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Accompanying the dying is a noble act, perhaps even better than other forms of service. It makes letting go easier for the one who is dying. Yet, we cannot truly accompany them beyond a certain point. One comes alone and will go alone. Each of us has our own path, and death is like leaping into an empty space—you must overcome it yourself and take that jump. We can only accompany a person until their last breath. We can offer warmth, give a feeling of comfort, instill trust, read sacred scriptures, and speak about God, about the light, about the journey into another consciousness. Life is a dream. The breath, the essence, is never born and will never die. Only your body dies. It is like taking off a worn garment and seeing a fresh, new one. So, we can give, explain, and accompany according to these feelings. But beyond that, you have no capacity to go further. It is a border, an immigration border. Only those who have a boarding pass and passport are allowed to enter. Others must remain here. We have come alone, and we will go alone. This is what we always say: What have you brought with you? And what will go with you? Why do you struggle here? Are you arguing? For what? We argue for our house, for our money, for our belongings. We wage wars for our country. People die. And what did he take with him? Nothing at all. Everything stays here; nothing goes with you except your experience and your karma, your actions. They will then come back to you in your next life, based on what you have done. Not even this body will go with us. Everything stays here. There is a beautiful bhajan: O Lord, please be so gracious that I may repeat Your name again and again. That I constantly repeat your name, and in the last minute of my life, may Lord Krishna stand before me and play his flute. And that I give up this life of mine while I sing your name. Govinda, my prayer is that I never forget your name. I sing your name day and night. Govinda, Lady, Mother, Mahādevī. Your name is your name, I sing your name day and night. Your name is your name, I sing your name day and night. You play your flute and you draw my spirit into you. Gathe yahi nāma, tanahata tyāgum, while singing this name, oh Lord, then I should give up my coffee. Govinda damodara mahādaveti, your name, oh Krishna, oh Govinda, oh damodara. And so one sings: Henat abtu esi daya ho, jivan nirarthak janan pai, O my Lord, please bestow your grace, so that my life does not pass away meaninglessly, so that I may realize in my life what I wish to realize. I have done much, done many things in ignorance, many things driven by my anger and hatred, jealousy and suffering, longings and many false notions. But Lord, now I know what I want. Without your light, your love, your grace, my life will vanish completely empty. Many things happen in our lives, good and bad, but one of the worst tragedies or catastrophes that can happen is death. A person dies without God-realization. This is one of the greatest catastrophes in life. So do not die before you have attained realization. You say, God, please wait, I must first realize here and then come to you. Question: How do I perceive the parallel light of the heart? Answer: To have the right glasses, the right perspective. Through this mantra, that is, through your mantra, your mind will become pure. Your consciousness will become pure hirvika maliki akkule java, then from the eyes a lotus of the heart will emerge, and it will open. And then the light will come. Light means wisdom. The light, the inner light in the heart, the light of God and Ātman, is different from this material light. Do not expect to see light as bright as there. No, that is a completely different light. Indescribable, there is neither darkness nor light. It is something entirely different. So, purify your consciousness. All data, all thoughts should be positive. Repeat the mantra. The mantra is the only path; it will give you everything, everything will open within you. But one should not repeat the mantra in a fixed, rigid way. I have to lock my phone, but not the doorbell. Not that. Or continuously connect to a tape recorder and listen only to the mantra, nothing else at all. So this is an illness. Repeat the mantra quite naturally. And then, whenever you have time, what is important is love, devotion. And it should come from the heart. Yes? Question: This ignorance—when, why, and through what did it occur? Answer: Yes, I am surprised that you still do not know. That is it. One scientist said, now I know that I know nothing. And it is very interesting that we are in ignorance and we do not know what ignorance is. Ignorance is present, and it has been created through our actions, through our deeds. We have forsaken reality and have chased after unreality. And because of that, the distance is so far away, we do not know where the truth or reality is. Everything we see has become an illusion. Every minute, every second that has passed becomes like a dream. What was yesterday, was yesterday; it will never come back. Our life has only two