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Today is once again a beautiful day. The day has brought us much blessing, happiness, and joy. A special joy is that today, for the first time, we have a beautiful Satsaṅga and a weekend program here in our new Āśrama, namely the Āśrama of Gurujī. This Āśrama has a wonderful atmosphere and radiance. From the very first day I came here, I said, "Yes, this would be a beautiful āśrama," and it has indeed become beautiful. Thanks to many bhaktas from Austria and other countries for working so hard here and having the entire āśrama up and running within two months. Three months ago, when one saw the Āśrama, it was almost in its old state. And now you can see how beautiful it has become. There are many types of architects. The heavenly architect is Bhagavān Viśvakarma. Bhagavān Viśvakarma is like the incarnation of Brahmā, or one could also say the incarnation of Viṣṇu. Viśvakarma has designed the entire universe and especially our beautiful home, the Earth, and has given us a pleasant, comfortable, and beautiful abode. That means we are all children of Viśvakarma, who has worked very hard and given us a beautiful place in this universe. Viśvakarma, his philosophy, his thoughts, his wisdom, and his art are about how one can live happily. Happy life—what does a happy life mean? Money does not bring happiness. Prosperity is always a concern. Food is also not happiness. Too much eating only brings us worries as well. Children and family are not happiness either. Perhaps it is coincidence. One day, we will also feel sadness when our parents depart. And the children also become sad when we say goodbye to this world. There is a beautiful poem: Gajadāna. In ancient times, wealthy people had many, many elephants, many cows, elephants, and so on. Gajadāna, perhaps you have a large herd of elephants. You own a large herd of cows and a lot of land. Gajadāna, perhaps you also possess the golden bird. Perhaps you also possess the treasures of diamonds and precious stones, the wealth of the entire earth, like a golden eagle. But when contentment returns to the heart, then all other possessions and other prosperity become secondary; they are like dust. One who is not content is always sorrowful. Those who are not content are always unhappy. Peace—we seek peace. And this contentment is attained through various means. The very first means is that it is a good homeland, a good home. Now, it can also be a palace or a hut. But if it is not made according to Viśvakarma’s instructions, then one feels sadness, unhappiness, and conflict there. Man and woman always have difficulties with each other, children have difficulties with parents, parents have difficulties with children, and many, many illnesses. Why? Because the energy, the radiance there, is negative. We have yantras in yoga. We have yantras, āsanas, prāṇāyāmas, mudrās, bandhas, dhāraṇās, dhyānas, samādhis, yantra, tantra, mantra. So yantras, the symbols, they have different corners or diagrams—how should one say—diagrams, not diagnosis, diagrams. And this is how the energy flows. To understand it more, one has studied the pyramids extensively in recent times. Pyramids are according to the Vāstu-Śāstras. And such an architect does not possess merely an intellectual science, but a science with feeling, as it should be. And then those who enter this house will feel at ease. Those who are born in this house will feel at ease. And the families, the joint-family, the happy-family tradition will continue for eternity. Animals create a special home, completely happy and in accordance with the Vāstu-Śāstras. Last weekend I was in Africa, Johannesburg. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we had two days of lectures in Johannesburg. We celebrated Gaṇeśa’s birthday in Johannesburg, in a beautiful temple, performing an inauguration ceremony. Thursday, we traveled for a weekend program outside Johannesburg, about an hour and a half drive to the Game Resort, where many animals live. We were in this retreat, and in the evening, a beautiful atmosphere—the sunset was about to happen, so to speak. On both sides were hills (so you can't really call them mountains; mountains can only be called such in Austria or the Himalayas, but the hills were already 300, 400 meters high, just like the Vienna Woods). And in the valley, there was this resort with a beautiful lake. In the evening, we sat on the meadows, and there were the various African trees. The same trees are also found in India. And in the evening, we clearly saw how the birds build the hanging nest. They bring the grass, which hangs, and then knit or, how do you say, weave. Then an African