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Title: Inner Peace, Meditation, and the Flow of Lakṣmī

Inner peace and meditation require freedom from fear, anger, dissatisfaction, jealousy, and selfishness, anchored in trust and a goal.

You cannot meditate with these disturbances. Helping others brings happiness and dispels fear. Remember every selfless act toward all beings. Do not judge those who beg; their circumstances are unknown. Love flows freely without conditions. Lakṣmī moves constantly; trying to hold her creates blockages. Give without attachment; given wealth no longer belongs to you—it purifies your own karma. Contentment is the highest prosperity; when it arises, all material riches become like dust. Peace is eternal, yet restlessness entered through possessiveness. A harmonious family protects and nurtures; discord arises from lost love and knowledge. The primal sound Oṃ carries peace, refreshing the soul in a foul atmosphere of greed and anger. Your true treasure lies within—knowledge, love, devotion. Robbers like ignorance, envy, and anger steal this treasure if you are careless. Know thyself and lead your children on the spiritual path. Reflect on past mistakes and renounce what harms. You come alone and go alone; the whole world is your family. Meditate on Oṃ Śānti to feel that peace.

“We hate sin, but not the sinner.”

“Pāyo jī maine Rāma ratana dhana pāyo. Day by day it increases, I have found the jewel of Rāma’s treasure.”

Filming location: Villach, Austria

Part 1: Title: Inner Peace, Meditation, and the Flow of Lakṣmī Now we will talk again about peace, inner peace, and meditation. You cannot meditate properly as long as you are afraid. You cannot meditate when you are angry. You cannot meditate when you are dissatisfied. One cannot meditate in peace if one is jealous. And one cannot meditate if one is selfish. And one cannot meditate at all if one has no faith or trust. And meditation cannot lead anywhere if we have no goal. What do we wish to meditate for? Why? Because we need a goal. When you have helped someone, then you are happy. Others are helped as well. And in this moment, a fear is completely gone. But on the contrary, if you have neither helped someone nor even scolded them, then you will find no peace. You think how evil you were, and others will also think how terrible a person you are, and so on. So, a question of peace is also about being happy. So remember in your life, how many people you have helped—animals, plants, all living beings. Remember this. Those close to you, people and also strangers or other living beings. As far back as you can go, call to your memory your selfless thoughts and help towards others. Perhaps a beggar or someone came and said, “I need a little money, can you help me?” There are several situations in our lives. Sometimes one thinks that the beggars in the cities are deceivers. How do you know that? Have you seen it somewhere? Do you understand this person? What has forced him to beg? What life situation does he or those have? They have no work. There is enough unemployment in the world. And we say that we can tap on our head. In Austria or in some parts of Europe, most people have a job or something like that. But there are also some who do not want to work, who are lazy. That is also a reason. They want to live solely off social assistance; that is also a reason. And some have two or three children—only the standing persons, we come back to the same topic. And now this woman, who has two or three children and perhaps has lost her job at the age of fifty, and of course has no possessions, and someone has passed away or something has happened. Now, what about this woman, with three children, and she cannot find work. Money does not fit through the roof. So, there are many people who have such situations in life. Here as well, in Austria. I often receive emails saying, “Swāmījī, I am ill, my health insurance no longer wants to pay, and there are two children, and I cannot pay my electricity bill, my rent is too high, do I have another apartment,” and so on. I have two dogs and three children. The two dogs must also be fed. That is clear anyway. The children as well. No income, social assistance provides very little. So, when someone stands before you and extends their hand or says, “Please help me,” you should not philosophize in your mind whether he is a fraud or if he is a servant of the Lord, a petty person, and so on. Well, we are conditioned beggars, whether we work in a company or somewhere else. And so they are professional beggars. Okay, what is the difference? These are different thoughts. And so, where there is love, there is no question. And there are no conditions, no judgment. Love, the nature of love, is flow. And free flow. If one day you lose your principles and do not let