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There is one word called vikāra, and its opposite is nirvikāra. Vikāra means dirt, illness, bacteria, and what is inside, like a cancer disease. Vikāra means negative thinking, full of jealousy, hate, and complexes; it is rākṣasava (demonic). Vikāra means that kind of illness you cannot heal anymore. When a dead body lies for a few days, it gets spoiled. Gases begin inside, and we call it full of vikāras. So vikāra is not a good thing. Nirvikāra means without any vikāras: pure, clean, healthy, beautiful, harmonious, full of vitality, life, clarity, wisdom, prosperity, love, harmony, peace, and satisfaction. Nirvikāra and vikāra are opposites. Now, how do we collect the vikāras? There is mental vikāra, which you may call mental pollution. The most dangerous pollution in this world is mental pollution. It is said that all destruction which takes place—whether the destruction of nature, the environment, wars, or fighting between one culture and another, one religion and another—is caused by mental pollution. This mental pollution is most dangerous and very hard to purify. This mental pollution begins with the duality from childhood: "my," "our," and "we." This is where the problem begins; this is where the vikāras begin. You also get vikāras through kusaṅga (bad company). Kusaṅga refers to such words you speak and listen to that can take you away from your beautiful path. Therefore, Gurujī said in one bhajan: "Kusaṅga Se Prabhu Monyen Bachavu, Kusaṅga Se Prabhu Monyen Basavu, Dostra Durjan Dur Rahijo, Dostra Durjan Dur Rakijo, Śrī Dīpa Dayā Ārāja Śunali, Prabhu Dīpa Dayā Laya Ārāja Śunali." "Kar Kirpā Moye Sat Saṅgh Dī Jo, Kar Kirpā Śrī Dīpa Dayā Laya Ārāja Śunali, prabhu-dīpa-dayālaya-rājasuna-li vikāra." Therefore, the best way is meditation and mantra practice to purify the inner vikāra. Mantra practice is a remedy, a healing power for your psychic and karmic causes. It is said that the eye of your heart will open if you regularly and disciplinedly apply the ointment of the name of God. That name is Dīp Nirañjan Sabadukabanya. Through this mantra, you can purify and clean your mind from the vikāras. So vikāra is the problem, and it is so difficult to purify. Vikāra is in feelings, in thinking, in speaking, and in acting. Vikāras are in intention and aim; this is the vikāra. Just as a bacterial infectious disease does not take long to spread throughout the whole world—it goes so quickly—you know recently the disease SARS? It threatened the whole world. Many companies went bankrupt, many airline companies went bankrupt because people cancelled their travels. You see, bacteria are so powerful; this is vikāra in a negative way. These are also mental bacteria, and they infect you as well as others. These are the elements that think narrowly, that try to make borders. Borders are in the human mind, not on the earth. God did not make these borders, but humans made them: my country, my culture, my religion, my tradition. This kind of thinking creates fanaticism, and such fanaticism creates terrorism. Then not only particular people suffer, but the whole world suffers. So vikāra is a heat. We should lead a life without vikāra to come to nirvikāra. Whether you are happy or unhappy, relaxed or not relaxed, scared or not scared—these are all vikāras within you. I wish that you will think this over, and in these few days which are left here, you will meditate and purify yourself.