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Do we reach?

Our days pass, yet we seldom consider who grants true achievement. Humanity began in simplicity, living well with shared resources and finding happiness. Now, we possess abundant technology, but remain incomplete, never satisfied. Our progress soars, yet we fight through machines, not as humans present. We practice much, but our complexities create difficulty and confusion. These material pursuits are a game that will not hold; they will fade. We must look within and return to our true nature, for external things are transient.

"All creatures know they are doing just like this. But we are human, and to be human is very great."

"Oh human, you will never be complete. You will never say, 'I am okay, finished.'"

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Our days are passing, and we think it is only a few. We look forward, thinking there are still some days left. But will you achieve everything? We say it often: we think we will be achieved. We are thinking, but who will give us that achievement? That is God. Everyone is taking each day, day by day, yet we still do not think. We say, "We will do it later, one day after." This is how it is. All creatures know they are doing just like this. But we are human, and to be human is very great. It is said that when humans begin, coming into existence, they go on like this, and then they were under some stones. Yes, they do not know what to have. For ages and ages, their main heart, our hope, was not exactly so. They had it, but not too much. So, we were there, we are here, and we will be. As humans, we are making great things. When I came to Europe, to Vienna—a very nice city—let us speak of Vienna. For one telephone, what is that? It was not like that. There were three people for one telephone, and other different sister people; they had four people for one. When someone was writing, then three others were waiting. And some who were talking so long, then other people were citing. The other comes, then the other is not gone. I know that. I have seen this with all telephones, how it is. I had experiences in Vienna, in India, and in Jordan. There are some things there. I can tell you that our Prabhupāda people were coming for satsaṅg and yoga practice, and the Rādhā, this is Rādhājī, you know. You can tell Rādhā that yes, the telephone was for three people in this house, other houses, four people. Yes, I mean this. It was like this. We are eating, four people at one table. We are eating; I eat, the other takes this, then this, then the other takes, like this. We were living very well. We were very happy because many people, on the farmer's side, had no telephone. They did not have this telephone. But we were so happy. We were living very well, with many good things. Yes, very nice. And now, one man, one person may have two, three of these. But still, it is not good. Oh human, you will never be complete. You will never say, "I am okay, finished." Consider how we were working, eating things. And now, how far have we gone? Into the ocean—no, not the ocean—into heaven, somewhere. You have, I do not know, maybe in your Austria, do you have something in heaven? Something, certainly you have. Maybe the Germans have. And you know how much is in India. India is the third—which means among countries, big countries like this—and the fifth one is India. And how many do they have in the stones, yeah? So everybody is coming, all the humans. And what did they do? They put up like that. They made so many techniques that from here, they have gone up. I was in America many times, and we were going to see how things were going with the instruments, something. So whenever I went, I went with them, and we saw everything, what they have seen, everything. Now, who was that coming with me? Gītā Purī, yes. So Gītā, she was going with me many times. And so people were... that telephone was maybe only one or something, nobody. But we were going there, and we saw, like, a cinema, and still we have that up there. What is happening? We are more than what they are showing down here. So, oh man, how will you be further? Your brain is very great. Yes, coming more and more. But you know, the human is a human because we are living as humans. And so what are they doing now? They are sitting somewhere in their house or somewhere, playing something. But they are in some... like now in other countries, they are fighting very much, but humans are not there. They are only sending machines. And they are fighting there, and so it is always coming and going. So I knew that in Vienna, and I am with Vienna, and how far we are, everybody, we are still as it is good. And we all do many things, so many things, that it is getting difficult now. So that one boy, a little boy going to school, and the child is crying. He said, "I cannot, I do not understand," and like this. So his father said, "Boy, do not worry. You are nothing, but you have nothing. But you have in your one hand, so there I will be in the grave." So, there we are going still far, and we see far. We have practiced very much. We are doing much practice, and now, you know how it was going. People were going to make some television, but it is midnight, they stopped everything. And in the morning, what time is it? It was morning, and in Vienna, Austria, they all at midnight were giving some, yeah, yeah. Then he was always out, and now it is day and night. Now it is like even they are sleeping, and they are going. Some people are like this, sleeping like this. Yes. So, my dear, when are you going? As far as you go, but where? How will it be? Who is that? But we are living humans. They should come back. They should come back and learn everything, really. So these things will not hold. They will not hold this. They have nothing. They did it like this, and it is gone. It will be done like this. Many, many things are coming now, very much, so do not worry. This is a game. These are the games, and let us see. It is like this, therefore, look into ourselves, because this will slowly, slowly go. So far, that we do not know what it is like this. It is said that the children will be only about five or ten years. All their little children are young babies. So it will be, you will be saying, "I tell you, and I will give you with you, and then I will go." And he said, "Yes, my Swāmījī was telling this, and this, and this... and like this." So, therefore, where we are, we thank you very much when you are like this. And slowly, slowly, we can go into our head. One day we go inside; otherwise, all the time, Mahāprabhujī is there. So that slowly, slowly, please, everybody go in, and others stay, Bodā Bodā.

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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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