that flow, the blockages are already there. They say you cannot hold Lakṣmī. You cannot hold Lakṣmī. Lakṣmī is cañcal. Cañcal means flowing with movement. Today in your pocket, handbag, in your bag, you have a hundred euros. Be certain, these hundred euros will not stay long in your pocket. Soon it will pass into other hands. And the one who has received seven times should not think that he will hold these notes forever. Soon it will pass into other hands. Thus flows Lakṣmī. Lakṣmī comes from Viṣṇu, and that is the principle. Viṣṇu is the protector. And whoever has Lakṣmī’s face, and because you have blocked trust or devotion to Viṣṇu, Lakṣmī goes elsewhere; that means she has forgotten her loyalty. And now it will be blocked, you will see, suddenly many obstacles will arise in your business. And so it is also with your knowledge. A good, wise person who hasn’t given lectures for one, two, or five years, and then comes onto the stage, and we say please speak. Suddenly opening all of this is not so simple. It requires practice, practice. So, who are we to judge someone as a bad person or a robber or this and that. Before we say anything, we should understand a situation, the present situation. What compelled this person to prey? What compelled you to get up early in the morning, in the winter bath, when it is so cold and many people are still asleep, to quickly get up and go to the bathroom and hastily do this, saying, “O Belā, injured,” you put a cotton ball on it and your lovely wife, she likes coffee and breakfast, breakfast, quickly, quickly a bite and you run to a bus, you don’t want to miss the bus, to lose it, and quickly you go to your office to work. What does that avail you, and for what? Sleep. I can say that the beggars live in rest and peace; they sleep as long as they want. No boss, he doesn’t force them, and then the fruits go and say, please something. So, we do not know which person has which difficulty or ease, nor what compels that person to act in a certain way. And that is also an understanding. You give it. You have no right over what has been given. What is given as a gift, donation, or help, you no longer have any claim to those things. Given, given. No decision, no judgment. My God, this person will use, drink alcohol, or do that. No. It has gone from your hand. Finished. It is said that Lakṣmī is the dust that must be on the hands. We work, our hands are dirty, we wash again, and it goes away. And so it happens, it is cañcal, comes and goes, flows away. And you will see what I am telling you now. Next week, just watch, you go to the bank, withdraw your notes, put them in your pocket, and Lakṣmī says, to you, into the pocket. She speaks to you, “Go to the market, I do not want to stay with you any longer, go to the supermarket.” And it compels you to go to the supermarket, and you will see how quickly the notes come and flow out. And she tells you, dance softly, bye bye, that’s how it is, come in, going, flowing. So, how often, how much have we helped people? And we should not say, “I have helped you and you have given me nothing or done nothing for me.” You are always a bad person. You have not helped at all. You haven’t helped at all. If you have given a beggar a hundred euros, you have not truly helped him or her. You have helped your own Self to perform flawless actions so that you become free from heavy karmas. You have helped yourself, not someone else. When you go into a church or a temple and make a donation, do you think that God is a beggar? Why does he need a donation? He does not need a donation. You need to offer your hard-earned, or well, your form, your love, your devotion, as assistance. And it is said, when you give one euro, God gives you a thousand. Well, that’s a good interest, Śānti, right? Very good interest. So that a euro means nothing, just money. Giving means many things: giving beautiful feelings, giving beautiful thoughts. Always think good, think nothing negative. And what is negative, naturally is negative, we think negatively. But if someone has made mistakes, we still must be ready not to push the person away. And so Mahatma Gandhi, he said, “We hate sin, but not the sinner.” We hate the sin, but not the sinner. And there is understanding, love, and help. And there, Lakṣmī now comes as contentment, a steadiness, an equanimity. So, we will meditate a little, on peace; we also did this yesterday. Today, we will do a different level. Sit comfortably for a few minutes. Those who have a mantra should repeat that mantra with mālā. Those who do not have a mantra, for the moment wait and place your hands comfortably on your thighs, on your knees, thumb and index finger together, palm slightly open, either facing upwards or slightly to the side or touching your knees. Close your eyes, sit comfortably and upright, relax. Now