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Lecture from Westin Hotel in Zagreb

The divine lineage flows from ancient sources to the present practice. Alak Purījī was present in Śiva's time. Alak Nanda Devi, a disciple, became a cow to save her herd from a tiger; the river Alaknanda and temples commemorate her. Śiva later married Pārvatī. This lineage includes Devpurījī and Mahāprabhujī, leading to the current Gurudev. The guru-disciple relationship is fundamental and should not be changed; it is like the bond between mother and child. The mother is primary, as in "matri devo bhavaḥ." Humans possess a divine essence but must choose rightly. All creatures live by consuming each other, yet humans are told, "you are like a God," because they possess discernment. One must remember this upon waking: "I am human." Honor both your biological mother and Mother Earth. Practice yoga in daily life. A specific practice involves placing attention on the chest and navel with warmth, without pressure, focusing on the breath and subtle internal movements. Mastering this internal language makes one a great yogī.

"we are the human, we are the God."

"matri devo bhavaḥ."

Filming location: Zagreb, Croatia

Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya! Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Svāmīmaheśvara Ānandajī Gurudeva Kī Jaya! Śīlānandajī Mahārāja Kī Jaya! Suno, Sakhi, Sattva Guru Gharaya, Kālī Kālī Har Śavatahe. Suno, Sajjana, Gyānī Guru Gharaya, Kālī Kālī Har Śavatahe. Kālī Kālī Har Śavatahe, Kālī Kālī Har Śavatahe. Dhanya Dhanya Ho Kālī Har Śavatahe. Kālī Kālī Har Śavatahe. Thank you very much. Om Śānti, Śānti, Śānti. Oṁ Alak Purījī Mahādev, Devādidev, Dev Purījī, the greatest Mahāprabhujī, our God of the God, and Madhvānandajī. We are all now together. You know that in these years, especially, we received Ālak Purījī. I have been coming here for nearly four years. I had no time because many terrible things happened in your country here. There was the arc, many things happened, and it was not only once. For two or three months, everything in your country was held. People left this big city. Why did something happen? We do not know, and some people died. But you did many good things, which I have spoken of. How many of our yoga people have had any problems with this earth? What happened? There I was, given to Mahāprabhujī, Ālagpurījīs, Devpurījīs, Holī Gurujīs. I was with them every night and day. Whenever I was sending you, please, we should not die or something, and of course, the whole of my country. And then Alag Purījī, who has given, he is with us. Alag Purījī was present in the wet time of Śiva, and that time was Alag Purījī’s. How many ages, I do not know. There were not so many people who were dead, but Alak Purījī, Dev Purījī—we know that when this happened, and there is coming. One river, and that river was Alakpurījī’s. That river, you know, all of you, and where Alakpurījī was there, and then comes Alaknanda. Alaknanda. And Ed Alak Nanda Devī, she was a disciple of Alak Purījī. Ānandā Devī, she was a student of Alak Purījī, and she was doing this sevā to Alak Purījī, and taking care of the animals. One day, Alak Nanda Devi came. She went with the cows, and a very big tiger came. She saw that now this tiger will kill one of the cows. So she wanted that she would share her cows and she would kill herself. And so, Nanda, she became a cow, and a tiger came upon her. Then it is said that a tiger was attacking, and she said, "I know that you will kill me now. But I want two things, and this all, what is there, I will remember forever." So he said two things. He said first, "I will be on the name of this Alaknanda’s Nanda. This river will be with me," and you know, still... Always, it is the Alaknanda River, so they took her. And the second she said, "Where you kill me, here will be the temples," and that is her name temple. And now you know that it’s very long. This is all Himalaya. She had a long... Land everywhere, even still, everything. Śiva power, when Śiva Śakti and Śakti died. And now, Śiva was as it is. He was further. But then, there comes one, that one girl of the king, that I want to marry Śiva. And Śiva will not fry, but I will marry him. But she said, "I will. I will marry Śiva." Many years, many, many years, and then she went to the forest. People did not know where she was, and that it was Pārvatī. And so it comes, but they said there is one Śiva Mandir, only like this, from the very big stone. And so she went and she hugged him, and the whole day and night she was giving pūjā to Śiva. And yes, many things happened. There is a long way, I don’t want to tell you. But then Śiva, he marries Pārvatī. And you know, now we have with Śiva all the time, Śiva and Pārvatī. And that was this: there was that Devī. And that Devī is still here, there in Alaknanda, and so from there is coming this, and so it’s coming, Alaknanda, and this is always with us all the time. So in that, Alak Purījī, how do I know? Because it happened in Śiva’s time. And there it was, Śiva, that all the times and the Lord of the Lord. And so, I know. How do I know? I tell you how the Śakti she went, and then others she came from that time Alag Purījī was there. And that’s why there are books, holy books, and it is the Śiva Purāṇa. Śiva Purāṇa is a book, a very holy book like this. And so she is there with him, and so from there, this is the name of Alaknandā. And that’s why I always tell, how do I know Ālak Purījī, from where and how? In the Himalayas, Devpurījī, and Devpurījī was there with a great, you know, our Devpurījīs. In the Himalayas, our great Devpurījī also went there. I don’t