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The Seed of Life and the Path of Reverence

The seed of life and reverence for all beings is the foundation of practice. Physical exercise like asana is essential, akin to washing upon waking, but sustenance comes first. All creatures, from ants to humans, possess the seed of their life. The Buddha exemplified reverence, moving slowly to avoid harming any living thing and sharing his alms food first with ants and animals. This principle of non-harm extends to not consuming meat or alcohol. A tree descended from the Buddha's own was planted in Australia, showing this reverence can grow anywhere. True practice involves this profound respect for all life, connecting us to a greater spiritual reality.

"Only doing āsana, prāṇāyāma, and so on is very important, very important."

"He goes for bhikṣu, and he is going, walking to there. But very slowly, so that no ants, no animals, and if there are some trees, little trees, will not break anything."

Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavānakī, Śrī Devpurīṣa Mahādevakī, Satguru Svāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavānakī, Satya Sanātana Dharmakī. Everything needs something. We are doing this for ourselves. Many of our yoga teachers and practitioners will have different kinds of exercises. Today we learned, and they all said, "Now we know how we will practice." Only doing āsana, prāṇāyāma, and so on is very important, very important. It is like when we sleep at night and then wake up in the morning, we go to the water and clean our bodies, etc. But what do we need first? To have something to eat. It doesn’t matter who is who. Our stomach needs food. We also had some exercise today, but now we are coming to our beautiful exercises or lectures. So we will always, always... I go from the heart here, but today on the navel. This is a very powerful point. You know all very well, or maybe... Few know what the navel is and everything. Is there a point in our life where our seed comes? There are very few animals. They also have their seed; how to live becomes inside. Many ants make the egg, and they know very well. In one month or one big day, the ants know, "Now the strong rain will come." So they will take the seed from this little ant’s seed—that one, not a seed, but it’s an egg—and they are taking it up. They know very well. So not only humans, but all, all. So the seed, not the seed, but the egg of this little one, and that is their life. And this little one, but the mother of theirs, they take and put like that. It is said that very yogīs, and very there, they were all looking very much to not kill anything. In India, it is that Buddha. Buddha is from India, and he was very much; he was his king’s son, and he went away and sat there. That Buddha, and the name Buddha came after. There is a beautiful tree near the river, and that tree is so big, like that, and it is still there, very big, from Buddha’s time. And he had a little, from the gas, one little, like, little house. And he goes for the bhikṣā. Bhikṣām dehi. What is it? Bhikṣām dehi. So, bhikṣā means eating. And many, still there are many, many other countries there are. And the students, they have to, they are eating like this. And they keep bhikṣā, bhikṣā. Bhikṣā, bhikṣā, not dīkṣā, not dīkṣā. Dīkṣā is also good; it gives you money, but bhikṣā is eating, water, and this. So, in that tree, this is a big tree. So there is a tree, so there is a sea. He goes for bhikṣu, and he is going, walking to there. But very slowly, so that no ants, no animals, and if there are some trees, little trees, will not break anything. And five times he asked for the food. And then Buddha came back. And then he gave first for the ants. And a little for other animals or something for the water. Then one for the dogs or something. And some guests. And then, giving inside, if somebody will come. And the fifth point, then what remains? Buddha was eating. In our holy books, in the real Buddhist books, these people, the Buddhists, are mostly, especially, they do not eat meat, alcohol, and things like this. They are here as Buddhists. You can go and see. Very great. I went somewhere with Holī Gurujī, and Holī Gurujī came from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and then he went to the, he went somewhere. My Gurujī sent me somewhere. I don’t want to tell you how and where it is. So there was Buddha, and there is our other ashram. And a very big ashram like this here. They had four or five elephants, 100 to 200 cows, and they gave to all people like this. And like this, giving all people like this, the ashram is still there, and that tree is there, Buddha’s, Buddha’s. So people are bringing from seed, and they are having that. In Australia, one person came there in the middle of Australia, and one person came and brought, like, this one tree. Peepal, that’s a people tree, and so they brought me. I flew one kilo, two kilos, hours, years, taught something that, no, there is one very big rock, and many people are going to see this rock. I stayed there for three days. And one day, then I was also going round and round there. One day, the second day, somebody told me to come to this tree, and this is in the middle of Australia, the middle, so they let me, they said please come, and so by aeroplane, we were two, three people only, and like a big, what is called, big tree, a big tree... There was this forest, and the government is taking care of everything. There are some people who can sit like this, and so I came. They said, "Please, Swāmījī," and they explained to me that this tree comes from the Buddha’s tree, and they put me here and said, "Please, we want to, we got to live." I don’t