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In ancient times, wisdom was transmitted from master to disciple through preaching and blessing. What the master spoke and the disciple heard is called Śruti. What the disciple remembered and later spoke is called Smṛti. In that era, there was no writing system; knowledge was preserved through this oral tradition of Śruti and Smṛti. Its authenticity depended on the disciple's memory. Disciples who learned and possessed great memory would later compare what they had memorized. The final authority was not the word of a single disciple, but the consensus of many who affirmed, "Yes, the Master spoke this." Thus, the wisdom they received from the Master, through his blessing, became authentic, appreciable, and a leading stream. The blessing is paramount. To whom the master gives his blessing, their words carry greater power and authenticity—like a stamp of authority on a document from a person of high position. Without blessing, the knowledge a disciple receives will dry out, like a tree without water or a tree attacked by insects. These insects are Kuṣaṅga (bad company), doubts, and negative thinking. A single negative thought can infect the entire intellect. Modern psychology calls this the darkening of one's own consciousness. Though one may have heard the wisdom, without blessing, one cannot preserve it. Yet, blessing does not depend solely on the Master. It is not that the Master gives a blessing and that is all. We must be worthy of the blessing. To be worthy of the Master's blessing, we must be very pure. This is the distinction between Supatra and Kupatra. Supatra means the best disciple; Kupatra means a bad disciple—one influenced by bad company. 'Patra' means a pot. This pot must be clean to hold something pure. Just as in an operating theatre, every instrument is sterilized, the Master seeks a disciple who is not infected: free from negative thinking, jealousy, anger, greed, quarreling, doubts, and criticism. You can judge for yourself how your pot is. According to its cleanliness, wisdom will flow in. Imagine a large hall with beautiful, shining flowers. Some are made of plastic, indistinguishable from the real ones to the eye. If you release a butterfly into the room, it will fly directly to the real flowers, not the plastic ones. That is the blessing, the love, the grace of the master, parents, or friends. It goes to those who are pure inside. Such a one becomes the master's successor—the one who understands the master and works for him. Regarding Śruti and Smṛti, all ancient scriptures were preserved through memory for perhaps 10,000 or 15,000 years. Much has changed in the world. But Mahāprabhujī said, "Nothing is changed; the truth, the reality, remained reality." When asked how, he replied: "Look, is it the same sun, moon, and stars? Did they change? No. Is it the same sky? Did it change? The same elements—water, fire, air, and earth—did they change? The moon rises, and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west; did that change? The function of the body—two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, a mouth—did it change? Humans have two legs, two hands; did it change? No. The way of breathing, sleeping, speaking—nothing is changed. What is changed is your attitude. Your opinions, your behaviors, that is changed. And that's why you are suffering. Otherwise, in God's creation, nothing is changed; truth is unchangeable. Go for that truth, not for these material opinions." Therefore, the same truth remains, and we must go for it. To achieve something in life, to have constant motivation and Satsaṅg, and positive thinking is vital. The great are they who can love the enemy, and worse are they who can only love the dearest one. You should have the heart of a saint and the intellect of a saint, like God. Even if someone is guilty and has made a mistake, you shall help; go and help and correct, not in an angry way. I am surprised that for long years, disciples and practitioners write such letters to me about others. I am very sorry for that. It is because they are not able to digest, and their consciousness has no space for it. Their thought is dirty, so whatever goes in also becomes dirty. Many—I will not name them—are constantly telephoning someone, asking questions, and then afterwards tell me, 'No, but someone told me, but I don't want to tell you.' So, you are criticizing, telephoning, asking for information; it is like pouring petrol on the fire, in you and in others. It means you still have not understood what you are searching for. Did you ever ask yourself, what are you searching for in your life? If you are searching for God and the truth, then why does it bother you if someone is doing something wrong? It is not your business. If so, then you should forgive them. Understand them and support them to come to the good way again. But you are not a psychiatric doctor, to hang on the telephone talking and making a story out of it, from an ant to an elephant. Therefore, spirituality is something very