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A spiritual journey demonstrates the expansion of awareness through yoga and ethical living. Initial travels faced skepticism, yet sincere invitations led to growing gatherings. Permission from the Guru guided the return to Europe and the establishment of an ashram. Teaching emphasized yoga, meditation, and a lifestyle free from meat and alcohol. Many adopted these practices, experiencing health and peace. Observations reveal a growing global interest in this conscious living, though challenges and misunderstandings persist. Warnings are given about consuming certain foods like eggs and processed items due to unseen impurities. The path requires personal vigilance in diet and continued spiritual practice.

"Please, Swāmījī, we are from these countries. But we would like to have you bring for yoga, practicing yoga."

"Without him, without his long work, I would not be here, so it is for him a lot of thanks."

Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India

Gurudev, śaraṇa tumhārī, cintā merī miṭāde, karke dayā, dayā upa lāgāde. De śaraṇa tumhārī, cintā merī miṭā. Mātā-pitā ho ravaṅgī nāhī̃ hamārā. Japa tapa na hove mujh se, yehi prabhu hara jahe. Na tu rākātāde śaraṇa, tumāri cintā meri mitāde. God bless you. Śaraṇ tumhārī cintāde Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān Kī Jai, Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān Kī Jai, Dev Puruṣa Mātā Dev Kī Jai, Mādhāvanāñjī Bhagavān Kī Jai, Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī Jai, Mātā Pitā Gurudev Kī Jai. Oṁ śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ. We hear that we have our brother, many years. And his mother in Australia, in Czechoslovakia. So in Czech it is, and his mother is a long way, a long time. When I came to that country, there were about twenty or more people there. And that side, it was not in Austria. And like this, it was different with the Croatian. Yes. So all was from there. And other people did not want that Swāmījī go to these countries. I said, "Okay." But once, people came from there, and they came to my ashram in Vienna, and about five people came. And they came to my ashram, and they said, "Please, Swāmījī, we are from these countries. But we would like to have you bring for yoga, practicing yoga." But on the other side, these other people said, "Please don’t go." Because this is, but then I wanted to go to, I said I will not come for two years. And then I want to come back to India. I will not come there. So when I came, he said, "Please come one day or a few days." And then, so after that, I will go. So in that time, there were about 25 people. Maximum 20 or 30 in that site. But when they invited me very much from that government, and I went within that country, and it was about 200 people for my yoga practice there. I said, "My God, how is that?" And my speech was not so much, because language is that. But there were some people with me from Austria, and they were with me. This, we must control. You, Swamiji, how will it be, and so. But that lecture was disliked by so many, and so many people were there. There were at least five people. They don’t know each other, because they said, what is this Swami doing? Why is he coming? What will he do? But they don’t tell me. No, no, only they are. Everybody sitting like this, five people, and they don’t know each other. So I was practicing yoga, and many people came, and the next day there were more people, and something like this. And then they went five days after, and then to another place the next time. And that, of course, before I go, they called me to the police and said, "Please, can you come here?" And I said, "Yes." And I took my passport. Yes, this is beautiful. Everything, this is thing. It is like that. And they took my passport one day before. And there were three people sitting there, police, of course, in there. And they asked me, "What is your name, Swāmījī? And this and that, and you are from India?" India is very good, they said, because we have very great friends in this country there. And what did you come, and what did you practice, and give us? I told him I was practicing yoga, meditation, exercise, etc., etc., etc. And they gave me my, again, back my passports and said, "Thank you very much, sir. Okay, it is very good. And we are very good to India, and you are so. It’s very good. I think you will come again." Yeah, like that. Until I was given there, so after we came in, people were so... many people gave me something. Some make something this and this and like this, and they will not give something. They will tell, "What is that?" So, their people said, "We gave this Swāmījī as a friend," and they said, "Look, what is there?" Like this. Yes, the beautiful, very good. And they said, please come again. I said, well, I will see. But I went, come back to India, Vienna. In Vienna, I stayed there one month or something, and then I came back again, back to India. I don’t want to come anywhere. I want to come to India. I came from, let’s say, airplanes, up with airplanes somewhere, and Holy Gurujī was standing there. Yes, Holy Gurujī was standing there. And the aeroplane, it was not so much, so