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Live together in harmony and love -- the old and young people should be in harmony

A teacher of completeness is one who gives knowledge onward, for a well does not drink its own water. To teach selfishly ensures failure, as the knowledge will disappear. Therefore, develop discipline with your knowledge and do not search for mistakes in others. The mistake is in you. Generations inevitably fail to understand each other; those who are older must learn to give the key to their treasure to the young before they are declared ready for the old-age home. The threshold of being considered old decreases rapidly, yet the young possess greater enduring capacity and power. They have learned much and must be brought forward to become teachers themselves, giving the knowledge onward under the guidance of experienced instructors, all living in harmony under one umbrella.

"The well does not drink its own water—it gives it onward."

"Do not search for mistakes in others. The mistake is in you."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

As soon as you begin to teach, you will discover your own limitations. That is why I call the yoga and daily life teacher a teacher of completeness—a pūrṇa. Therefore, I suggest you become yoga and daily life teachers now. Become givers of wisdom. If you teach selfishly, you will not be successful, and the knowledge will disappear. The two wheels do not drink the water themselves. Vlastitu vodu—the well does not drink its own water—it gives it onward. As soon as you stop giving onward, nothing new will come in. When you have knowledge, and you know a lot, just develop a discipline. That is very important. And do not search for mistakes in others. The mistake is in you. You know, I already have friends of the third, fourth, or even fifth generation. My parents' existing generation is one. My grandparents' existing generation is the second. My own age, with brothers and sisters, is the third generation. Their children are the fourth generation. And their children are already here as well, like Saṅkarpurī and the little one—that is my fifth generation. So, our fifth or sixth generation from the past will not understand its present generation. Sometimes we must close our eyes and say, "Do what you want." Therefore, those who are my age or older, be sure to give self-satisfaction and let them do what they do. We must learn to give the key to our treasure to the young people before they declare us disabled and ready for the old-age home. Around the year 2000, according to this yuga, you are considered old at about 45 years. In the last century, it was fifty years. At the beginning of the Second World War, it was 60 years. At the beginning of the First World War, it was about 70 years. So, the threshold of being "old" is decreasing rapidly. An 80-year-old person from the old generation and a 35-year-old person from this generation have the same capacity. The young even have more enduring capacity, autumnal willpower, mental willpower, and physical power. Young people have learned many things now. They learned in middle school what was not even taught at university in the past. Therefore, we should bring our young people forward, and they should become yoga teachers to give the knowledge onward. That is why at the World Peace Conference, there will also be a program for the youth, and the youth will have to give some lectures. So, get ready, our young people—the four young people will have one hour to give lectures. "Lectures" means: What is your problem? What do you not understand from the old generation? What is your present situation, in your view? And how do you think the world could be better? They will hold presentations and talks, telling us what their problems are, how they see the world, how they see older people, what they do not understand about them, and what they think about how the world can be better. That is why we will have separate time for young people at the Mirona Conference in Ljubljana. Therefore, everybody should become yoga teachers. Those who are elderly yoga teachers or long-time yoga teachers have a duty to guide the young yoga teachers and to work all together in harmony under the umbrella or framework of Yoga and Daily Life. The older, more experienced instructors give their experiences, guide the new generation, teach them, and live together in harmony and love in the everyday life of yoga, under one big umbrella. For the young, there should be yoga instructors, and the older, experienced instructors should teach them and take them on that path under the protection of yoga.

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