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Part 1: Yoga and Indian Culture Worldwide: An International Seminar Address It is our great honor that we have Śrī Kapil Agarwaljī, Ambassador of the World Peace Council India, with us today. He has been associated with Pūjaniya Mahārāj Jī for many years and has been instrumental in all his endeavors. I would like to request Śrī Kapil Agarwaljī to kindly enlighten us with insights regarding the āśram. Hari Om. First of all, many, many salutations to my holy Gurudev, Vishwaguru Swami, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramparā, Swami Maheśvarānandajī. And here I have the privilege that Guru and Bhagavān are both sitting here. You all know Maheśjī Gurujī, I also bow to him a lot. And our Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Swāmī Jñāneśvar Purī Jī, who has come from his Kureśa country, and he has taken over the citizenship of India. Mahāprabhudīp Karatā, Mahāprabhudīp Karatā... Dr. Bansal Jī, Dr. Raghu Sharma Ji, who has organized this beautiful event, I welcome him as well, and all my dear students and all the people who came here to this international event, our media friends. I would also thank this Vishwaguru Dīpāśram Saṅsthān, Śrī Svāmī Madhavānand World Peace Council, and Apex University for organizing the great event of the international seminar on yoga and Indian culture. Before giving the introduction of our NGO, I would like to share some things with you about yoga. Yoga is an essential block, a melting block for transferring this world into a global planet of peace. It makes you a child again. When there is yoga and Vedānta, there is no impurity, ignorance, or injustice. Yoga is not a religion. It is a way of living whose aim is a healthy mind in a healthy body. As my beloved Gurujī, Swamījī always said, “tons of theory is nothing when compared to the grammar of practice.” You may attend as many seminars as you like, watch as much TV as you want, and study as much theory as you can, but yoga, that will only happen by doing it. To hum jap tak yoga karenge nahi, yoga hoga nahi. So, Swāmījī reminds us, “tons of theory is nothing when compared to the grammar of practice.” Therefore, we must not only be active listeners, but practice and implement the teachings of our Guru. Dūsrī cīz, yahāṁ pe bahut sārī students baiṭhe hue hain. I would like to tell you one more thing, that today’s environment and the subject on which this conference is taking place—Yoga and Indian Culture—we are all sitting in front of us, adopting our Indian culture, Indian yoga, Indian food. And we are going towards the West. All of you are very good. One of you will become a doctor, an engineer, an IPS judge, but he will become one when he is healthy. And our food is most important for being healthy. So we should take care of our food and drink, do yoga, eat good things, eat fruits. This is the message of Swāmījī, so that we can make our country proud in the future. Now I will go for the introduction. Our NGO, Yoga and Daily Life International, Swamiji is sitting here. First of all, in our Guru Paramparā, we talk about Guru Paramparā. In our Guru Paramparā, first of all, Bhagavān Alakhpurījī came. Alakh Purījī āī, jinke nām se himālaya mein ek nadī bhī paithī hai, Alak Nandā, jo bhagavān svayambhū śiva kā avatār the—one who was the incarnation of Lord Shiva. Sabse pahle amārī paramparā mein, unkā āgamana huā. Unke jo śiṣya bane, voh bane hamāre Devpurījī Bābājī, jinkā jo hai prabhās voh hai Baṛī Khāṭū, Kailāś. Khāṭū Śyāmjī ke pās Svāmījī ne unkā āśram hai, unkā bahut baṛā āśram hai. Āp sab kabhī bhī Khāṭū Śyāmjī kī taraf jāyeṁ, to vahāṁ jarūr padaareṁ. After them is our Mahāprabhujī, Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī, whose Gāḍī is in Baḍīkhāṭū Nāgor Jail. There, Swamiji has also made three ashrams and a cow shed, and many foreigners come there for yoga and meditation. After that, our Gurujī, Haridaya Hindu Samrāt Swāmī Madhavānandjī, who was a disciple of Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī, his Gāḍī is in Jādan Pālī. And their disciples, our Swamiji, our beloved Guruji, Vishwaguru, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, Swami Maheśvarānandajī, who has, till now, 108 ashrams in 21 countries. Swamiji has 108 ashrams, big, big, small—don’t know how many, they can’t count—but the big, big ashrams are in 21 countries. I will enumerate. Let me tell you the names of some countries, among which there are 10 ashrams in the Czech Republic, and 10% of the population of the Czech Republic is Swāmījī’s disciples. In Vienna we have