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Welcome back to the Ashram in Strelka. I am glad to see you all and hope you had a pleasant journey. We have waited a long time for your arrival. This ashram is our spiritual home here in Europe. An indescribable harmony and spiritual atmosphere pervades this place. There is beautiful, fresh air and beautiful, fresh prāṇa, completely free. Everyone can take in as much as they want by being here, breathing deeply, and feeling how this pure air nourishes us. You are here for only a few hours, but you surely feel it. In short, it is a blessing to be here in Mahāprabhujī's āśrama, in his presence, his nearness, and his attendance. He is there, fully there, alive. We will spend a few days here. Of course, everyone is warmly welcome—for a lifetime. For this purpose, we have built this Ashram. But the Ashram also has its rules, which everyone must follow and verify. A Kāmenparast is very, very rare to find. But he has one good quality: when a stone comes into contact with iron, it becomes gold. That is why one finds gold scattered in the earth—because at some point it touched the Paras-stone. As the poem says, an iron knife is united with the Paras. What happens? The knife turns into gold. Yes, that is how it is. It has become gold. But, three qualities have not changed, even though it is now gold. Three qualities remain: fear, death, ego. The sharpness of the knife remains, the potential for injury remains, and the shape of the knife remains unchanged. That is how it works. All clear? Perfectly clear. Thus, it has become gold, yet the three guṇas remain. The puzzle turned to gold, but it retains three personalities: sharpness, form, and danger. The injury and possibilities from this knife are still there. Only one thing has happened: iron has become gold. The qualities are not gone; it has not lost its personality. With the hand of knowledge in hand, the Satguru became golden... I had a small wound which healed completely. Very good? All clear? Is everything clear? Gyān hathorī hathle, hammer. Hammer, yes? Check it. The hammer, the hammer, the hammer? How is it grammatically? Or we are the hammer. The hammer is symbolized as knowledge. Acquiring knowledge is difficult, and it also becomes difficult. Truth is hard to digest, for it is difficult to discover the truth. This Zekic holds his knowledge in his hands. Who? Satguru Bhayashwana, the Gurudev, plays the role of a goldsmith with this Zekic. He is a believer. With a single stroke, he transformed all three qualities: the sharpness of the knife is broken, the shape is bent, and the risk of injury is eliminated—all at once. You are here in the Ashram, and this Ashram is a Paras-stone. As soon as you have entered, you become a golden woman, golden girls. But the qualities are not gone yet. So now we must decide how many strikes you need. That is it. How many layers of knowledge do we need? And so, our existence becomes very beautiful, harmonious, spiritual, full of wisdom and weighty. But this weightiness is beautiful. Some pains are also beautiful pains. It is a pain, but beautiful—indescribably so. Like at the dentist’s chair. Yes, it hurts. It’s manageable. Have you eaten sugar? Yes, a little already. But these pains are bearable. The doctor gives an injection, so I will also give an injection. That way you will be able to endure. Every day, twice a day, there are lectures. The rest of the time is to digest everything. We are currently speaking about Nāda-Yoga. We have already been discussing this for three days, having given three or four lectures. The rest will continue. And, of course, we will speak about our Anuṣṭhāna, Yoga-Kriyās, and answer questions. These are the two boxes. Everyone can write down their question and submit it. If you wish, you can write a name; if you prefer not to, then you don't need to. The question will be answered publicly. If someone wishes that their question remains unanswered publicly, then write to me and send it. Just grant me that nothing is answered publicly. I will read the question, close my eyes, and you should also close your eyes. I will open my eyes, and your question will be answered automatically within. As Mahāprabhujī said in Lilāmṛt, then no one listens. I will hear nothing at all. Only Mahāprabhujī and you. That would be your question, Jan. Yes, but you must learn the language. In which language will Mahāprabhujī respond? That is the question. Your questions will be