standing there, Holy Gurujī was looking when one aeroplane came. And I came, beautiful, that my Gurujī is here. Well, four years I was there, and then I was at my Gurujī’s. And we get, I will not comment like this, we will in India here and so. And after one month or something, people came from Austria and said, "Please, Swāmījī, come back." I said, "Well, I have my Gurujī," and like this. He said, "No, no. Your Gurujī said," and Gurujī said, "Okay, if you want." What I’m telling you is reality. It is not like this. So Gurujī said, "My son, your friends are very good, and if you want to go, you can go." So then I said, if I go back to Europe, then I will have an ashram. Otherwise, I was in different places, and I got my ashram. My ashram is very nice and beautiful, and there is my beginning there. And then I went to around different little places, and our Yogījī and Premānandjī. So Premanandjī was also there, coming always, who is I am, and how is like this. So I mainly like this, and I came back again. So it was in that way, and again, tell me, people, please don’t go, Swamiji, there are other countries. But from there, again, they brought some person from Hungary. In Hungary, and to feel you, the Hungarians, and to you. And I was going by train, and I was alone. I came there by railway, and then one man and two others came. I came out on the train, and I came there. He came there. How beautiful, I said, what is it? And their language I could not understand. But we are there, and we came to their house. And she’s still here, sitting here, and her husband and I stayed about two weeks, not two weeks, five days or twenty days. Many nice and beautiful from Hungary. Hungary is a very beautiful place, like people very great, always. And then again, I came back like this into Vienna. And so, like this, slowly, slowly, myself, it comes like it came from this country, that country, that country. And what was for me? And that I said, "I will not eat meat, alcohol, etc. I will eat only chapatis or something like this." And people said, "Why?" And I was like this, yeah. Do you know that he was also that time? This next, then he was coming, so I became then after more, and you become like that. Why? Because all practice every day, yogās and this, and very good light, and that’s why it is the people, our people. And their people, it is something we all were living here with God, Bhagavān, Rām, Pramāṇ, no meat, no exercise, like this meant time there. Because all we in India, at each side point, others, far when people went, was other, doosra. But here in Rajasthan, here in Rajasthan. So Rajasthan also was very nice, and Gujarat, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. In that, it was so beautiful, and many people came with me, and I was giving practice to yoga. But I said, "You can practice yoga, it’s okay. But why do you want to have yoga? It’s like maybe you are practicing football or this and that, but why?" And then these people, like all who came, said, "Yes, something is... what is this?" And these people now in other countries, they mean like this, that I am, all the times we are eating meat and alcohol and this and that. And now, when Swāmījī tells this one, "What is good? What is good?" I said, "Very good." And so they went home and said to their families, "We will not eat alcohol and this." And they said, "What are you? Are you crazy?" You are crazy, but these are many people. It was about 80 people. They wanted to be in my heart. They said, "Not any meat, no alka-malas, and I will, and always I will practice mantras, early morning, this." And people, many became nice, healthy, and very good, and now still nice, you see. So now you know how many years, it’s about 50 years. I am there, here, and in that. There are many, many people there, and in many countries. Also, in America and these other countries, there were many Swamis, our Swamis from India, and they went here to America, and they also, like me, they gave the people, and they became very nice, no meat and no this and that. And meditations and various things, so yoga is begun and to show that. And so my yoga in daily life begins that. So, other Americans, even the other people, they were, but they were not telling myself or my, like this, the sādhus are with them, and they can eat on this like thing, maybe. I have been to America, and many, many people brought me there. It was very nice, and that is very good. But if we can come, now in India, they make all very much yoga, yoga, and yoga, but they don’t give something about meat and this. They don’t tell this. They like that they should not eat meat and this. But if they tell many people, others from other countries, then they will say, "No, we don’t want to eat meat." Then we are not going to college or something like this. And so it is very good in India, no doubt, but they cannot read and do, I think. If we all will do, and if our Indians and all those sādhus, many in other countries, and now it is like Modijī or some other, many other sādhus were there, or normal people, but it is coming. It could be many, many in the whole world. It will come very peacefully. And harmonies, and no meat, and nothing. It is also like that. So