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Om Śrī Lakṣmī Mahādeva, Kī Jai, Devādideva Devaśvara Mahādeva, Kī Jai, Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, Kī Jai, Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ Paramahaṁsa Svāmī Śrī Madhavānanda Gurujī Satguru Dev Bhagavān, Kī Jai, Viśva Guru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Svāmī Śrī Maheśvarānanda Gurujī Gurudeva, Kī Jai. Salutations to the Cosmic Self. Salutations to Śrī Lakṣmī Siddhabīt Paramparā. How do we tame our mind? Our mind is chanchal—very restless. This is normal for a human mind, but we must learn how to train and tame it. Viśvagurujī gave an example of a horse and a king. The horse is a Pūrṇa Puruṣa—a full, complete, masculine being. In the olden times of kingdoms, kings always liked to have horses in their stables. One king had a large, big male horse, but it was very naughty and would never let the king ride it. The king grew frustrated and announced throughout his kingdom: "I will give a good award to whoever manages to train my horse so that I can ride him." In the process, many horse trainers broke many bones. Then a very knowledgeable, professional man came and said, "Give me your horse. I will train him and bring him back." Everyone else had tried to immediately put ropes and reins in the horse's mouth to ride him. But this trainer was different. He took the horse and simply let it be. When the horse went to graze, the trainer sat 10–15 meters away. At that time, lakes and ponds were quite clean; it is we human beings who have polluted Mother Nature. Nowadays, it is not really possible to drink from lakes in many places, as water bodies are very polluted. So when the horse went to drink water, the trainer also drank from the same place. Wherever the horse went, the trainer peacefully followed. This continued for a long time. One day, the trainer did not come along. The horse then started thinking, "What is going on?" It went 30, 40, 50 meters, saw the trainer was not coming, and went back towards him. The trainer was sitting under a beautiful tree, like the many trees we have here. The horse went and started grazing where the trainer was sitting. That was already step one of the training. When the horse came, the trainer went into the bushes, found some nice green grass, and fed it to the horse as a reward. The horse then knew that when it listened, it received nice rewards. The trainer began placing that beautiful grass in one spot, and the horse would go and eat it. Slowly, he started petting the horse and putting a blanket over its back, then removing it, then putting it on again. One day, he decided he needed to pluck some beautiful fruits from a tree. Gently, while petting the horse, he climbed onto it. The horse knew it was okay because there would be nice treats. The horse slowly began letting him sit and take it to places where it knew treats would be. This whole process took approximately one to one and a half years. After that time, he brought the horse back to the king. The king was very surprised and astonished at how this had happened. The trainer then told the horse, "Now you are under him. Listen to him, but I will come every evening to see you." Slowly, after every evening, he started coming once a week, and then the horse was fully trained. In the same way, our minds are very restless, running around. We should just let it go; that is its job—to roam around and have thoughts continuously. Then, slowly, slowly, train your mind towards Guru Bhakti. We must cultivate that mindset, that devotion towards the Master and the path of Bhakti. If our minds are still running around, let them run. When they calm down, they will come back. We must learn, by the grace of Gurujī, how to tame our minds. He is our trainer, and this is our mind. With his kṛpā (grace), everything is possible. Now we can practice the Sannyāsūkta and the mantra. Yad viśanti vedānta-vijñāna-suniścita-arthāḥ sannyāsa-yogāt, yad yad śuddha-sattvāḥ, te brahma-loketu parānta-kāle paramṛtāt parimuccanti sarve dharmā vipāpam parameśma-bhūtam. Yat puṇḍarīkam madhyasat kṛṣṭam dhāraṁ vipāpaṁ dhāraṁ vipāpaṁ... dhāraṁ vipāpaṁ... Parameśmabhūtam, Parameśmabhūtam... Yad-pāṇḍarīkam, yad-pāṇḍarīkam... Pūram adhyāsāt gṛeṣṭam... Puraṃ adhyāsad gṛṣṭaṃ dhāraṃ vipāpaṃ parameṣṭhabhūtaṃ yatpāṇḍarīkaṃ puraṃ adhyāsad gṛṣṭaṃ dhāraṃ vipāpaṃ parameṣṭhabhūtaṃ yatpāṇḍarīkaṃ dhāraṃ vipāpaṃ parameṣṭhabhūtaṃ yatpuṇḍarīkaṃ puraṃ adhyāsadkṛṣṭaṃ Tatrapidhāraṃ Tatrapidhāraṃ... The 'S' you take on this side. The 'S' in Viśvakās does mean the 'S' comes on this side. 'S' in Vishvakās comes on this side. Viśokā, gaganaṁ viśokā, gaganaṁ viśokā, gaganaṁ viśokā, gaganaṁ... viśokā, gaganaṁ viśokā, tatra piḍāraṁ, gaganaṁ viśokā, tatra piḍāraṁ, gaganaṁ viśokā, gaganaṁ viśokā. Tasmin yadān taḥ, Tasmin yadān taḥ,... Tas, tasmenyadan tas, tasmenyadan... tas, tasmenyadan tas, tatatrāpidharaṁ gaganamvisokaḥ, tasmenyadan tas, tasmenyadan tas, tadupāsitavyaṁ, tadupāsetavyaṁ, tadupāsetavyaṁ,... tadu pāsi tavyam tādu pāsi tavyam tādu... pāsi tavyam dharam vipāpam param eṣma bhūtam yad puṇḍarīkaṁ puram adhya-sad-kṛstham tat-trāpi dharam gaganam viṣokas tasmin upāsi tavyam. Dharam Vipapam Parameśmabhūtam Yad Puṇḍarīkam Puram Adhyāsadgrasam Tatrāpi Dharam Gaganam Viśokas Tasminyadantas Tadupāsitavyam. In the middle of the body, deep within the lotus of the heart, resides the sinless Supreme One. So, in the middle of the body, deep within the lotus of the heart, resides the sinless Supreme One. Always meditate until the very end on that sorrowless One who lives in that space within the heart. Always meditate until the very end on that sorrowless one who lives in that space within the heart. Shall I repeat? In the middle of the body, deep within the lotus of the heart, resides the sinless Supreme One. Second line: always meditate until the very end on that sorrowless One who lives in that space within the heart. We have now finished three ślokas. 75% done, 25% to go. The last one is: "Yo vedādo svarāv prokto vedānte ca pratiṣṭhitaha, tasya prakṛtilīnasya yāv parāsya maheśvaraha." We will do this tomorrow. So we will meet again tomorrow. Śrī Māheśvara Paramahaṃsavāmī Śrī Māheśvara Nandapurījī Gurudeva kī Jai, Haraṇaṃavāpārvati Pataye, Harahara Mahādeva Śambho.