six centers, in Croatia we have fifteen centers, and in France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. I salute Vishvaguru Swāmī Maheśvarānandajī on completing 52 years of service for mankind. Swamiji has completed 52 years of service for mankind. In these 52 years, he has completed 54 rounds of the globe. Swamiji did parikramā of the earth 54 times. There is no one in the entire universe who has done parikramā of the earth 54 times by aeroplane. Since 1970, he has been actively teaching yoga with the success he introduced to the West. Today, he has more than 80 million disciples. Eight crore are Swāmījī’s disciples, out of which one crore are foreigners. Vishwagurujī is a real saint who sacrificed his whole life for the benefit of the world. He made millions of people vegetarians by propagating non-violence in thoughts, words, and especially deeds. Unhone jo vegetarian banaya hai, woh khane mein hi nahi banaya hai, unke thoughts bhi unhone vegetarian bana diye. In 2007, Vishwagurujī founded the Śrī Svāmī Madhavānanda World Peace Council in commemoration of his beloved master, Śrī Svāmī Madhavānanda. It is an international forum for fostering world peace through tolerance, respect, and understanding among religions, cultures, and nations. It is work recognized by the United Nations, giving its special concert to the Strategic Economic and Social Council. Our Council, Madhavanan World Peace Council, is affiliated with the United Nations for Social and Economic Reform, by the grace of Swamijī. The Council annually conducts a feature of the World Peace Summit to raise global awareness for achieving world peace through methods of non-violence, tolerance, and mutual respect. The summit draws world luminaries, intellectuals, and other celebrities who believe in world peace. From 2009 to 2019, as many as 18 World Peace Summits were organized in different places, namely the United Nations, Vienna, Sydney, the Czech Republic, Bratislava, Wellington, and Hungary. Swamījī has invited you all to the next World Peace Summit. We are holding our summit in Geneva in June. All students should come. He is doing many humanitarian initiatives, like a research centre, the desert rain harvesting initiative, a village water action plan, community-based water management, a school, a college, etc. Swamiji has his own school and college in Jadan, where thousands of children are studying free of cost, and all the funds are coming from abroad, not even a single penny from India. In 1994, Vishwagurujī founded the cornerstone of his largest project, called the Om Vishwadeep Gurukul Swami Maheshwarananda Education Research Centre, commonly referred to as the Om Ashram. Swamiji has been building Om Ashram since 1994, and 2,500 laborers have been working on it since then, which is 90% completed. So Swamiji has been giving employment to 2,500 laborers since 1994, and all of its funds are coming from abroad. So it is a matter of great pride for us that we have created employment also. This Om Ashram has 108 compartments of residential units that are to be formed in the impressive shape of Om, attracting tremendous cosmic energy. There are 108 rooms in it. There are 1,108 idols of Lord Śaṅkar in different sizes. So this is the 8th stage of the world, which will be inaugurated by our respected Prime Minister in 2023. Many governments and organizations all over the world recognize his work and bestow upon him various honors and awards, showing their appreciation. I am blessed to be associated with such a miraculous saint. He showed me the path to success. He always told me that we must not only understand and respect one another but also welcome each other. It is my honor to be a secretary and help in this tireless effort for the betterment of mankind. We have special centers for annual welfare also. Swamijī has many gauśālās. As much as we have around, abhi hamārī pās 1480 gāyeṁ hain gauśālāoṁ mein, jinkā sārā fund hum bāhar se manage karte hain. Those cows are in our Nagor, in the Ashram, in Jadan Pali, and here in Sikar. All funds come from outside. Swamiji is maintaining 1,480 cows in gaushalas. The ashram also supports sādhus, poor and differently abled people, and the marriages of underprivileged girls. We are also running rainwater harvesting projects. The artificial lake in Jadan, Swamiji has made an artificial lake in Jadan. It gets filled in the rainy season, and when the village needs water, we supply it. During the first wave of COVID-19, more than 40,000 kg of food was distributed in the Pali area, 42,000 kg in the Nagore area, and 45,000 kg