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We are engaged in mantra sādhanā, and this mantra is the guru mantra. There are two kinds of people: manmukhī and gurumukhī. A manmukhī is that person who wants to do whatever they like, and a manmukhī very often comes to trouble. Therefore, it is advised to be gurumukhī, an initiated one. All mantras, all spiritual signs, all education, what we call civilization, all languages, and all spiritual sādhanās—all are rooted in Lord Śiva. God Śiva is the giver of spiritual science, mantra, knowledge, the practices of yoga, and language itself. The language which humans speak comes from Him. With this, you can say that everything that comes from the Guruvākya, from the Gurudeva’s lips—here I mean Lord Śiva—all holy books are Guruvākya: the Vedas, Upaniṣads, Rāmāyaṇa, Bhagavad Gītā, Quran, Bible. All holy books are the words spoken by the Gurudeva, and that is called Guru Vakya. So, until you are initiated by a living master, you should take the help of those Guruvākyas from the holy scriptures. As soon as you have a living master, where you are traditionally and systematically initiated, then you should follow the words of that master. The whole three worlds, týn loka—past, present, and future—and all the holy scriptures, everything is contained in the words of your master and in that mantra which you receive from the master. That mantra will lead you and liberate you. That is called Mantra Rāj, the king of all other mantras. That mantra is like a seed in your heart, which should grow day by day. When you see a plant growing in your house, every day you look at it, give water, take care, and you are happy when new leaves begin. So, day by day, that seed begins to sprout and then begins to grow. One day, it becomes a big, huge tree. The big trees in our garden here did not develop so big from one day to the next; some trees are hundreds of years old. It took time to develop. Therefore, it takes time for a tree to develop. Similarly, it takes time for aspirants to achieve the higher goals. Those plants and trees which grow quickly, their wood is only for fire. You cannot use that wood. It dies quickly and is not useful. So those who are trying to achieve God-realization quickly will not achieve it. They will be like that weak wood. Therefore, slowly, slowly—without mantra, without the practice of mantra, there is no way. A meditation without mantra is a body without a soul. That’s it. Therefore, Mahāprabhujī said: "Manvā dhire dhire cala gagana gṛha caḍhanare bhāī. Oh my mind, walk slowly, slowly. We have to climb to the heavenly house." You know this mantra. Now, just to have a mantra is not enough. Just to put a seed in the earth is not enough. There are many creatures that can destroy these seeds. So kāma, krodha, mada, lobha, moha, ahaṅkāra—all negative qualities—they can destroy it again. Suddenly, you lose your devotion. Suddenly, you lose interest in your mantra. And when you lose interest in your mantra, it is like a person who can see very clearly and very well suddenly becoming blind, day by day, until one day they are completely blind. Can you imagine life without eyes? You have lost your eyesight. So, how is life then? A life without eyesight is a life without a mantra. All your jñānendriyas slowly, slowly withdraw themselves. All five jñānendriyas are connected to this upper part of the body, the heart: our eyes, our ears, our nose, our tasting tongue, and the skin. These are jñānendriyas. Slowly, slowly, you become deaf. You can’t hear. You become blind. The taste is gone, and you can’t speak. No prāṇa. Like this, he is the person who loses bhakti, mantras, and spiritual interest. Therefore, Gurujī said in one bhajan: "Śrī Dīpā Dayāl, yā rāja śun lījo, Śrī Dīpā Dayāl, kar kṛpā, moye satsaṅg dījo, kar kṛpā, moye satsaṅg dījo, Śrī Dīpā Dayāl, yā rāja śun lījo. Oh merciful Lord, listen to me. Please bless me. Satsaṅg. I ask only for satsaṅg, because satsaṅg is the divine place. Through this, you will achieve your higher goal." And in this bhajan also, he said: day by day, my love should grow more and more. That’s it. So, just to have a mantra is not enough. And just to sit and practice and think here and there is also not enough. You are like an addicted person, longing to get it again. And when one gets it, one feels happy again and strong energy. So this is also a spiritual tonic, and when you don’t practice your mantras, you feel energy lost. Therefore, mantras should be practiced.