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Deep Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān Kī, Dev Puruṣa Mahādev Kī, Dīpeśvara Mahādev Kī, Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ Madhavānandjī Bhagavān Kī, Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Yogī Rāj, Parampitā Parameśvara, Parampūjya Śrī Satguru Dev Kī, Jñānamūrti Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī. Brahmanandam Paramasukhadam Kevalam Gyanamurati, Dvanda Atitam Gaganishadrsham Tatvam Shadilaksham, Ekam Nityam Vimalam Achalam Sarvadhisakshibhutam. My adoration to Alakhpurī Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā. I bow down to the holy lotus feet of Guru Dev, Viśvagurujī, respected dear Swami Avatārpurījī Mahārāj, and all the Alakhpurījī Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā, the divine sannyāsīs. Yoga and daily life followers present here in this place and around the world through the webcast – many blessings to all of you from Viśvagurujī. We are here in a divine place: the Living Light Mahāprabhudīp Satsaṅg Foundation in Strilky, Czech Republic. We are the luckiest ones, the blessed ones, to be with Viśvagurujī here. Under his guidance, we are practicing spiritually. Today, I am very happy to see all of you. This place feels like a divine loka. Yesterday, one of our sannyāsīs mentioned that it is like Brahmaloka. It is true; his feelings here resonate like Brahmaloka. We have never seen or experienced Brahmaloka, but on this earth we sense its atmosphere. Our Guru Paramparā Ṛṣis wrote many bhajans. When you sing the bhajans of Mahāprabhujī, Devpurījī, Holī Gurujī, and Viśwagurujī, they contain descriptions of how to perceive Brahmaloka. In Brahmaloka, moon, sun, and stars sparkle, and God’s followers daily sing the divine name of God. Similarly, we have divine light here – the very name of the ashram is “Living Light.” My holy Gurujī used to say, “I didn’t see God, but I see Mahāprabhujī as God for me.” So for us, God is here. Here you can see this light, moon, sun, and many stars around; you are all the devotees and followers of God, walking the spiritual path. There is a divine bhajan by a ṛṣi or poet: “Chandan hai isa desa ki mati, tapo bho mi har gram hai, har bala devi ki pratima, bachcha bachcha Ram hai. Baccha Baccha Ramahe. Chandan is Desaki Mati.” It means: The soil of this country is like sandalwood; every village is a place of austerity (tapasyā). Har sarīr mandir sāpavan – each and every person is useful for God and for this planet, as pure as a temple. We are believers of God, and daily we repeat God’s mantras, do meditation, anuṣṭhāna, and prayer. So this body of ours is like a temple. According to this feeling, it is as if a divine loka has appeared on this earth, here in the Czech Republic, through my Yoga in Daily Life. Viśvagurujī’s life journey, the book “Yoga in Daily Life,” shows that Swāmījī’s life was the yoga and daily life way. I too am a student of Yoga in Daily Life. For fifteen years I have constantly practiced yoga – not in big seminars, but in individual and small group settings. I am deeply thankful to Viśvagurujī from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity to practice yoga and āsanas through the Yoga in Daily Life teachers. Perhaps some of you here are my dear brothers or guides, like Swāmī Gajanan Purījī Mahārāj, with whom I practiced. We also go to a government defense establishment to demonstrate yoga āsanas and that way of life. One teacher, R.T.G., from the Czech Republic, also taught me and recorded sessions ten years back. So my thanks go to Viśvagurujī. This is exactly what I understand about the Yoga in Daily Life system. It is the science of body, mind, consciousness, and soul. Viśvagurujī designed this system of Universal Cosmic Consciousness for the welfare of the whole world, for the benefit of the Earth and all humans, so that they may attain Divine Consciousness and live in harmony and peace. Even the letters of the word “YOGA” carry a meaning: Y stands for keeping the body young and energetic, and achieving the goal of life. O stands for original life, reminding us that beginning with OM leads to the goal through yoga practice. Then G stands for immortal life – that we should live on in the world’s memory through yoga and daily life. Then A stands for freedom of life and forgiveness. Thus Viśvagurujī shows that each letter has a divine meaning in Yoga in Daily Life. Swāmījī, through Yoga in Daily Life, spreads five main points around the world: environmental protection, world peace, spreading the culture of India, spreading the Vedas and Upaniṣads, and non-violence. These are most necessary in human life; without them, humanity cannot find peace and harmony. He is sharing India’s ancient knowledge and scriptures with all of us, giving to devotees who wait day and night for that purpose. Now I want to speak about holy Gurujī and how divine he was. Many of you know he was a divine soul. Through Viśvagurujī’s blessing, I had the opportunity to serve holy Gurujī and have had many experiences. Holī Gurujī was a divine light like the sun. People from India and