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It is time to say something. It has been told many times, but it should be repeated. Repetition is development—physical, mental, spiritual. Repetition is circulation. That is life. If circulation stops, life stops. It has to be reminded again and again. We humans are very intelligent beings. We know the difference between reality and non-reality. But still, from time to time, we forget. We know it is not good for us, but we do those things which are not good for us. All of us know how many times we have made mistakes and then said, "I will never do it again." And after some time, we repeat them again. It means we are not out of this prapañca of saṃsāra. It means we are not free from the prapañca of saṃsāra. Therefore, many things have to be... If you clean your room every day, it remains nice and clean. Every day, it is the same process. If you do not clean it every day, or if you do not clean it for a few days, it will become dusty and dirty. Similarly, our antaḥkaraṇa needs purification. Antaḥkaraṇa is our inner functions, which have a very deep influence on our being. It is a very influential source of our karmas, or the main cause of our karmas. Antaḥkaraṇa is manas, buddhi, citta, and ahaṁkāra. The four antaḥkaraṇa: manas is the mind, buddhi is the intellect, ahaṁkāra is ego, and citta is our consciousness. So, about our nature, we should be clear about that. We should know what the manas is and what is happening in the manas. And manas is not alone. Manas has its many colleagues: selfishness, desires, attachment, and so on. Manas can be our best friend, and manas can be our worst enemy. Manas can be our best friend, and manas can be... Our worst enemy. Life, as it presents itself, is dominated by manas. There is a story. One king went to the master. The king said, "Master, I am a king. I have everything, everything I have. Then why do I come to you? I have money, a kingdom, kids and children, everything. I am healthy and happy. Then why should I come to you?" The master said, "You have to come to me because you are the slave of my slave." The king repeated again, "Master, I am not a slave, I am the king." The master said, "Yes, I know. You think that you are a king. But you are the slave of the slave of the slave." The king was confused. He asked, "Can you tell me who is your slave, that I am his slave?" The master replied, "The mind is my slave, and you are the slave of the mind. As long as you are a slave of your mind, you will not achieve anything. The king should not be a slave." So your Ātmā is the king. And your Viveka is your Gurudev, and your intellect is the minister. Viveka is the best part of the intellect. The best part of the milk is the cream. So the best quality of the human is the Gurudev within. Thus, the best part of the intellect is Viveka. Viveka is the truth. Viveka is the best part of our being. So, being a king, the ātmā in this body, your intellect is following your mind only, in sleep. Therefore, the intellect has to come back to Viveka. And then Viveka will wake you up.