days; there is no third day in our life. One day was yesterday, and the second is today. The day after tomorrow, we know nothing at all. And until today, no one has seen tomorrow. It was always either yesterday or today. It is always the present. So live consciously in this present. And if you know nothing, then listen and follow the words of the Master. Ignorance is a thick curtain through which nothing can be seen. Ignorance is like this wall here. We cannot see anything through the side. Mala, Vikṣepa, and Āvaraṇa. These are the three. Mala means impurity. Vikṣepa means disturbances. And Āvaraṇa is the veil. If it is impurity, then one cannot see through at all. Disturbances are like ripples. When there are many ripples on the water, you cannot see what lies at the bottom. Or if a curtain is drawn, then you cannot see anything through the window of what is happening outside. Especially like Vikṣepa and Āvaraṇa, these three qualities, we should purify them through our positive actions. Purity comes through positive thinking. Negative thinking means poisoning oneself. Think positively, think freely, think with tolerance. Perform selfless actions, nothing selfish. So many such things can liberate us. Pure thoughts, pure actions, pure behavior, pure consciousness, external and internal purity. And with nervous disturbances, do not engage in activities where you are constantly stressed, where you are always fearful. Withdraw from many, many activities. Absolutely, when it is important where your duty lies, where your Dharma is concerned, then you must act. Otherwise, withdraw yourself. Renounce and be happy. If you want to be happy in your life, then renounce. The more things you have, the more worries you have. The more you possess, the more worries you have. In the beginning, when I started my journey through the world, I carried three suitcases. So many clothes and this and that, towels and this and that. And a large bag is hanging, a camera was hanging here, a heavy handbag was there, a suitcase, another suitcase. And sometimes dragging from one train station to another. And there was no taxi or no money for a taxi. One day it suddenly occurred to me, and I said: At some point in your previous life, you may have been a donkey. And you haven’t carried enough with you. And now you may be fulfilling your karma. If you do not trust that you will reach where you need to be, you lose everything. And so, that was my last journey with so much baggage. So, those of you who want to enjoy your journey, want to enjoy a vacation, then take as little luggage as you can. Absolutely only what is important. Then you have a beautiful journey, a happy journey. And thus renounce and enjoy. All our problem is this, because we are not able to renounce. We are a test, we are attachment. We have so much attachment. One suffers from attachment, otherwise not. Love and attachment are the two things. Where there is love, there is freedom, tolerance, and understanding. Where there is no love, there is jealousy, hatred, envy, fear, and sadness. Love is God, so you should have a relationship in love, not in attachment. Whether it is a person, your vehicle, your house, your jewelry, and so on. We know everything very well. What angers us? Jealousy is an undeveloped personality that has yet to realize anything. Whoever has overcome jealousy has overcome everything. And whoever has not overcome jealousy has done nothing at all. Everything you do in your daily life is as usual. Also, jealousy is an illness. Karma will lead us back into ignorance again. Understanding, tolerance, devotion, love, clarity. Your life is truly beautiful. To renounce and live happily like this. When do we then have such an attachment, a devotion to God? We are attached to our food because we must eat something to live. It is not that we live to eat. We are attached to our oxygen. Without that, we cannot live at all. So, such things that are absolutely important in life, we are dependent on them. The more things we have, the more worries we have. When I became a Swami, I renounced everything. My original thought was that I would become a Sadhu-Swāmī. And then I will sit under the tree and meditate. And from time to time go to the village and get food as alms. Perhaps go to a temple and live there for some time. And this far I had imagined. If I had known what I now carry so heavily on my shoulders, it would have been too much. One thinks, and God guides—and so it is. Although I am not dissatisfied, I do like it, but it has become too much. The more Ashrams, the more worries, more students, more responsibility, so it is many things. But it is said in the Bhagavad Gītā: Vyāgha, renunciations, carrying nothing along. This is the teaching. God will give you everything you need, wherever you need it. And if you sleep along too much, it will be stolen. There is nothing you can do against that either. Or be lost. And so, I believe, it was also said in the testament: you should carry nothing along. Trust in the Lord. That means, trust in your destiny. You are definitely meant to receive something.