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A Gathering in Devotion and Discipline

The program begins with devotional singing followed by a disciplinary practice. A bhajan is sung, emphasizing concentration on the Guru's feet as the source of fortune. The cycle of birth and death is deleted only through meditation and repeating the divine name. Life passes from childhood play to the suffering of old age, underscoring the urgency of practice. A training exercise for the sense of taste involves receiving a nut but not eating it. One must always act according to the place and situation. A physical practice involves holding a position on the knees while warming the face with the hands.

"May my eyes be concentrated on the lotus feet of my Gurudev."

"Tera Janam Maran Mit Jai Re... It will be deleted. Janam means rebirth. Maraṇ means death."

Our program is beginning now with bhajan, and then we’ll follow with some practice—a very interesting practice. You will be so happy. You will see that, Swamijī, you can make things so easy. And we say in German, very easy and wonderful, very beautiful. And so today we begin with a bhajan, a nice bhajan. But Bachchanwālā Lāgeśa belongs to our Kriyā, new Kriyā. So, I would like to introduce you to Sādhvī Śāntī, Dr. Shanti. And there is one man from Austria; he is the guitarist, his name is, I think, Krishnapurī. Austrian name, I don’t know, Hans Quartz, yeah, and Mr. Quartz. And "quarts" in English means short. And there is one more sitting in yoga and their life. Sometimes, suddenly when people come, you don’t remember the names. So please, Dr. Shāntījī, begin your bhajan. Keśa Nāmasēpā and Dr. Śāntī. So, I would request everyone, especially those who are sitting here in the front, and then, until one, two, one, two, three, four, five, six lines, come a little more to the front so people can have more space behind. There is no more place for them to sit. Thank you. And then also you can come a little to the front. Very nice bhajan. Next one. Which one will you sing? Akhyā, and not Īśī ko again? Prabhu, ah, isī isko īśa then ko separate. Nay, isī. Nay, isī ko manu. So it’s easy for you to sing also, yeah? Naisikomanu, Naisikomanu. So, Naisikomanu. Hmm? The people who can play the mañjirā well, they do not always sing like this, but they should play or come up according to the melody, the rāga. When I look to you and somebody is playing the banjirā, if I say, like this, you stop, because you are not playing correctly. So, there is a beautiful bhajan from our beloved holy Gurujī, Swāmī Madhavānandajī. Akhiyā Satguru Charanome Lagī. Akhiyā means eyes. My dṛṣṭi, my concentration, my attention, my love. May my eyes be concentrated on the lotus feet of my Gurudev. Akhāṛā Satguru charaṇom me lagī, charaṇ binā mai kyā hai? Śrī Dīpā Dayālu Ke Caraṇ Kamal Me Merī Kishmat Jagī. In the presence, or in the shelter, of Mahāprabhujī’s holy feet or holy presence, my luck has awakened; I became fortunate. One, Bhagya, so anyhow, you all here understand the kiśmat. So again, Dr. Shanti is going to sing the bhajan, Shanti and company. She would like that some come more up who can sing and who are sitting here happy and smiling, not like this. Can some people come up, please? Yes, we are all up. Come on. Dr. Śāntibā Śāntipurī Bābā is now coming to Kṛṣṇa Purī. Siddhip Nampakwanā Kī Jai Kvalā Kṛṣṇapurī. Very nice. Of course, one more. Yes. Tera Janam Maran Mit Jai Re, Harika Naam Shumar Pyare. Brahmānandajī, a great saint, he said, Tera Janam Maran Mit Jai Re. "Mit Jana" means to delete, or "Mit Jai Re" means deleted. It will be deleted. Janam means rebirth. Maraṇ means death. So when there is no rebirth, there is no more death. But this is only possible if you meditate, pray, and repeat the name of Hari, God, Gurudev, mantra, Guru Mukhi, not Man Mukhi. When you were a small child, you were just playing. And when you became young, you were just playing with your desires. Now you have become old, lying in the old bed, the sick bed. The body is becoming weaker and weaker, and the illness is torturing you. And your wife is telling you hard words, and you can’t do anything against it. I get old. There will be many others coming and going. So I am not worried about it. There are many thinking like this. But don’t worry, the last one will take all the credit. So it literally means to live together with mutual understanding, harmony, love, kindness, and to be a good friend. Okay, one version more, Kṛṣṇa Purī. Very good. Kṛṣṇa Purī Kī Jai. Thank you. All right, Govind Purī, you want to sing? If you like, Mr. Ānand. Yes. Sangeeta, come here. Vivek Purī, come. Help her. Govind Purī, coming from Vancouver. You know, about four years ago, Vancouver was the first city in the world announced as having the best air. After that was Vienna. Vancouver and Vienna have the same horoscope. Very good. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, Kī Jai, Śrī Māheśvarānanda, Gurujī, Devakī, Jai. Okay, so you will get something, put it here, all of it, and don’t eat. You will get something, one, one, only one, one piece, yes, but don’t eat. It’s a training. Who knows? It is a training in Veda, for a Veda āsana, on the knee, on it. So, the Arstinur is here, and it helps get down on the mandala of the DJ. It can help a few people to distribute, okay. Three of you, quickly. Take it in some tissue, take this with the tissue, and on the floor, falling prasāda, take it away. So, now we will have a surprise exercise. Always, one has to consider the base and the call. Base means the place, and call means the time or situation. Place and situation, we have to act. Yes, give one piece. We have to always act according to the place and situation, the rules, the environment, and so on. And it is a training for our svādindriya. Svāda means the taste, indriyajī sense, that sense of the tasting and eating. So you get this nut, don’t eat it. Even if you don’t eat, you will be sorry if you eat. My God, what’s going to happen now? Yes, we will do the second part of that kriyā, which we did this morning during the interval. Now, the second part is coming, and we will see if your knees are strong enough. Abdi, Erbsen, Nidakneen, Iya, and Daha become Iyanen, okay? The middle part of the knee, and then we will sing one bhajan while you stay on that knee. Slowly rub your palms and place them on your face. Warm your face muscles with your eyelids and open your eyes. Hari Om. Deep Naya Bhagavān.

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