in Gujarat. The ashram gave food and shelter to more than 800 migrant workers who were walking to their homes. During the second wave, the ashram organized oxygen concentrator machines, covered medical expenses, and provided home care, support, and meals. We are also giving financial support to people who lost their families’ breadwinners. As you can see, there is significant welfare work which Swamijī has done in India and here in Rajasthan also. With this, I would like to thank you for your attention. Thank you. Jai Hind. His Holiness, Vishwaguru, Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar, Paramātmā, Śrī Svāmī, Maheśvarānanda, Purī Jī, Mahārāj, all the special guests on the stage, especially our chairman, Ravi Juniwal, whose efforts are being made for this program on our campus. Apex was established 57 years ago by our Founder Chairman, Dr. S.M. Juniwal Ji, who was a great philanthropist and a great karma yogī. It all began as a modest school and gradually took the form of a banyan tree. Today we have nine campuses. The establishment of APEX University was a dream project of APEX, which was established in 2018. Since then, our program has been moving forward. The idea behind the establishment of APEX was to keep the values of Indian culture at the center of attention, and the organization wanted to move forward. In this whole 57 years, we have always kept these two issues at the forefront, in which Indian culture and values have always been in our attention, and this is Mahārāj’s inspiration. I was watching Mahāprabhujī’s thoughts and his mission. Mahārāj’s mission is also that you recognize yourself, recognize Indian culture, recognize your society, and recognize nature. All these things, all the institutions that we have developed, we have tried to instill these feelings in the children. Currently, it is a very interesting matter that Akhil Bhāratīya Technique and UGC are both focusing on universal human values. And the focus on universal values is based on the mission given by Mahārāj Jī. And in that, it has always been said about you in human values that you should develop harmony with yourself. Develop harmony with your society and with nature. And this is your mission. In today’s program, we would like to hear from all of you about these three things and what we should do in the future. We would like to hear from all of you about these three things and what we should do in the future. And I would like to thank all of our supporters for choosing us for this sacred work and giving us this opportunity. Thank you very much. Shri Mathur is the world head of the All India Tribal Welfare Ashram. He is making great efforts to find traces of Indian culture in various countries of the world. He has traveled extensively in 37 countries and has expanded his work to 12 countries around the world. Major Mathur is trying to bring the different cultures closer to each other. Mahāmathur Viśvaguru, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar, Paramahaṁsī, Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Purījī, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar, Svāmī Jai, Mahāprabhudīp Proṣṭit, Sāmanik Mañj, Viśvaguru, Jai, Ācārya, Bandhu, Bandhu. Today’s topic is based on Sanātana Culture. I have a short presentation, and I want to keep you in touch in a very short time. First of all, let me tell you that I am a soldier and I am not a Sanskrit speaker. Sadā śikṣatām ārambhaṁ Śaṅkarācārya madhyamām asmadācārya paryantaṁ vande guru paramparām. Gurur brahmā gurur viṣṇur gurur devo maheśvaraḥ, gurur sākṣāt paraṁ brahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ. Mātmā sarva bhūtātmā tasme śrī gurve namaḥ. Salutations to the Cosmic Self. Salutations to Śrī Alakhpurījī, Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā. My Dhanbad Praṇām to our beloved Gurudev, His Holiness, Viśvaguru, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, Paramahaṁsa, Svāmī Maheśvarānanda Purījī Mahārāj. Respected guests who are sitting on the stage and who are gracing us with their presence. All the students, lovely brothers and sisters who are sitting in front of me. And to all our dear Guru brothers and Guru sisters who came with Swamijī. As you have heard from Kapil jī and others, our Pūjya Gurudev has been promoting Sanātana Dharma, Yoga, and Bhāratīya culture all over the world for the past 55 years. Pūjya Gurudev ke pūre viśva meṁ 3500 se bhī jyādā āśram, yoga centres hain, jahāṁ daily yoga sessions, yoga classes, weekends, seminars, weeks, ye sab seminars conduct kiye jāte hain. Mujhko āścarya hotā hai ki ham