now you can say it: Indians, they are doing, but not in must. Many don’t ask, and many don’t even know. But in other countries, in aeroplanes, there is also a place, wagons, they bring eating to the wagon there. And that was it, like this, my name, Jyāmāheśvarānanda, you have like this. I said, "I don’t know, it’s only my Gurujī, my Gurujī has told me, my Mahāprabhujī’s mouth, and this all, and in this side." So, my dears, you should, if you are here, or you are at home, or in other countries, be like this. And you are, you are. But some people, they are, some may be one in, one person at one time. So they are coming and going, or something. Otherwise, our people... and then it is many, many things in our people, have not so much in our body. So there are not so many people who are ill or something like that. Yes, now what happens? I did not know what an animal is, or what many animals or people have meat. And in which kind of meat? And they get more and more. And they got now, how many people before were not in the world so quickly. Yes, it was many, but very little, not anyone. But now it’s about, we have now from the birds, and these birds, they have some, what we call the bags. And this bag, this, so this, now how many people? Now, many of our people don’t know, and many people are eating, giving somewhere at home, or others, and with these eggs. Everybody said that it is good, it is very good. My dear, I tell you, what will happen to that? It will come very quickly. Wait, wait. Yes, it will be about 50, 80, and something before that. It will come very much. Therefore, do not eat the eggs. And eggs, it is a mother’s. Its mother is coming from these animals, no? And then, taking from her out, and then what, mother? So it means others also take the people, and many people take the child, or any animals; they take some for everything, eating from them. Many people, cows, buffaloes, and many others, they are killing them, and I think that. Months do you see? But I can tell you that when all people in Europe, after slowly, slowly, they even, they cannot understand, and they go to, in the hotel, I spray, you know, in the, with the doctors, and they are old people, and what they do, they give them some medicine or something, and they are, slowly, slowly, they don’t know, is mommy or papi, dada or kakha. All is coming, dekhalena. You will see that all, all those, all those people, very much. And we do not have, because this is that, so like this is, I know that many people will tell me that you are a stupid Swāmījī. Yes, I am stupid. Why? Because I did not take too many good people. So yes, still, it will come. So this is that insight. So many people, they were in friends and in families or something, they were eating this, and now they have some like this, otherwise it cannot be. Yeah, it is not only that certain person, but sometimes it can be myself. Why? Because they can have milk, they can taste something, and I don’t know if it was with something from the eggs, or something. So be good, and always now, now you know that, now you know that they have so many little, little... no, no... Insects, yeah, and now they have put in them and are giving them to eat. Therefore, we should not eat now any, like this, any flowers and this and that and all. Do not make yourself, yes, and then you eat. Otherwise, it will be, and you are already inside. I was in Austria about one and a half years ago. And you know, I was there, and I have my ashram, very big, and there is one big hall, and so I was sleeping there because on the other side, I was working in other places. And so they clean everything nice, clean very nice, but there were some animals. How it is so? One day it was something like cheating, something so. Next day, about 20 people or more, this big house, my... They take all out, clean and everything, and that, and I was going to sleep at night and I was both clean. We don’t know from where such a, again this creature was this, and they don’t do anything. And I was sleeping very good. And I told you, and then I can tell you that it’s still here in my, here you see: ek, do, tīn, cār, pañc, che, sāt, āṭ, nau, das. And I don’t know more. In night, in one night. And still, I am not healthy, and not... It was always, I have a problem with this, and now this. So we should not do this with these animals. Why are you taking animals inside? The animal is dead in this. And that is always, they think it is good, but young, you are okay, it will end like this. Yes? So this is that. Now, please, don’t bring any time for us chocolate. No chocolate, nothing like this, please, because you don’t know if it is inside. And they have already been in India. They have the same thing in India now, and therefore we shall make our, what to cook, what we cook, and good things, fruits, and this and that, everything. Otherwise, you are inside with again. I hope that people, our Austria, in Austria, there are many, many people, they... Don’t want, like this, yes, and this and that, but they put inside. It was very much, it was in the beginning from China, yes, and from China comes everything out again, many things. So please, if you go on an aeroplane, if you don’t eat