prepare yourselves for a meditation where peace and love flow together. Withdraw from your outer world and hold peace in your thoughts, in your feelings. The light, the sound, and the peace. And now try to relax your entire body, observing your breath. And we will all sing Om̐ Śānti together, and that is a very subtle vibration or oscillation with the sound Om̐ Śānti, flowing like a light. Lakṣmī as prosperity. Lakṣmī is joy. Lakṣmī is prosperity. And the highest prosperity is contentment. Om̐ is the primal sound. Breathe in and we will sing continuously. Om̐ Śānti. Continue. Continuously. Om̐ Śānti. Continue and imagine that you are like a sphere of light. The light and the love shine as fragrance, as peace from your source of light. You are as light. Confidence, peace. Slowly move your hands, fingers, and return your awareness to your throat. And rub your palms together, place your hands on your face, warm the facial muscles, gently flutter the eyelids a little, and open your eyes. Hari Om̐. So, once again, good morning and many blessings from Mahāprabhujī, from God. I am very happy to be able to be in this beautiful hall again, but I hadn’t thought about it—it has been four years. This hall is especially beautiful because it is very warm, as it truly is in Carinthia. Winter lasts for four months and it is cold for eight months. It is the same in Carinthia. Beautiful. Very beautiful. Nothing is provided in the program for the seminar. In the program for the seminar with Svāmījī, it is very beautiful that I can do something. But there is no given topic. Let’s take a topic from last night. Last night we had a lecture. Well, and I believe many of you were not involved in it. Who was not present? That is how it is. Yesterday, such beautiful words were spoken; today, I know nothing. Yesterday was, it was a dream. How was the vacation? Dreamlike. It’s already over. We know nothing about how tomorrow will be. But how it is now, that is important. Presence. Presence, peace, meditation, how beautiful. One question: from where does this question come, or why has it come, that we need peace? When did it begin? Why? Because peace is eternal and peace is everywhere. When you go into the forest, you simply feel peace and harmony. Many birds sing, but all in such a beautiful sound. There is no discord. Beautiful birds, small and large. And when the small birds sing beautifully, among a tree, they make the “kwaa kwaa” sound, while one tree remains calm. And when the birds stop, perhaps Kreox rides. Plants, nature, water, water flowing, a peace, desert, mountains, and we look up into the sky. But what lies within may be a struggle, a noise, a conflict, selfishness. So the people, originally, the people also have great peace, wisdom within themselves. And the masses respect nature. Old times, after sunset, at the latest within an hour and a half, the dining halls had closed, everyone had gone to sleep. It was the whole village, much peace. And in the night, the beings who wander in the night find some entity. And with the dawn, consciousness rises again, awakened consciousness, the sun rises, and automatically all the flowers open once more. Birds sing, fly, everything. And so do humans. But slowly, slowly, people have begun to bring unrest. Restlessness began when people started engaging in business. When a person has discovered, my possessions have value. And then there was conflict, and people began to fight. As a result, love has suffered or love has simply disappeared. Hatred, greed, envy, jealousy, and anger have begun to grow. And anger, a bush, has grown thorns with narrow hooks. And so slowly, slowly, we humans began to say, “I don’t care.” And “I want more.” And so the restlessness began. Aśānti. But there is no material thing in which one can be satisfied or find peace. Peace is also a form of contentment. Contentment or satisfaction. And it says, gaja dhana, bāja dhana, aura ratana dhana khāna, jaba āve santoṣa dhana, saba dhana dhūri samāna—when there is contentment wealth, all wealth is like dust. Gaja dhana, gaja means elephant. And may it be, it may be, that you have a vast, vast land, you possess great forests and thousands of herds of elephants. All of this belongs to you. This is a realm of gaja dhana, bāja dhana, the golden eagle, bird... or ratana dhana khāna and you own several diamond mines, diamond mines, not just one but many, many. So, gaja dhana, the great Lord of the elephant, perhaps a thousand or twenty thousand. So you can imagine, for twenty thousand elephants, we need from the very beginning from Istria or Koper all the way to, what is it called, Warsaw and from Hamburg to Athens. We need so many fundamental spots, twenty thousand elephants, they will freshen up a lot. And a golden eagle, an eagle needs a vast, clean space. There are not as many eagles as crows and diamond mines. My God, how rich you are there, right? So gaja dhana, bāja dhana, or ratana dhana khāna. When generosity arises, contentment follows. Now, having discovered the wealth of desires, all wealth becomes like dust. What remains within the giver? Is it possessions, or is it the essence beyond? Gaja dhana, bāja dhana, aura ratana dhana khāna, santoṣa chufridh nait śānti—And there was so much peace for us. Now in the world why does the family fall apart? Why do women or men give in so quickly? So cruel, so much calmness and ignorance resides in the hearts of these persons, that leaves a small child sitting there and says, “I am leaving.” This is not joy, not joy. A heart of my father does not allow anything to leave, as long as the child is not twenty, thirty years old. And also the mother, no, under no circumstances will the child be left alone. So father and mother belong together, if the child is there, minimally, at least thirty years. That means the child is grown up, studying, has a profession, married. Hari Om̐ Tat Sat. Now, you are free, then you can, you should not delay, but that does not matter. You can choose or not care, because there is no peace. Śānti. And why does one do this? Because there is no peace and there is conflict, no understanding, because knowledge is lacking. When there is a peaceful atmosphere at home, it is natural—parents, children, grandparents, great-grandparents, how beautiful. At the midday meal, thirty-five female members sit together and prepare beautiful chappātis and sabjī and soup, dāl, kaḍhī, gattā, pūrī, halwā, naturally vegetarian. Since people no longer eat vegetarian, all this passion and conflict arise, and the family falls apart. Sustainable development, that is very important. A lasting development requires a family system once again. And the family will give children the proper upbringing and say, “Please, this is not good, then you do this, this is good, do this and that.” But when your girls, the twelve, thirteen-year-olds, nowadays they all go to the local hangout or discourse or whatever you call it. And there, no one sees your daughter as a daughter. Forget it. Everyone will act as they wish. Every woman, every man, the foreign children, the young children, in such an atmosphere, it does not matter for them. She can also put drugs into the drink, she can do this, do that, everything. But at home in your presence, no one dares to do anything, and that is a protection for humanity. All crime begins because the child was not at home or there was no harmony, no peace. So, we need a peaceful family, a peaceful home, and everyone strict with each other, but also full of steadfastness, love, and we do, we provide everything for them. So, where is the peace? A song, I believe, that is also a hymn of a country. It was a situation during the First or Second World War. It was Christmas Eve, and a soldier during the war, World War or so, he was injured. He lies or sits under a tree, twenty-fourth December evening, in the mountains, lots of snow and cold, he cannot walk. Part 2: Love, Family, and Spiritual Wealth He looks up at the sky, he looks left and right — no one, nowhere, alone, cold — and he thinks, “Where is my home? Great Lord, where is my home?” And fear arises: perhaps an enemy is coming, someone who wants to bite me. But if you were at home, that would not happen; if something happened, everyone would help you and sit beside you to comfort you. A home is a home. Every bird returns to its nest in the evening. And so we need a family, ratingels. And it was like this: even when you are young, if your husband or wife has passed away, then the man would say, “For me it is over — no more women. What I once had was mine; now it has passed away. But for me, she is always there. No more women.” He left behind two children, but unfortunately the mother passed away. The man took care of the children his whole life and did not marry, because he knew a stepmother is only a stepmother. Blood is thicker than water. One’s own father, one’s own motherly love, is even deeper than that of a stepmother. Magic — the man dedicated his entire life. For what? Ethics, morality, love. And when you saw for the first time a girl or a doll, or a woman or a man, and you said, “I love you,” this is a promise to yourself and to others. And nowadays everyone will say, “Whatever Swāmījī says, what understanding does he have?” But how can you think that it will be happy in the future or in the next life? As human beings, we should understand what love is. And it is love itself, just as it is towards God, a partner, a child, neighbours, colleagues, other living beings, flowers, and so on. Today, filled with so much love and devotion, we have planned a peace tree in Villach, in the beautiful park. And if now someone