answered, externally, collectively, publicly, or internally. There is also singing. And every evening, prayer is performed daily. Everyone should participate. During the prayer, if you do not understand anything—especially if it is your first time—there is a paper where you can follow along, a folder. Or, close your eyes and feel the effect of the prayer. That will be wonderful, and we will continue further afterwards. The organizers would like to say a few words, and then there will be prayer. After the prayer, prasāda is distributed. Every day, Prasāda is distributed to different people. Today, it is for those who have never received Prasāda before or those who have just arrived. Many of you know what Prasāda is, and many know nothing. Those who do not know will later understand when you receive it. Prasāda does not have to be given like that, haṅge. Because everyone is fasting—eight days without food. Therefore, you should help ensure that their palate for eating is not spoiled. Give with five fingers. Each Griega about ten to fifteen pieces of nuts or whatever, maximum 21. Yes, and 22 is not a good number. Then you have to take one back. But that does not mean you count first and then give. No. Simply give like that, and it will be so. Believe in the power of your own hands. Chocolate is not healthy; nothing is given that is not healthy. And so it is with Prasāda. Prasāda means blessing. Blessing means Prasāda. Prasāda is blessing. Before the prayer, Prasāda is already prepared, placed there, offered. It has already been offered to Mahāprabhujī, meaning he has given his blessing. Whoever takes and receives Prasāda is the happiest person. Whoever can eat or does eat Prasāda receives this divine blessing. First and foremost, Prasāda grants us Satbuddhi. All people strive for Satbuddhi. When Sat-Buddhi is there, then world peace is there. Sat means good, as in Sat-Saṅga. And Buddhi means intellect: good intellect, good thoughts, good knowledge. When we have that, then world peace is present. If someone makes a mistake or is hostile to you—if someone tells you that this one and that one have criticized you, speak ill of you, or do things badly—what are you supposed to say? "May God grant him Saddhābuddhi." May God grant him good thoughts, good knowledge. That is Prasāda. It gives us Saddhābuddhi. Nourishment is very important, and prasāda is a blessed thing. A prasādhī is blagostavljena food. Sadhbuddhi, common sense, and siddhi. Siddhi means miraculous powers: health, smooth progress, good thoughts, good feelings, harmonious feelings, inner happiness, joy—this is a Siddhi. There is Riddhi and Siddhi. Riddhi means prosperity. Every day, those who eat a piece of Prasāda, then Lakṣmī comes there. Because Prasāda is blessed by Viṣṇu. And where the prasāda of Vishnu is, Lakṣmī follows behind. Even Brahmā, Vishnu, and Śiva wait for Prasāda. They are also waiting for Prasāda. Blessing itself desires to have blessing. Nonsense wants to have nonsense. The one who is prayed to in healing also wishes to be prayed to themselves. Isn't that beautiful? So are we. Quite simply, you wish to attain self-realization. You are seeking yourselves. That is quite strange, almost comical. The Self seeks itself. The play understands nothing. You are seeking yourself. Go somewhere into the market and tell someone, "I am searching for myself." They will say, "Yes, yes." Tell the second one, "Please know who I am, I am seeking myself." The doctors say they should visit. Do not search, but visit the psychiatrist. What a miracle that the Self seeks the Self. But it is the truth that we seek our true Self: "Who am I?" And so the Self, Paramātmā, Parabrahma, Īśvara, the supreme Self, is only blessing, nothing else. And He also wishes to bless. And where is the blessing? In Mahā Prasāda. Happy are those who receive Mahā Prasāda. Indescribable, the Mahā-Prasāda. I can tell you, only those were truly blessed or happiest who received the Mahā-Prasāda from Mahāprabhujī. Yes, I have not seen him physically. I have not seen Mahāprabhujī physically. That is strange, isn’t it? He did not see anything in him. A few years later, he came to Gurujī. But how did I receive his Mahā-Prasāda? Shall I tell you? This is it. This is good. This is Mahāprabhujī and Mahāprasāda. Secondly, I was at the Ashram of Mahāprabhujī and have been several times every year, but 22 years ago before that, I asked them if they had anything from Mahāprabhujī that I could have. The person who lives in the