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The king of all Universe

You are the king of your inner world, and must balance the material and spiritual. The physical world disappoints, but the spiritual world within does not. You are the ruler of your mind and senses, yet often become their slave, losing your dignity. Do not be forced by outer pressures; follow your own intuition and talent. Balance work with relaxation to avoid stress and burnout. Trust in yourself, for that is to trust in God. Research yourself spiritually, mentally, and physically. Practice this diligently.

"You are the king of your mind and your senses. Do not be the slave of this."

"Who gave the pig will give the wings and legs. Go and search for your food."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

The physical world is one side, and the spiritual world is the other. The physical world will disappoint you, but the spiritual world will not disappoint you. And that spiritual world—do not search for it outside—it is within you. You are the king of all. Though you are a king of yourself, you do not know how to rule your kingdom. That is your problem. Once, the Indian president invited Gurujī. When Gurujī arrived, they welcomed him and put him in a nice room. The president's personal secretary phoned that room and asked Gurujī some questions, to ascertain if he truly was Gurujī. The secretary was South Indian and could not speak Hindi well. He asked, "Swamiji, what is your designation?" The Guru replied, "King of the whole universe." So you are the king. You are the king of this world within thyself. "Tu manendriyoṅ kare rājā, ātmā yantra jānī." You are the king of your mind and your senses. "Matkartu iskī gulāmī." Do not be the slave of this. "Kāyā Nagrikā Rājā"—you are the king of this whole body. Do you know what is going on in your kingdom? If your kingdom is not under your view and control, you fail to be a king. You become the slave. You lose the dignity of being a king. Therefore, make good decisions. Do not always do what others say. Do your work. Oh God, from what will you leave? What will you eat? Do not force anyone to work. They will work. Who gave the pig will give the food also. Stimmt? So ist das. Why did God give you the nose? Not only for breathing, but also for "hum, hum... hum." And so, the mother gives something for "hum," and Gurudev gives you "so hum." Therefore, follow your intuition. Your work and relaxation should be balanced. Remember, work and relaxation are balanced. It means you are not in stress. Otherwise, it is called burnout, because you work too long and too hard. Therefore, do not be nervous. You will work. Your wife should have confidence in you. She should not force you to go and work, nor should your husband, or your parents, or your mother. That is it. So your decision is the best decision. The decision you take, you have been thinking about for weeks and months. But check once more within. Do not depend on the outside. Then you will be happy. Then the material world and spiritual world will be balanced. Otherwise, if you pray and tell God, "I don’t want to work," [it is as if you are saying] "Who gave the pig will give the pig." God said, "Yes, I made a mistake." I did not make a mistake. I gave you the pig. At the same time, I will give you the wings and legs. Go and search for your food, find your food. That is it. So God has given everything, but take rest, relax. Then again, some intuition will come. Yes, what should I do? You have a talent for painting, but your parents are forcing you to be a musician. And you do not understand what it is, and you do not have a talent for it at all. If you are like me, you simply do not have a talent for music. So you know your talent. Work according to that, and you will be successful. There you can put yourself into it; you are not forced by outer forces. So it is very easy. If all will follow these directions, then this global crisis will not suffer. What I want to say is: trust in you. When you trust in you, then you trust in God. And research thyself spiritually, and also mentally and physically. Okay? So, practice, practice, practice.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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