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That Brahman said to me in a dream, "O Pārvatī, go and do the austerity." The words of Nārada are the truth, the reality. The words of Nārada cannot be unreal. Understand and take his words as reality, and go and do the sādhanā, the tapasyā, as austerity. And this also your parents would like, because they know this, and they will also be happy if you go and do your sādhanā. Sādhanā, the tapasyā, is the giver of happiness and the remover of all troubles. That's why all holy saints and all yogīs practice their sādhanā. Tapasyā is the austerity to endure something. All kinds of difficulties which you feel physically or mentally, you shall master them, overcome them. As soon as you give up, you have lost your willpower. And on the spiritual path, on the good way, always some obstacles come. The beautiful rose has thorns also. Until the rose flower, the blossom is coming, the petals are coming, you have to go through the thorns. Ask yourself how much you can endure physical and mental discomfort. Those who are not satisfied, those who have no santoṣa in their heart, cannot endure things. Accept the situation according to days and call, time and space. And don't let it disturb your inner self. Take it as natural things, or as destiny. If you keep on fighting against those obstacles, you will reach your aim. If not, then you will fail. Therefore, tapasyā removes unhappiness and troubles and gives us happiness. Therefore, the Brahmin told me in the dream the words of Nārada are the truth. Go and do your austerity. Even your parents will be happy in it. And that tapasyā sādhanā, the spiritual techniques and practices, will give you satisfaction and remove the trouble. He said, through the power of tapasyā, Brahmā is able to create this world. Through the power of that tapasyā, that sādhanā, Viṣṇu is able to protect the world. And through that power of tapasyā, Śambhu, Śiva, is able to destroy all the negative powers in this world. And it is that tapa, that sādhanā, through which power Śeṣajī, the Śeṣanāga, is carrying the weight of the whole earth on his head. Therefore, those who have sādhanā can come through, they can endure something. They can keep through, others cannot. We need that ātma bala, the willpower, our inner willpower. If we don't have this, then little, little things can make us very, very sad. And little, little things can destroy our main aims. They come as a memory, remembrance, from the past, what has happened, good or bad. As soon as you remember them, you are so weak, you can't help yourself. Family situation, situation at work, political situation, environmental situation, many, many things. But those who have tapasyā, sādhanā, are strong. And those who have no sādhanā, very quickly get a nervous breakdown. Therefore, we need that power, the power of tapasyā. The Ṣaṣṇāga, the thousand-headed snake. Though he is a snake, but what tapasyā or what karma does he have, that Viṣṇu himself is residing on his body? It must be something. On whom Viṣṇu leans. What does it mean to lean on someone's shoulder? Where you find the rest, where you find some kind of confidence and energy in the love. So even Viṣṇu himself is residing, he is leaning on the Śeṣanāga where he feels comfortable and secure. Like a baby feels comfortable and secure in the lap of its mother. Therefore, do real sādhanā. Really. You have your mantra, you have your practices. You have the guidance of your master. Every day he speaks so kindly to you. With his own sweet words, nearly every ten minutes, he tries to pull out from you the qualities in your mind like jealousy, hate, complexes, you know. You have this. Hardly will you meet someone in this world like your master, who always reminds you of your best qualities. Jealousy, hate, complex, greediness, attachment. I know what's going on in each and every heart. And I try to put some more oil inside, till it burns completely. Nothing will remain except one, the one Self. So do the real sādhanā. The real sādhanā is tapobala. The power of sādhanā is indescribable. How did Brahmā create this world? Through which intellect? Through which power? Through tapasyā. Viṣṇu, who is governing the entire world. Even a small leaf of a tree cannot move without His power. A blade of grass cannot move without His power. All the rain, water, mountains, flowers, everything is directed by Him. How did Viṣṇu get that power? Sādhanā tapasyā. Nothing is impossible through sādhanā; impossible things become possible. But sādhanā should be with santoṣa; if you practice mantra, you should be one with the mantra. Otherwise, you will be the mantra. You know, in the Rāmāyaṇa, there will come one lady. So mantra also means where your mind stops, resists. Mantra means your mind is calm and peaceful. And that is also Śiva; through this sādhanā, he is able to do. This saṃsāra is created by the power of tapasyā. Brahmā has done it. And through that tapasyā, the power of the tapasyā, Viṣṇu is the protector in this world. And it is Śiva who, through his tapasyā sādhanā, destroys everything. And through that tapasyā, the Śeṣanāga is carrying on his head the weight of the whole earth. On one side, he is coiled, his body, where Viṣṇu is residing. He should not move; if he moves, then Viṣṇu feels discomfort. Śeṣanāga breathes very peacefully, and Viṣṇu feels on it like on a water bed. On the other side, the sage Nāga wants to have darśan of Viṣṇu. So he raises his head up and looks down all the time to the lotus feet of Viṣṇu. And on the other side, the whole earth is balanced on his head. Sometimes, when his neck is stiff, very slightly, he makes a little bit of movement. And what happens? An earthquake takes place; so when an earthquake begins, you must say, "Please, Śeṣanāga, don't move your body." No, still Pārvatī is telling her mother, That Brahmin said, "O Bhavānī, the whole creation is existing on the power of tapasyā. And therefore, you should know this, realize this; what I tell you, go and make tapasyā sādhanā." Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar