long? That is the question. The king and queen had a dog, and the king loved his dog very much. Everyone who came to the king had first to say, "Look at this, my dog, my dog, my dog." First, everyone should adore my dog, then come to me. All people from my kingdom, from time to time, should come adore my dog. When the king orders, they must do it, though inside they were bleeding—that is another word in German. One day the dog died. The king held a very large funeral, and all from his kingdom had to attend. They made a samādhi, and everyone had to bow down there. The king's dog had good karma, but some karma was not good enough, so he became a king of the dogs. The king was teary, and all the people said, "Oh, what a great funeral." The king wanted this for all his dogs. How would it be when the king died? It is said that when the king died, no one went to the funeral except his family. They said, "That stupid king, he was only concerned about a dog and nothing else. We are not going to the funeral of this king." So do not be that king who only adores the dog, for then, you know, nobody will be there for you. Therefore, even if you are the second or the first king, that king should adore his father who died. Do not be proud. Now you have the chance that all will adore you. Do not adore yourself. You should adore your father. This is the lineage. In the whole world, there was a lineage. Different kinds of people were in their respective parts, with their generations and families. So, my dear all, please adore your parents, your father and your mother. You will reach that supreme state; otherwise, you will be lost. That is it. Even if you have a good friend or work in someone's company, and that person is good, we should also adore that person. Adore does not mean you must go and bow down. But there are many people in big companies, and when the boss dies, hundreds or thousands of employees are very sad because the boss was truly great, like a father. So when the best president or prime minister adores all people, they should adore him. But the president should first adore his people. Likewise, parents and children should adore each other. Similarly, that great boss in his company. You see that in some countries, when such a person passes, they make a statue for him. So we should have Satguru Deva. Otherwise, things just happening is not good. Ālak Purījī, Devpurījī, Mahāprabhujī, Holī Gurujīs, etc.—our paramparās are from there, and from that paramparā we are here today. So, I and you, we are the same. I am only happy and as I am because of my old ancestors. When the time comes, they will say, "Yes, it was so." Similarly, we all should act like this and practice, practice, practice. If we become neglected, angry, jealous, and such, we will be lost. Do you understand what I mean? That is why it does not matter even if your parents are angry. Why are they angry if we are not nice? There must be a reason. But still, even so, you are the blood of your parents, and therefore you should be a very, very loving child. So, good, that is it. I wanted to offer blessings and our praṇām to our Alagpurījī, Devpurījī, Mahāprabhujī, Holī Gurujī, and then give the lecture. I was thinking to give another lecture, but my paramparā is so great. Endless glory to them. Any mistake is my mistake, not theirs. Many parents are very great and adore their children, even if some children are not nice or are different. Like our Mangalpurī here from Croatia and his wife. They have two sons. One was a little handicapped; he died. Now they have his son, Arjuna. It is not easy to take care of him, and they try everything. They went to India, where one person performed an operation so Arjuna could walk. He is very intelligent and can chant the Bhagavad Gītā—even I cannot completely. Today Arjun Puri will chant the Bhagavad Gītā. Yes, Arjuna, will you come with your father? We need a microphone, and he will probably speak something. After a long time, he will have to give a lecture—not too long, but short. Bring his chair, please. Do you understand what I mean? [Arjuna chants:] Yāvasi tovahīsaha śīpraṁ bhāvatī dharmātmāśaśvacchānti nīgācchati, kaunteya pratijāni nāme bhaktaḥ praṇāśati mammi, pārthāvyāpaśitya epi śrūpaḥ payo. nāyā śrīvāsya sthāta-sūdhate pīyāṁ simpa-raṅgāsim śrī-o-vāsya-sthātā-suddha te pyañcim paraṅgacim mamma-nabhavo mamma-bhakto mārtyajīmad-namaskuru mame-vāsya-si yukta-mēvam ātma-nāma-tparayānaha mame-vāsya-si yukta-mēvam