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Good evening, good afternoon, our dear sisters, brothers, all yogīs in their life around the world, and all other yoga practitioners, yoga centers, and yoga āśrams. In this Kali Yuga, yoga is coming more and more to bring light and peace. This is very nice, but of course, we must practice more. In this way, it is a very good time. We should know that all around the world, there are definitely many, many yogīs and yoga practitioners. I want to tell you about something we had here today. About eight months ago, we began an Anuṣṭhāna. Anuṣṭhāna means to stay in one place, with daily satsaṅg, bhajans, and talks about yoga and various topics. It means we were all the time in one place, and every day we had satsaṅg, bhajans, and discussions about yoga. This took place in the Czech Republic, in Střílky village, at the Śrī Bhagavān Dīp Nārāyaṇa Satsaṅg Foundation. This āśram has been here a long time, nearly 30 years. Over these 30 years, thousands upon thousands, millions of people, have come to practice here, to train, and then go further to other countries to practice for others. This place has become a very holy place. This holiness comes first from the time of Ālagpurījī, extending from Satyuga through Dvāparayuga, Tretāyuga, and into Kaliyuga. From the Satyugas, Ālagpurījī’s power, his energy, his blessings, and his spiritualities are present for others in this āśram. This āśram is called a Sattva āśram. Sattva means pure, very clean, very peaceful. There is no meat, no alcohol, no fish—nothing of that sort. People came here from different parts of the world—China, America, and many other countries—to practice. Some called it a seminar, others a retreat. Afterward, they received blessings and holy water from here. They took with them a very beautiful and spiritual atmosphere, along with friends, the rain, the waters—everything. From the beginning, when we acquired this palace—a very big palace of about three or four hundred thousand square feet—people came and were very happy. It is a beautiful place to enjoy. How many people have come and gone? Millions of people have come and gone, and still more will come. So, to all my dear brothers and sisters around the world who are listening, and to those who have already been here, you are welcome to come again more and more. This is called satsaṅg. Satsaṅg means sat—the truth, the pure, the spiritual—and saṅgha, which means to be together, to sit with good friends. It is said that when good friends, pure friends, spiritual friends, spiritual souls come together, they are so happy. There is one beautiful bhajan written by holy Gurujī, Mahāprabhujī, which says that without bhakti, without satsaṅg, one feels a little bit alone. Mahāprabhujī lived in many places, like Katubari village under a very beautiful banyan tree, where there are very big hills and rocks. Sometimes Mahāprabhujī used to go to other forests, where he had a small āśram. When Mahāprabhujī was there, people came from very far distances—from Kolkata, Mumbai, and many other places. Bhaktas were always coming, walking many kilometers because it is very sandy land. Many people rode camels. My Gurujī, our Sadguru Swāmī Madhavānandajī, Hindū Dharmasamrāṭ, tells everything as it is. All people of Bhakta came, many for blessings. Many Rajasthani people in other parts of India heard about Mahāprabhujī. Then our Indra Dharma Samrāṭ, Satguru Swāmī Madhavānandajī, traveled throughout the whole of India. What he did was solely to receive and give the blessings of Mahāprabhujī. He told people, "Come and see, then you will know what a guru is." But people said, "But you are Swāmījī, also a guru." Holy Gurujī said, "No, no. I am only a servant of my Gurujī. God is Mahāprabhujī. Gurujī is Mahāprabhujī." Some said, "Everyone says, 'My disciple is good.' Why not?" One should not think that because one is a disciple of a guru, one is the guru. It is like this: if you are with your real guru, do not sit in the same place or at the same height, and do not sit directly in front of Gurujī. Sit a little bit to the back side, or stand in front of the Gurujī only when he sits down. You will sit in front of the Gurujī, of course, but you must put your shoes far away. We do not know what our shoes have touched, or what has touched our feet or shoes. When bhaktas brought something, prasāda, Mahāprabhujī would say, "Leave it here." Then Mahāprabhujī would tell his disciples, like Holī Gurujī, "Make food for all, but quickly. In half an hour, make all the food." Mostly chapatis and some vegetables or rambri, something like that. Sometimes Gurujī also said to Mahāprabhujī, "Make them some sweet." We call it lapsī or something sweet. Today we have different kinds of sweets, like chocolate. There was no chocolate back then. It was good. We had cane sugar. There was no tea at that time. Tea has come now. Gurujī