man told us, "Do you know what is going on there?" I said no. He said, "The woman is sitting there on the side on a branch, and the man has to work. If she doesn't like her nest, she doesn't go inside; he must build a new one." And he showed that some nests are completely empty, or not quite finished. Why? Because the woman refused; she said no, she didn't like anything. And he must build a new nest. And so, there I also observed exactly the cardinal directions in which the nests are built. And so, an architect is a master, a designer, and creates a design where everyone who enters feels comfortable. And so the inner architect, the inner designer, is our Self, our intuitions. One should go within oneself and listen to the inner voice, seek it, meditate, to that extent. What makes you happy? Nothing can make you happy. No person, no money, and no possession, but your inner contentment. And contentment does not come just like that. Nothing is simply bestowed upon us. So listen to your inner voices and then steer your life in that direction. Then take your goal and then realize your goal. And there, each of us should be our own architect. We listen, of course we listen to ourselves a lot, but we listen to our indriyas. We only hear our feelings, which are external feelings. The feelings that are merely superficial. And superficial feelings are filled with selfishness. And where there is selfishness, there is no Śāntoṣa. Śāntoṣa Nar Sadā Sukhī. Who is eternally happy in contentment? And the one who is dependent is not even happy in their dreams. Dependence arises only from the feelings, the ego, and our desires, longings that come solely from within us. So dive in and observe what your Self is doing. This is a temple in which we live. This was also designed by Viśvakarma. It is like being in a bungalow. In the Adhyātma-Koṣa, in which bungalow is my key, right? Or like a bungalow. Ajaba is a miracle, a wonderful one. This bungalow on our Karṣa is a wonderful creation. In which God Himself speaks, in which Nārāyaṇa speaks, in which Nārāyaṇa, the Viṣṇu, speaks. In which Nārāyaṇa speaks... and can reveal or enumerate the mystery of the Supreme itself to us. And therefore, dive in. Overcome inner feelings. Hatred, anger. Āsurī-śaktis dwell within us. We always listen a lot. We do mantras, prayers. But something tells you that you set off like a whirlwind. And that is the nature of the mind residing within. Āsurī-śakti—to purify the inner self and inner cleansing, that is the Manobuddhi Cittānāṃkara Antaḥkaraṇa. And the Antaḥkaraṇa can only be purified through Guru-sevā, which means suppressing the ego, ironing out doubts, and casting anger into cold water. Anger is fire. Process the ego with hammer and chisel. Drink a hare with cold water and omit this hare. Cool down. When one eats chili, one takes yogurt. Selfishness is like a sticky piece of chewing gum that someone has spat out on the street and now it clings to your shoe. And everywhere you step, on your beautiful carpet, in your room, you see chewing gum stuck everywhere. This is the Self, working on oneself. Guru-śiva, Guru-vākya, and Mantra. H.G. writes very clearly in his bhajan: Dīpa Nirañjana Sabadukha Bhañjana. Dīpa Nirañjana Mahāprabhujī, dear, divine Light. The Light itself is God Himself. Nirañjana—Rañja means impurity, and Nirañjana means completely pure, without blemish, pure, transparent, crystal clear. That is divine light, Dīpa Nirañjana. When the light enters your heart, enters your thoughts, enters your feelings, enters your vākyas, when the light comes in—if you wish for all your difficulties and all your doubts and all problems and pains to go away—then you should absorb this divine, pure divine light within yourself. Dīpa Nirañjana Sabadukha Bhañjana Īśa Mantra Se Hove Manamañjana. If you wish to purify your mind, then this is the mantra. This is the best detergent with which you can wash well, you can wash your laundry well. This is the mantra. And so, the goal of human life is not what we do. Khānā, Pīnā, Bhoganā, Paśubhī, Paramasaujana. Eating, sleeping, procreating children, building a house—animals can do all of these well too. Anyone can gather like a hamster. Every autumn, everyone collects many nuts. Animals can also gather. Ants also gather. If you gather, then there is very little difference between you and the ants. Because we think, "This will help me someday." But you do not know if this time will come. That is the point. When Kalabali, the mighty death, comes and strikes your ear, you will forget everything here and must leave everything behind and go away alone. Nothing and no one goes along. Only that which you, a spiritual wealth, a spiritual