log āj. Kal kī younger generation, we are the future, to ham log ko paścātī saṁskṛti meṁ jyādā interest ātā hai. We try to copy the people there who are living there, instead of following our own culture, which is our Indian culture. For example, we see that the Swāmījī who has come here with us, our Guru brothers and Guru sisters, all of them have worn the Poshak according to the Indian culture. And what do we do, the new generation of today? Jeans. Jeans are okay, that’s fine. But they have tears on their knees; that’s all fashion. We are forgetting where our roots are. We should never forget the roots from where we started. Our roots are here, so we should stick to that. We should never forget where we came from. No matter how far you have come in life, no matter how high you have reached, you should never forget your roots. We should never forget where we started. Purījī, Purījī... Darśan Sanskriti kā bacāv karne ke liye hame log hai jo āge pravāsa meṁ jākar is Sanskriti kā bacāv kar sakte haiṁ. Abhi hum sab padh rahe hain, we all students, myself, I am also studying. To hum sab students hai, to hume acche se padhe likhe, we should study, we should know what we want to do in our lives, and we should always remember our roots and Sanskriti. Go on and follow the path, and never forget. Like Guru Kṛpāhi Kevalam, this is what we focus on. Guru Kṛpāhi Kevalam, Śiṣya Ke Ānand Maṅgalam. Who is our first guru? Our mātā-pitā, who have given birth to you. Then which Guru comes? The one who is our teacher, the one who teaches us. The person who gives you any kind of education, that can be your friend, that can be your parents, that can be your uncle—anyone who gives you any type of knowledge is a Guru in one sense. But the highest Guru is Śrī Satguru Dev, who can guide you and who can make you one with the Lord. Guru is such a Mahāpuruṣa who can take us from the sea to the shore. So until we have Śrī Gurudev, Satguru Dev’s blessings, our life remains unsuccessful. So, without further ado, I would like to greet you at the feet of our Gurujī and Gurujī, and we will now listen from the Guru’s mouth. Svasti prajābhyaḥ paribhala yantam nyāye namarge namahīn maheśa govra manebhyo śubham astu nityam lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu. Om Śālapurjī Mahādev kī jai, Devaj Devīśvar Mahādev kī jai, Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān kī jai. He kevalam, he kevalam... Om Āśram Jī Jī... Dear students, today’s topic is Indian culture worldwide, and yoga and saṃskāra. What a beautiful presentation of the culture of Bhārat is when we came and we were received with so many happy smiles, welcoming smiles, rangolī, flower mālās, and mūlī. Part 2: Bharat's Cultural Wisdom: Nurturing the Soul Through Saṃskāras and Yoga And here I have this beautiful gulab (rose) as a token of love and respect. That is our culture. It is said: Bhārat, not India. Bhārat is the Guru of the entire world. Mātur Sā explained very beautifully how Bhārat, the culture of Bhārat, once spread all around the world. Yes, it was so. But today we are in Kali Yuga, the shortest and yet the most beautiful of all the yugas, of all four yugas. Now, Bhārat and Europe have slowly, slowly transformed into a desert. Europe is known in the world as a very wealthy part of the world, a very wealthy continent. Yes, materially, but spiritually, it is slowly, slowly turning into a desert. And Bhārat is Kashmir. Bhārat is the beautiful garden where the old tradition, the old culture, is still present. Nowadays, you are importing sand from Europe. Yes, there is nothing wrong with cars, houses, or a good standard of living. Everyone should have a house, a beautiful car, and a comfortable standard. But we should not forget our culture—our culture, which teaches us, which gives us knowledge on how to live together nicely, peacefully, harmoniously. What is Bhārat exporting? Knowledge. The āśīrvāda (blessings) of the Ṛṣis, the Munis, and Gurudev came to my country. It is a very small country, Slovenia. It has only 20 lakh population—that is, 2 million. It is like a small part of Jaipur, but we have 116 yoga centers and ashrams where Gurujī and his disciples are teaching. Are we teaching what was taught in ancient Bhārat in the Gurukuls? We are talking about education. Yes, we are all educated here, but this is one-sided education. A bird needs two wings to fly. This means we need both a very good material education, to live a comfortable and happy life, and we need spiritual education, because ultimately, we are spiritual beings. When I was young, I did not believe in God. That