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Sam dṛṣṭi is equal vision. Ātmā so Paramātmā—the individual soul is the Supreme Soul. All creatures, this entire universe, are my own Ātmā. Sam dṛṣṭi, equal vision. All beings, Ātmā and Paramātmā, they are all the light of God. They represent God. Therefore, they are all myself. Thus, the great sage, the great Dīrghatamā Ṛṣi said: "Do not do to others what you do not like to be done to you." The same teaching is given in the Mahābhārata, and the same is repeated in the Bible. This is why the great Dīrghatamā Ṛṣi declared that if you do not wish something for yourself, do not do it to others. Sam draṣṭi means to look upon everything with the same eyes, for all beings in the universe exist in my own state. Siddhis—those who possess spiritual powers (siddhis) but do not demonstrate them. Naturally, such powers manifest through the presence of a great saint, but not through exhibition or display, because for a yogī, siddhi is a great māyā. Those who have siddhis but do not show them—of course, these powers are present in their life. Yet, siddhi is not to be used for demonstration. Sādhaka bhāva: Though one may be a very great saint, a holy saint, one still feels and says, "No, no, I am just small. I am only a student, I am only a spirit." What greatness is this! Baḍā baḍā kare, baḍā na bole bole, Rahiman hīrā kab kahe, lakh hamārā mol. A great person never speaks about how great one is. Just as a diamond never proclaims, "I am a diamond, and my value is twenty thousand." No. We say it is valuable, but the diamond does not speak. We know it is a diamond. A sādhaka, a true yogī, never praises himself, declaring he is a teacher. Just as a demon does not praise himself, saying he is a demon. What do we say about him? Does the demon ever praise himself? No. And sādhanā—constant praying, practicing. Sādhanā means constant practice and prayer. If we believe, for example, that Jesus was the complete Incarnation, then where was the need for Him to pray? Yet He prayed. Through sādhanā, you achieve purification: purification of body, purification of mind, purification of consciousness, purification of the antaḥkaraṇa (inner instrument). Sādhanā is abhyāsa—practice, practice, practice... Never think, "Now I have reached everything. Here is the mālā (rosary), I don't want anything, I am self-realized." Hello, sir? From that point, you are going down. That is it. So the definition of a saint is very great. To have a meeting with them, to keep their company, is rare in this world. And to hear from their mouth something about God and His spirituality—Harikathā, the glory of God—that is precious. Otherwise, as it is said, wife, children, and money—sinners can also have these. That is not something extra, something more... holy. In other words, children, a spouse, and wealth—even sinners can possess these. There is nothing special in that. It is not extraordinary. So, you are the great ones. You are all saints here now. And how fortunate I am that I have you all. We should see saintliness in others, not in ourselves. That is it. Always try to see God first in others. If you see God in others, then you can see Him in you. If you cannot see Him in others, you definitely cannot see Him in you. Therefore, God gave us two kinds of eyes. One kind of eye is for looking outward, so you see God in all. The second eye is the inner eye; with it you will see God inside as well. In this hectic world, you found this time to come here. You are a fortunate one, a lucky one. This is recreation for your body, mind, and consciousness. It is information for your soul. Liberation for your soul to realize the Ātmā. As long as the soul (jīvā) is there, you are an individual. When you attain ātmā jñāna (knowledge of the Self), then the soul will dissolve, and you will be only Ātmā. The soul exists as long as there is individual quality. In this wonderful world, you have decided to be here now, to come here to recreate, to renew your body and mind, to purify it, and to recognize Ātmā. I have given you an example many times. For instance, this glass of water is very clean, transparent. Nothing is inside to be seen; nothing is visible except the liquid. But someone, before giving me the water, put ten grams of salt inside and mixed it. The salt, in its solid form, changed into a liquid form. I do not see the salt; you also do not see it. But now I will drink, and my taste tells me there is salt inside. What does this mean? It means the salt changed its form but did not change its guṇa, its quality. The dharma, the guṇa of salt, is saltiness. As long as the saltiness exists, the salt is inside, informing us of its presence. But when the salt gives up its saltiness, then I will say, "Very good water, very pure." So Jīvātmā is a mixture of Ātmā and Anātmā (the non-Self). The jīvātmā, the soul, is the individual identity. Through good karma, that jīva, that individual, may go to heaven, or Vaikuṇṭha, or Svarga. Yes. But after enjoying all the good karmas, you must again come back to the chaurāsī, meaning to this cycle of birth and death. Because heaven is limited. Where heaven ends, perhaps hell begins. And where hell ends, heaven begins. Therefore, the yogī says, "No, I do not want heaven. I want mokṣa." Brahmalīṇ—to be one with Brahman, the One without a second. Anant—and this individual becomes one with that Infinity. For that, we need to be careful with our diet. Dr. Gotari spoke beautifully yesterday about diet. I hope he will speak again. Our company, the saṅgha, matters. Jaisā khāye ann, vaisā rahe man. As is the food you eat, so will be your mind. Jaisā kare saṅg, vaisā lāge raṅg. As is the company you keep, so will be the color you take on—your habits. If you are with people who take drugs, you will also begin to take them. If you are with alcoholics, they will make you alcoholic also. And if you are with me... I will make you sad. You see? As you drink water, you drink from water. What kind of liquid you drink, so you will speak. If you drink one litre of milk or nice water, you will speak calmly and peacefully. If you drink one litre of vodka, then I do not know what you will talk about. If you drink one litre of milk or water, you will speak clearly, intelligently, and cleanly. But what will you say if you drink one litre of vodka? I do not know. And then, the guidance of the Guru. The first Guru is the mother. The second is the father. The third is the friend. The fourth is the school teacher. The fifth is the religious teacher or priest. The sixth is your spiritual Satguru. And the seventh is you yourself. The first guru is your mother, the second your father, the third your close friend, the fourth your school teacher, the fifth your priest, the sixth your spiritual Guru, and the seventh guru is your own Self. And when you meet the Satguru, how do you feel and what happens?