essence, have earned in your life. Wake up and begin. It is not too late yet, but if suddenly this soul, this body is left behind, then you will regret it forever and ever. "Why didn’t I do this?" There are plenty of excuses. There is plenty of self-justification. But your excuse and self-justification do us no good at all. It will become the opposite. One day, it will cause great, great suffering. Do not think that you have worked all day, that you are so tired, and now you cannot go to prayer. Yesterday I was at Ennickstraße during prayer and asked for someone. The person said, "I do not feel well." Did I say, "That is why you should come to prayer"? Why do you not feel well? Because you do not come to the prayer? It is said, everyone remembers in sorrow. But this is a very gross material problem, he says. "Mahāprabhujī, please help me. Mahāprabhujī, help me. Devapurījī, please help me. Svāmījī, Svāmījī, help me," like that—when difficulties arise. And when happy times come, then my God, one forgets Svāmījī and the Master and Mahāprabhujī and Jesus and everyone. Even the mālā lies somewhere at home. Somewhere, because you have to go to the cinema with a friend. Believe me, this is something. It is the highest time of your life. And saw the dullness. Ignorance. You even put your mālā aside because you think others will say, "What is she wearing around her neck or what is he wearing around his neck." You lay down your happiness and take on your unhappiness. What can be more blind than that? When it is a happy time, one does not pray, one forgets everything and does not chant any mantra. But those who think more of God during a happy time, a beautiful time, and meditate and practice mantra, then why should difficulties arise? Then no difficulty will arise anymore. Yoga is that which shows us unity. The entire universe, the infinite universe, the whole space, the infinite universe is a divine mother. And consciousness is the divine Father. And the balance between them is the Śakti, the Yoga-Śakti, which maintains the equilibrium. "I am one, and now I will multiply into many." Through what? Through the sound. What was the first? Come here, quickly. What was the first, second, third, fourth, fifth? And very good. Did you see that? Exactly, sit down. And so it is, the sound, close to the Rūpa Parabrahma, the highest form of the highest Self, is the Parabrahma-Brahmatmā. And in this knowledge, the Parabrahma-Brahmatmā is the Īśvarya-śakti, Īśvarya-śakti, Īśvara, the supreme Self. And Kṛṣṇa said, from time to time, I incarnate, or I manifest myself with my Yoga Māyā. And yesterday Radha gave me a newspaper clipping from my magazine, that even now scientists have understood Yoga and they say the entire universe is held together by sound. But Radha did not believe until yesterday. That is the point. And I say, time, decades. But they say, "Well, that's what they said." And now, because some scientists have said so, and now we are even bringing it, you see, the newspaper is also writing about it. Believe in the Vedas. But we do not believe in the Vedas; rather, we believe in this newspaper. This is it. The one who understands the Guru Vākya, understands everything. Holy Gurujī said on the day of Guru Pūrṇimā, his last words and his final injunction: who understands Guru Vākya and who has realized the Guru? The self must journey into the quality of the Guru, into unity. And once we had a visit from a Swami from America, an American, and he had done a lot of spiritual work. From Hawaii, he founded a Hindu monastery where many priests and Hindu monks will come for training. And he was in Vienna; we were very good friends, so to speak. And he spoke for 15 minutes, not too long. But at the end, he said something—I forgot. What did he say? I have forgotten, but I have not forgotten. What did he say, Ektar? Oh dear, oh dear, why oh dear? What is he saying in German? "Follow." Oh dear. And he also said, the stricter the Master is with the students, the more it means he loves the students. And that is because the Master cares about you. He does care about you. And so, it is such that human life is not merely for observing this world, for pleasure. Of course, we should feel comfortable, be happy, and also enjoy, but truly enjoy. But go within and design your life yourself. As long as you have not brought order to your life, everything is in chaos. Only you can design. Only you can shape your inner self in the way you desire. And then there remains consistency for that. Not once here and another time there and this time here. Wandering Rāhu. Wandering, wandering, wandering. Bhaṭaknā means to wander aimlessly. Once with this person, once with that