says to us, “No, we don’t want this tree, and you shall cut off the tree from here” — our hands tremble, we cannot cut down this tree. We have planned a tree. This is our tree for all people and for everyone. And there she stands with the symbol of peace, demanding nothing from us. Shall we offer water? Okay. Shall we give nothing? Okay. She tells us nothing at all. She has self-confidence and faith in God and in her roots, catching water, searching somewhere beneath the earth, where it is completely dark. In a water pipe — this happened in Rajasthan, where there is very little water — there was a very tiny hole in a water pipe. Perhaps it went through harshly, and so maybe a small drop came out. And a tree stands thirty metres away, and the root sought that water pipe. It searched and twice made a circle, wrapped all around, and entered the tube with very thin parts like a hair. And slowly, slowly, inside the tube, the inner part of the root became bigger and bigger and bigger. The water pipe develops so much force, it bursts, right? Yes. And they said, “What is the problem? Why is the water no longer coming?” And they dug, and look: thirty metres away the tree sought water and drank. That is called a will to live, self-sufficiency. And in Jannan, we now have a tree standing about five metres away, and from above, a water pipe comes underneath, next to this elevator, as some of you know, and we have laid a new water pipe there. And an iron pipe goes in — it didn’t hit anywhere, nothing was broken — but how clever is a root: it came, went along the pipes, and climbed up to a place where it can take water. This is how we have nature. And when we cut down or destroy such trees, it is against God’s law. And so it is for human beings as well. Thus, comfort the tree and it will be content. And so a man or a woman — a man dies and the woman has a child, five years or three years old, a child still in her womb, and she offers her life for two children. She knows that a biological father is not the true father. And she knows that for my own well-being and contentment, or something like that, I accept a man. But what about my children? Once my stepfather, my second husband, did not say a kind word — let us say — to my children. How will I feel it in my heart? Because two children are not something separate, but her own body parts. And so in nature, this is called moha, attachment, the state of being bound together. And that is a family. And that person can achieve something. And such a person can also show us the right path. Renunciation. There is absolutely nothing easier. Yes, there is nothing easier. That is why God has given you a human life. What is the difference between a human being and others? And when harmony is heard within the family, then peace is automatic. And that is why we sing Oṃ. Oṃ is the primal sound, the very first. Through this sound, the entire universe and all the stars, planets, suns, were created by this one sound. And this sound immediately fills the entire infinite universe. So, for example, we are sitting and a small mosquito or gelse, or a tiny little ant — very tiny — or another small fly, called a sandfly, you can hardly see it with your eyes. And when it bites your little toe, immediately your whole body bites back. The signal is immediate here, and your hands, without asking you, go there and start scratching. Who told your hands, “Please do this here”? And how does the hand bite? It itches here on the little toe. Why not here? But there is one point there. Information from the little toe all the way to our fingers is a long journey, yet it was immediate. And so is the information and the sound Oṃ. Oṃ is the origin of the entire creation. Nāda. Everything has come through the Nāda. And so, again and again, śānti is said, and wherever this sound flows and wherever the sound is prepared, there is śānti. For example, in this hall it is very hot, so we open a window and the wind comes in from outside. And with the wind, the wind brings cold, cool breasts. And so it sounded, like a pressure, a wind. And this pleasant, cool chest is the śānti. And how do we feel — “Oh, that is beautiful, thank you.” And so the soul suffers in this foul atmosphere of restlessness, hatred, anger, greed — unable to breathe. And suddenly comes a wise person, a holy person, such a person who has self-control over the Indriyas, Karmindriyas, Jñānindriyas. Then it is like a cloud of peace, a canopy of peace. And so we say Oṃ Śānti. Sound carries our life force. Sound carries our emotions. Through your phone or your calls, you say, “I love you.” This sound is according to the messenger. A postman, an ambassador — the sound immediately brings your feelings, your decisions, your measurements there. And so, Oṃ brings peace. And where there is peace, there is pure perfection. When