around the world came to him and received blessings. If someone came even once, they would never forget it their whole life. His aura radiated perfect peace and a divine atmosphere. He possessed five divine qualities. He was a great poet, writing many poems and books. If we tried to read and understand all his books, a whole lifetime would not be enough. Yet he wrote one book, “Soul,” in just a part of his life. He was a divine speaker, preaching the nectar of Mahāprabhujī’s bhajans and his own experiences of Mahāprabhujī throughout the world. He was a divine disciple of Mahāprabhujī. If we want to learn how to discipline our life, we should read holy Gurujī’s books and cultivate divine faith in Mahāprabhujī. I was once with holy Gurujī, Govind Purījī, and others. There is a book of Mahāprabhujī called Padbirheni. Gurujī felt that Mahāprabhujī’s book was Mahāprabhujī himself. They have written many books. “Guru Granth Ko Janiye” – to understand the Guru’s books or what the Guru has written, know that each letter and word is the Guru manifest. Those with a pure heart understand that the book is the Guru himself. Once, by mistake, that book fell from the bed – Gurujī’s bed. Holī Gurujī felt such sorrow. He mentally prayed, “Please, Gurudev, forgive me. I made a mistake unintentionally.” Then he told me, “I will not eat today.” Because Mahāprabhujī’s book had fallen by mistake, he felt pain in his heart. Such was his divine faith in Mahāprabhujī. Many disciples around the world still pray to Holī Gurujī and Mahāprabhujī in their homes, even if Holī Gurujī visited only once. They remember Gurudev day and night. Now I would like to sing our company’s bhajan, which is “Mādhavānandjī Ānand Dījō.” Please, if you know it, join in: Śrī Mādhavānandjī Prabhu Ānand Dijo. Thank you for listening and giving me the opportunity to share my feelings. Now my time is over, and the blessings of Successor Jī and Viśvaguru Jī are waiting. Thank you. Deep Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān Kī, Dev Puruṣa Mahādeva Kī, Dīpeśvara Mahādeva Kī, Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ Mādhavān Jī Bhagavān Kī, Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, Yogī Rāj, Parampitā Parameśvara, Parampūjya, Śrī Satguru Devakī, Satye Sanātana Dharma Kī, Hari Om. Oṁ Śālakpūrjī Mahādev, Kī Jaya, Dīvāde Devadevaśvara Mahādev, Kī Jaya, Śāḍīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, Kī Jaya, Indudharam Samrāṭ Paramahaṁsvāmī Śrī Mādhavānanda Purī Jī, Satgurudev Bhagavān, Kī Jaya, Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsvāmī Śrī Maheśvarānanda Purī Jī, Gurudev, Kī Jai. Vande Devam Patim Suragurum, Vande Jagatkāraṇam, Vande Pannagabhūṣaṇam Ṛgadharam, Vande Paśūnām Patim, Vande Sūrya Śaśāṅkavanayanam, Vande Mukunda Priyam. Naḥaṁ Karatā Prabhu Dīp Karatā Mahāprabhujī Dīp Karatā He Kevalaṁ Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ He. Salutations to the Cosmic Self. Salutations to Śrī Alakhpurījī, Siddha Pīṭha Paramparā. My daṇḍavat praṇām to our beloved Guru Dev, His Holiness Vishwaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar Maheśvarānanda Purījī. Om Namah Nārāyaṇa to Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar Swāmī Purījī, Purī Mahārāj, and all the sannyāsīs present here. Hari Om and good morning to all of you present here and watching through Swamiji TV. We are all blessed to be at the lotus feet and in the company of our beloved Guru Dev. The main topic of this entire seminar, which we constantly address, is Guru Bhakti. With Guru Bhakti, all problems can be resolved; all obstacles in our lives disappear. That is the highest bhakti. Even Śaṅkarācārya Jī, who was immensely knowledgeable, had a guru. He was born in southern India, in a place called Kalandi. From a young age, due to past karmas from previous lives, he was already deeply spiritual. Sometimes, when we have good karmas – or rather no binding karmas – and we have purity within, we go straight onto the spiritual path from the very beginning. First of all, we are very blessed to have received this human life. It is a great blessing, for God alone knows how many cycles we completed to attain it. Even while the baby is in the womb, if we speak good things and read the Bhagavad Gītā, the Rāmāyaṇa, and other beautiful scriptures, that brings positivity to the baby inside. That is already a step toward becoming spiritual. So from past-life karmas, Ādi Guru Śaṅkarācārya Jī was already highly spiritual from birth. He attained the knowledge of all the Vedas, Śāstras, and Purāṇas at a very young age. There also need to be monks in this world, but understandably it is hard for parents to let go of their children. Yet sometimes it is good, for you never know how great a guru that person could become if allowed to follow that path. It was obviously difficult for Māṭājī to let Swāmījī go to Gurujī, but had she not, we would not be here. They incarnate for a higher purpose. At a young age, Śaṅkarācārya said, “I want to become a sannyāsī and spread the knowledge of Satya Sanātana Dharma all across India and the world.” But his mother was reluctant and said, “No, I will not