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After a pleasant breakfast where coffee was served instead of tea, a bell rang. A lady had tears in her eyes. Her husband asked, "Darling, why are you unhappy? Did you miss something? Was the breakfast not good?" She replied, "No. I am missing something." We had been traveling for a year and a half. Then I saw a small clock. She explained, "I miss the European clock from a church or a castle. This can only be in Europe." I heard that clock too, and I liked it. You know the European tradition and its beautiful culture, and you are still keeping our culture here. Culture keeps the people. Culture keeps humanity. Thanks to God, in Europe there are many traditions, from Christmas till Christmas. This is very good. Do you accept what I tell you? This is our ancient culture. In some countries, they are closing churches. In New Zealand, someone wanted to sell a church for only one dollar. They asked me about it over the telephone. I said, "Well, I don't know why you sell it for only one dollar." They said no one could keep the building as it is; there wasn't even anyone to clean it. But why? Because people lost the tradition of the religions. A proč? Protože ti lidé už ztratili tu tradici k tomu náboženství. They are mostly all from this part of the world. A oni původně jsou vlastně všichni z téhle části světa. The British went there. The best culture, a very good culture, is in Europe. Sometimes people in other countries, and in India also, say, "The Europeans, they call Videshī always. They have no culture and no religion." I tell them, I have been here for 52 years—more than in India—and I tell you that culture in Europe is a beautiful culture, with beautiful vegetation, rivers, hills, snow, ice, many things. We should be happy. About 30, 50, 20, 25 years ago, when the different police was dead—what we call the different religion—many people from Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, they were all communists. In some way, it was very good. This land is yours, not someone else's. So everyone thinks. Should I tell you this? I didn't want to think. I don't know what it is, why I'm talking like this. But it is something. Long ago, I was driving; it was 1973, '74, '75. Many of you were not born, so you are my children. My disciples here span five generations. One couple received blessings from me, became my disciples. Their parents said, "You should also get from Swamījī the blessings and become disciples." That was two generations. Then they had little children who are now working very hard, for about 45 years. This is the third generation. The fourth generation was in kindergarten. Now, those kindergarten children are also my disciples. So, my dear, I have five generations here. This is the paramparā of Yoga in Daily Life and all spiritualities. That kind of knowledge and Yoga in Daily Life we keep equally. I don't take away someone's condition or religion. Keep it all. I think you have some songs, hymns from your countries. Maybe it is like this: It was Christmas Day, with much snow and cold, during the Second World War. Some warriors were in the forest in this country we call Czechoslovakia. One warrior was injured, lying in the snow in the forest on Christmas, freezing. And then it is said, I think it is said, "Kde domov můj?" (Where is my home?) Yes, that is it. So that is the love for your house, your village, your friends. We need this back again. At that time, some people tried to go to other countries, but they were not allowed to leave. Yet, some tried very hard to go to Australia, New Zealand, America, anywhere. They were happy to go. Some people felt like that. What I said is that now they come back. Many who are still there say they are really missing their home. Once, I was driving with someone, and there was corn. People could take the corn with them. I asked, "Can we also take it?" We took a lot in our car. I said, "Oh God, will they see? Someone will see and punish us." He said, "We don't have any punishment, because it's no one's farm. It is our farm. It's everyone's." That was it. It was very beautiful; you could walk and feel it. Now it's also beautiful, but you can't take anything out from your farm. Anyhow, I'm talking about how we still are. Many people were in London, and they all came back. Of course, unfortunately, our money is little, and our income, our economy, is a bit slower here. But I said, even if I eat half a chapati, I will eat it in my own house. You are all here, and I adore you. You are good, cultural people. Those who have not seen Europe cannot see anything. Of course, India is also great; it has Indian culture. Many of you go, see it, and like it. It's good to go for a year, half a year, two years. But when you come back to the Czech Republic, the first thing you want is nice bread and butter. In Slovakia, they have halushky. Here, "Hey, honey, where are my hens?" This is happiness. Why do I say this to you today? Because all of us are blocked like this now. We don't know if you are smiling or sad. We all said, "Oh God, sometimes it's like communist times—don't speak." It was like this yesterday and last week too. I said we are all really very sad. It is yours. For nearly four months now, our economy fell down. We were closed in our houses, like in communist times, but not exactly. Now we should be happy, and that's why we should laugh. Last night, someone tried to make