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Oṃ Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān Kī, Devī Svaramahādeva Kī, Dharm Samrāṭ Satgurū Swāmī Mādhavānandajī Bhagavān Kī. Good morning to everyone for our spiritual sādhanā. When we begin to speak or think about spiritual sādhanā, what do we understand by the term? Is it just a few minutes or hours of practice, or is something more required? Spirituality means, above all, purity. The English word 'spirituality' comes from 'spirit'. It is the personal spirit. Yet, even the word 'spirit' is very complex. The mind is something like a spirit. The soul is a spirit, and even a ghost is called a spirit. But the spirit is different from the mind. The spirit is different from the soul. The spirit is the reflection of your soul. A lamp, its flame, and its light are different things. When a lamp is burning, consider how much light that flame gives. Similarly, the soul we possess—the one we call our soul—how much spirituality it means depends on how much light it gives. This light signifies the radiance of that person as harmony. When it is present, everyone wants to be your friend. Now consider: how many friends have you had, and how many have left you? Have you ever analyzed, if you see in reality, that you might be the cause? Someone may have wanted to work with you, then suddenly they no longer want to. They are angry with you, and you are also very angry with them. Where is the fault? Analyze this. Therefore, a pure spirit means that the soul now has pure karmas. Every negative movement—physical, mental, or verbal, anything that occurs through our being—covers our soul with a layer. It is like the very thin layer between the bulbs of an onion; there is a layer in between, and no one can avoid it. And when we perform positive actions, that layer is removed. Now, how many layers do you have? In yoga, these are called mala, vikṣepa, and āvaraṇa—three things. Mala is impurity: physical, mental, intellectual impurity or purity. Mahāprabhujī said in his golden sermon that merely external purity has little value. You can use a lot of perfume, lavender, sandalwood, anything, and take very, very great care of yourself externally. But inside, it is foul. So, to hide that inner stench, we always put perfume here. But if you are very positive and very pure, and you do your prāṇāyāma, cleansing all the toxins and what in Āyurveda they call āmas, without anything, your body has a beautiful fragrance. Thus, when a saint passes away, for years and years, the grave has a beautiful fragrance. Sense perception—this is the pure spirit. And those who can see it, even at the grave, at the samādhi, can see it like a white cloud, as if there is light there. Someone can perceive that at that grave, where samādhi took place, there are, as it were, white clouds and a supremely beautiful fragrance. So, mala is impurity. Until you purify yourself, you will not have those divine visions. No matter how much you practice, it is wasted. It is like milking a cow and pouring the milk into the sewer. It is like slaughtering the cow and pouring the milk into the drain.