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The Inner Color of the Heart

A spiritual address on inner development and the essence of yogic life.

"Mahāprabhujī said, 'the color of the cloth is not so important. But you have that color in your heart, which is given by Gurujī.'"

"All that you need is inside. If we understand, then we have got achievement."

The lecturer addresses a gathering in a holy place, offering salutations to the lineage. He reflects on the humility of true sādhus, the joy of spiritual community, and the divine nature of the human body. He encourages looking beyond external practices to the inner self, concluding with well-wishes for everyone's sādhanā.

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Very dear Holy Gurujī, Hindu Dharm Samrāṭ, Satguru Swāmī Madhavānandjī, Lālā Nānjī Mahārāj, Śiva Nānjī Mahārāj, Brahman Nānjī Mahārāj, Bodha Nānjī Mahārāj, and to all the many other disciples of our lineage, we all give praṇām. Our salutations to all our guru-bhāī and guru-sisya, všem našim gurubhājī and guru sestrám. We are all great bhaktas, všichni jsme velcí bhaktové, and I give salutations, a já vás zdravím, here in this very holy place, na tomto velmi svatém místě. We are very lucky to be in this place, which is like heaven. Let us take the time to see our friends, speak with them, and try to understand each other, so that you know who you are. It is very easy, very easy to be very humble, very kind, very respectful, and very spiritual. Every day around the world, some of our bhaktas are going to Mahāprabhujī’s loka. This morning, you had a beautiful prāthanā, a prayer. You gave blessings and received blessings from each other and from Mahāprabhujī. All these different techniques were performed very peacefully, very clearly, and very perfectly. We have here many little children. Máme tady mnoho malých dětí, jejich rodiče, prarodiče, všem se tady líbí a jsou tu velmi šťastní. They have a beautiful place here. They can play and run. There are beautiful, big trees. How joyful it is for these children here. What joy it is for the children who are here. Our yoga teachers, the teachers of Yoga in Daily Life, are all very advanced. Anytime they step in to give a class, it is beautiful. We have to give everyone freedom. We should not be telling them, "Now do this, this... don’t go there, not like this." You see, when you have seen the thousands and thousands of sādhus at the Kumbh Melā... A můžeme vidět, jaké to je, jak na tom jsou. Ale jsou mezi nimi už i staří sádhuové, kteří už nedělají rozdíly. And those are the great sādhus. So, sādhu, sādhu—it also means sādhā, meaning very humble. They are not going to university lessons or anything like that. If you have that kind of education, it’s okay. And there are some sādhus who have no diplomas, but they have the supreme diploma: to know what is truly important. Finally, many people—we have many officers in India—when they retire, a large percentage, let’s say eighty percent, turn towards humbleness, peace, and love. They know they have learned a lot and have worked very much. They have often been in other countries, like, for example, as velvyslanci (ambassadors) and so on. But when they retire, they have two feelings. One is that now they are relaxed and can rest. The second side is this: all my friends in other countries—how many times were you in these countries? That gives you great happiness, joy, and friendship. Similarly, our yogic people—and who is a yogī? Yoga is yoga, one should know. But there are many, many good āśrams and very good gurus. Some are old; they have their successors coming, and they have so many disciples. And though that sādhu is very old now, people come just to see, that’s all. This is our state yet. We are in that time, we are of that quality. You are also at a very far distance, and therefore we see, I see, you see, they see, all see. Anywhere we see our friend, we are very happy with each other. If you drive your car and you meet another car from your guru brother or sister, even if you are going in the other direction on another road, at least you will smile. Or if someone stops at a petrol pump and our people are coming, we are so happy. That means your inner self is very far developed. It doesn’t matter if you are a swami or a sannyāsī or not. As our Mahāprabhujī said, the color of the cloth is not so important. But you have that color in your heart, which is given by Gurujī. Mahāprabhujī said, "I gave you already that color." Which kind of color? Just now you were singing bhajans. I went this side; I thought I would walk a little bit. Our dear Mansa Devi Monica went to Slovakia to stay with her mother in Bratislava. She is aged, so I said, "Okay, I will drive with you in the car till the Gaṅgā door," and then I came this way. I was five minutes late, but you had so many bhajans singing; from a far distance I could hear. And they were all here—your heart, your feelings—it’s great. So I was coming here, and when I see all our bhaktas, little children, and the elderly, all were so humble and kind. That is the development towards the cosmic Self. All other education that we have is, of course, very good, and we should learn it. But when one comes to the highest consciousness, then he or she does not want to do something different. When we come to India for Holy Gurujī’s anniversary and Mahāprabhujī’s functions in Jādam or in Khaṭṭū or Kailāśa, etc., there is such an environment, as if we are somewhere in other lokas. And how many people? Thousands. We do not have enough rooms, so many beds, or many things. But they relax nearly the whole day and night, lying down anywhere. Such a big hall—some are listening, some are sleeping. And there is a whole night with many, many singers, and everyone wanted to sing. Many people are happy; they can sing. And many people say to Swamiji, "Please, now you should speak something." I always say it: these bhajans are from our paramparā. And I am also listening to their bhajans. They are in my heart, in my ears, in my feelings. And the same is for you also. When Holī Gurujī’s, or Gurujī’s, or Brahmanan̄jī’s, or Śivanan̄jī’s bhajans and words are there, what more can I teach? Because they have given me what they have, and we give it further also. So, see here in this our holy place. Unfortunately, you have only time for one week or two weeks, but others have to also get a place. We will come time to time. And whatever you do at home, how you are walking to the train or to the bus or a car—all is equal, only that we can come on time. So, like you see, you feel it, that suddenly, in about two or three years, my feelings and my being are different. Age is important also, and