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The Creator has fashioned 8.4 million different creatures. Tulsīdāsa has categorized them into three groups: Jalachara (water-dwellers), Thalachara (earth-dwellers), and Nabchara (sky-dwellers). Together, these constitute the 8.4 million kinds of beings. If you do not believe it, you are free to count—there is no argument. This is called the Chorāśī Chakra, a wheel or circle. There are many chakras. The Chorāśī Chakra is the wheel of rebirth and death for all 8.4 million creatures. Out of these 8.4 million, one is the human. In the śāstras (ancient scriptures), as well as according to modern psychologists and scientists, there is no racism; there is only one race, and that is the human race. Vasudhaiva Kuṭumbakam—the whole world is one family of the one God. There is one Brahman, yet where duality exists, there is ignorance. Therefore, the duality of racism, cultures, religions, and nations is a path of suffering. This is why wars exist; where the duality of nationalism and racism prevails, wars take place. The second is the Kāla Chakra, the wheel of time and death. Kāla means time, the past, snake poison, and death. The Kāla Chakra is constantly moving above our heads, and all will fall victim to it. Running counter to it is the Dharma Chakra. Dharma is the opposite of Kāla. The adharmī (unrighteous) goes to the Kāla Chakra, and the dharmī (righteous) comes to the Dharma Chakra. Then there is the Sudarśana Chakra of Bhagavān Viṣṇu. There are said to be seventy-two thousand chakras in the human body, with eight main chakras and the Kuṇḍalinī Śakti. Now, the purpose of human life is to attain liberation through knowledge. Who am I? From where have I come? What is the purpose of my coming, and where will I go? Ādi Guru Śaṅkarācārya said in his Aparokṣānubhūti: "Know thyself" is the question to all your answers and the solution to all your problems. The difference between humans and other creatures is that humans possess a very powerful tool: the buddhi, the intellect. This human intellect can be developed to infinity. Therefore, education in human life is extremely important; everything depends on how you are educated. However, the human intellect is also very easy to manipulate. Different countries, religions, cultures, and races impart different educations, and this depends solely on the information implanted in your mind, as Dr. Gulabjī said this morning. This informational difference creates the distinctions between cultures and races. Information comes from what is in the mind—the vibration, the sound, the Nāda. The Vedas state: Nāda Rūpa Parabrahma. The supreme form of Parabrahma is that resonance, that sound. That resonance is in every atom and pervades the whole of space, Ānanda. The pure form of the highest Parabrahma is resonance, sound. That resonance is in every atom, in every being, and it is endless; that is called ātmā kīyāvāsa, the call of the self. Through this buddhi, through education, one becomes a thief, a terrorist, a holy person, a doctor, an engineer, or one who has learned nothing. It depends on how you educate your buddhi, how you develop it. Dormant talents lie within the human body; whether one becomes a terrorist, a doctor, a saint, or a thief depends entirely on what kind of education the intellect receives. But due to this very intellect, humans often feel excessively free and believe they can do whatever they want. Many do not know that they must pay back the karma for what they have done; we are often unaware of the consequences of our deeds. God, Kṛṣṇa, said: "Arjuna, before doing any karma, know the form of the karma." When you consciously know the form of the karma, you will know what fruits you will reap, and then your viveka (discernment) will decide whether you should do it or not. Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna: "Before you act, first recognize the form of that karma, and then the consequences will be clear to you. Then you can decide whether to proceed or not." This body, mind, and senses are your people, your public. Do not be their slave; be their governor. Saints have said that you are the king of this body and senses. Therefore, be their lord and do not become their servant. Your mind and senses are the inhabitants within your body, your kingdom. You are not their servant. Yet humans, through temptation (lobha), fall into bad company or bad thoughts and forget the aim of life. There are a thousand ways to destruction and very few ways to progress; progress requires cultivation and effort. After long observation and research into human society, the great Tulsīdāsajī finally said to himself: "You see the greatness of the saints; they are always teaching themselves, still saying to themselves, but if we follow their vākya (words) in our life, we too will be happy." Tulsīdāsajī said: "Sant-samāgam harikathā"—the company of saints and satsaṅg, where the name and glory of God are spoken, is very rare in human life. Tulsīdāsajī tells us that in this life, the satsaṅg of saints and the place where God's name resounds are exceedingly rare. Satsaṅg does not mean wearing a uniform. A uniform does not make you a saint. "Saint" means sa-ant—the end of all vāsanās (desires), the end of all passions. Sa-ant means all desires are finished. A saint is one who has good and positive thoughts, who is always content, who has peace. When a saint appears, it is like entering an air-conditioned room from intense heat—you feel suddenly released. Or like coming into a warm room from the bitter cold—you are freed from the chill and enter a pleasant, temperate atmosphere of śānti, peace, inside and out. Santoṣa (contentment), śānti (peace), kṣamā (forgiveness). Only a great soul can truly forgive. As Jesus said on the cross: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." What greatness! In such a situation, to pray for them: "Please forgive them." What would we do? We might scream and utter harsh words. Where is the śānti, the forgiveness? Jesus said, "Lord, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing." What would we say in such a situation? We would likely be angry and scream. This is the greatness of forgiveness. As Jesus said: "Do not be afraid." At most, we might say we forgive, but we will never forget. But to forgive also means to forget. Do not hold onto grievances at any level of consciousness—unconscious, subconscious, conscious, or superconscious. Clear up everything. Purify. Recording location: Hungary, Vep, Summer seminar