someone is sitting at the dining table and says, “A little more, please, a little more,” and you say, “No, I am fully satisfied” — yes. “Yes, now my belly is full, no more, I am satisfied, thank you.” So peace brings perfection, and perfection brings peace through the sound. Sound is love — through the words, through the thoughts, and through the actions, through the doing, through the being. But because there is foul water in this glass, the glass does not tell you to take it, yet it radiates, it flows, it stinks through the air. Or in this glass there is a fragrance inside; the glass does not say, “Come, tell me what I have, what do I possess?” The glass does not ask you, but the fragrance comes because the glass contains this fragrance within itself. And so, when within you there is a love of understanding, a love of contentment, then it is beautiful. What have you renounced for yourself and for your family? Or what have you caused? How often have your children suffered and cried because their father is not there or their mother is not there? A small child is sitting at the meal, and the mother is giving food and sitting beside, and the child is crying. “Where is the Father?” And the mother says, “Yes, he has come, he has gone to work,” and so on. And the child cries, “No, I want him to come back today.” Children are so naive, honest. And so, since humans have lost love even for their own children, other children are too far away; but even with their own children, peace is lost. But a person should have the same love for other children as for their own children. What is the difference between a human being and an animal? And unfortunately, in this situation, in this Kali-Yuga, everything has become such that the heart has closed, and love is not there for the younger generation. “What happens, will happen. His karma, their karma.” So this is a song. “O you holy one, O you blessed one. You are the Saint and you are the Blessed One. You possess this grace, blessing, holiness — all within.” The Ātmā — thyself, know thyself. So we need nothing, we just go in search of peace. And no one can give us an injection for peace. Yes, there is another injection; give it once and you will be in eternal peace beneath the grave. But that is not what we want. We wish to bring the messengers of peace. Understanding. And as long as in faith, in religions and cultures, there is no self-evidence and no certainty, no thought arises. And this selfishness, quarrelling, anger, and ignorance — religion cannot help us, and no one can help us. And therefore, you are the richest person in the world, because you possess in your heart, in your mind, in your consciousness a great treasure. That means spirituality, peace. And such a saintly Mīrā — a saintly Mīrā. Yes, in the end Mīrā sits before the Kṛṣṇa, the God Kṛṣṇa statue. And she was very disappointed, full of pain, just look. Although they had self-realization, still they pray. “Why do I not see You, oh Lord? Mandir mandir mūrat terī — in every temple there is a statue. The command shows Your face, but still I do not see Your visage. Oh Mechani, stop the hiding games now, Lord, give up on yourselves now. Ghaṭ ghaṭ ke vāsī — oh You, dwell in every heart.” And she weeps and says, “If only I had known this — love brings pain — I would not have fallen in love with You otherwise. Please come and unite me with You as one.” She sits in front of the temple, and suddenly, there burns an eternal light before the Christian altar, and suddenly, your entire body dissolved and became a flame, a small tiny flame. And this flame and the flame of the eternal light have inclined towards each other and become one. And from there a small flame rose up. No more. The body is not there at all. This is called going to heaven with the body. There are several saints, several yogis, who at the end of life, their entire body simply dissolves into air. But that is when everyone practices and follows these principles. And what happens to us? Our body becomes even heavier after death. And we will carry ourselves around the earth. Or excuse the fire. Svāhā. Hadeo. What? As human beings, what have we achieved in this life? Why has He given us such a life? With what thoughts should you be such a person? To argue for religion, for culture, for language, for country, for possessions, for partner, for partner? No. Know thyself and also lead your children on the spiritual path, on the highest path. Like Queen Mandalsa — there is a beautiful story which I will tell later. And so Mīrā said she discovered in her heart this — how shall I say — prosperity, prosperity, wealth. And so Mīrā says: Pāyo jī maine Rāma ratana dhana pāyo. Yes, I have received that. Rāma ratana — ratana means precious gems. Dhana means wealth, possession. She said, “Now I have received it.” And which