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All our dear guests, who have honoured us by coming here today, share a common purpose: to use our inner peace so that we might offer answers to the questions of the world. Thank you very much. The focus of this evening is culture – the meeting of cultures and the identity of cultures. That means Indian, Far Eastern, and Hungarian dance and music, and how beautifully they can coexist. This is exactly how people should coexist in the world. Thank you. The words of Lord Kṛṣṇa are beautiful. Now I will hand over to our first performer, Bhakti Devī. After this, she will also be in North India as an international candidate for a musical and opera film in Vienna. Next week a very important ceremony will take place there. So let us turn now to the music. The second verse will be in praise of the goddess Lakṣmī. Blessings – her eyes are like the lotus flower; she is the wife of the god Viṣṇu. When the blue shines in eternal glory, we beseech the Goddess, in all her spiritual and material aspects, to bestow wealth upon us. And now, on to the music. Thank you very much. This is a spiritual lecture, so you simply have to get ready for it. Today you don’t have to deal with using opportunities; you have to deal with yourself and the present situation. Another very important point: the International Olympic Committee is also considering the question of not giving the Olympics to superpowers all at once, but giving the opportunity to as many countries as possible. Budapest is not a small city in Europe, so there are chances to visit it. Thank you for bringing me to Copenhagen, the capital of the world and still the main city of Denmark. I would like to say goodbye to Cezer Kinyolga. I would like to thank our guests with love. We will meet again at the end of the 8th World Summit soon. We will also invite our guests to welcome the Tücök Electro Formation to see the future of music. Please welcome them. Next, the Mákvirág Dance Group is coming. It is the junior group of the Ungareszka Dance Ensemble, which is already 55 years old. The Magvirak Dance Group was formed in 1999 and has 27 members who feel that preserving Hungarian folk traditions is important. They regularly attend regional, national, and national festivals with much success. The leaders of the group are Andrea Pinter and József Horváth. They will now present dances from two regions of Hungary: Mezőford and Rábaköz. Peace. Welcome them. This is a spiritual lecture about Yoga in the Indian tradition. The musician plays a special Hungarian instrument called the Tarogató and the flute. Now they will play Hungarian folk songs and prayers. The singers are members of the Folk Song Studio of Vash County. This year the group is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its foundation. Please welcome them. Thank you for the folk songs, köszönjük a népzenét. And now, let’s listen to the bhajan band’s performance. Group bhajan singing has a very strong effect on a gathering. The sounds and feelings merge. Positive vibrations fill the atmosphere and purify the air. Bhajans are holy songs sung in a group. They can direct the human mind towards God and fill people with enthusiasm. Singing bhajans together has a powerful effect on all who listen. Sounds and feelings are harmonised, and these positive vibrations will fill and purify the atmosphere. Please welcome them. Now Bhakti Devā is coming; she will dance for us again. Sambha Śiva. Bharatanatyam, a spiritual dance, is the manifestation of wholeness. It springs from the Hindu religion, but its message is universal. You can understand it independently of religion or culture. It is karmic dance music – every beat of the music, every step of the dance has its mathematically calculated position. The dance is called Śambhu Śiva. Its melody, rāga, is Kāma. The dance shows the completeness of the god Śiva. It is a special, typical Indian composition. Please welcome her. Pārvatī Śivenek Ura, Lord of Pārvatī’s Heart. He is the most compassionate one. He gives blessing. Shiva burnt Kāma with his third eye. He gives attention to Pārvatī, his love. Lord of Dance, Nāṭarāja. All negativity is destroyed by your Tāṇḍava dance. Feed the World by Drinking Poison. Only the guru, the eternal energy, we glorify, O highest one. You are Mahāprabhujī, who frees from fear. I cannot forget him. I carry him in my heart. The moon is in his hair. Gataneved, we wish to repeat, always thank you. And now, please have the music and welcome her. Thank you, Bhakti Devī, for the wonderful dance. Thank you so much. And now, let’s watch a short video about the Yoga in Daily Life system. Life is a permanent quest for strength, happiness, and peace. Far beyond the reach of human memory, there was – and there is – a science of accomplishment, the science of yoga. The cradle of yoga, the cradle of the science of living, is India, mother of wisdom and home of the truth. From here the world was blessed by the Yoga in Daily Life system. The author of the system is His Holiness Vishwaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Śrī Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī, known simply all over the world as Swāmījī. Paramahaṁsa Maheśvarānandajī is one of the most outstanding spiritual masters of our time, who has dedicated his entire life to the service of all creatures. His realisation of the holy science of yoga was gained through disciplined sādhanā and the devotion of his heart to the Guru Paramparā, the spiritual lineage of his masters. Here, in this ashram in the village of Kailāśa in Rājasthān, lived and taught Svayambhū Paramyogeśvara Śrī Devpurījī. Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī, the successor of Śrī Devpurījī, lived in the āśrams of Barikattu and Bola Guda, on the edge of the Thar Desert. The stories of his divine life are collected in a biography entitled Līlā Amṛt. His successor was Hindu Dharma Samrat Paramahaṁsa Śrī Madhavānandajī, an exemplar of true devotion. In India and throughout the whole world, his disciples affectionately know him as Holy Gurujī. Śrī Madhavānandajī entered into Mahāsamādhi in 2003, passing his spiritual heritage to Śrī Maheśvarānandajī. Swamiji’s profound insight into the problems of humankind led him to create a unique, comprehensive, and highly practical system for yoga sādhanā. As he says, “Visible and invisible, all elements are balanced in a perfect way. And that balancing principle – that is what I call yoga.” The Yoga in Daily Life system is a gradual and safe path, elaborated on the basis of authentic yoga heritage. It is a holistic system of health for the strength and harmony of body, mind, consciousness, and soul. It aims to establish physical, mental, social, and spiritual health – in other words, to offer all that one requires in the search for strength, peace of mind, harmony, and fulfilment. To make these goals accessible to everyone, Yoga in Daily Life is structured as a graded system of learning with eight progressive levels. Physical health is fundamental; the system therefore begins with exercises that warm up, stretch, and improve strength and flexibility. Regular practice of āsanas awakens and balances many functions of the body. More than that, practitioners become aware of the subtle link between the physical and mental aspects of their being. The system also contains Yoga Nidra, a profound deep relaxation technique, and Haṭha Yoga Kriyās, highly effective methods for detoxification and revitalisation of body and mind. Breath exercises and meditation help relax and control the mind, making us more aware of our mental condition. We can then overcome restlessness, improve memory and learning capacity, and develop social health – the ability to communicate without conflict and to act responsibly for the community and society. At the same time, we learn to relax and experience the beauty of life. One practitioner shares: “My whole life I have been practicing yoga. From the age of eight, thanks to my mother, I practiced yoga and met Paramahaṁsa Maheśvarānanda, Swāmījī. He taught me how to become a vegetarian, how to think positively, and how to practice yoga in daily life, as the system is called. Thanks to vegetarianism, I passed all the hard medical checks and am ready to become a cosmonaut. And thanks to yoga, I gained the strength of harmony and peace in my mind.” A highlight of the 2005 World Peace Summit in Zagreb, Croatia, was the planting of a peace tree. By doing so, summit participants joined the global forestation action initiated in India by Śrī Maheśvarānandajī. The next annual World Peace Summit took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, dedicated as always to the memory of Paramahaṁsa Śrī Svāmī Madhavānandajī and to reaffirming Mahātmā Gāndhījī’s message. Recognising the increasing need for nonviolence and tolerance, Swāmījī initiated inter‑religious prayers for world peace as a manifestation of unity in diversity. Due to his love for India, Swamiji is very active in many humanitarian fields. In the beautiful expanse of Rajasthan, near the village of Jādan, he is building the Śrī Viśvadīp Gurukul Maheśvarānanda Āśram, an educational and research institute. Its main purpose is to promote the science of yoga and the treasures of Vedic culture. The heart of this gurukul will be a building in the shape of the ancient Sanskrit symbol Oṃ. 108 compartments and residential units will form this monument – the largest man‑made Oṃ symbol in the world. A school opened in the ashram in 2002 now accommodates more than 2,000 pupils. Here, in this oasis of spirit, children receive first‑rate facilities, attention, and education; they have been offered a future. The ashram also provides a free mobile ambulance and first‑aid service to the surrounding rural area. The Sri Swami Madhavānanda Hospital, offering residential health care to neighbouring districts, is soon to be completed. In the deserts of Rajasthan, many cows are abandoned and lost; hundreds of those helpless animals find refuge in the gosala of the ashram. A fire truck and volunteer crew provide another form of free help. When lives, property, and harvests are at stake, the crew knows no tiredness. Water is the key word in this heart of Rajasthan, so construction of a man‑made lake has begun as part of a wider rainwater harvesting project. This reservoir of life now serves not only the ashram but also many villages in this thirsty region. During droughts, the ashram’s firefighting vehicle regularly participates in water supply schemes for many villages. In recognition of his humanitarian and spiritual merits, Swāmījī has received many awards and titles from around the world. At the Mahā Kumbha Melā in Haridwar in 1998, he was consecrated as Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar of the Pañcāyatī Mahānirvāṇī Akhāṛā. The World Religious Parliament in New Delhi conferred upon him the honorary titles of Doctor of Yoga and Professor of the Science of Yoga. In 2001, the assembly of professors and scholars of the Sanskrit University of Benares, in the presence of His Holiness Śrī Śaṅkarācārya, honoured him with the title Viśvaguru. Presidents of many European countries have expressed their official respect and gratitude for Swāmījī’s service to the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of their citizens. The President of Croatia, His Excellency Stjepan Mesić, awarded him the Danica Order. The Premier of South Australia, Mr. Mike Rann, heartily invited Swāmījī to Parliament House. During an official visit to India, the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer, met with His Holiness in New Delhi. India’s kings, and now her politicians, have always held its Mahātmas in high respect – a respect that gives continuity and integrity to this great nation. And now, before Swamījī speaks, I invite Kovács Károly‑Kṛṣṇānand to announce tomorrow’s programmes. First, thank you for spending this night together. Tomorrow morning will be very nice: from half past five to half past six there will be meditation at Vape. We invite everyone, and breakfast will follow. After that, we return here, because at nine o’clock the conference will start again. Speakers will talk about the summit and its programme. During the break they will plant the peace tree, and after dinner at Vep the summit will resume at three o’clock in the afternoon. And now, as everyone is waiting for Swamiji to tell us something – thank you. Śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ. Rābhavatu. Salutation to the Cosmic Light, Lord of our Hearts, Omniscient and Omnipresent. Good evening, dear brothers and sisters, Your Excellencies, Your Holiness, all dignitaries and brothers and sisters from different parts of the world. I welcome you to this most beautiful country, the Republic of Hungary, and to this very historical city, Sombathely. We have come here for one purpose: that we should understand ourselves, so that we may create peace, love, understanding, and tolerance in the world. We have many scientists and experts on this subject; I am looking forward to hearing them tomorrow. We also have our Buddhist monks coming from Bangladesh – we warmly welcome them. Many of you have heard of and seen Gāndhījī, the father of the Indian nation. People often ask, “How is he?” And what would it be like if Gandhi were still living? I cannot answer that. But I have something very interesting and unique – very original from the roots, the branches, and the fruit. The fruit and the root are united together. So we have among us the grandson of Mahātmā Gandhījī, Mr. Arun Manilal Gandhi, who spent time with his grandfather. Peace is not easy. Peace has its price. The Bible says you have to die in order to live. Mahāprabhujī said, “You are living like a dead body, but conscious, active.” Freedom, love, and peace – who does not want this? For many centuries, India never waged war against any culture, religion, or nation. Because India says, “Vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam” – the whole world is my family. But sometimes there are elements that destruct. Three weeks ago I was swimming on the Adriatic coast, and I got some kind of sound in my ear. Today I went to the ear, nose, and throat doctor. Without even looking, the doctor asked only one question: “Did you swim?” I said yes, and he knew. There were some infections, and they had to be treated. Similarly, there are infections in human societies – yes, infections. They need a very strong treatment. Sometimes the treatment has to come from the heart, and though it may seem cruel to others, it is not cruel. In Indian history, at the end of the last century, there was a very great devotee of the nation, a bhakta who fought for India’s freedom hand in hand with Mahātmā Gandhījī. He was a well‑known, brave personality – his name was Subhachandra Bose, a hero. Again I have something for you: the roots and fruits together. [Here with us are] His Excellency the Ambassador of India, Ranjit Rao, and Her Excellency the Ambassador of South Africa to Hungary and Croatia, as well as a very great climate scientist and advisor for the United Nations, author of many books, Professor Timmy Atsimovits. Dear brothers and sisters, I think this conference will be very unique and successful. Do not delay – come ten minutes early so you can find your place. By quarter to nine you should be seated. Where there is a human, there is culture. And where there is culture, there is a human. The beauty of human life is culture, and culture travels with humans. This evening was dedicated to multiculturalism. You saw the multicultural performances – beautiful. I thank all the artists and look forward to seeing you tomorrow. I wish you a very pleasant good night. God bless you. And come safely to your destination. A quarter to nine, you should be here already – otherwise, somebody else will sit in your seat. Thank you, and God bless you. We are all in oneness. Do not feel as two. Our universal worship, as Holy Gurujī said, is one in all and all in one. In the body we are many, but in ātmā we are one. So this conference is dedicated to our beloved Holy Gurujī for the sake of peace, harmony, and happiness on this globe. The wise words and teachings of Gandhiji will also be here, and many other saints, philosophers, and peacemakers must not be forgotten. We are not limited only to Gandhījī and Gurujī; it is without limitation. Thank you. And this will be our moderator tomorrow, Andriás – a very famous actor and film star in Hungary. You are so good.