happiness. Can you open this again? Our mouth? Who will start? Swami was good, very good. Yes, because we are. It doesn't matter what happens, we are happy. We are happy, and we have everything. Now we see our beautiful trees. This tree where you are... I think you should show this tree's trunk. Then slowly show the whole tree—oh my God. This tree is our great-great-grandfather's. We are the children of this grandfather. This grandfather gives nice shade, good wind, very nice warmth, cold, snow, rain. This is great. I always touch one of the trees every morning, and you should also, before you go. Touch this tree. It is the holiest of the holy, and we are also like that. Open your heart and say, "That was good, our grandfather. Hello, grandfather, how are you?" "How are you?" "Very good, thank you." And this grandfather said, "Oh, my children are like mushrooms coming up." This is how we have Yoga in Daily Life. I have experienced many, many thousand beautiful things here in this country, in the whole of Europe, and also in Austria, Australia, China, and many other countries. They are also very good. Their culture is a culture. That's why culture is our cradle. Indians said India is a culture, a cradle of so many cultures we have. That's called... then, India is a culture, a cradle of cradle. That's right. So be happy, be relaxed, be good. Yes, but of course, sometimes when somebody comes too close to you, then you should do it like this. When we are one meter, or one and a half, or two meters away, then this Corona has no power to come a close distance to you. Until it disappears. But when you come close, then it says, "Oh, my child," and there is a problem. So we should keep a little distance. We know, and we are sure, we are all negative. Now we are negative. In one company, about 100 people were working, and there was one man. Everyone told him, "You are a negative man." Negative. Nobody said he was positive. He had a problem and went to the doctor. He had cancer. The doctor said, "We are sorry. Unfortunately, you are, how to say, positive." He said, "Oh, I am positive now." He came to his colleagues and said, "Ha, ha... Come, come... Oh, I am positive." They said, "What is that?" The doctor said, "I am positive." "No, no, you should be negative today." So that is it. Negative and positive. Medicals give us the negative and the positive. They should tell us positive, but this is different because that is negative. So, positive and negative, we are turning now. We are here. We were practicing; you had a nice practice this morning. Many were meditating, then two times. What was it? First, they all came and meditated. Second, after exactly seven minutes, seven to twelve minutes, all meditations look to me a little bit. Then, in our anuṣṭhāna, we said the prāṇāyāma technique: first, with the left nostril inhale, 20 minutes, and after 20 minutes, left nostril and from the left nostril. Fifteen times inhalation and exhalation, and the hand is going like this. Really. Few are there. I was in another room of our building, and you were in another building. But I was closing my eyes, and then I said, I was doing like this in my bed. I said, "What are you doing? Where are you going?" "I just go to my friend." "To where?" "In Anuṣṭhāna." So was the connection. This was the connection between the Master and the students. Very good. What means "Hara Gaṅgā"? What means that the river Gaṅgā is flowing? Holy Gaṅgā, that's it. This month is the day of Śiva, a very spiritual month. In India, it is mostly called monsoon. Now is Shiva's day, and tomorrow is the middle day. It means the dark moon, Amāvasyā, when the moon is not visible. Tomorrow is Monday, and that Amāvasyā is in the month of Śiva. For us, on that day at midnight, the next day our Devapurījī went to samādhi. And unfortunately, I was born the next day also. So, that is a very, very holy day. When Devapurījī went to Brahmaloka, to Śiva, to Śivaloka... And next, on the third day, it is Pārvatī's festival. You cannot imagine in Jaipur, so beautiful. There is a festival with all decorations, elephants, camels, horses, and many, many people with different colors and clothes. All men and women have nice dress. That is a so beautiful day. Many, many people come from around the world. Jaipur is the city of traditions, so the government prepares a nice place for foreigners to sit and see the procession. You should go to Jaipur one time. On that day, evening... here, that was, yes, yes... yes. So my father said, and my Gurujī said, everything. We are here, and it is also beautiful. We have many processions here. In Europe, mostly in some parts, they are when all harvest is finished. I think in August or September, there is a festival. In Austria, it's very beautiful. You should see that also. There is also that day about Rāvaṇa and Rāma. Before Rāma killed Rāvaṇa, there is one big, big tree in the middle of the city that is like a Rāvaṇa, and people put... A lot of things occur on the day of Daśaharā, and then they burn the Rāvaṇa, many, many big ones. You see, humans should have beautiful generations in our generation to enjoy our life, in different kinds of months—very cold, hot, warm, etc. This is mostly when one season changes to the next. At the end of this particular season, now what do we do? Now it's harvested. Now there's nothing. It's cold or hot, but nothing there. The farmers go into the house. What are they doing in