very little children. Look, when a couple is expecting a child in the womb, from that time we are all happy. Parents are happy, grandparents are happy, and the child in the mother’s body. They are very happy parents, everything. In such a feeling, the child is still in the womb, but they are happy; they know everything. It is Ātmā, Jīvātmā, Paramātmā. He is Ātmā. That is great. Similarly, other creatures—birds, deer, tigers, cows, horses—uncountable, so many creatures. And so, when they are born, you can imagine how nice these three months in Jadan were. In my presence, my two horses gave birth to babies. One girl is a beautiful girl, so sweet, a little white and a little other color. She has beautiful eyes—I don’t know how this is called—like some girls and some people have. Not all. They are very nice, white, with some ring, and like this it is very good. On one side she has dark, but it is the ear. One ear is white, the other one is very white, and she is so nice. Just go, and she will come and lick your fingers and your hands. Now she is nearly two months old, I think. Then, after three weeks, another baby came, so they are from their sisters, and he is also beautiful, very nice. So, animals are animals, birds are birds. That is to say, we shall see the soul within us. Do not think of your body. Do not think of your āsanas, your prāṇāyāmas, or other principles. Our mind and our knowledge—many things—they are good, very good. We are in this body which God has given. I think no one can make something like this. No human can make it. Yes, they can also do: the father and mother can give us a beautiful body again. But we cannot make it from wood or from clay. This is indescribable. There are many doctors, scientists—many, many. Of course, they know very much. When someone dies, in some countries they have the body all day and then give it back. In some countries, the parents have to ask, or the person writes in a testament: "When I die, please use my body." Each and every nerve—we yogic people know how many nerves, and other doctors, on the way they count, but they do not give. And each nerve is very powerful: our glands, our flesh, our bones, glands. And not in one gland, no, there are many, many different glands, and all have their quality. But still we don’t know how many things there are. Of course, our doctors, they are great, in every country. It is great. We have to do. Without this kind of science, we can’t be like this. Therefore, we should not say that we don’t need these doctors and this and that. No. A person who says that, one time you will have an accident or fall down. Then you will say, "God, please bring a good doctor." And doctors will do something. So this is called the creation of God. And what is written is that everyone has a different life. It is we humans who are doing something. Yes, they are using it again for God’s creation, if some people need it—the kidneys, some glands, some nerves, some eyes, many things. You know what people are telling now? Who is a moped running? And these moped people are mostly the givers of organs. And many of them who ride mopeds are also right: if it happens, please give my organs to others. It is good. Do not say, "No, I will not give." To give or not to give is your choice. But what will you do otherwise? Therefore, we have this. We are humans, and we shall give this. But we pray to God that these people who are driving, God give them long life. But it can also be by aeroplane, by car, anywhere; while walking on the street we can die. What I want to say is that though surgeons have so much knowledge, still they cannot make a human body like this. Therefore, we should always pray to God: "God, please give me a long life, healthy, happy, educated, etc. And when I pass away, please God, give everything that I have in my body, all my knowledge." This is what we are looking for. We do very nice kriyās, āsanas, prāṇāyāmas, and we are missing something. And that is like cooking. There are some who are preparing our meal. We all know very well, but you should not eat too much. You should eat as much as you like. But afterwards, we shall give place to the other people. And many are only gossiping, gossiping at the dining table. That is not yogic, and it is a karma. There are different karmas. One day they told me, "So this is an inner life." Think inside. Feel inside. Outside, we have been there many times. But now we know, and we know it’s inside. All that you need is inside. If we understand, then we have got achievement. What kind of achievement? The human’s achievement. And that is how he is doing that which will give the judgment after. In this way, I am so happy to see you. We are very happy that many of you were practicing. And our karma yogīs, from different parts, male or female, they give with respect, great respect for whatever the other needs. May you need water? You may need fire. So they are in our body. So, your sādhanā—do it with humbleness, peacefully. And if you later say that you are suddenly tired, then lie down, but lie down on the stomach so that we are not snoring, perfect. And so, when you are feeling inside, then suddenly it comes from our side. Whatever I put in me, it’s from outside. But the real is when we are tired, a little tired, and helping, eating, etc. So in this way, I can tell you that today your sādhanā will be very scientific and very meaningful. That’s it. That’s inner. Yesterday I spoke about inner. Do you remember? They’ve forgotten. No, you did not know? Then, at least do like this. Oh, God. The corona has closed our mouth, but they didn’t tie our hands. So we can always say, "Yes, that’s right." With this, I wish you all the best. And we will now listen to some bhajans. Thank you. All dear brothers, sisters, all practitioners all around the whole world, yoga in their life and others, I wish you all the best, and practice this. These sādhanās that you are listening to—many people were writing to me and said it was great. I don’t know if it’s great or not, but it was from Mahāprabhujī, from Gurujī, all our paramparās. And there are many, many other great saints. Everyone has their master, their guru. But one should not change everything. Then you are Hari Om. I want to tell—not what I want to tell. I don’t want to say it, nor would I like to say it, so it is inside. Our heart, and in the whole body, so it is with us. So, all our listeners, our sisters and brothers, I wish you all the best. And now, this program, in this our program, is controlled, finished. But something will remain in you, that you give something, that yes, this is from my mother or her. That’s it. Thank you.

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