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Good evening and welcome, everyone, to this beautiful, divine atmosphere and to this beautiful place, surrounded by beautiful trees of different kinds, all existing in harmony. There are also different kinds of animals and birds here. In this āśram, which we have had for many years, thousands of bhaktas have come. Even our holy Gurujī, Swāmī Madhavānandjī Bhagavān, is present here on this earth. Many other sādhus and devotees from different parts of the world have also come, are coming, and are here now. This earth here is very divine. We are very happy, feeling harmonious, peaceful, and divine. There are many things we can speak about. When people come into this area, even if some do not initially have good feelings or think something different, their mind is cleansed. If not completely while here, then when they go from here to their home in their countries, they will be completely changed. Similarly, in this way, our whole being becomes very pure—our body, our energy, our mind, our knowledge, and our peace and harmony. We call these the five elements or principles of the body. We call them kośas. There is one kośa in the Jewish language, but that is a different kośa. This kośa we speak of is like a chamber. So there are five chambers, five sheaths. They are divided, yet are one. They are separate, yet together. The first chamber we can say is Annamaya Kośa. This kośa, this chamber, is what we call Annamaya Kośa. What does Annamaya Kośa mean? "Anna" is nourishment. That nourishment here is like our food—we eat our bread, we drink water. Likewise, this body is given to us temporarily. It is said, as I always say, that the great ṛṣis and saints spoke of 8.4 million life forms, and from there, one is human. There are many, many—that is called our earth being alive. Under our feet are uncounted creatures. Also in the water and in the space, life is living. These five elements are living ones. That is why we say even the water is living, the air is living, and this earth is living. We have to understand all of this. If we accept this and remain pure and good, then this body, our life, will be as fresh as when we were newly born. You will go forth fresh. If we could remain good and pure, our body would remain as pure as when we were born. There is one great soul, one sādhu, Saint Kabīr. It is said he spoke with such heat. He said we have this cloth—our body—given to us temporarily by God. If we can return it as clean as it was given, then that is right. Many things are said on this. Our body has layers, one after the other. We have to understand the water, the air, the nourishment. If people put alcohol, for example, into an engine... In that engine, it was water only. In the railway train, the fire was coal. With the heat of that coal, they make the water hot, and with this hot water and heat, the engine used to go in the beginning. Now there is also the car. Some go with oil, and others have the same kind of car. So, in the engine, if we put in kerosene, it will not go. Put in petrol, and it will go. Similarly, our engine—our body—the motor of our body should have pure water. This is what our body needs: the air, the water, and, for example, milk—mother's milk or cow's milk. This is not water; this is a nourishment. Then we have fruits and juices. This fruit juice is not water. It is a liquid, but not water; it is a nourishment. When we utilize this, water is that water. But let's say the juice from grapes is a nice sweet; that is what is meant. When we make it into alcohol, then it is not for the body. As a medicine, that is okay, but not for this engine of the body. Those who avoid these things will have a far longer life. We have one problem: our tongue in our mouth tastes sweet, bitter, hot... but when it comes to the underside, there is no more taste. We have ice cream in our vocal cords? There is no more taste there. Yes, there is hot, cold, or fire like chilies also. After they go down, there is no taste. There is a difference: our problems or our good feelings. So our body is a miracle; if we cannot understand this, it is not good. After this, it is called prāṇa. Prāṇa is great. So, the kośas are: Annamaya Kośa, Prāṇamaya Kośa, Manomaya Kośa, Vijñānamaya Kośa, and Ānandamaya Kośa. Annamaya Kośa: "Anna" is the food, all that we are eating. For humans, that kind of nourishment should be sāttvic. Other animals know this instinctively. We have to bring ourselves to purification. Tomorrow we will speak again. So try to understand your body. In our body, we also keep anger. Jealousy—"jālan" means heat—and that heat is what we call a very kind of anger, hate, etc. This is destroying the body. Once you are angry, you can check in your body. Ask some scientists or doctors, "How many good cells in the body died?" There are many things like this. In our Yoga in Daily Life, Bhagavān Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī, Devpurījī, and Holī Gurujī give us this energy here in this āśram. So come, meditate, be peaceful, walk, etc. Now is the time for prayer.