something one day, no problem. But otherwise, you tell them, "Vegan, yes," or something. You have your own, but not this other from there. It is a... because there is inside already. So, we have many people from Austria and New Zealand, and these many people are very, very good, and they don’t want. But you see, that one great person, or the whole person at home or in our country, this one man, then he will do everything that he wants. And therefore, please take good care of yourself, prepare your food, and take your fruit field, or even an aeroplane, if you cannot, you can do. If not, don’t worry. It is just about how much? Ten, ten kilos, ten days. Why do I tell what? Yes, yeah, that’s enough. So milk, I don’t know, but milk is also not going inside. This is all. So, but many people in every country, of course, are very happy and they are good, and they will not do this. But how is it coming like this? So everybody said they are making their own self on with this. So in this, it is that very good and the best and very good. And that’s why today we have our Swami, and today’s sādhu, Vingaya. And his mother was there, and is all there, and now he is very good. So, some few words you can tell, not too long, okay? Because we have to go. Hari Om. Hari Om. My name is Anand Puri. I’m coming from the Czech Republic, from Prague. And to be a sannyāsī is a great honor for my family, and also for a lot of my friends. And actually, it is a long, long story, coming here. And I will try to say in a very short way. My beginning starts about my age, say 15. And Swāmījī, I met at the age of about 24. It means, if you count, just now I will be with Swamiji about 50 years next year. But it is not, how to say, it is good. What is to adore and be great is Gurujī, because he is long-suffering with me for so long a time. He is so patient to be with me, and I can say it is the best Gurujī for me. Without him, without his long work, I would not be here, so it is for him a lot of thanks. I have a short message because a lot of people in Europe are talking: what is yoga? It is oriental, and why do we look for this? So I can tell only a short message. Well, yoga is a great, great science, philosophy, and path, and it worked. It is my great pleasure. When I started yoga as a young person, after a few years I looked back and I saw there was some change. This was for me the first proof. And this is something, if you have proof, you can follow. And also, mother told me when I started yoga, "Without Gurujī, we got master, you can’t do nothing. You need Gurukṛpā." And this is something, what is really so beautiful, if you someday discover that you got something, something beautiful from your Gurujī. You made suddenly some great step, and you feel so happy, and you have some wish, "Oh, it’s good to share with other people, to give to other people." But it is not possible; everyone has to go his own path and do his own work. But long life, I, when I... Coming up to here, I got so from my Gurujī so many beautiful things, and all the time I have only one, one big wish: I want one day everything while I would give up, give, give out to other people, to share with other people, because this is so beautiful that one can’t describe, and that’s my message to all people. And without my mother, also, I can’t do this, because my mother was teaching me from childhood. She has every time good answers for my questions and is leading me, and I remember. When one day she told, "In Prague is one great master I know. I can see his light. I can feel how he’s big. Come, come with me. You have to see him." And I believed my mother a lot because I know what she knows, what she can do, so I had completely no doubts. She gave me a lecture. She told me, "Don’t think stupid things. He knows all your thoughts." Yes, and I was sitting in front of Swamiji. I was sweating so much. I can’t stop my thinking, and so is Gurujī. And he was young like me, twenty-five years. I think, so young boy. I just stop this thinking. And you can’t switch off because you have no control. Like a young man, he cannot stop. But it was like this. And I had, from the beginning, proof on my mother. And then, after a few years, Swāmījī came to my country with Holy Gurujī, and we were sitting in a very small room. I was sitting near the legs of Holy Gurujī, and he started singing bhajans. I can tell, it is also Holy Gurujī who is great, and because of him I am here, because when I saw him singing. I immediately noticed that he is sent. This is something that nobody can describe. You have to see. You have to see with your own eyes. It was also for me a very great proof that I should follow this path forever, and this is a good path for me. So that’s my message for you. I think that’s all, and I thank Swāmījī. A lot of thanks for this long, long time he is with me. And so now you have more work. And what is the kind of work? That you know now more about your yoga and Gurujī and your friends. Everything and yourself, mostly, that you will be like a god. You have to come further, more and more. And we will see how something comes, something, okay? So, Kumbh Melā is coming very quickly.

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