know how they got there, and they said, "Please, we were waiting for you, Swamiji." So it was like this, and then it was a government scheme. Everything is all by the government, and then we made this tree, and then they made a big stone like this, one stone, and then they made a big stone like this, one stone, and then... They made a big stone like this, one stone, and then they made a big stone like this, one stone, and then they made a big stone like this, one stone. And he was writing something inside. And it is still there now. You can go anytime, and you will see there is written there my name and government’s, and like this. And this tree has now become tall. It has been about ten years, and it is very cold and very hot, but when it is very cold, they put something on this tree, and when it is very hot, that is okay. So you can see that tree. We can all go and see that. I wanted to go there this year. But then someone told me there was some trouble. Some people are fighting. So please don’t go there, but that is all protection, everything. So, I can tell you maybe in the evening, the name and everything, the trees and everything. So there is somebody from Australia here, that he can know, or he did not know that he is. So, that time Buddha, so Buddha is Hindu, and Hindu means whole Indian, all Indians, yeah, and so he became, he was the very big, I don’t know how it’s called, the parik, in all India, in all India. He was in the Buddha’s time, and then he went to more places, like China, and then after that, everything came to be. That, you know, but that tree, it is so big and like this—how many years? And many people come as Buddhists. But mostly, they are coming there, so they should not touch like this, and not eat alcohol and more meat, and like this. If we want the Buddha, Buddhajī is gone, but we can in India, there is a very big river and there is that city, a big city, and that river, and this, it was before that Buddha, before Buddhas, so people all were coming for some pūjā. So when the people came, they came for pūjā on the other side of the river, and when those who come there, to this river, then they come only once for the pūjā, then they need not any more pūjā. Every day, years, bye-bye, like this. If you want, we can go. We can either fly or take the train. I was on the train. So Gurujī came from Gujarat and came to Delhi, New Delhi. And from there another train comes, and Holy Gurujī, he was a great man. So on the very river, on the train, so for Holy Gurujī was only one vacant. There are only for him two, three workers for help, or not a help, but like this Mahāprabhujī, Madhvarānjī, and living all the times with this. And there were holy gurujīs, and we came to the Buddha. Holy gurujīs and we went to the river to see this tree, and there were sādhus. Holi, Gurujī. I have been there sometimes more, and I stayed there two nights. Then, on the other side also, there are many other things, Abhye So. So, there is in India many, many spiritual gods. And so, to go there, one must go there. So, after his name comes the Buddha. So, after his name comes the Buddha. But the other girl’s other name is his. So perhaps, if you want, I can go with you and we will do something. First, let our Aum Āśram finish, or we can go. Who will come to the Buddha’s place? Who would like to go to the Buddha’s place? Can you raise your hands? That is too little for me. I will take the whole train. Yes, from there to there, but we will do it one day, okay? Yes, but real to the Buddhist. Yes, from that very great. So in this way, where I have done, and Swamijī said, "Yes, that was great." So I will not walk further, but one day we will do this, very, very important. I will go next year around all of India, and to all these temples, all Śaṅkarācāryas, Buddhas, and from there I will bring the water and the sand. And that I will bring to Om Āśram. So that is everything. It will be like that. And Śiva, Śiva is the greatest. And Śiva also has his disciples. Nandi, Nandi... not Nandi, Nanda, yes. Nandi is female, but their language is different. People are doing, yes. And have you seen about this? All in these letters, have you seen that? Who did not see? Oh, my God. Okay, very good. I can show this evening. It is in every, in this book. But we will see that one day, and he is very big. He is sitting like this, sitting like that. And when he stands up, it will go there. Yes, and he will sit there, so where the Śiva, then he will not go a height of the Śiva, he will be looking like this, yes, and from there, so it is said, I tell you one hundred percent, it is not a joke, so when someone asks the Śaṅkara, Bhagavān Śiva, we say to Śiva, "Please, can you give me?" Śiva will say, "Nandī, koḍiyo, Nandī, koḍiyo." And then Nandī will give to Śiva. Yes, this is there. Your professor and the next one, he will tell you first, bring the paper and the hymn. Yes? Or, in your countries, who is your professor, or what is that? The president. President. But the president will not stand and bring this and that like this. So, like this, everything is Nandi. So Nandījī, everyone has to go down and probe. And then you should give it, and He has already given it to Śiva. Our Aum Ashram, there is Aum and Śiva, and these are the twelve different names of Śiva there. Yeah, and there is, you know, a big whole wall where it is written how many Śiva’s names and pictures there are and how it is. These are the same statues, written very nicely, and it is Śiva, but different. So, how many years, how many are there? You know that? And if you are born today, all your ages and ages will be there. So, it is a Maheśvarānand. Hari Om. Thank you.

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