person, once with this person, once in this apartment, once in this house, and so on. Once in Austria, once here and there. Here is Bhaṭaknab. But this Jīva is mistaken. He loses his way and makes mistakes time and again in this universe. He searches and searches and searches. We are seekers. We are the seekers. And we seek ourselves. And the Self dwells in this very Self. But it requires inner direction. And inner direction, only you can decide. And then you come to the Master. The Master will inspire you even more and guide you in that direction. Gurujī’s āśrama is meant to continue with Gurujī’s teachings, for all of us. Gurujī’s teaching is very rich in his bhajans. Those who have encountered Gurujīs were or are fortunate. And also fortunate are those who can watch his videos, in his videos his beautiful smile, a very gentle smile of Gurudev. A very kind look. A merciful person. But now he is not here. And in his bhajans, Guru-Bhakti, all Guru-Bhakti. How beautiful it is in this bhajan, Gurujī said: Abhaya, Guru-Śaraṇa, Sukhapāya. This happiness—happiness, which I have sought in all three worlds, I have now attained in the presence of my Gurudev, Mahāprabhujī. How? Like the waves of the ocean. Restless waves once again become one with the ocean. That means there is no difference between God and us. God is the ocean, and we are the waves. Lord, You are the ocean and we are these waves. And when the waves in the ocean calm once again, then there is unity again, clarity is there, clarity is the vision. O Lord, I take refuge at the feet of the Guru, who is the source of all joy, who brings waves of bliss. The true Guru who has filled the vessel of knowledge has come. This is a massive volcano that brings much, much water, rain, a rain volcano. From one end of the horizon to the other, in the north there is a vast volcano, a beautiful, thirsty land—like Africa, the Middle East, Australia, or India and so forth. These lands see such clouds, which inspire great hope. Why? Because these clouds have brought a lot of water. We will bring much water. Jñāna Ghaṭa. And so the Satguru has brought Jñāna Ghaṭa. Jñāna is knowledge. Gurudev brought this knowledge with him. Yes, the thirsty Bhaktas, the thirsty souls, they are now filled with hope. Now He will quench our thirst. Now the thirst will be fulfilled for us. What is Guru Vākya? Guru Vākya is nectar, ambrosia. What does nectar mean that grants us immortality? Non-striving, he leads us from striving to non-striving. And she said, "Oh, this nectar, this water of the nectar I drink." Not the bodies, man, but the mind, the intellect, the spirit. Yogānanda tells him a beautiful story about a beggar and a bowl of a beggar. No matter how much you put into this bowl, everything disappears. And the king asked the beggar, "Please tell me, from what material was this beggar’s bowl made?" And he said, "From mind, human mind." So human mind, the human mind is such, it will never, never, never be satisfied. When a poor person says, "If I had a thousand euros, then I could do a lot." And if he comes with a thousand, then he says, "Well, but 5,000 would be better, I can put it in the bank, then I get a little interest every month." And when the 5,000 come, that is too few; perhaps 50,000 is good. And when the 50,000 comes, then 500,000 is good. And then, he no longer sees 500,000, he only sees the interest, which is still too little. You can have billions, thousands of millions, but your inner contentment will not come. So, this mind is always and always and always hungry and thirsty and ambitious. But when I drink this nectar of the wisdom, which was spoken by Gurudev, Guru Vākya—yes, now I have no more fear. When you have realized this Amṛta within you, no more fear. Nirbhaya. Who is Nirbhaya, who has no fear, needs no fear. But those who feel guilty and have incurred debts are afraid. Nirbhayī is neither harsh nor immovable. My contentment will be everlasting. And so, my Gurudev is like a touchstone. And he turns iron into gold. He gave me a mantra: So'ham, that is you. Goahaṃsabānaya. And he performed a Kṛṣṇa Svarūpa. As long as we are in ignorance, we are Kṛṣṇa. So when you are in ignorance, when you are tricky, and when you have anger and hatred and envy and jealousy, then you are a Kṛṣṇa. So now you don’t need to ask me what you are, okay? Everyone knows what you are. But when you have realized that, then we are a swan. And as long as the swan has not realized that it is a swan, everyone has called it Agli Dak. Agli Dak is temporary. But the swan is the swan. So'ham, who am I? And this is the goal of our existence, the goal of yoga practices, the goal of meditation, the goal of mantra, and