was the saṃskṛti (culture) of my country. When I met Gurudev—and I was blessed to meet him—I said, "What knowledge! What is this knowledge?" It completely changed my life. When I understood for the first time that we are immortal, immortal beings, then what is there to worry about? Anything at all. See, I will just tell you one small difference between European culture and Hindu culture. In Europe we say, after our time has come, after we expire, then we die. We are all afraid of death. In India, we say, "What? Mokṣa mileṅge" (We will attain liberation). We will be reborn. So I wish for each one of us, that besides material education, we also learn spiritual education, because, as we say, we cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves. With this, I will finish my humble talk. Thank you very much to all of you for inviting us. Śaraṇya Svāmī Yogeś Purījī, you have embraced both Indian and foreign cultures and dedicated your life to Indian culture. This is your amazing tapasyā (penance). I will now come to Swāmī Premānand Purījī. I would like to congratulate him. It is this tapasyā that has given full support to Mahārāj Jī to move forward in this cause. Om Āśram Ho, Chai Bani Khāṭū Ho, Chai Kailāś Ho, Chai Jaipur Paniśar Ho, Chai Vineś Kī Sārī Śāstra Hai. Ānanda Swāmī Premānand Purījī, respected Viśvagurujī, Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar, Swāmī Kaniśwāpurjī, Kapil Honī, Swāmī Avatārpurjī, all dignitaries on the stage, and foremost of all, professors and students, because without students, there is no need of a teacher or professor. So you made it actually happen that we are here today. Thank you very much. As Swami Yogeś Purījī mentioned about culture, our Gurujī, Viśvagurujī, sometimes joked that the best culture is agriculture. Because from agriculture, we truly get nourished. Our body gets nourished. Our life becomes sustainable, and for every agriculture, we have to learn how to grow the crop, how to do it, how to run it, when to plant, and for this, we also need a teacher, be it parents, be it friends, or whoever. When I came to India, I was astonished that students call their professors "Gurujī." Yes, Gurujī. Yes, Gurujī. And that is a beautiful thing in India, because Guru has a very deep meaning. Guru: one who dispels darkness and imparts knowledge, leading us toward the light. Be it in the material world or in the spiritual world. We come here to the university to study. We study to get knowledge, to function in the world, to get a profession. And to go out into this world to sustain ourselves and our families, to plan our future, and to be an integral and useful part of our society. There are two main types of knowledge: Parāvidyā and Aparāvidyā. Both go hand in hand throughout life. If we neglect one, the other gets out of balance. Parāvidyā is what we learn here, and connect it to the material world, to the senses, to the intellect. Parāvidyā comes when we start to question and look within ourselves: who we are, where we have come from, and where we are going. This knowledge is very much connected to an introspective way of teaching, and for this we need another type of teacher, another type of professor who knows that knowledge and can give it further. It is connected with the way of yoga, of spirituality. It has to do with a kind of longing. It is the knowledge of the self. Many of you have heard of Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras. There you will find the secrets, the diamonds, and the path to this knowledge. It involves Vairāgya, Viveka, Saṃprajñāta, and finally, Nāmo Kṣapā. The intense longing to know who you are, what the self is. Parāvidyā you can learn everywhere. You have time: 60, 70, 80 years. But for the other one, you have many, many, many lifetimes. In that sense, I wish you all the best for your work, for your studying, and for your future professions. And thank you all for inviting us here today, for giving us this great opportunity to present ourselves in this way. What we are thinking, what we are feeling—I wish you all the best for your future. Thank you. Yoga bhī carcā Abdāturījī ne aur Premadhanjī ne aur āp saṃskāra bhī carcā karne ke liye bhūtajī ādānya. Śrī Paṇḍita Mahendrajī vamitrī karatā hū̃ aur maĩ thoṛā āgra karūṅgā ki Bindu jī ko isparśa karte ve. Vinayapatī kā isparśa karte ve ādāna jī dāla ādi ke re. Pramaparā Maṅgalācaraṇ ke sāth āj merā saubhāgya māntā hū̃, so that if there is happiness in the world, and what is happiness, then I request Gosvāmī Jī from Ardhālī that, "Sant milana sama sukha jaga nahīṁ," and there is pain with