Ashram said, "If you bring me a small radio, I can give you something." When I receive something directly from Mahāprabhujī... Mahāprabhujī's things are worth far less than a radio to him. For him, the radio was more valuable than Mahāprabhujī. And that is why we say: under the lamp it is always dark. No? Do you see that too? It is always dark under the lamp. And so, those who live there are in darkness. I immediately gave him a radio as a gift, and he brought me a shirt from Mahāprabhujī. The exchange gift was immediate. Before, he had considered something else. I brought Mahāprabhujī’s shirt to Vienna, and it lies in our Vienna Ashram. I sent my hand into the pocket, into Mahāprabhujī's pocket, and what did I find? Prasāda—also small pieces of coconut. Then I tried. See? When you are fortunate, it happens. Secondly, one day I received a letter, a shipment, a package, and there was Gurujī’s letter and a bottle. The bottle contained Vitamin C effervescent tablets, and written on it was that it contained the sand or the dust from the holy feet of Mahāprabhujī. Gurujī wrote in the letter: "Mahesh, I have lived much in this sacred dust of Guru Mahāprabhujī. And that is the only thing that is valuable to me in my life. I send it to you." And it is always with me in Vienna. This is the second Prasāda directly. But many will not understand that. Only those who understand understand the values—devotion. Everyone understands nothing of what love is, but the one in love knows what love is. Not understanding others is like it is always dark under the lamp. So, there is Mahāprasāda. And so, one says, one gives a bhajan about God Krishna: "May he remove the congestion from his holy feet." Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva also wait for this dust. And so Lala Nanjī Mahārāj composed a bhajan: "Rājadena Gurusa Charanokki. O Master, I need nothing else. Give me Charanrāja." And that is why Gurujī composes beautiful bhajans: "I bow to the feet of the true Satguru, I bow to the lotus feet of Śrī Dīp Dayā Luka, I bow to the true, true light of Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān." And so, Prasāda holds great value. Now, the Prasāda does not have to be about quantity; it is about quality. If there is only one nut, and you put this nut into 100 kilograms of nuts, all will become Prasāda because this vibration permeates through and through. And so you can increase your Prasāda for every day. After the prayer, Prasāda is distributed. But we will not start eating yet until everyone has received. Once everyone has received it, we will begin to eat our Prasāda. You can all eat or save some. You may eat only one nut and set the others aside. Every day, little by little, over eight days, you have a lot. And then you measure with many hairstyles, so the whole year. Another program: we have a very interesting program. When someone has a birthday, it should be announced in the office, and in the evening we will congratulate you. Or those who have completed their studies and would like us to congratulate them can inform the office. Or someone would like to offer for the Donetsk Ashram that this evening a prayer will be held. In this prayer, we are to think of a specific person who has passed away or is ill. Do you want a name or not? Can you also name one? It is an opportunity. When we wish you all something, it is great strength. I am sure you have always had a good birthday party with many friends. But I don't think you have had so many people for your birthday before. Perhaps for some, yes. But if your birthday happens to be this week, then those who have a birthday receive blessings from everyone. Oh God. I wish I also had a birthday this week. When I receive so much blessing, then I become like this—exhale, completely spiritual. I am beginning to fly. It is truly beautiful when we can receive blessings from everyone. The second form of blessing is good wishes. Good wishes, a wish is a blessing. We wish you all the best from the heart. What comes from the heart is a blessing. We send greetings, also warm greetings. Heartfelt congratulations. No one sends brain greetings. Brain salutations, the brain salutation means war—a letter from the lawyer. That is brain greetings. Writing a lawyer's letter is not done with heartfelt congratulations. Perhaps at the end, when the matter is settled. But good wishes always come from the heart. And what comes from the heart is from the Self, the greatest God who dwells in our hearts.