the goal of our spiritual life and striving for the divine Self. We need a true teaching, and we must realize it within ourselves. Design for yourself the direction and the temple of happiness. And this is very, very important for all of us. Then, as I said, everything can be realized only through a healthy life. And for a healthy life, we have, we will have, programs, Āśrama, physical exercises, breathing exercises, concentration, meditation, Heart-Yoga, Kriyā-Yoga, Jala Neti, Kapālabhāti, Kunjala. I thought to myself, yesterday I was a little annoyed. Although the Master should not be angered, perhaps I am not yet a Master. And indeed, there were only sick people sitting in front of me on Neckar Street. Many handkerchiefs and stomach aches and backaches and headaches and so many more. And the unhappy and the sorrowful and the jealous. Yesterday was a picture, a beautiful picture, a diverse picture. Wherever I look, there is jealousy. Wherever I looked, there was hatred, envy, greed, a sickness. I said, "Oh woe. Oh woe, they do not obey." And I said, they all have to start practicing. Everyone begins to practice. So we say with a goal: healthy yoga in daily life. So we make yoga healthy in daily life. It is not the yoga in daily life that makes us healthy. Rather, we practice yoga in daily life in a healthy way. Why? Because you are yoga in daily life. And look at your face in the mirror. Just take a look. If you have large mirrors in the bathroom and when you undress completely, look at yourself—in which direction are things going? Is this a picture of a yogi? No, it is nothing. And therefore, those who are overweight, from tomorrow onwards eat only ghī-mūṣa, otherwise not at all. No bread, no butter, no cheese, no potatoes, no cake, and no ice cream. But eat lots and lots of vegetables and lots and lots of pumpkin. Because pumpkin has many vitamins and also has a diuretic effect on the body. That is why Mother Nature has given us pumpkin right now. Why not in April or in January, February, but now. Eat so much, so much vegetables, eat a lot of fruit, except bananas. And prepare for Christmas until Christmas, bakery, something to eat. By Christmas, those of you who are overweight should start doing thigh exercises from tomorrow. At the moment, I will not be taking any carbohydrates nor any cheese. Cheese is actually Dhammasaguṇa. And so, do Yoga. And Śaṅkha Prakṣālana is very important. Now you only have 18 more days to do Śaṅkha Prakṣālana. So until the end of October, let's say, around the beginning of October, Śaṅkha Prakṣālana must be completed. And then Śaṅkha Prakṣālana comes again before Christmas. So that we can enjoy good cakes. And then Śaṅkha Prakṣālana February comes again. And then Śaṅkha Prakṣālana comes at the end of March, beginning of April. Just as your body is, daily neti, weekly kunjala kriyā, daily Agnisāra Kriyā, Nauli, and so on, all of this will become good. It will be good. You must be a good example of yoga in daily life. We are Praśāda-Yogīs. Like Laik Praśāda, eating and sitting. And let the family talk. "Oh, he sees such beautiful faces," and so on. And we go home, whether it is midnight or 11:30, it is a heavy bread with a steep ascent. And let us enjoy that we are coming home, at midnight. And then get up at 7 o’clock, step on the scale, and say, "My God, why did I eat at midnight?" That is how it is. So let's begin. Today we should make a Saṅkalpa for Gurujī and Gurujī's Āśrama. Dedicate at least one and a half hours every day to yoga practice. And every day, do Āśrama at least five times. And never, never miss prayer at home or in the Āśrama. Look in one year. You will remember my words. Perhaps I am there. Or perhaps I am no longer there. Who knows what will happen in the next moment. But in the video, I will remind you of what Somījī said. In one year, you will be the happiest person. This is the Guru-Bhāgya. But only if you do what I have said. Namely, Śaṅkha Prakṣālana six times a year. Six times a year, every two months. Every two months. Every day neti, every day nauli, every day the Agnisāra-Kriyās. Everyday vāsanās. Where does illness go? Somewhere in the rinsing or how do you say, flushing? Discharge. Practice yoga in daily life. Mantra, meditation. Because vikāras will not arise. There are two types of vikāras. A vikāra is in the body. Physical vikāra. And when the physical vikāras are impurities in the body, then mental vikāras arise, and mental vikāras are negative thoughts. And when mental vikāra is present, there is fear, there is dissatisfaction, there is anger, everything is there, so... Then why don’t we start and do something beautiful that yoga offers us in daily life?