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A master lived in a small hut. Under his bed, a little mouse also made its home. One day, as the master sat meditating, the mouse came to him, trembling with fear. The master asked, "Mouse, what happened to you? Why are you nervous?" The mouse replied, "Master, I am very afraid. I’m scared." The master said, "In my heart, in my presence, why are you scared? Live happily. You have so many prasāda to eat: chocolates, nuts, biscuits." "Yes, Master," said the mouse, "it’s not a problem of eating. The problem is the cat. You see, a cat comes every day. When I’m sitting near you and she passes by your hut, she stops for two seconds and looks at me. Master, when you go somewhere, then I’m so scared." The master said, "Okay, little mouse, I bless you. You become a big dog. The cat will be afraid of you." The mouse became a dog. But the next day, the dog was afraid again, hiding its tail between its legs. The master asked, "What happened again? What’s the problem?" The dog said, "Master, last night I smelled some big cat. A puma. Thanks to you, Master, you were here. Otherwise, he definitely would have come and killed me." The master said, "I bless you and make you a big lion, king of the forest. Are you happy?" "Yes, Master," said the lion, "I am so happy now." "Then eat prasāda and be happy," said the master, "and be vegetarian, okay?" Whenever the master relaxed, the lion would come to him, licking the soles of his feet and playing with them. One day, the master got a big thorn in his foot. To remove it, he had to dig a little, leaving a small wound. The lion was licking there when a little blood came out. The lion’s senses—his whole body—became excited. He had never tasted blood before. He began to lick more quickly, which hurt the master. The master tried to move his leg. The lion said, "Oh, no," and grabbed the master's leg. The master looked at the lion, and the lion said, "Master, don’t move." The master then said, "You little mouse," and the lion instantly changed back into a mouse. "Go under the bed," the master instructed. Sometimes, when you give too much freedom, beings become like a lion or a tiger. They forget your love, your kindness, your humbleness. Your husband may always be angry with you, but when you go away for the weekend, then he knows what it means to have you at home. Our partner, yes. Therefore, power needs control. Otherwise, it can destroy you. Our sensual power, our indriyas, our mind, our habits, our ambitions, our desires, our greediness—all need to be controlled. And that is human education. If humans are not educated and do not receive their spiritual injections, they will be a thousand times more dangerous than a wild tiger or lion. There should be many yoga teachers, many yoga classes, many yoga centers. It is okay. The whole world should practice yoga in their life. Let there be many yoga centers, many yoga teachers, many yoga classes. The whole world practices yoga in everyday life. But we shall keep control. So, do you have any suggestions, commentary, ideas, or questions on this subject? "Yes, I have a question. What can we do, and what should we do, if we know that some other yoga teacher is teaching 'yoga in daily life' and saying that this is yoga in daily life, but we know that this person eats eggs? Eats eggs. And this yoga teacher doesn’t consider that it is important to follow these rules." That is the yoga teacher’s karma. So if he or she eats an egg, they will get karma back. That is the personal freedom of a yoga teacher. We should not control that. Of course, the best would be if the teacher becomes vegetarian and does not eat eggs and so on. Yes. So it is her or his karma. So what is the value of karma?