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Wherever you are Gurudev is with you

The Guru is the supreme principle encompassing and transcending all. The Guru is Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, yet exists above this trinity. This truth is chanted to affirm that the divine witness is always present. Meditation's root is the Guru's form, meaning one should concentrate on the divine essence within, not the physical body. Worship's root is the Guru's feet, representing reverence for the foundation from which all guidance arises. The mantra's root is the Guru's word, for speech holds immense power for liberation or bondage. Liberation's root is the Guru's grace alone. Therefore, see the Guru in all steps and in all forms, moving beyond attachment to the physical.

"Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvara, Guru Sākṣāt Parabrahma, Tasmai Śrī Guruve Namaḥ."

"Dhyāna Mūlam Guru Mūrti, Pūjā Mūlam Guru Padam, Mantra Mūlam Guru Vākyam, Mokṣa Mūlam Guru Kṛpā."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān kī jai, Devādhī Dev, Deveśvar Mahādev kī jai, Satguru Svāmī Madhavānjī Bhagavān kī jai, Alakpurījī Mahādev kī jai, Oṁ Śānti, Śānti, Śānti. Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvara, Guru Sākṣāt, Parabrahma, Tasmai Śrī Guruve Namaḥ. Dhyāna Mūlam Guru Mūrti, Pūjā Mūlam Guru Padam, Mantra Mūlam Guru Vākyam, Mokṣa Mūlam Guru Kṛpā. Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti. Good evening. This lecture is coming from the Czech Republic. It is a beautiful time. It was a nice, sunny day. The snow is peaceful. It is about six months that our programs have been going here. Lucky are they who have this peaceful time in the whole world. We know that there is something like this disease, Corona, and it is something. But humans, most people, are very strong, and they are bringing themselves within themselves. Some, of course, are sad, because we know every government is also trying very hard to make the people healthy, happy, prosperous, etc. But we know that it is not only like this. Many, many things have passed. It is said we should have faith, and faith is one of the greatest things. With that faith, we can all go above the big, big, big mountains. It is said just now: "Guru Brahma," that Brahmā is the guru. "Guru Viṣṇu," also the guru. Viṣṇu is the guru. "Guru Devo Maheśvara," Śiva is the guru. "Guru Sākṣāt Para Brahma." Gurudev is the Sākṣī. Sākṣī means the witness, with us. And we should know that we are happy and we are healthy. Nothing will happen. Why do we always say this? "Gurur Brahmā, Gurur Viṣṇu, Gurur Devo Maheśvara, Gurur Sākṣāt Para Brahma, Tasmai Śrī Guruve Namaḥ." Why do we always sing this? It is said: Guru is Brahmā. Guru is Viṣṇu. Guru is Maheśvara. These all three—guru, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheś—above them is the guru. Understand what is the meaning of the guru. We do not understand the guru. We have many everywhere. It is said that God has said, "O human, you are the human. You have everything if you have confidence in the Guru." Otherwise, we will suffer. Even Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Maheśvara, they are also changing. So the fourth point is the Guru. "Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvara"—the Guru is all three, to be known that it is the Guru. Above this is a guru. The guru is the whole Trinity and even above it. "Tasmai Śrī Guruvī Namaḥ." Therefore, the Gurudeva falls down in front of the holy feet. Believe. Do not worry. Wherever we are, on every step on this earth, the step on our earth is the feet of the Guru. That is why we all bow down. It does not matter the religion. They will bow down towards the earth. To what? The holy feet of that God or Guru. "Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu..." And if we can follow this, we will go higher and higher and higher. So, "tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ," and that is that all is in Gurudeva. Then, after a second, say it. So Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, they said what? They ask to Gurujī, "What is that?" You all know what you are saying, what it is. Dhyāna. Dhyāna is meditation. That meditation, there are many, many different kinds of meditation. Dhyāna, concentration. Concentrate where? To which point? Wherever our eyes go, we are going. And so everywhere it is