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Shiva is the first

The Guru principle originates from and exists for Śiva, who is supreme. The ultimate Guru is not a person but Śiva Himself, the source from which all emerges and to which all returns. We are all within that reality. Spiritual practice, like absorbing bhajans, connects one to this truth, not through intellectual methods but through the real Guru principle. Modern life creates suffering, particularly for children when family bonds are broken. Parents should remain with a child until adulthood, around age twenty-five, to provide stability. Without this foundational care, familial strife arises, making the household path difficult.

"Above that is the Guru... ultimately, it is that Śiva."

"Until at least 25 years, do not go... then you can go with him or on your own."

Our ashram, our Gurudeva, and the Guru principle originate from Śiva, the beginning, and exist for Śiva, for Bhagavān. You can speak of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, and above that is the Guru. Yes, yes—not this guru or that guru like me or another, but ultimately, it is that Śiva. And Śiva, they always refer to this Mālā or this... Śiva Himself placed it here, and He is drawing it inward. Otherwise, why would He be taking it inside? That reality is greater than this. So, we are all inside. I wish to say, from both my eyes and my one mouth, that you are all my very great, my good people. So, what is that one bhajan about this? We all have so many good bhajans—your bhajans, my bhajans—all very nice. We have [bhajans] from Bāṅsvāmī, who died long ago. He has so many books and so many bhajans there, so many beautiful bhajans. Someone gave them to me about, let's say, 25 or 30 years ago, or maybe a little more. They are all in my room. Very, very nice. So, I want to do something that only he can do. Now he has to instill within that he cannot possess that. Perhaps you can have... we have very nice English, Hindi—all Hindi bhajans, beautiful bhajans. All bhajans, you cannot imagine, just absorb them. This is a satsaṅg bhajan. It is not like what they call a science, or this and that, and meditation like this. But it is a real Guru; that is a real Guru. Nowadays, the whole world has changed. It was not like this before, but now there is too much of everything. And so, only the child is suffering. Because when a mother and father have a child, and then they go away and take the child away, this and that—this is not good. Until at least 25 years, do not go. The husband and wife should stay with the child until they have studied and everything is settled; then you can go with him or on your own. That must be your heart: your son, your father, and your mother should become that. Otherwise, they are suffering; it is very great suffering. And then the children become so... as said, "Mother said, 'No, I don’t want this,'" and then mother and son said, "No, no... I will take it, I will take him, then I will give that to him." This is not good. This is not good. It is better not to marry. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa, Bhagavān, Kī Jai. So, who is singing? Is someone here? Yes. Where? Here. Here, okay. Om Mūlestrī Dīp Nārāyaṃ, Bhagavān Kī Jai, Hindu Dharma, Svāmī Madhavānandjī, Guru Deva, Kī Jai, Viśvaguru, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, Svāmī Jaimaiśvarānandjī, Guru Deva, Kī Jai.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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