one? God’s Name. God’s Name. Thieves steal, thieves steal… Day by day it increases, day by day it increases — I have found the jewel of Rāma’s treasure. Thieves steal, no one can take this away deeply — my mantra, the Name of God. There is no one deep enough to take away this name. Yes, one thing: when you go to Kuśaṅga, suddenly the British Śikṣāl from your past life comes, and you have not understood your spiritual paths in your heart. You give up and look for something else. That is exactly how it is. You have abandoned your loyalty. True friendship should never waver. But one thing at the end was a negative word. We have corrected that. When death takes life, I hear that I am not being faithful. And that was wrong. Earlier I said, “Even if death occurs, if your husband dies, you remain always faithful to him, or if your wife dies, you remain always faithful to her.” But many things happen: the man goes to his wife for understanding, like all his acquaintances, they return to the inn and sit and drink beer, and opposite them sits another woman, and she flirts a little, and I already turn that away — “Oh dear.” And he says, “Alright, can I invite you this evening?” She says, “Yes, I have been waiting for that.” For what? “Until your wife is under the earth.” What a world, my dear. Crazy world. Crazy, crazy. Your word is forever. Kayun kute, zoran lute — and I can use it as much as I want. It will never end. In the name of God, you can give to everyone much, much. Day by day, it grows more and more. And this name is kṛpā karī Gurudeva, as it goes, this mantra. How is this bhajan? My Gurudeva gave me this mantra or name. By the grace of Gurudeva, through his compassion, he has given me the mantra. And so, wealth means your knowledge, wealth means your spirituality, wealth means your grace, your open heart — giving, giving, giving understanding, giving teeth, giving freedom, our love, devotion — that is our wealth. But where we have discovered our treasure, inside there are all the gems: peace, knowledge, light, love, devotion, clarity, freedom, and so on. Now the robbers come, and they will take it away from you. And the robbers are ignorance, envy, hatred, greed, jealousy, anger, lust, pride, arrogance, flattery, delusion, and ahaṃkāra. These are the robbers. And if you are a little inattentive, then you lose your treasure. And so, a little bit — you enter the Kuśaṅga and suddenly lose several years of your spiritual development work. So, peace is a form of contentment. Contentment is a form of love, and love is a form of peace — spirituality. Spirituality. Reflect on what you can renounce now. Well, until now we have made many mistakes. Made many mistakes, right? One man doesn’t fit, the second doesn’t fit, the fifth one is there — then how many men or how many women, and this still doesn’t fit, and that still doesn’t fit. Okay, that happens only due to ignorance. But now you know, and what can you renounce now, and what harm can pashya and prayer, chanting mantras, do so that your past is purified? Do you not know — should we know — that our past stands before us like a huge rock, at the door of our departure? Ādityadarśana, also a crocodile with open jaws. The crocodile tells us, “I haven’t had breakfast yet today, come here.” Yes. Hell and heaven, everything is the same here. Heaven is not far from the earth, not even a millimetre. Where the earth is the upper part, the sky begins immediately. And heaven, where it ends, Brahmalokas begin. So, we are not seeking heaven; we are seeking Brahmaloka. He is one with heaven, cave, earth, and everything. Everywhere is positive, content. Think today during this break — we will have a pause, drink some water or sit quietly in silence, have something to drink, eat. But please reflect on your life. Do not say, “I need… what do I do? I am alone.” Yes, you are alone. When they lay you in the grave, you have no right to say, “Can my wife lie beside me now? I cannot go to the grave alone.” Say, the Ādling is coming, lie down here. They say, “Have you gone mad?” That is how it is. We are always alone. We come alone, go alone, live alone, are alone. When then do the secondary vibrations arise? And that is beautiful. It is an opportunity for us to grow further, to progress, and how wonderful that is. One family. The whole world is my family. The sky is my roof, the earth is my bed. Realize these thoughts and consciousness, then we have realized our goal. Adra Weiss, it is possible — let it be as it is, but now, the pain is very little; the pain of separation is nothing compared to the pain in other lives that will happen. Be content. We will sing Oṃ Śānti three times and feel this sound and śānti. Śānti — we need śānti in our Jñānendriyas and Karmendriyas. Breathe in deeply.

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