going, that guru knowledge, the light of the gurudeva. "Dhyāna mūlaṁ guru mūrti." Mūla means the root, the reality of that. "Dhyāna mūlaṁ guru mūrti." Mūrti means statue. What does the statue mean? Our body is a material; this is a statue. And there are two forms: one is the living now, and then it becomes like the earth. So when we look and worship, do not think it is a stone, or a picture on the paper, or anything. Even if it is stone, wood, anything, we are doing it in that form. In that inside, that is God, Guru. Very cold water. Very cold water now. But inside is a fire in that water, but we do not see the fire, yet there is a fire. And when we give our fingers in the very cold water, we feel a little cold, but then it is like a fire. Without water, the fire cannot remain. And so it is that when Brahmā, the Śiva, brought the Brahman, Viṣṇu, and Viṣṇu concentrated in tapasyā, and he became sweating, sweating... he became the whole ocean, and that is why Viṣṇu can only reside there. Dhyānamūlam gurumūrti. Therefore, we should concentrate, meditate, whatever you think—confidence, feelings, etc.—look into the Gurudev. It is not that we are always sitting in front of him. Not this. Not only this physical body. The Guru is that, not the physical body. But inside, there is that power, that energy. So wherever you are, my Gurudev is with me. Wherever we are stepping is Gurudev. That dhyāna means that all is my Gurudev. I am telling you again, once more: do not think of the Gurudev’s statue, Gurudev leaving this body. It is like this: we have one balloon, and in the balloon there is inside the air. And the balloon is going up and going higher and higher because there is the air, and that air is the guru. If it will explode, this little ball, air is gone, Brahman gone, and this little rubber just goes down. We do not worship that balloon, but that power inside. And so in our body, we know our body, we like our body, and we are moving and everything. But if we are attached to our body, it is beautiful, very good, but this balloon is down. So we should know, not this body, but all the elements in the body. In that is the prāṇa, and the prāṇa means the life. And in that, which is the energy inside? Which kind of energy? That is important. You can say many things. For example, in front of me, if 500 people are in the big hall, in every person, in their mind, in their brain, in their body, is different energy, different knowledge. That is it. So, we are all like one human body, but now, who has what kind of techniques, knowledge, etc.? For example, our little children are beginning to learn and write. And from their home, from children, mother, parents, then primary school, middle school, high school, college, university, etc. And from the parents teaching them, to the universities and further science, so many students cannot come through. Some are in the middle, and some are very, very brilliant in that knowledge. So, what kind of guru do you have? All gurus are all. But what is in that brain, in that mind, that the guru has given and the disciples have taken completely, all, everything? So, the guru cannot give you insight. He can only bless you and tell you something: do this, and do not do this. So, "dhyāna mūlaṁ guru mūrti." Dhyāna. Dhyāna means many things. When we drive, the driver must have that knowledge that he has the six directions, alert in all six: driving attention in the front, back, behind, the mirror, back mirror, left side, right side, and to see how it is going up, if there is something, and then the road, how it is. So, front, back, left, right, above, and below. This is the first attention. So if you want to become a guru, you want to become a student, then, first, the six points. Then, very strong, very fine knowledge. How to move the car? Who is in the front? Where is that? And then petrol, and many things inside the instruments. Many, many things, then very powerful things. That is very important. And there we can go back, and that is called a very quick sleep, micro sleep, and just this microphone can power rolling. So this jīvā is a human sitting in the machine car, and we have to control everything. And so, inside this ātmā, awareness, consciousness, that is called—you can see, yes—this is a guru. And when someone goes in the wrong direction, and those who are sitting in the car, then you can speak, you can talk. But