said, Mahāprabhujī said, "This tea and coffee makes the human life less." Drink hot milk or cold milk or yogurt, or buttermilk—these are different things—and water. Also, it is said to drink milk fresh from the cow or goat, also from camels. You can milk camels, goats, buffaloes, and cows; they give milk twice a day. Mahāprabhujī said, "Give them what they want to eat." It was something like a holy cow. There were not so many buffaloes at that time. So there was no coffee and no chai. One day, Gurujī said, Mahāprabhujī said, "A man should not drink tea and coffee." Coffee is for both male and female, for the liver. And tea, for men, will make it difficult to have a child. Maybe only one or two. Men have lost the power. That is why now everybody is "chai, chai, chai." And it is said, Mahāprabhujī said, "Your eyes will slowly get lower. And also, when you drink tea, after a certain age you will have a lot of problems with urine." Many things like this. At that time, people all over Europe perhaps had good food and good things. When I came to Europe in 1951, there was not so much organic food. Everything was pure, very good. Slowly, slowly, they have made it like this, so we are completely abnormal. All seeds are gone. Now we are all looking very much for other real seeds. We are getting seed banks. A few years ago, a man from Germany said, "Please, can you all get seeds for a seed bank?" Very pure water is not available. Humans have destroyed many things. In that time, Mahāprabhujī said, "Of course, alcohol and drugs are not near Mahāprabhujī." They knew when you should eat: generally three times—morning, lunch, and dinner—or some only twice. But between meals, if you want to drink, then only water. No other eating. Whatever you want to eat, eat once at lunch. Then, for at least five or six hours, do not eat. Only water. Maybe something, just a little prasāda like some fruits, otherwise nothing. At that time, my Gurujī told me many things because Mahāprabhujī—I did not see him; I saw him for three years beyond. It was me, Gurujī’s, Mahāprabhujī. Therefore, Gurujī was telling me many things. At that time, very rarely were people ill. Think of how much we cough and such in one year. How many times does everyone get medicines, or have problems with nostrils, throat, or many other things? They were living a long life. It is said that if you are married, marriage does not mean the whole night in bed; both men and women rarely come together. These are the things there. People go more to bhajan, satsaṅg, or go to holy places, to temples, going with good family and friends. There was no internet at all. When I came to Europe, I asked, "What is this?" They said, "Holiday." I said, holiday means God’s time. But this holiday is when you want a break from work, you go for two weeks or one month away. At home, you are working all the way, coming home and sleeping, mostly outside. Then you go somewhere else. You don’t enjoy your house. So a holiday is that. That’s why it is nice that now we can enjoy our home with our family, children, good food, and make our house good. Whatever money they got from the government or from working on a holiday, a lot of money has gone out. What is food? Eating is also not what you can eat at home. Wherever we go, we don’t know what kind of food is there, what kind of water is there. You think it is very good on holidays, but you come back very tired. So, where you are more with your parents, grandparents, little children—slowly, slowly, this Western time, we call it Western time, and now it’s not so good. In one way, the coronavirus was good, that the whole family is in one room, in one house. Then they know each other, how the children are, and the mother or father was cooking nice things and was happy. Then they are reading some books, or singing bhajans or other songs. Then there is family, and you did not spend so much. Or you spent only for what you eat, that’s all. So that’s why maybe God has given everybody: come to your home and be with them. Instead of always going on holidays, going to the wife’s house, or from that to this side—that’s coming to good things. Therefore, there is also one bhajan from Gurujī, Mahāprabhujī. And there is also one bhajan from Gurujī, "Holī Gurujī." It is about good friends. Your wife is with your husband here, and your wife’s house there; they want to go and visit there, or they come here. This is oneness, happiness. Make your own food. If possible, you should grow your vegetables on your farm. In old times, there was always good fruit, good vegetables. That’s why we are more and more ill. When there was a hospital, it was far from the villages. In Brno, there was a small hospital, and now in every village, in every second village, there is a hospital. And still, it is not enough; so many people are ill. We are all full of disease in our body and in our mind. For example, Yoga in Daily Life has