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Very important to become vegetarian - plants also have life

A spiritual discourse on consciousness, compassion, and vegetarianism.

"Our consciousness, is not filled with desires, with jealousy, with anger, with hate, with complexes, with greediness. All this is the dirtiness which fills individual consciousness."

"Realize the human qualities: purity, love. For me, no one had to die. Better I die. Why should another die for me?"

The speaker outlines levels of consciousness and defines spirituality as purity, advocating for a life guided by love and non-violence. He passionately argues for vegetarianism, using parables and analogies—like a salt statue in the ocean or a tiger protecting its cub—to illustrate the sanctity of all life and the karmic consequences of causing suffering. The talk references figures like Buddha and Gandhi, urging personal responsibility in spiritual practice to achieve peace.

Recording location: Hungary, Erd, Seminar

There are five levels of consciousness: unconscious, subconscious, conscious, super-conscious, and cosmic consciousness. As humans, we can achieve up to super-consciousness. That is called holy consciousness. After this, upon leaving this world, we are in cosmic consciousness. If we have cosmic quality, then spirituality means purity—crystal-clear purity. That consciousness, our consciousness, is not filled with desires, with jealousy, with anger, with hate, with complexes, with greediness. All this is the dirtiness which fills individual consciousness. [We must cultivate] love, understanding, forgiveness, protection, service, kindness, helpfulness, mercy, compassion, and Madhuram—the name of God. For all creatures: I cannot eat what God has created as a living being. It is very important to become vegetarian: love them, feed them. Do not kill and eat them. That is very important, yet we kill them because of the taste of our tongue. You know, there was one priest brother who said their mother is protecting her child. So which mother does not protect? Every mother tries to protect her child. It doesn't matter if it is a tiger. When the tiger mother has a baby, try to go and bring that baby. Can you bring that baby? I do not think so. There was a statue made out of salt, and it wanted to know how deep the ocean is. So someone said, "Find out yourself." So it jumped into the ocean to find out how deep it is. Until today, it has not come back. That is why the ocean is salty. So if you go to catch a baby from the tiger mother, you will become one with her. Mother, mother, divine. We say, never cause pain to any mother. Never cause pain to any mother. When you kill, or when a child dies, the mother feels physical pain. And to cause pain to their mother is the biggest sin. Of course, plants also have life. That is a big question. So it was said, only eat vegetables and fruits, like pumpkins, paprikas, rice, fruits, nuts—such things. And if you take some from the fruit or from the vegetation, take only leaves. Do not destroy the whole plant. So create your love for all poor, innocent creatures. When someone dies in our family, at home, what do we do? Immediately we call a doctor, our relatives, and as soon as possible, we transfer the dead body to grave it, bury it, or cremate it. Why? Is it the body of your father, your mother, or your family members? No, we remove the body. Because where the dead body is lying, all kinds of negative energy attack now. Today it is dancing there. Disharmony is created in the family. Suicidal thoughts come. Husband and wife do not agree together. Illnesses come. We remove the dead body. We clean the place, and we put the light. Is this not true? We go and bury the body, and then come and wash, clean your dress and everything. So what are people doing? They bury the body of the father somewhere in the yard and go to the market and buy the dead body of a chicken into the house. And put it into the fridge. You store the dead body in the house. What can you expect? Good things in your atmosphere in the family and house? All the dead yamas and all the spirits and all are coming into your freezer. And not only that, you put it in the freezer or in the oven, but you bite into it. That is not good. Realize the human qualities: purity, love. For me, no one had to die. Better I die. Why should another die for me? Such much love, mother love we have to create. And the father love we have to create, then the consciousness will rise up. Buddha was a complete vegetarian. He was living from alms, from donations, and when he walked, he looked carefully that he didn't step on some creature, some ant or something. And he went for bhikṣā, to ask for alms, and he divided it into five parts. One for the dog, one part for the fish. One part for the birds, one part for the guest. And the rest for him, and if there was no guest, monk, then he fed more fish and birds. And he went only to five houses. What they gave, he brought. His walk was so concentrated. You know, they have some kind of Tibetans or Chinese and Japanese, they have some kind of exercises, moving the body very slowly like this—what do they call? What do they call? Zingong? Taishi? This is coming from Buddha's movement. Even he didn't move slowly, quickly hand, because he might kill some creature. That became a Buddha. And now the Buddhists, they eat whatever moves, and that's a shame. So holy, we have to become pure. And it is your very personal matter. Don't listen to the theories and dogmas. Einstein said two things. First he said, tons of theory are nothing compared with a gram of practice. And that's true. If you are hungry and you read about pizza, your hunger will not be satisfied, but if you really eat something, that will be something. And he said again, once more, Albert Einstein: "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a man in the flesh and blood ever walked upon this earth." He meant Gandhījī. But I mean all: Buddha, Jesus, Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Mahāprabhujī—such divine people walked on this earth. We shall get inspiration from them. Our personal life, so educate your children with free thinking and please help and pray to create world peace. If it's possible, become vegetarian. Don't kill, don't let them suffer. If you put a knife on the throat of a goat or a pig or a rabbit, the whole body is trembling—same like somebody would put it on your throat. Hungary has very rich soil. A blessed country, enough to eat, enough fruits, vegetables. Become pure. This was my this evening message. So yoga is the path to good health, happy life, long life, and to realize the aim of human life, and to avoid the karmas. If you think negative, you create karma already. First we think and then we act, so physical acting is minimum. If you have done it mentally, you did it already. So, it's your life, very personal your life. It's you who have to go through, not that your father will go for you or your mother will go for you. All will remain here: all traditions, all religions, everything. Finally it is you who have to go on the waves of time, through the darkness and light in the space, through experiencing pleasure and unpleasant. There is no one who will listen to you; it's your destiny. Your spiritual work on your body and mind and consciousness—that will guide you. I pray to Almighty God that God will protect you, guide you, and liberate you. I wish you good health and long life. And prayer for your families, society, country, and for all the world, for peace and harmony. Thank you, thank you. Recording location: Hungary, Erd, Seminar

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