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That bhajan will come. Concentrate not only on the sound; you know what it means. And if you don’t know, you will ask what it means. Because if we can’t understand—okay, good melodies, okay—this is a bhajan in Sanskrit or in Hindi or something. But if we know exactly what it means, then we have in our heart, in our brain, in our mind, it is the reality. You all have been with us for many years, and we are learning, and we have also been listening to these bhajans for a long time, since I came to these countries. Many people didn’t know what yoga was, but now everyone knows. If they practice or not, they know. But when I came at that time, there was, how to call it, people knew yoga, but not that much. So, when I brought the people to understand and learn what it is, the bhajans... Bhajans are like what we call the, what do you call it? Folklore song? Yeah, something. Cosplay, cosplay. So it was the time that all people were very happy, very good, but they did not know what it was. They were the communists. They were okay for me; it was always very nice. All people never made something wrong, or this and that, so they were singing something I couldn’t understand, and I was singing the bhajans they did not understand. And there were some friends in our, so many, and there were some people who were controlling, if they are singing well or not. Yes. So when I was singing, they were asking, "What is he talking about?" What he’s talking about, that was it. So we did first your bhajans, your kīrtan, your Czech and Slovakian bhajans, song. But mostly, all yoga practitioners, and every time when I was coming to your country, people were double. And the government was happy because they know India, and they know yoga, and we need it for our health and more. So they know all, and I was—we were making our prathana. We did this, yeah, we did this. And many said, "What is that?" So I said, "First you sing yours, and then mine." And there are many, still they are now old, now they are. So they said, "Please, you sing your song." And then we said, "Yes, why not? Jayā Gurudevānī Rañjanā Dīna Nāhitakārī Svāmī Dīna Nāhitaka All Czechoslovakians." And they said, "Yes, that’s very good." Someone was standing up and said, "What is that?" This is that yogī, and it’s a yoga. He said, "Oh, that’s very good." And so many, that time, of course, was different. There were different situations, and now is another situation. But they were very good. They did not tell anything, but they told me three things, and you know, I’m telling you something. You will, so sometimes in Vienna after making yoga class on Friday, and sometimes on Friday in Vienna, after the yoga practice, and then, after, I had a small car, and I was going to Czechoslovakia. And of course, it was a little late, but they know that it is me. And once it was winter, very cold. My car was in one village. And it was about eleven o’clock. Winter, very much snow, cold, dark, and we were three cars, or four cars, we were driving. And all said, "Please, can Swamiji go with us also within our car?" So why not? The roads were not like now. In the whole country, in Europe, Vienna also, there were not such wide roads as now. So, somewhere was the place we said we would stop. And we had a nice chai. Because I like tea, so everybody had a thermos with chai and bread with butter. It was Czechoslovakia; they made me stop like that. Yes, so you know that we had a satsaṅg like this now. We, till 10 o’clock, after 10, program finished, and then we were again singing, and then it was about 11:30 or 12. So, all they were making very nice bread and butter and something, cheese, and it was warm, you know. All was tasteful and eating. And at 11 in the night, nearly 1 o’clock, we went to sleep. And at 3:30 we got up to see the sun rising. I was tired. I was not going to all this. And many got up on some hills. And in the forest or anywhere, any car you can leave there, nobody will take it away. Nobody will steal anything; take it. It was very nice. So that was everybody. That was something, I forgot what it is, some name we had. No, no. And it had, somehow it was called that place, now I cannot remember. That prasad, or what we are bound to eat at that time. Okay, anyhow, so from Slovakia, I was going there, three times we stopped, and all cars we were changing, and we had a Bhajan in the car. And we were talking about something. We stopped nearly at eleven o’clock. Or maybe it’s already two o’clock, and dark, with cold air. Cars were going like this. And we came to one village where we had a seminar, and the police were there. And they said, "You came in this and that," and they said, "Tomorrow, nine o’clock or eight o’clock, 8 o’clock, you have to come to the police station." Every time I come, I have to go to the police station. And they are very nice. Only they said, because we have to see your passport and this and that. One day when we came in the night like this, in Slovakia, the