very beautiful techniques, and that’s called sarvahitāsana. Sarvahitāsana is for young people and old persons also. So, good movements, good food, good water, and a walk for a little bit, etc. Then it is said, Mahāprabhujī said to Madhavānandajī Gurudev, "Live like this, and don’t eat when your stomach is so empty that you say, 'Really, I am very hungry.'" Before eating, we think we have to eat so many things. You all, tell me: one day, try. In the morning, have breakfast, as much as you want, and then until lunch, don’t eat anything except water. If you like something, then something nice, a little juice. Because when we drink coffee every half hour or tea, and then go for lunch, the digestive time is completely different. So eat only when there is hunger. It is said, what you like is the best food. We think that’s sweet and biscuits and this and that and chocolate and ice cream and so on. But eat only when you are hungry. What is that? When you are two days hungry, even two days, then you are so hungry. You talk about water, okay? No milk, nothing? And then, "I want to eat, but I’m so hungry." He said, "Well, we have not cooked, and there is nothing." But I have, from the day before yesterday, some bread here. He said, "Oh yes, very good, a little butter, but we don’t have. Doesn’t matter, I’ll give you a glass of water and this old bread." I said, "Oh, so good bread." At that time, all energy and everything comes from that kind of food, and the body is healthy and strong and good. Now, you know we have our house pet animals, and they are more ill than you. Our dog is only in the front, not at home. In the forest, in the hills, they have some animals. You can say even the tiger. The tiger does not get anything to eat for two, three, or four days. And here in the house, they eat how many times? Now, that animal, for two days, didn’t eat anything, three days didn’t eat anything. But when we come and the fox is near there, how quickly he is running away. You can’t imagine. And in our home, we are cooking, we give injections, etc. They may be able to run half a kilometer or, at maximum, one kilometer. Then it’s... So live like that. So that is... We humans... It is said: eat half, drink one quarter water, and leave the other quarter empty. Then our health will be the best. But we are eating so far we can’t come, we can’t eat. And then the waters, then vodka, or the other things, and then sitting and drinking, perhaps coffee. So we are only the ill body. So if you want to become healthy, then do this, what I told you, as Gurujī said. And not only Gurujī, many old people said this very much. The farmer eats more in the morning, and for five hours they are working on the farm. Maybe a glass of water. Then they come and have dinner or lunch. They eat so well, and then again until evening. Then they come home. How healthy they are. This way, this is number one, and then our exercises. The farmers and the little village, they are working very hard so they can make mantra. There is good mantra, prayer. But their work and our practice are different. So let us come again to become healthy. That is because our eating is a disease if it is too much. That’s very important. So in that way, in this āśram, our people come and we have nice little food everywhere. But many days come, how many chocolates? Two kilos for two weeks or one month. Chocolate, chocolate. There is one Swami—he is not a Swami, but he is a very good person. He is also giving lectures and seminars, and people want to come, but he said no. About ten months before, or one and a half years, they have a time, and then they will say all these written ages, and what you are eating, what you are drinking, what you have done, etc. And then it will come, and really, he is a very strict person. And then he will say, "Come for a minimum of two weeks." When you come, they will give you a place to sleep, maybe in a bed or on the floor. Two weeks on the same bed, and don’t be close, at least two meters apart. When you practice, you have the place always only on that spot. And distance: spread your hands, and your hands don’t touch. When eating, there is a table only there, or on the floor. Go and wash yourself, and there is one place you wash yourself. Good morning and this, but don’t touch together and no talking—Mauna. And in this āśram, where I have been for about 30 years, many times I have said, "Make Anuṣṭhāna and don’t speak, please." They came for half a day. Then what do you know? So, what is practice then? We have to have power. Then we know that we are. So, just the people said, "Only bring many people, and that, and that." Many who are practicing don’t know proper yoga. And I—I am not making my ego—but in 92 or 91 years, I have made people understand what is vegetarian and non-vegetarian for 51 years, yes. If you believe it or not, and now you see how many, and now we all become vegans. So, my