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There is one word called vikāra, and its opposite is nirvikāra. Vikāra means dirt, illness, and all the bacteria and diseases inside, like cancer. 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. And 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 in this world—the destruction of nature, the environment, wars, fighting against one culture or one religion—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; there 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. Śrī Deepa Dayā Araja Śunali, Prabhu Deepa Dayā Laya Araja Śunali. Kar kirpa moye satsaṅg dī jo, kar kirpa Śrī Deepa Dayā. Laya, araja, śunali, prabhu-deepa-dayālaya-rajasuna-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 the eye of your heart will open if you regularly and disciplinedly apply the ointment of the name of God. That name is "Deep Niranjan Sabadukabanya." Through this mantra, you can purify and clean your mind from the vikāras. The problem is that vikāra is so difficult to purify. Vikāra is in feelings, in thinking, in speaking, in acting. Vikāras are in intention and aim; this is the vikāra. Like a bacterial infection disease, it doesn’t take long to spread throughout the whole world. It goes so quickly. Recently, the disease SARS threatened the whole world. Many companies went bankrupt; many airline companies went bankrupt because people canceled their travels. You see, the bacteria are so powerful. This is vikāra in a negative way. These are also mental bacteria, and they are infecting 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 didn’t make these borders; humans made the borders: my country, my culture, my religion, my tradition. Such thinking creates fanaticism, and such fanaticism creates terrorism. Then not only particular people suffer, but the whole world suffers. So, vikāra, or a heat, we should lead a life without vikāra. Come to the nirvikāra. So, if you are happy or unhappy, if you are relaxed or not relaxed, if you are 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.