let you go.” Then one day, while Śaṅkarācārya was bathing in a nearby lake, a crocodile seized his leg. He saw the opportunity and cried out to his mother, “Mother, if you let me become a sannyāsī, this crocodile will release me.” Because he was a very spiritual person, endowed with Guru Bhakti and Devī Sādhanā, the mother agreed, saying, “Okay, I let you go, be a sannyāsī.” The higher powers then worked, and the crocodile let go of his leg. If we did not have Śaṅkarācārya, we would not have the preaching of Advaita Vedānta. He wrote many commentaries on the Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā, the Purāṇas, the Upaniṣads, and other scriptures. At the age of eight, he left home and travelled all across India. He established four ashrams: in the south, Śṛṅgeri; in the north, Badrī; in the east, Dvārikā; and in the west, Purī. For all of us, Śṛṅgeri is also very special because when Gurudev went there with Holī Gurujī to Śṛṅgerī Maṭh, the then Śaṅkarācārya, Bhāratī Tīrtha Swāmījī, gave Holī Gurujī a mālā, which Holī Gurujī later gave to Swāmījī. That is the Guru Mālā Swāmījī now uses. The Sannyāsa Paramparā mainly stems from Śaṅkarācārya Jī. Even now, all four Pīṭhas have seated Śaṅkarācāryas: Avimukteśvarānanda Sarasvatī Jī in Badrī, Sadānanda Giri Jī in Dvārikā, Niścāraṇanda Sarasvatījī in Purī, and in the south at Śṛṅgeri, Bhāratī Tīrthajī, though his successor Viduśīkaraṇanda Bhāratījī now mainly leads. While travelling, Śaṅkarācārya Jī also felt the need to find a guru who would guide him on his path. Even after reading all the Śāstras and Purāṇas, he decided he needed the guidance of a guru to succeed. He found his guru, named Govindappa, who became the guiding light for him. The famous śloka Gurudev always quotes from Aprokṣāṇabhūti is: “Who am I? From where did I come? What is the cause of my being here? Who is the creator of this universe?” When we know all these answers, it is very good; but if we do not, it is a sign that we need Viśvagurujī. He may not tell you the answers directly, but he will help you understand and realise the question, and then you will find the answer by yourself. Gurudev is the guiding light who shows us the path. He is the boat that helps us cross from this side of the ocean to the other side. Without the boat, you can swim as long as you like; you will still not reach the destination and will drown from exhaustion. That is why having a Śrī Satguru Dev in our life is very important. Finding a true guru is also very difficult. We look around and see hundreds, but to recognise the one who is truly the real guru, who has real powers and enlightenment, is rare. Therefore I say we are all blessed to be born in this era and to be part of Viśvagurujī’s beautiful journey. We are thankful that Gurudev found us. Had he not come to Europe, we would not be here now. All the work he has done in the past fifty, sixty years… While Śaṅkarācārya was travelling in India, the caste system still existed, and he encountered a memorable incident. Once, a chaṇḍāla asked him, “Who are you telling to move aside? Are you telling this body to move aside? Or are you telling the ātmā? If it is the body, we both have the same flesh and bones, so what is wrong? If you are telling the ātmā to move aside, then all ātmās are one with the Supreme Self. That is consciousness. So what are you trying to move aside? If it is the ātmā, there is no discrimination whatsoever, for God resides in all ātmās. There is no religion, no caste, no discrimination of any kind.” After hearing that, Śaṅkarācārya composed the stotra called Manīṣā Pañcakam to express his understanding from this incident. So if we read or listen to Śaṅkarācārya’s teachings, we see that Krishna had Sandīpani, Rāmajī had his guru, everyone had their gurus, because that is the only path the Guru shows to become one with the Supreme Self. Without the Guru, it is not possible. That is why we are all blessed to be under the guidance of Guru Dev. It matters not whether Guru Dev speaks or not; his presence, the atmosphere, and the aura around him are more than enough for us. We need to learn to feel that. Just being in Gurudeva’s presence should be enough. As we sit here, we feel Him, and He feels us. Just when He gazes with His eyes upon all of us, that is already His blessing. That is the greatness of Gurudev’s loving, caring gaze. Simply observe him, and you will notice many things – the way he looks at you, the way he senses the energy in you. And He is always working within us. That is the best part. I wish you all a wonderful afternoon, and see you in the evening. Astu Nityam Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu. Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ… Om! Śrī Alāpurījī Mahādeva kī jaya! Devādideva Īśvara Mahādeva kī jaya! Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān kī jaya! Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ Paramahaṁsa Svāmī Śrī Madhavānanda Purījī, Sat Gurudeva Bhagavān kī jaya! Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Paramahaṁsa Svāmī Śrī Māheśvarānanda Purījī, Gurudeva Kī Jai. Araṇamā Pārvatī Pate Har Har Bāhedevā Śambho.