do not hold this person’s shoulder and say, "Can you see me like this?" No, the driver will not look like that. Or the driver is always driving, yes. Then how are you? And talking with this and that, that will make an accident. That is not anymore a driver or a guru. "Dhyāṇa-mūlaṁ guru-mūrti, pūjā-mūlaṁ guru-padam." Gurudeva worship, gurudeva’s feet, but also our wheels. Take care that wheels, if they have air or not, something happens. So we said, "Took our car, also we should worship that car." Yes, dhyāna-mūlaṁ guru-mūrti. So, the whole body, do not think of the whole body, but in the feet of the gurudeva, that is very important. So, what does it mean? Go from the earth, floor, till there we have to come up, but from the feet of the guru. The first guru is the mother. The first is mother. God is mother. "Dhyāna Mūlam Guru Mūrti," that is first. "Pūjā Mūlam Guru Padam," yes. And then, father, so all that said: your friends are your guru, then your school teacher, and then your guru. So, first mother, then father, then friends, then our teachers. And after this, all is guru. Now, there are, when the guru comes, then we have to think. These four behind, they are good, very good, and very, very good. Different ways. But then it comes, that energy, that power, that is the guru. It does not matter if it is a university or not a school at all. That God has sent that body, and it was automatically going in everyone. That is, "Dhyānamūlaṁ Gurur Mūrtiḥ Pūjāmūlaṁ Guruḥ Padam." We should worship the Gurudeva’s feet, not other parts of the body. And the mantra, which kind of mantra you give, that is Gurudev. Mantra. Which kind of mantra? Say, "Namo Śivāya, Śaṅkar Jīva, Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa," etc. They are all, but there is one main point that we should know. That is the best mantra. Mantra. Vākya. Vākya means the word we are speaking. And this one word is very powerful. And one word can bring us to Mokṣa, Paramātmā, or one word can put us into the earth. If we can say to someone, "Hello, sir, how are you?" They said, "Yes, please, how are you?" There was this one little story someone said about the word in our tongue. If we do not have a tongue, it is also not good. If the tongue is there, also not good. So there was one person who came walking; at that time there were no cars, no cycles, no anything. Animals, by vehicles, maybe, are walking. So, about 40 kilometers away, one person came to an office, which is something he has to get a signature for, so that the government gives something, money or whatever. So the person from his office just stands up and closes the door. And one man came and he said, "Sir, I have been walking the whole day, walking, and I came here." Well, this man, he said, well, okay, and he came and he gave the stamp and signature, and he said, please, next time, come a little earlier, and he said, yes sir, yes sir, please, thank you very, very much. And this person, the other one, the officer said, OK, friend, I am OK, all right, thank you. After five days, the other person came, like the same thing. And he was coming to the door. And this man was just from his table, working table, he just stopped up, and one man opened the door and said, "Stupid man, still there is 10 minutes. Make my papers, do it. It is your duty, stupid one." The other one said, "Chuck this side and other side," and kicked him out. One side, one tongue of that person, and the other tongue, what happened? How it happened? Humble, we take it. Always humble. No hard words. This all is in that power, and there is in the brain. And then, what is called the mind? But all this had to be controlled with the tongue. That is power. So, "Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvara, Guru Sākṣāt Parabrahma, Tasmai Śrī Guruve Namaḥ. Dhyāna-mūlaṁ Guru-mūrtiḥ, pūjā-mūlaṁ guru-padam. Mantra mūlam guru-vākyaṃ, mokṣa mūlam guru-kṛpā." So, therefore, the words vākya, which kind of vākya is this? Then the blessing is Guru Dev. "Dhyāna mūlam guru-mūrti, mokṣa." Mokṣa means liberation. Liberation from everything and go to the Brahmalokas. And all work is done in your office. Everything was done. Just they said, "Yes, you can go." So this is that: "Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvarāḥ, Guru Sākṣāt Parabrahma, Tasmai Śrī Guru Vedam, Dhyānamūlam Guru Mūrtiḥ, Pūjāmūlam Guru Padam, Mantramūlam Guru Vākyam, Mokṣamūlam Guru Kṛpā, Guru Vākyam." There were many times. In old, old times, there were people who were living long lives, and some disciples came and became disciples. They said, "OK, and the āśram is clean." That is all. Ten years. Then Guru Dev said, "One mantra." Work, different work now. And then, after more, because when we want to have one, some instrument or something from the, that I have in my hand here, and, oh yes, this is a good, yes. Yes. Then Gurujī said, "Yes, this is good." Maybe it is hard, but the Guru will say if my disciple is now really strong or not. To be strong means he is ready to go further. Yes, and if one says, "Ah, ten years I am working, and Gurudev did not give me mantra," then Gurujī is checking. There is no sound. And the second? Where is sound? I do not have the instrument here on the sound. So this is Gurujī’s seat. Now, go to work in the kitchen. Before, he was only outside. Now he is testing. If he will test first and then give to Guruji. Or do not wash your hands, and like this. Then in the kitchen, it is like this. Aha, now he is trying to enjoy the eating. So it is like this. So he tells him back again, "Work in the garden." Then again, come after 30 years, and then again. Very good. One mantra. Means sit down, fold hands. And look to Gurujī’s feet, that is all. But mantra? I gave you mantra, sit, look first, that is all. Then after five years, then said Guru Vākya. What is this Guru Vākya, Gurujī? Whatever I say, do that. That is all, Vākya. And in that Vākya, you will become the supreme. And in those vākya, in those words, you will then listen. Then Gurudeva’s kṛpā, blessing. Then Gurudeva tells him, give this daṇḍa. Yes, many things. In this, but then he said, "Now, mantra." And in this mantra, it is like this, and mala. Gurudev, Gurudev, Gurudev,... Or Gurudev will give another mantra. Anubhav Gurudevda, do you know the mantra? Śiv, Śiv,... Brahma, Brahma,... Viṣṇu, etc. Gurudev, Gurudev. Then Gurujī said, "Now you should go further, and I give you one mantra. And now you come to take the prāṇas." And this is prāṇa. Gurujī, why? What is prāṇa? Prāṇa is life. As long as this prāṇa is there, you will be alive. So that you can go further. So what is the prāṇa? I see. Prāṇa is life, prāṇa is the jīva, it is life. When the prāṇa is gone, it means death. And still there is breath, there is life. And so, which kind of techniques, Guruji, should you give me? I will see you comfortable, one. No, but Gurujī, some say that you can be lifting up. Or you can sit here and see everything there. Gurujī said, "Everything is there. Thousands of techniques." You will get it. Control your energy. And in energy control, there is prāṇa. And in prāṇa is inside the breath. And this prāṇa is within thyself. But how to? How to manage our prāṇa in our body? So there are many, many techniques of the prāṇa. So we deal with the first three. There are strong, first is the Vajranāḍī. And if Vajranāḍī is not in control, the whole body will be like a... they cannot work, they cannot join. We are just fallen down. Though there is prāṇa left in the Piṅgalā and Suṣumṇā, they are there, but Vajranāḍī is broken. And when Vajranāḍī is not there, that whole body is not controlled. And that Vajranāḍī is coming from our foot cell, our foot cell. And that are coming, connecting to the spinal column. Though there is both Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā, they are still there, but the body cannot be balanced. So there is what is called Vajra Nāḍī. And in this Vajra Nāḍī are many powers, and this will be tomorrow. Next time we will continue: Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā. So, this is how inhalation and exhalation. Anuloma, Viloma, etc., all these names. What a beautiful drama! Drama means, can it be good, not beautiful, or not negative? But Bhakti Devī, when she is dancing, and how she is balancing it, I do not know, but she is very good. I can do it. I am doing only like this. But she is going ta, te, ta, ta, te, ti, ta. Very good. These are prāṇa. So this is also about prāṇa movement. Namaḥ śivāya, namaḥ śivāya,... namaḥ śivāya. Har har bhole, namaḥ śivāya. Nam om sam karta prabhu-deep karta mahā prabhu-deep karta hi kevalam om śānti om śānti... Therefore, forget your body’s feelings, but you should control that. Everything. Hari Om.

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