the saint in this line, "Nāhī dukkha sama dukkha jaga māhīṁ," but "Sant milana sama sukha jaga nahīṁ." Pain will be lost when the saint is found. Today, in this pūṇīta pāvana (sacred and pure atmosphere), in this pūṇīta pāvana... Mahāprabhujī kī kṛpā Mahāprabhujī kī kṛpā... Sabhi manca-stha vidvajjana, mātr̥śakti aur pyāre bachchon, saṃskāra se hī saṃskṛti jīvita rahegī, aura yaha bhāratīya sanātana kā baṛā sundara siddhānta hai. Bandha sakta nahīṁ hai, pīche thā aura āge rahegā, kyoṁ rahegā? Saṃskāra kā janma hī Bhārata detā hai. This is a very beautiful example from the Rāmcaritmānas, that when this jīva does not come into the world, then before that comes the saṃskāra, the Garbhādhāna Saṃskāra. Before the jīva arrives, the Garbhādhāna Saṃskāra is performed, and after that comes the sixteenth saṃskāra. These are the Vedic saṃskāras. There is a time limit; I will not elaborate. Within the time given to me, I, with one line from Gosvāmījī’s Vinaya Patrikā, Mānasa, and Mahākāvya Bindu, will perform the saṃskāras. Vedic saṃskāras, because there are two saṃskṛtis in India: one is Ṛṣi Saṃskṛti, and the other is Kṛṣi Saṃskṛti. The culture of the sages is connected with the Vedas, and the culture of agriculture is connected with the way of the world. See, even though there may not be formal education in the culture of agriculture, still, when children wake up in the morning, our elders say, "Son, get up and bow." Whom do you bow to? First, Bhūmidevī (Mother Earth), then your mother, then your father, then your Guru. In brief, I am speaking from the Mānasa. Namaste to mother, father, and Guru. I greet these three. This is the first saṃskāra. I invite the youth who greet with "good morning" and "good evening" to understand. The word "praṇām" has a very deep meaning. And after bowing, what is the benefit? Today’s children want benefits. I will tell you what the benefit of praṇām is: "Chatvāro tasya vardhante āyurvidyā yaśo balam." You will not even need money. I will request these children to wake up in the morning and bow to Mother Earth as soon as they rise. And after that, if the mother bends down to wake you, then the mother will bow and wake you up. Mother is like a mother these days? She says, "Son, wake up and have tea." Today’s mother has become just a "mummy." If she were truly a mother, she would say, "Son, do praṇām first." Astu, I have come to speak about saṃskāras, so we must impart saṃskāras. The scriptures tell us about saṃskāras; we must give them. That is why I request that in the morning, when children wake up, tell them to do praṇām first. Tea can come later; first greet mother, then go to father. After that, if you have a Guru present, bow to him; otherwise, "Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥ." Astu, jab taka Bhārata kī yeh saṃskāroṁ kī ūrjā rahegī, tab taka yaha sanātana sadā jīvita rahegā. Sanātana kabhī samāpta nahīṁ ho sakatā, aisā koī deśa nahīṁ jahā̃ yaha kareṅ ki America, ye deśa, yaha pūrā Bhāratīya pūrā viśva hai, kyoṁ hai? When the ṛṣis were present, when a disease like Corona came, the first response was "Oṁ Gaurī Sarasvatī," praying to God, praying to Bhagavatī. Yā śrīḥ svayaṁ sukṛtināṁ bhavanāśrayā Lakṣmī pāpaṁ paṇāṁ kṛtadyāṁ hṛdayeṣu buddhiḥ, śraddhā sādhu kula jana prabhāṣya lajjā, tāṁ tvāṁ nataḥ smara paripāle devī viśvam. Viśvakā paripālana karanā, Bhārata karanā, vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam. Such a culture is based on living saṃskāras. That is why we request these children, students, teachers, and gurus to pay attention to saṃskāras before beginning the lesson. So when children absorb the energy of saṃskāras, then the scriptures will become heart-warming. Why are we not able to remember the scriptures? Because the one who bows to his parents, who bows to his Guru, will receive the blessings of all three. You will receive the blessings of all three. There may be no monetary wealth in this, but if there are four, wealth will come. That is why our life should be grounded in saṃskāras. Because Gosvāmījī repeatedly says that the Śrī Rāmcaritamānasa is the book of saṃskāras. And the Gītā is the book of ācāryas. Follow what is taught in the Gītā, and emulate the conduct of the ācāryas. The human being is the music of the Ācāryas, and the Bhagavad Gītā is the music of the Ācāryas. And if we introduce these two (the Rāmcaritamānasa and the Gītā) to children, then certainly the child who misbehaves today and repeatedly appears in the newspapers—if saṃskāras are inculcated, then any kind of confrontation or need for punishment will come to an end. Saṃskāra yadi