dear, in these eight months of Anuṣṭhāna, today I will move to another place, but I will be with you in my thinking and in these techniques we have. So we will see each other on televisions or something like telephones. All my dears in other countries, because now what I’m talking, the whole world is listening: America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, everywhere. Now they are listening to me, so I tell them, my dears, I pray to Mahāprabhujī for all of you, for your good health, good life, spiritualities, and to become out of the cosmic light. And it is so, if you can. If you are becoming angry or sad, or said, "Ah, it was not good," inside should not be this anger, hate, jealousy, or negativity, or like this. Then what are you doing that is good for your life? It will say, "We can say, 'That’s not good, please,' and I think it’s not good. I help you, so please don’t do it." But if you say it, and what you are saying, then it will be like a volcano comes out. That is not a yogī. That is not a yogī; that is Mahāprabhujī’s, Devapurījī’s, Holy Gurujī’s, and I am on the way. You are in front of me, I am in the back. So all the best, and see you again through these lectures in Europe, in every country, from Střílky. In this Corona time, only a few people were with me because they were working in the āśram. But through this machine, to the whole world. Mahāprabhujī, Devapurījī, Alakpurījī, and our Satguru Swāmī Madhavānandajī, Holī Gurujī, I pray to them, please give me knowledge. And I pray to Mahāprabhujī, Devapurījī, Alakpurījī, and our Gurujī, Holī Gurujī, please give me knowledge. Śānti, śānti,... Hari Om. And all organizers who are living in the āśram, a few people, and thank them also very much, and the manager and the president of this āśram, he is here today, and he will say a few words. Hari Om. Thank you. Hari Om, dear sisters and brothers, Praṇām Gurudev. Coronavirus is a terrible thing. It’s been with us for a long time. You can take your mask out. Thank you. Sorry. Coronavirus is a terrible thing. It’s been with us, with the whole humankind. It’s been difficult. I wouldn’t like this to be perceived as blasphemy, but I would like to say that for our Mahāprabhujī and Śrī Devpurījī, for our Mahāprabhujī Dīpa Āśram, it’s been a real blessing. Never before has it happened that we would be able to spend eight months in a row with our Gurudev in our āśram. I don’t know if the coronavirus was caused by a mistake made by Chinese colleagues, or if it was caused by a bad intention. But in any case, it is God’s will, because without God’s will, even a leaf on a tree will not move. At least it was God’s will, because without God, nothing happens. So it’s been God’s mercy that we were able to have the blessing of Gurudev’s presence in our āśram. Those few karma yogīs who serve the āśram serve Mahāprabhujī. It had a huge impact on them, and when you look at them like this in front of the sun, you can already see the holy light. Of course, for those few karma yogīs who have worked here and who were in direct contact with Viśwa Gurujī, when you look at them and there is sun behind them, you already see some radiation. Of course, this was just a joke, but honestly, the impact has been great, and without coronavirus, it wouldn’t have happened. They had to be tested against the coronavirus. I would like to thank all of you. My name is Mahāprabhudīpa Āśram, that you came here, did your service here, and again, in the safety as you came, you left again. A number of karma yogīs came to do, during those eight months, came to do some voluntary karma yoga here. They were coming and going, they would spend some time, had a negative Covid test, and I would like to thank them all for the work they have done here. There has been and there is still a lot of Seva, because of course any walk by Vishwagurujī in the garden means at least one new project; if not a new construction project, then at least some other project. Gurudevovi, kde "Who is the head of this?" And then the team who was providing the direct seva to Vishwagurujī, that was led by Sarvī Umāpurī and with Mānsā Devī and Bhakti Devī, so they were also doing a great job. And throughout all that time, Prem Lata from Prague was here as well, and she was working under Viśva Gurujī’s guidance on his biography and on recording experiences of Swāmijī’s disciples—affected by Gurudev, the life story of a bhakta affected by life with Gurudev. So we believe that we will soon have the blessing and the opportunity to read both books, that is, Gurudev’s memoirs and also a book about the life experiences of Swāmījī’s disciples. So I would like to thank Viśwa Gurujī once again for the huge impact he has had on Mahāprabhu Dīpa Āśram and on all of us here in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia. Thank you, our President Vasant and his wife. All the best, thank you. Śānti, śānti, śānti.