ātma-nāma-tparayānaha. I will bring with me 30 books of questions Indian society will ask me to answer. Society will... Bhagavadgītā, script in English and Croatian version, I will donate for the Jadana Shramp. I decided to donate for the Jadana Shramp 30 books of Bhagavadgītā in English and in Croatian. Whoever wants to buy, please call me. All the money I will give you for the school in Jadana. Thank you, Arjun Purī. Thank you. So where is the power? It is in the inner self. Then nothing is impossible. That is it. Now you see how long he was practicing. Without a book or anything, by heart, he chanted the Bhagavad Gītā. I wanted to talk about our Sanskrit and Hindi languages and alphabets. I would like to tell you something about Sanskrit and Chinese abacus. That is what the Holy Gurujī has written. It is called Kākabātīsī. It is about all these alphabets. Gurujī has written it, called Kakabatīsī, as also in the Bhagavad Gītā and the Rāmāyaṇa. First, Gurujī is saying: "Oṁ Śrī Pūjā Dīp Dayāl Harī Param Puruṣottam Khas Mādhavānandkar Jodh Kahi Śimru Svaśo Svas." Our Āradhip, our great Sadguru Nasdrahi Sadguru, our Holī Gurujī Nasdrahi Holī Gurujī, and he is asking Mahāprabhujī, "Prosi Mahāprabhujī, please bless me. With respect, I would like to give this kakabatisi." So Gurujī said: "Śrī Pūjī Deepā Dayā Lahari." We always say śrī. Śrī means peace, harmony, prosperity, knowledge. Pooja means worship, adore. Deep dayal means merciful. Hari means God. Param purushottam: param is the highest, purushottam the best among humans. Khas means the real one, the best. He said, "I said." Mādhavānanda Karjod said, "Our Holī Gurujī said with his name." Madhavānanda, the name of our Holī Gurujī Madhavānanda, Śrī Madhavānanda. So Holī Gurujī Madhavānandajī said, Madhvānandajī kar jod kahe, "I, with folded hands, speak or say to you that I will now give this in the glory of this Kākabhaṭī Sī. Simru, day and night, I am repeating you with each breath in and out. Svarūṃ svās, svarūṃ svās." Holī Gurujī said to Mahāprabhujī, "O my Lord, I am all day with my breath, while inhaling and exhaling. I have your name on it. And still, in the breath, you are present, your name. Oṁ Namo Gurudev Gosai." Therefore he said, "Oṁ Namo, Oṁ and Namo," you know. Gurudev, you know what it is? You know what is Nāmo, you know what is Gurudev. And Gosāī, it is also said, Bhagavān Rām. "Śuddha Buddha Gyāndījū Prabhumohi." Therefore, Holy Gurujī said, "Śuddha and Buddha, give me knowledge, good respect, and the best light in me." Gurujī, prośī, daj mi prośīm respekt, daj mi poznanie, daj mi svetlo, buddhi, śuddhi, and jñāna. Buddhi is intellect, śuddha is very clean, and jñāna is knowledge. "Dījo Prabhu mohe, please give me this, Mahāprabhujī. Give me what I need to write. Sudha." Sudha means very clean. Talk very clean. To anyone you speak, some words are very pure. Buddha is very clean, yes, and just don't talk or think something that is not. Very clean, very pure, and very powerful. Crystal clear, like that it is called. Buddha, my intellect, should be very clean. In which way is there knowledge? The jñāna. Śuddha, Buddha, Jñāna—these three things. "Dijo, please give me all these three: Śuddha, Buddha, Jñāna. Dijo, Prabhu, give me. Mahāprabhujī, Prabhu Mohi, give me this, please. Dijo, Prabhu, give me Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, Deva Sabhī, Kari, Tumārī, Sevā." And so Gurujī said that Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, and all devas, Sabhi, all, kare tumārī sevā, all are worshipping you, O Mahāprabhujī. Who can say this? Who has the power to say that my Gurujī is worshipped by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara? They understood. So Holy Guruji understood who Mahāprabhujī was. Others did not. So you will not understand, we will not understand what our Guru is. It should be filtered into crystal clarity. "Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, Deva, sabhī kare tumārī śivā, all are worshipping the Omayī Mahāprabhujī. Oṁ Namoḥ Guru Deva Ghusāyī, Śuddha Buddha Jñānādī Joprabhu Mohi. Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, Deva, Sabhī kare tumhārī sevā. Tera nāma sarva sukha kārī." Tera means, "O my Gurudev, your name is everywhere, the best. Tera naam sarva sukha dhari, thy name everywhere is great. Sumare sukhi hoi nar nari, and those who will meditate on your name, all will be happy. The boy, the husband, the man, or the woman—nar or nari—all will bless others, giving your name in their mantra all the time. Because you are, oh my Lord, the Lord of the Lord, God of the God. Therefore, oh my Gurudev, always please allow me to worship and do seva, give me the duty to serve at your lotus feet." "Jo Satguru kā dhyāna lagāve, those who will meditate on Gurudeva, Janem maraṇovo nahī ave, and he or she—those who constantly meditate on the Gurudeva—then birth and death will be finished. Only those who constantly think and meditate on their Gurudeva will break the cycle of birth and death. That we will attain. Kakka batīsī kā pāṭ jo kare, so who will repeat these letters? So bhavasāgar sehj tare, that will cross the ocean of this māyā. Very comfortably, he will cross the ocean. Very easily he will cross the ocean." "Viṣṇu Maheśvara Deva Sabhī Kare Tumhārī Sevā, Terā Nāma Sarava Sukha Karī Sumire Sabhī Hoī Naranārī. Terā Nāma Sarava Sukha Karī Sumire Sukhī Hoī Naranārī. Tumhī Sabadevan Ke Deva Sadā Dī Jo Caraṇa Kī Sevā." This was just the glory of Gurudev. Then come the letters. We start from the navel, the first letter. Then to the heart, going to the vocal cord, then to the point between both eyes and the two hairs on the forehead, then to the center of the forehead between the eyebrows. So, "Kākā Kāmau Sācī." Therefore, the first letter says, "Please, always speak clear truth and divine." Never be afraid. Do not put anything bad into your heart or mind. Do not be hurt. Tell what is peaceful, clear, and right. Ka-ka, which we say, chanting, learning this Oṁ, no? That's it, good. "Khakha kharab aadat ko chhodo, man apna prabhu se jhodo." Kh, kakha, khakha. So khakha, kharab ādat ko chhoḍo. This letter says, "Give up bad habits. Give up all alcohol and all such side habits, you know, what is called 'droga'... yes. What is in your country? 'Droga' is different, no?" So, kha kha, kharab aadat ko chhodo. These two alphabets, kha and kha. Give up the bad habits and keep in your mind all the time the name of God. "Gagá garab kabúr nahi karna." Gagá garab. Garab means pride. Do not always sit proudly, thinking, "I am the best. I am good. I am the prime minister." No. One day we will be in the earth. Be humble. Therefore, it is good. No garba. No. Do not be proud. "Dhaga garab kabhu nahi karna. Ek din tumko nitsi marna." You should know, one day you too must die. All your pride will be gone. Gagá, gagá,... gagá. That is God, Sai, Bhagavān Rām. Without a Guru, one does not get any Sai. But without Gurudeva, no one will get this knowledge. "Chacha, Chandanjīv, Sītal, Rehna." Chacha. Be as nice as a full moon. How beautiful is that? The sky is very clear. Whether it is hot or cold, we see the moon. Not only humans but all animals adore the moon. It is so nice, cool, not very hot, not fire. When it is very hot, you have an air conditioner. So be yourself like the beautiful moon. "Čača čandným živšitl rehná, Karvá bačané kabhu nehy kénā." Do not tell anyone hard words. Never, never, even if someone says something bad to you, you should not respond with bad words. What did Jesus say? If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn the other also. So you must be humble from within, becoming completely humble. Do not make anyone suffer, even if we make a mistake. We should not escalate but clean it all up. So do not talk hard words. "Chāchā chhod aspaṛāyī." Give up. Do not depend on others. Depend only on what you have within your heart, in God. That is it. Do not depend on anybody. "Śrī Pūjya Dīpā Hari Paraṁ Puruṣottama Khas Śrī Mādhāvānandajī Kar Jodh Kahe Siṁru Svaso Svas. Oṁ Namo Gurudeva Ghusai Sudh Budh Gyān Dijo Prabhumohi Brahmā Viṣṇu Maheśvara Deva Sabhī Kare Tumhārī Sevā Terā Nām Sarav Sukh Karī, Sumare Sukhī Hoī Narnārī Tum Hī Sab Devan Ke Deva, Sadā Dī Jo Caraṇa Kī Sevā Jo Satguru Kā Dhyān Lagāve, Janma Maraṇa Mein Vo Nahī Āve Kakka batīsī kā pāṭ jo kare, svabhāva sāgar seh jātare. Kakka karo kamāī sācī, Man mein matlā vore kācī. Kakka kharab vādat ko chhodo, man apna prabhu se jhodo. Gaga garg kabhu nahī karanā, ek din tumko nīc hī marnā, gatā gatā... meṅ khāī sāī, guru binā bhedan kave nahī paī." This is only a little, but there are two full pages for you. I have just translated a part. It is two full pages of text. We will continue. Hari Om. To the Holy Gurujī, Dev Purī Samādev, Deep Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān, Alak Purī Jī Mahādev. They all, each letter—like the Mother Prabhujī, Holy Gurujī—gave beautiful knowledge on each and every letter.