raheṅge to niścita sanātana saṃskṛti jīvita rahegī. Aura saṃskāra kyā hai? Ki hama nitya kareṁ. To bacce hama kareṁge, vahī to bacce kareṁge. We will do "Hai Hai Taṭā," then we will get high, but we should do Praṇām, because saying Namaste is a different thing. Namaste is a kriyā (action). Namaste is not just a word; it is an act. Saying "Namaste" is not enough; doing praṇām is the kriyā. Perform the action of praṇām. Namaste—we do praṇām, astu. Every word in our life is very important, like Rāma. There is a very beautiful line by Bindujī: "See, jñāna, yoga, japa, tapa, bhakti—all these are rooted in this." Bindujī is saying, "I become a devotee before God, but I am also the king of the great." Now, the poem is very beautiful. You spoke about peace. If there is peace in life, then everything is there. So Gosvāmījī, when Bindu Mahārāj appeared before God, he said, "What have you done that I become a devotee?" But seeing the glory of the great ones, my heart was filled with joy. This is what Bindu Jī Mahārāj says. It is a timeless feeling; it is a beautiful harmony of saṃskāra and saṃskṛti. I am very thankful to Dr. Surendra Jī and Dr. Raghmeer Jī. I come and go because of them. I am very grateful to Lord Rāma. I have lived for 52 years in this world. I have been in this world till today. I don’t know what will happen in the future. I have great love for Agni Deva. I have great love for Pañcopadeva Upāsanā. I would also like to tell you that if you impart your culture to your children, they will definitely develop good values. And when they have good values, then what will happen? They will get happiness. And when they get happiness, then they will attain supreme happiness. And when will they attain supreme happiness? When they unite with the feet of such realized saints. He kevalam, he kevalam... All the students who have come here to learn about culture and yoga, and all the officials—Bhārat was once the guru of the world. When the whole of Europe was asleep in the slumber of ignorance, the first sound of knowledge was heard in India. Sa prathama saṁskṛti viśvavarā manu mahārāj has said: "Etad deśa prasūtasya sakāśād dattra jānumna, soma sam cāritram śikṣe raṇ, vidyāyam sarva mano." This is that Bhāratavarṣa, where people used to sit at the feet of Brahmins to learn about knowledge, science, and character. Our Bhāratavarṣa is so beautiful. Bhārat means the country associated with knowledge and science. And today’s topic is Yoga. Yoga helps us to fill our lives with joy, happiness, and peace, which makes our body healthy, makes the mind calm, makes the soul progress, and makes us attain salvation. Its name is Yoga. And secondly, it is about our saṃskāras. The scriptures say: "Janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ, saṁskārāt dvija ucyate." The development of a person is due to his saṃskāras. I will tell you about one of the saṃskāras. They have given me two to four minutes of time. I will tell you about one of the saṃskāras. When a child is born, the Jātakarma Saṃskāra is performed, and Oṁ is written on his tongue. Oṁ is written because in life all things may not stay with you. Take the support of the Almighty, who will always be with you. Oṁ means protector. The Almighty is your greatest protector. Similarly, the father whispers in the child's ear: "Vedo 'si, your actions are according to the Vedas, and what is said in the Vedas: 'Manur bhava'—O human, be human." Who is called a Manuṣya? One who feels the happiness and sorrow of others is called a Manuṣya. So the father gives the instruction of becoming human to his son. Similarly, later the father says, "Aśma bhava"—become a stone. You will say, "Why is he telling his son to become a stone?" I am telling you to become a stone so that you can do all the work in your life, but never forget your goal of attaining Paramātmā, of worshiping the Guru. Then it is said, "Parśur bhava"—be like an axe, able to fight the enemies of your country. And lastly, it is said, "Hiraṇyaṁ vastritaṁ bhava"—shine like gold, shine like the sun, be bright, be bright. And what can I say about Ādān-e-Gurū Mahārāj Jī? Swāmīji Mahārāj spread Indian culture all over the world in a humble way. He didn’t just spread yoga; he spread the entire Indian culture. He made everyone vegetarian. He told everyone about how to live a human life. So I can’t say anything about Swāmījī. I don’t have words. Swamiji’s contributions, which are spread throughout the world and which illuminate the glory of our Vedic culture, are beyond words. Therefore, in the end, I conclude my speech. All this is Swamiji’s grace.