know how many years he spent there, but be sure, I can tell you, the Alak, Devpurījī, he could go through the stones. He can, just like some birds, come. Devpurījī, you know our Devpurījī. Very great, very great. And we have it also in our books, and there we have all that. I didn’t see Devpurījī dead. And he is Devpurījī’s, and Devpurījī’s disciple, and Mahāprabhujī for us, Alakpurījī, our Gurudev. And from that, we have our Gurudev, Swāmī Madhavānandajī. Madhavānandajī is very great, very great, you don’t know. Guru Kripa, when you become a guru, then when you have your guru, mantra, this and that, then don’t change. Become, it doesn’t matter what it is, but you should be the guru of that guru. And if you think that you do, you may do, but you cannot do when you have a child in the mother’s womb, and then the mother gives that child. Now, this child is the child of this mother and father, but they don’t know. If this father, this or not, this many times happens, but mother knows, and that’s why mother, first we said mother, she is the, she knows, and she knows, maybe all, of course, but is the father’s that the drop of the water? Which one that you know? Yeah, who gave the mother? But the father did it, but she knows it has come, and so it is mother: matri devo bhavaḥ. Therefore, mother—our mother—you know what mother is. Do you know the mother? Maika, Maika, Mother. So, "Matri Devo Bhava." And so that one, she is the gold. "Matri Devo Bhava." This is Bhagavān, God. This mother. And if you will not do something, and others will not do good things to you. Then you will not be good, and that will not be good, and many things, but still the child will be there. And so, yes, and so that is the mother who comes out. If you said, "Give your mother away," or your father will give away, it’s not good. It is said when we are getting a child, and we got a child, that was the best of everything for us, not like different. So, you know what you are coming? The man and woman, they are sleeping, and this, it’s okay. But God has given only for that, so bring from there to these humans. So men and women, they should remain there all the time. The humans. Animals, dogs, this is then different. Even the ants, which give the one little, very, what is called then? Egg. And in that egg, there is that mother. Yes. In that way, it is said, "I have learned, I know." All we, because we are human, and there are many animals. There are big animals, and like this, they have one friend. They are, and when his wife or his, uh, many dies, then the other will die, and so. You are, and you should do good. With this, we are bringing because we are the human, we are the God. It is said, "Jīv jīv bhakṣate, jīv jīv bhakṣate." All creatures, whether very little or big, all of them, that all, jīv jīv bhakṣate, that each, they are eating each other. And that is, everything happens as it is. Then God said, Śiva said, "Then that is given to the human." So they were all creatures, doesn’t matter how, but then said, "A human, you are like a God." Yes, we are God because we know very well. What do and what do not? And in that way, when we come, we have to come further. More one class, then I will tell next time. So, jīva jīva bakṣate. Everyone, they kill, and others kill, and others take, and others kill, but humans... Not if you want, or you don’t know. And therefore, you know, there is very, very... it comes not good; it comes more negative things. And it comes time to time, till the four times. And now is that time. All black, and problems. But those who are like you, Don’t tell anyone. If I tell you something, you should say that you are human and you will not eat meat, and this and that. Alcohol. Alcohol is not good. It is said of Śiva, and it is said that what we have in our, in our, that alcohol is very good. But not for, yeah. So, you know many things, everything, and we have seen something: we have alcohol inside. And you know, the doctors, and doctors have this. They know how to do and how not to do, and like... So, there’s a long question. One thing I don’t want to tell you, but it was Bhagavān Śiva who said, and it is the alcohol, and this is for, as a medicine. But if you take something too much, then I, and I’m, oh, my dear, my dear. That is something or the other. You see, it can be. So we are that which we do and what we should not do. You should know. But you should know that you, your mother, your mother is your mother. So, your mother, she knows that is my child. And mother is that holy mother, everything. So, it is, I tell you many times, when I open my eyes in the morning, and what is there? Tell yourself. When we wake up in the morning, I tell you, it’s very good and very simple. In the morning, we wake up. We open our eyes, and this is what you said. Tell God, or whatever it is said, I am human. Everybody, male or female, doesn’t matter. We are, and we should be there. We wake up. Who is waking up? Human. So, I am human. And the whole day, you will see that you will have good things and a very nice whole day. And so, I am human. And what is the human, and what is not human? This is the one. Then second, mother, I want to step down. So we have two mothers: our mother, once she died, and the second is earth. So we step our hands on the earth. And the whole earth doesn’t matter? On this, all is our mother. And what we have been doing now, people—all Indians—so many chemicals and this and that, killing the mother. And how many diseases now? Many, many. How many people have these diseases very quickly? So both mothers, our mother from our stomach and my earth mother, Give water, give everything, but don’t do anything, my