police came and they asked me questions. I don’t know, but there were three rooms, they couldn’t see us, so they may have heard or they were listening, and they said, why did you drive in three different cars at that time, midnight? I said, "Yes," because his friend said this, and we had a little tea. I explained that it was because my friends called me from one car to another to enjoy me, to have a cup of tea and so on. And they said, "Well, we just wanted to know why you stopped at that place," and so on. Park and nothing, no car in back, no in front, all over. So that you are a yogī, you know what it is. But we are more than that; we know what it is. Yes, but they never said anything hard to me, or anything. So, it is in such a situation that there is snow and cold, and it is better not to drive. They and the same you are. That’s only politics. This government, or this government. So many here sitting, my bhaktas, still they are here with me. That is how we were happy, relaxed, and practicing yoga. They liked yoga very much. Because they said, mostly for our workers, our people, to get good health again through yoga, that’s all. Do you remember how happy we were, how satisfied we were when we practiced yoga? Because for them it was like that. They said that our workers, our workers should be healthy again thanks to yoga. But what you are singing, something we don’t understand, this is not yoga. I said, yes, it is called sound yoga. So, which kind of, we listen, and what is the vibration in that? Suddenly, we are relaxed. So there was some place, and there are doctors. There is some, what do you call, people are going for that water, healing waters. Spa, spa,... yeah. And why are you going to be there? I said, "Go, please, only one day." And I give you some exercise. And you say, "No, we don’t want to make exercise. No, no, just relax." How I will speak to you, how I will give you some breath. In about five, six hours, they said, "Oh, Yogi, I’m so good." Can I come tomorrow again? I said, "You are most welcome." And there were different people also who taught me about this, and to others, to others. So, in Czechoslovakia, they were very much practicing yoga, but good, not really this and that. So I said, "But is there anything that is not good?" So one said, "If you do something and I don’t know, or I know, you will not be anymore." You can come to my country, but when there is something wrong, you don’t know where you are. I said, "Oh, that’s..." I said, "Brahmalokas. What is a Brahmalokas?" Good health, peace. So it was very nice, very good things. And so I said, "But what should I not do?" You will know what you do, then it’s finished. They make a joke, maybe. So I said, "What? Don’t do three things." Don’t take anything out of our country’s movable money, gold, some letters, etc. So I said, "I have enough movable, so I don’t need anything." But also, don’t bring movable in my country, they said. Yes, that was this, and second, no talking, religious. Be as it is. I said this is best, and not any politics. These three points are handed away. And you are in my country, as you like. And I said, you know, in yoga, it’s the yogīs. And yogīs don’t want these three things. So it is not yours, it is mine. These three points. This is my friend, that’s the best. So here all was very nice, and they are sitting here to puke, you know that. Because she is sitting here, Basanth, that is this, from sea, Lalitha, Lalitha, come here. Slowly, slowly, not like that time. And so I always say to the whole countries that these countries, Czechoslovakians and this, they are very humble, very good people, and when the government changes something, but still you are the same, the country is the same. Everything is beautiful. So, do you understand? Yes, when she came the first day, she saw me. Which year? 1974. And how many yoga people did we have? Beginning, day by day. During your first visit to Olomouc or to Kopne? Everywhere. Kopne, Topra, Khepra, everywhere. So the first time it was 50 people, the second time it was 100 people, then 150, and then 200. When we invited Swamiji the first time, it was to a chalet close to the city of Zlín. Inside, in a beautiful forest. It was high on a hill, and you had a beautiful view of the landscape. Swamiji first taught us relaxation and then meditation. Swamiji also told us that it was no coincidence that we met in that chalet, because in the previous century, in the 19th century, it was a place where one hermit lived, who was doing spiritual exercises there. And he actually prepared grounds for us, because the atmosphere was really beautiful there. And that’s why we also kept coming there again and again. And so we were making bhajans, very nice bhajans, Czech bhajans, Czechoslovakian bhajans, and there was no politics or anything, and neither this religion nor that religion. Beware that we want to be healthy for our humans and our forests, and everything should be healthy. And that was very good. Thank you, thank you.