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Guruvakyam

The rarity of true disciples necessitates a path of absolute purity. Guru-vākya is rare, understood only by devotees. Rare disciples exist, so one must be careful when becoming a guru. Disciples are tested; most are fall overs, not true jewels. The supreme self as sound resides everywhere but is realized only through practice like Anuṣṭhāna and Nāda Yoga. Success in Nāda Yoga requires purifying the body. Purify language by not speaking negatively about anyone for twelve years. Purify the body to attain Dev Bani, the voice of the goddess. Spirituality means purity through body, mind, words, and behavior. Anuṣṭhāna purifies the unconscious, subconscious, and conscious minds to enter the superconscious.

"How dear it is to me. The words, the Guruvākyam, all I know. Others will not understand."

"Purify your body, and then you will attain the second level of your body, which is called Dev Bani."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Therefore, we said guru-vākya is rare. Only devotees can understand guru-vākya. Therefore, Mahāprabhujī said: "How dear it is to me. The words, the Guruvākyam, all I know. Others will not understand, and what can I explain to you? Because you will not understand how dear it is to me." So there are rare disciples who will understand. Consequently, when you become a guru, you must be very careful. Otherwise, you will have big problems. Parents and gurus must protect themselves greatly. I have tested my disciples many times. They say, "My life belongs to you. I am yours." And one day I said, "No, don’t do this." They reply, "Why not? I will do it." So that is not a disciple. There are three categories: flower, follower, and fall over. 99.99% are the fall overs. That’s it. All stones are not jewels. There are many stones, but all stones are not diamonds. Diamonds are rare. So you are that rare one, but still I do not dare. Though you are very rare, I have to be very careful. I have to be very careful about what I say. Yes, that is a reality, and that is the reality. We will sing Swami Lala Nanjeeva’s bhajan afterward. Nāda rūpa para brahma—the supreme self is that resonance, that sound which resides throughout the whole universe, in every heart, even in the heart of a little ant, and in every grain of sand, everywhere. But that sound, that nāda, can only be realized when you practice Anuṣṭhāna and Nāda Yoga. Perhaps our next Anuṣṭhāna will incorporate Nāda Yoga. However, Nāda Yoga can only be successful if you purify your body. Pavitra Bani—purify your language. When is language pure? When is your speech pure? For twelve years, you do not speak negatively about anyone. You do not criticize anyone. You do not even say "bloody one" in a dream. And you must not say "villain." Yehé sankalpá. This is the sankalpá. That is the anuṣṭhāna. To je anuṣṭhāna. That is the mauna. That is the vāṇī—pure vāṇī. Hon tārī bulaun se, Prabhu, mārī khabar tun le. A to tārī mārī benivāt se, Koji krīzo na jāni le. This is a Gujarati bhajan. If your words are avichal—if your vākyas are true and unchangeable—then you can say, "Yes, Lord, I am yours." This means not writing bad things either, not writing bad things in school, not telling bad things to your friends. Purify your body, and then you will attain the second level of your body, which is called Dev Bani. Dev Bani, Devvani, means the voice of the goddess. Everyone longs for that: Devvānī, Ākāśavānī, Brahmavāṇī, Brahmavākya. It then becomes the Brahmavākya. Therefore, purification. Spirituality means purity: crystal clear, spotless, pure through and through, transparent. Through body, through mind, through thinking, through your words, through your behaviors, and through your social position—truthfully. So pavitratā, purity—purify. Thus, anuṣṭhāna is for the purification of the unconscious, subconscious, and conscious minds to enter into the superconscious. And there, mantra is the best.

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