mother, please. And you know, we had, when was this? In your country here, when was this? All chemicals began about, if not about, 80 years ago. When I came here to this country, there was nothing like these chemicals. When I came here, it wasn’t like that. How was the water? How it is, everything. But now, still, we are still killing their mother. And that’s why we have no concentration, nothing. So, this is, but how can we do? But there are some countries that, on the other side, don’t want any chemicals and nothing. There are two countries or something; the name I don’t know. So, at least we should come, and you know they are eating now very nicely, good vegetables or these vegetables or this and everything, no? On this one point that I am telling you, now that we will give you something, and that will be, if you like or you don’t like. And there was also the water. Morning, wake up. Come there, and take first a little water. But more, you can take more also, but morning, just to, and you can know, you will see, the whole body, enough systems, all new systems, have in the water inside. It’s like electric, that’s what we don’t understand. So these many things which we are living, many things to live furthermore. Mahāprabhujī, Holī Gurujī, and my brothers, my sisters, all of you, and I tell you. As my brothers and my sisters, I will be on that side. I will very soon, I’m going to die. Then I will say, "Now I come to that." We do something, many things every day, good and good and good. Suddenly, we can say, "No, I don’t want to do." Then we have cut it, but you are there, but you have to come again more. And in which life you have to come? We are humans, and therefore there are many. This point of this in yogas which has been given to you, and in that, always when I come to your countries, I tell more. My friends in India cannot be. They come for one day or two days or something, and then they are gone. But of course, there are many, many saints in India. That’s very important to know. So, how will I go? That is, we have talked about what we are eating. We are not eating this. This is in between this. You have learned yoga, and I was that time, that how many years I was there in countries and other countries and all. This is of the other world, what is now the Ukrainian, you know, the Ukrainian, and this all there was the other side, and I was there, and they gave me very much through yoga. So, what’s the name of the yoga? So, our yoga. Yoga in daily life. So, you know that, my yoga, yoga in daily life. Every day, and that is very powerful and very good, you know. Now you have this wish: I’m going to give you something. Because this physical body, we have learned many things everywhere. But now we are going further. So first we shall see on where. Where you are going hard, this here, but don’t press. Don’t press anything. Just like this. And it is warm. It is warm here, but the heat is coming from here. And so we put our chest here, and don’t go to what they call the mother’s. What is called by the mother, Bobi? Yeah, so not there. The mother is here. But not on that leg, but this part, yes. And no pressure, it is warm. So when you inhale and exhale, not easy, not easy, please. We have to only think here. Maybe in two months you will learn. We have on our chest, but we are talking different. Come to thyself here. This is that here, the one of life, and it will go from that, and we cannot do quickly, only five times. So we are on the chest five times only, because you will not, you cannot see all the times. I am ready, only me. Can you five minutes? Five times inhale and exhale, not easy. Only coming, and again you are going there. And so, in this yoga, our yoga in daily life, everywhere, so this you have to do on your own. On that part, a little up here. And if you feel good, there are mothers, chest mother, holding like this, like this, is also best. But if there is a pressure or something, it is not. And no pressure, just like this. Like you have a little child, and the mother is putting it like this. So, sitting there five times, and finished. So, try to come to five, then after you can come to fifty, you can come to a hundred, but no pressure on the chest. But with this warmth, and warmth is coming from here, the whole body is coming from here. This is that, and after that, where one dies in the brain, this and that, there is first. It is like this already in the heart, but in the navel. That was a trip of the father. And from here, first, here begins. And then it goes through everything, all the body, this, that, that. There are 19 years, 9 years, mother, month. So put your middle finger in very nicely, but not pressure, no pressure. But there are the days, so where can you go and when cannot you go? You can see in the Indian bhajans and in their art, so how long can you move and when not? Everything is in you, so you can let out your chest in your. Finger on the navel, and the other hand on the navel, where we worked a little while ago. And when you speak, how long are you not moving? And this, this is different. You can say something, how? No. And when you speak, the navel is constantly moving; that is, the entire body. No, I don’t know. No movement here. Yes, no, I don’t know if there is or isn’t movement in the buttocks down there. Yes, and so is that how many movements of in that coming and going? That is that language, that is. And if you will do this, you are the greatest and greatest of yogīs. When you master that language, when you feel and master those movements, then you are the greatest of the greatest yogīs. So now, close your eyes and this. And from where it is coming, it is