the house? Whole day, whole day eating pivo (beer). He tells his wife, "Mrs.... Mrs.... Mrs.... the money and so many." So, what do they do? That time is a festival. So again, we are happy. This is how humans make themselves happy. At that time, they mostly make religious festivals. Many people don't believe in God, so we make traditional festivals, and everyone likes them. For yoga, we also have Rakṣā Bandhan, here we have Guru Pūrṇimā, we have Śiva Pūrṇimā, etc. So we say, not only stretching the hands... and your teacher said, "And one more. And one more, and stretch your leg up. Twist to this side. Oh, God." So yoga is, but not only that. This is also yoga. What is this? Happiness, joy, love, peace, harmony, oneness. What do you want more? Of course, we are talking about traditions of the book, holy books from there, and this holy book. Yes, there are, but what to do? So we shall make something new. And that we made it, and we are doing it. Yoga, and you know what happens? It was cold and everything. To see us, not we saw Him. Therefore, it is said, number three. And then comes the fourth. In the fourth was this bhajan today. It is from Śrī Mahāprabhujī: "Rāmakā, Rāmakā Satguru, Sandeśo." That is the name of God. So it is already done; it is very good. But I can't... yeah, that's very good, but it's black again, yes. The glory, it is a Rāmakā Sandeśa that I am... I got the message from someone. That God Rāma is coming, so I am so happy, very nice, feeling of the pleasant. This is, I like how happiness to my Gurudev. What? How? My Gurudev has come, and I adore that. Sadhguru is coming to my place, and Jñāna Dhan Barsahuri and I will give all my treasures and everything over to the Gurujī. Those haṁsas, you know who is a haṁsa? A swan. The swans were sleeping, but immediately when Gurudev came, they woke up and felt the ānanda. I am so happy that I am welcoming my Gurudevā. So, hiṅglu dhorīyak vīzu, so I give a very nice kind of my tilaka and pūjā. You know, hinglas is something like we put in our evening when more mosquitoes were; we put a little kind of gurgle. That smells beautiful everywhere. I put a nice āsana for my Gurudeva. I offer my whole self—my body, my mind, my prāṇa, everything. I bring the mala of the garland of flowers, and that is also from the... from the... from the... from the... from the... from the... from the... from the... from the other Malayalam pearls, and also the pearls, and giving very nice eating, my God. Oh, nice, sweet. That's everything, very sweet. That's why Gurujī always has sugar, very much sugar. What is that? And also, after that, I am making nice milk kheer. So there are many things here, okay? The highest of the highest of God as a human, Puruṣottam. Swamiji Shrīdev Purījī Antar Jāmī, "My heart is in my heart." Mahāprabhujī said, Swamiji Deep said, I say to you, O my all bhaktas, come and together we shall sing this bhajan. Every bhajan has very nice meanings. There is one of Mahāprabhujī's Līlā Amṛta. Now some person is a little bit writing inside, making more language. He is a very good person; a good writer. But he asks for a lot of money. I said, "Well, but I'm not giving you so much." First, he said only a little from our Prabhupāda. Mahāprabhujī's part was about 107,000 euros. 1,600 or 1,700 euros, only Holy Gurujī's or Mahāprabhujī's part. Then it's from Devapurījī's, then Holy Gurujī's, then my Gurujī. Who is your Guruji? My Guruji. But I was angry because he put so many poems and gave his name inside. I said, "No, no, that has to be taken out. Otherwise, why should I pay you? Why do you write so many things? It is not necessary." But what to say to you? It will be very, very nice. Then it will go to English; that Līlā Amṛt will be great. All our bhajans will be translated into English. So that will be it, okay? This is all in our program, and this is Devapurījī's power that we have the sun shining. This is how things are like this. Věci se mají, tak říká se. It is said, I think, in English they say it. Angličtině se říká, "We, what is it, and God?" No, no, no. There is something said: God, we and God. Do you know that someone? What? What? We, man, is a proposal, and God is disposal. That's it. From there I said, "I will go and talk now." Then I came there and said, "Okay." Then I said, "I don't know what I want to talk about." There was a bhajana; I said, "Okay, that I will do." Then when I looked at your face, I lost everything. And then we became one. So many lectures are good lectures. Many, of course, we are learning many things. But this is what we are, and what I wanted to tell you, like I say, the glory of Europe and people. Everyone, you have a nice house or one village, so you are, you are. This Czech, Czech is for us; for India, it is one little district. An Indian district is like our family. Similarly, the Hungarian. And then we are all together, like India and Europe. But we are all one. It's good that you can work easily with these little countries. Big, big, big countries are not so easy, still. There was one minister or something from Austria, and he said to Indira Gandhi, "Such a big country, what do they call them? How can you control this whole country as it is? What is it? We are a democracy." No one can control that democracy in such big countries. So Indira Gandhi said, "We have still place; we take Austria." That was the joke of these people there. Thank you very much, and I'm always very punctual.