peculiar; it is not everyone's subject. There are people selected by destiny. In politics, we say, 'Are you selected or elected?' You are not an elected one; you are a selected one. Vybraní. Váš osud si vás vybral, abyste sem přišli. Ale mnoho z vás ještě vlastně neví, proč. A co vlastně hledáte? Tak to je. A tak vám tohle všechno nepomáhá. (Your destiny chose you to come here. But many of you still do not know why. And what are you actually seeking? That's how it is. And so all this does not help you.) That is why you do not find peace of mind. That's why you don't have clear Vṛttis (mental modifications). One word, and you will be so offended that you will have two years' diarrhea. So, whoever has constipation, come to me; only one word and you will have it. So now you can judge where you are. Without understanding Gurudev, without understanding that blessing, all is meaningless. 'Pothi padpad jugbhaya, panditbhaya nakoi, dhai akshar premka, padesho pandit hoi.' (Pothi padpad jugbhaya, panditbhaya nakoi, dhai akshar premka, padesho pandit hoi.) Many yugas passed while reading many, many books. Uplinulo mnoho yug a přečetli jsme mnoho knih; no one became wise, a nikdo z toho nezmoudřel. (Many ages passed and we read many books; no one became wise.) Wise is the one who reads two and a half letters, which is called love. Moudrý je ten, kdo umí. Láska je ten největší diplom, který můžete v životě získat. (Wise is the one who knows how. Love is the greatest diploma you can acquire in life.) And when this love awakens in your heart, then you are supreme. But it is not the love you think of in the world. You love your car, and you love your house; you love your dog; you don't love your husband. That's it. That's why when there is much disharmony in a couple's life, then one of the couple buys a dog. And I am very happy for that dog; the best treatment gets the dog in that house. And thanks to that dog, he brought both to smile—the husband and wife. Someone told me that in Hamburg, if you want people to smile, then bring a dog. I do not know how far it is true, but I tell you what I heard. This [worldly] love will make you unhappy. But when you have a universal love, then you are for all—all trees, flowers, birds, dogs, husband, wife, friends, everyone. Because that is universal love, and that is the way to understand Gurudev. Therefore, Mahāprabhujī said in one bhajan: 'Gurudeva binakara janayasare.' 'Gurudeva binakara, koti upayakare.' 'Koi chahe koti upayakare.' 'Dīp Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān.' Therefore, blessed are they who receive the Guru's grace. They become the channel of that spiritual energy, the cosmic light, and universal love. The teaching becomes for them a teaching for themselves. It is not easy to become the instrument of His love. As Holy Francis of Assisi said, "Father, let me be the instrument of Your love to help others; where there is misery, may I bring happiness; let me be the bridge to unite all together, that bridge over which love, understanding, and Your divine light can cross over." So the teaching of Yoga in Daily Life is not only physical instruction, not only how to do some Āsanas and Prāṇāyāmas, but it is much more. It means that spiritual light, that spiritual energy, is to be given into their hands. Now it is like you have received a flame, and you must go through storms. Whether the flame remains or blows out is now in your hands. Or, you have a bowl in your hand, full of oil or water, completely filled. Now you must go through hilly areas without spilling a single drop. That depends on you, and that is the duty of the Yoga in Daily Life teachers. Teaching is divine. When you teach, you must think, "Nāhaṁ kartā, Prabhudīpa kartā, Mahāprabhudīpa kartā, hi kevalam." (I am not the doer; Prabhudīpa is the doer, Mahāprabhudīpa is the doer, indeed only.) Then you will see within you an ocean of wisdom appear, with waves of joy and fountains of happiness and peace. Every word, every sentence you speak will be like a remedy for the practitioner. That is a real yoga teacher. This cannot happen unless you purify yourself from jealousy, anger, hate, greediness, complexes, doubts, and many other things. So purify yourself; that is very important. Otherwise, it cannot function. It means you are lost, and those who come to you are also lost. Therefore, to those who receive today the diploma in Yoga in Daily Life, I bless them in the name of Śrī Mahāprabhujī and wish them all the best. May all those who come to them for learning experience and receive the light and blessing of Mahāprabhujī. May you feel in your heart that joy and happiness. Finally, you have received the real Karma Yoga duty; it means to be a teacher of Yoga in Daily Life. When you feel like this, as a Karma Yogī, as a Sevak (servant), and you feel that you are only a medium through which this divine love flows, then you will experience, as Holy Gurujī said in one bhajan, "Abha hama Gurū caraṇa." Therefore, it is a blessing to teach, and it is a great blessing to help someone.