here. And I wanted to do very much, but I was standing very good, like yesterday. You know, I’m a strong man. Yeah. The moment this was here, he was going, we bring him like this. I said, no. How quickly I went? And I did not make it. So, there are two points I give you only. Okay? Chest. And this hand is there, not from this side, from this side. And this is the child taken from the head, like this. And this other thing, when you speak something, there is tip-top. So these two you should learn, and you will see, but not long. Then you don’t know anything. This is one exactly, and that is like that. And not for a long time. Time to time, you can do it. But at that time, she is straight. Sitting on the table, but straight, really. Not like that. Then, is there another problem? That I will not tell you. And you know that our yoga program, what you do, you are doing, you know, that’s from here till there. And every yogī, you are doing, if you lost and you did not, you stop, that is maybe. Otherwise, all yogis there are, they sit down and they go into prāṇāyāma. How? Yeah, yeah, that’s it. So, what you call that kriyā? Which, which kind of kriyā? So, who is practicing and who doesn’t practice now? Are you doing all the times you are doing this exercise, what I have given? So they are there. So this is very, very, very important. Will come, doesn’t matter. Even if the negative things will come to tell, but this, when you are rocking, you will come to the problem from ātmā. Yes, this one and those who have lost, they were lost. I would like to come and give you more again, but the time is gone. And in your country, there are many, many of our yoga, and all are very good, and they cannot come from far distance to here. But that some people could not come, and they came here, that’s good. And then our Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar, not Ganesh, and yeah, and he is doing our sādhanās, and he is controlling you, how to control, yes, how to control. So there are two horses or two cows, and how to go there, or one horse, if you beat him. Gone, but it goes straight nicely. So, in your country, I have long, long times. I know how many years, okay? First, they come here, 84. So, that much, you were not born here, girls, but you became very nice with this. And his thanks to God and Mahāprabhujī give him long, long life and to your whole country. So that’s why we should all be in our one. They are Austrian. There are Austrians, Croats, Slovenians, etc. They are all good, but my country’s name is here. That’s it. And therefore, from all your countries, we should come together, we should work properly, and everything. And, of course, you said you come from far from there. It takes about five hours, and going back, how much petrol is gone, and this, and he’s coming there. So that’s why we will do, how we are there from a distance, and always we will try to do. And we have this ashram. Many people were yesterday speaking, and we told, "It’s really going up very hard. We cannot get there anyhow. How to put so?" We will have, and we should have, an ashram, a good ashram. Not maybe or this, but good, more than this, like this. But it should be only ours. It is from the earth till up. It is your or our āśram there, and we will make more exercises. And I think, time to time, three years or four for this or something, I come and we... Will give the luck, and you are coming to Austria. I like, I will come, and all the best. Thank you very much. I wish you all the best. Thank you. Let’s go back. Let’s go from here. Yes. Then he will not go up and down. Okay? Thank you. Have you any questions? Very good. One and a half years. We will make our own ashram very big. And we have very much land, but we have to clean everything, and ten days will be ceremonies. So you have to come at least five days before and five days after, because you are all, you know, that everything—no, I tell you that Indians didn’t give money. Of course, they gave to eating and this and then everything, but nobody was giving any money for Om Ashram, and you are first. And, of course, coming many other people and professors and many things, and we will try. Other people like that, you have seen that my Nandi, no, it is so big sitting here, very great. So they got it with the truck. And our yogī, they make pūjā. There were people, all were sitting, and pūjā. And there is no mushroom there, it’s okay. Thank you. So he is only sitting. And that will come on that day, but now he has already got his ceremony, and he is sitting. So we give him the ceremonies, the milk, and some different things. From our school, college, and when he will stand up, how big it will be. He won’t have to come. Many people will come. First, they should come to him and Śiva. Śiva is upstairs there, but first we have to come to Śiva, to Nanda, and tell Nanda we should go to Nanda and say to Śiva, "Please," and then it is that. It goes to him, and then Shiva, otherwise Shiva will not give anything. Every day, morning, midday, and evening. Is a pūjā for him. And what is a pūjā? That means that we are worshipping, and many, many people will come. Thank you, it’s finished. Yeah, so whenever you go or you see, now on you can see this, and you can have in your home a picture, something: Nandi, Nandīśvara, Bhagavān. They traveled for a long time, three nights and three days, by a big truck, and then somebody fell down, something happened to his ear. They took it back there again, and after three days, or over 20 days or something like this, they had grown a little bigger, and they brought it back again. Thank you.

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