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It is spoken in the Upanishad: "Lord, give me a healthy body, healthy mind, healthy senses, healthy consciousness—everything healthy." Health is the first wealth; the first happiness is good health. So it is said, the primary wealth or primary happiness is good health. Do you know the second one? The second wealth, or second happiness, is to have a very truthful and competent partner. If you have a good partner who shares everything with you, what can bring greater happiness than this? In Āyurveda, it is said the first happiness is nirogikāya (a disease-free body), and it is said only the wife should be, how to call it, obedient. But I would say not only the wife, but the husband too—the partner. One who has tolerance, understanding, and is faithful. Then there is a third wealth or happiness: in your family, you have the means of material sustenance—dharma, artha, as we always speak of—so that you have enough. Anyone who comes to you, you can give to them as well. And to have healthy and good children, obedient children, who continue to fulfill the wishes of their parents. Children are the light in your house, because we are the afternoon sun and they are the rising sun. But when that rising sun goes into Kuṣaṅga (bad company), then it is called Sūrya Grahaṇa (a solar eclipse). When the sun becomes dark, what use is the sun? So this is the fourth happiness or wealth. There must be a fifth one too. And the fifth one said: "In your house, you have one cow for milk." Now we live in big metropolitan cities, but at that time there were no big cities. People had their own house, their own garden, their own fields. Milk is something very important. Milk for your children, for you, for guests who come—that is Lakṣmī. Milk is Lakṣmī. In the house where there is no milk, there is nothing. There are different kinds of milk. Four kinds of milk, and you must answer this question. The one milk is cow's milk. The second milk is mother's milk. The third milk is vegetable milk. Now, which is the fourth one? The fourth milk? So, mother's milk means all mothers; cow's milk means all animals; vegetable milk means any kind of plant which has milk. And there is a fourth milk also. Think it over, think it over. You have one week's time: mother's milk, father's milk... So there are four kinds of milk. Thus, to have milk in the home is wisdom, it is happiness. If you remember the story from the Mahābhārata, the great teacher Droṇācārya went to his friend, who had become a king, to get a cow for his children, for milk. And the king told him, "Droṇācārya, forget it. In those days we were friends and kids. Now there is a day and night difference. You are a poor brāhmaṇa; I am the mighty king. How dare you come to me and speak to me directly?" So Droṇācārya came to train his disciples to defeat that king and bring him there as a prisoner. And then Droṇācārya said to him, "My friend, that time was different. At that time, you were king. Now you are standing in front of me like a prisoner. But still, I see you as my youthful friend. I will not say that I am different and you are different. And you know, you have thousands of cows. If I want, I can take all the cows now, but I will not take. Only one cow—that time I came to beg from you one cow, and now I will take also only one cow." To have milk in the family for the children was something great. So when we speak about prosperity, sukha—sukha means happiness. What is happiness? This is the happiness for householders: good health, material means, a good partner, healthy children. That children will get good professions and support the family, follow you. They will not do criminal things, and they go to school at the right time, come back home at the right time, and have cows or a garden with flowers, fruits, and vegetables. And the sixth happiness is to have good friends. Maybe we don't have friends. A friend is one who is ready to give their life, so it is not easy to get a good friend, good friends. The seventh happiness, the seventh wealth, is called the best neighbors. It is not easy to have good neighbors. Otherwise, you have a neighbor, you light an agrabattī (incense stick), and they are shouting. You have a dog, and others are shouting. The neighbor is your family. There is no difference between your own family and neighbors. And neighbors treat your children as you treat your children. And neighbors are responsible for your children, to educate them, to take care of them. To have a good neighbor is something beautiful. And the eighth happiness: wisdom; the eighth happiness is to have a good society, a good saṅgha, no kuṣaṅga (bad company). Who inspires you to always go and do good things? And then, the ninth happiness: Santoṣa nirāśā sukhi. Santouṣa. Santouṣa means satisfaction. Whatever you have, be satisfied. And that is not easy, because we know from human weakness—I think throughout the whole world people say this: in the neighbor's plate you see more. Always, we think that others have better things. That is a sign of dissatisfaction. You can have thousands of elephants. You can have golden birds, and you can have diamond mines. But when you get inner satisfaction, then all this is for you like dust. That Santoṣī (satisfied one) who is satisfied inwardly has no desire even for all the three worlds. God comes and tells you, "My son, my daughter, I am so pleased with you, I make you the king of all three worlds." You say, "No, sir, thank you. I also don't want to have the pleasantness and comfort of the body." That is called tyāga. That is called ascetic life. So that is why Holī Gurujī says very often: "Enter the kingdom of God through the gate of sacrifice." To enter into the kingdom of God, what you call svarga (heaven)—sacrifice. So that is the happiness, wealth, which is called santoṣa. And the tenth one is called peace. Peace, peace, śānti. To live a peaceful life is not comparable to anything. You can have billions of dollars, but if you are not peaceful, then these billions are a subject of unhappiness. You quickly call the companies and install an alarm system in the house, in windows, in toilets, in bathrooms. You buy the best dogs for guarding, not just one dog. And then you have lifeguards. And after all this, still you are not sure, and you have two pistols, one under this side of the pillow and one on the other side of the pillow. But still you... cannot sleep peacefully. One dog barks, and your sleep flies away like a bird. Śānti, where is the Śānti? There are many ladies whose name is Shanti, but that śānti is lost in this world. That is why we are always chanting śānti, śānti. And the eleventh happiness: harmony. Harmony in the body, in the mind, in the consciousness, in the family, in society, in nature—a harmonious, balanced life. And this is most beautiful. Where is harmony? We have many harmoniums, but there is no harmony. We are looking for harmony. Then, when you have this sādhanā (spiritual practice), this is known as a sādhanā. Then, with Satguru and Satguru Kṛpā (the Guru's grace), your life is already successful, a heavenly life. And if you do not have this, then it is not a heavenly life, but it is called a hell life. That life is a painful life, suffering. That is not a life; that is suffering. So, do you want suffering, or do you want a life? We want a life. Then we have to add two words before that: "life." Two things we have to add before that. There is no other way. We must add it. And those two words are "yoga in daily life." That is it. Yoga in daily life.