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Hari Om. Good evening to all dear sisters and brothers, to all yogīs, and to all people who are always looking forward in their life. The bhajans, satsaṅg, and lectures we share are very nice. Some people say they are like nourishment for us, a remedy for the unhappiness brought by times like the corona pandemic. These gatherings build us up again. In satsaṅg, Holy Gurujī often spoke, as do all great saints. I have learned and heard a beautiful form of song, what we call bhajan. It exists in the different languages of different countries. If we can understand, or if I understand, there is no difference between these Indian bhajans and songs from other places. They may use different instruments and melodies, but it is the same essence. We know that when one person is singing, others may sing along or play instruments. Instruments are for those who are singing alone. For them, it is not only the instrument but the voice, the sound. And that sound is called the inner Self, which is equal in all. So when we sit and sing, we call them bhajans. Others may call it a song, and some focus only on the instruments. That sound of the instrument awakens the kuṇḍalinī cakras. Each and every nerve system reacts to the melody, the voice, or the sound of the instrument. We don't even have to explain it in words, but the sound and resonance come through the whole body. For some people who are deeply engaged with instruments and singing, it is like a spiritual meditation or a state of higher consciousness. Sometimes, for example in Europe, people go to the opera. Thousands come, and only a few are singing or playing instruments, yet everyone can be in oneness. For me, this is also like a yoga. Who cannot understand this? Some people do not want those melodies or instruments; it is a completely different thing for them, and they will go away. Holy Gurujī told a very nice poem about the chandan, the sandalwood tree, and the smell of its oil. A paṇḍit makes sandalwood paste on a stone with a little water. He rubs the wood to create a paste, which we use for tilak. Its smell is very fine, pleasant, and good—one of the best. Everyone says, "Oh, this is so nice." One day, that pujārī paṇḍit was pasting the sandalwood. He took the paste and put it in a bowl. A fly, the kind we sometimes have in our house, sat on the pestle used for the sandalwood. The fly was sitting there on that sandalwood pole. The pundit had a two-year-old child sitting about 15 or 20 meters away. The child was relieving itself, and we know the smell of that. As soon as it came out, the fly flew away from the sandal paste and sat on the waste. It is said that if a honey bee is near a toilet or such a place, it will fly away. But the paste of the chandana remains. This is a very nice story Holy Gurujī told. Sometimes, only those people, like honey bees, will go to that kind of flower and good things. Otherwise, they fly away, while other bees—flies—go directly to where there is dirt. Similarly, those who do not understand the song, bhajans, or any music... immediately, many are happy and listening. Those who have the instrument enjoy it, and all their nerve systems are in harmony. Others might become nervous from it. But even if the translation has no correct meaning, the melody of the one who is singing is enough for everyone to be happy. In this resonance, we also have what we call yoga. And this is the fifth Veda. This Veda is called the sound Vedas. This is what we have listened to from Gurujī today. Now we know that the coming Saturday is called Dīvālī. During Diwali is the incarnation of Mahāprabhujī. In Brahman time, it is only morning time, so the evening will be the welcoming of Bhagavān Rām. After 40 years in the forest, meeting many, many ṛṣis... what do you know about Sītā? She came again. Sita is very holy—she is not a normal girl or lady. She came out from the earth, and her story is vast. How was she acting, and why? Because when God's incarnation comes, it is of a different kind. They do not come for only one purpose. When there are many terrible things, an incarnation comes in different yugas. So again they came back, Ram and Sita and Lakshman. Further, they still had many things to do. We should read about this now. Tomorrow evening, we also have our Mahāprabhujī’s Līlā Amṛta. There is a chapter on Mahāprabhujī’s birth that is very important and beautiful. On the third morning—sorry—evening, we have a program for Dīvālī. We will do a Deepak (lamp ceremony) here. We will play there with Swamiji Television, perhaps. Or we will film, and the next day we will tell you. Because of corona, we cannot meet with so many people together. But our Nistrilky Śrī Deep Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī’s ashram is a very big, high-office ashram where easily three or four hundred people can sleep, but we will not do that. We have our karma yogīs there, and throughout the whole place, there are 10-20 people. Because I am here, there is other work going on, so we will be about 20 people. We will make very nice light and fire. It will be outside in the yard; we don't want to be in the room because of corona. You know, at the end of the year—not Christmas—we have that fire. It was because of God Rāma’s coming. We will light everywhere. From Rāma’s time, it is beautiful everywhere; it is a good habit. We will make it nice. Because it is hot, cold water, very cool... so we will have something dressed, but we will make a nice big fire. We are few people, so it will be very nice and warm. We will sing some bhajans, make a video, and then the next day we will... how to say... we will replay it. And of course, everywhere, like on Christmas Day, everyone makes many nice sweets and eats them. So we also have Dīvālī, Holī, everything. On this holy day, you know that Bhagavān Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī is incarnated. About Mahāprabhujī, Devpurījī Vidyānā... So, where is Devpurījī Vidyānā? Devpurījī is unlimited. We will prepare ourselves. You can also prepare something—some flowers or other things—and the next day you can give. We are giving some; everybody can get some sweets or things like that. So the next day it will be said, "Ram Ram Sa," because God Rāma came back to his kingdom. The next day, God Rāma comes, and everyone comes and gives them something very nice. People from many different villages came from far away just to greet Bhagavān Rām. They are hanging... because many people are coming by foot, and if they are hungry or thirsty, they can eat or take something. It is also like Christmas, exactly the same thing, like Bhagavān Rāma has come. It is celebrated, actually, in exactly the same way as the coming of Lord Rāma. You have three days more, so make nice, all the best, and please read Līlā Amṛt Bhagavad Gītā, Līlā Amṛt. Oṁ Namaḥ Śrī Prabhupāda Īśānārāyaṇam.