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I would like to speak today, once again, on a very interesting point. Many people did not sleep last night after my lecture, and that is good. I am happy that you understood what I wanted to tell you. Many times in my lectures, I have said one thing. Ultimately, if we think and ask the question to ourselves or to God: "What will be with me?" I think this is a question for all of us. What will be with us? We, as humans, possess a very clear intellect. We have very clear views for our life, and we do expect, and we do something in that direction, so that forever we will be happy. What is forever? This life is a very short period of our existence. It is like you are on a long, long journey, and you are just changing your transport at a transit point. So this life is just a transaction on our endless journey through the universe. How many times have we changed our transportation? Every life is a change. We do not know how it was in the past, and we also do not know how it will be in the future. Animals do not know, but we humans should know more about that. Therefore, a wise person is never occupied and does not fall to temptations which are temporary. Our aim is to continue. Do not stop. Do not let yourself be guided by destiny or something else in different directions. We know that we are doing something good in our life. We have our human weaknesses, but all in all, we are trying our best. But there is a question again: what we call "best"—is this really best? There are many people living on this planet with many different interests, hobbies, cultures, and beliefs. They also think that what they do is best. Now, what is best and what is not best? That only God knows. In this situation, we do not know. In this moment and in this situation, we do not know, but one thing is sure. As the human heart and human intellect have discovered: to be kind, to have love for all, to pray, to know God, and so on—this is, as far as we know, for the human intellect, the best. So it means we do follow some spiritual principles. Though we are all here, ignorant. In front of us is a black wall. But there were those who had no black wall in front of them, and they gave us the direction. So we try to follow that direction, and we do hope that it will be good. It will be good, but still, we believe—we are not sure. To believe or to trust is good, but to control is better. Do you have the possibility to control yourself, to know if you are doing good or bad? We are here in this life to achieve permanent peace. Now, there are two things: one is temporary, and one is everlasting. The temporary is our life situation. What makes you happy today will make you unhappy tomorrow. What you think can make you happy, the next time you will think it will make you unhappy. What is changing is non-reality, and what is not changing is reality. Time is changing, life circumstances are changing, feelings, thoughts—everything is changing. But one thing is not changing, and that is our inner self: Ātmā. That is the truth, the reality of life. That Ātmā is the presence of the God-self. That is the ultimate truth, and the realization of that ultimate truth of God, or ātma-jñāna, is the permanent solution, the permanent peace. Everything in the world disappoints us. Even if you do something with your good will, there will come a time when it will not be accepted. There are always people who will have different opinions. This is called parpañca in this life. Parpañca means it has no sense in it. Therefore, one is thinking in life: "What will be with me?" Do not think about what was in the past; the past is gone. But what will be now in the future? So Mahāprabhujī said in his golden preaching: the past is gone, the future is not here. Be aware of your present time. Your future will be like your presence. So now, in this present time, how you think, how you feel, how you behave—this all will be your future. Even if you think about others differently, that will be your future. Then why do we think like this? If you are angry with someone, that anger will reflect on you. Even if you are angry with someone, you cannot change them. So we have to accept the wise words of Mahātmā Gandhi: "Be the change you want to see." Now, if you want to see permanent peace, if you want to see lasting peace, then there is no other way but to change yourself in that direction. Last Wednesday, I had a lecture in Zwoleń. The topic was yoga in daily life, spirituality, and so on. I told people that Slovakia is known as a more Christian-believing country. Now, how much do you follow in your life the teachings or words of Jesus? That is called yoga in daily life. So I said, if you do not follow, and you only say that you are Christian, it is a theory. "Love your neighbor." Now, begin. Now, try to begin to become, to be a Christian. Till now, you were only sign-hailing. You were only thinking, "I am a Christian, and the end of life will be a different situation." And you will be surprised. "What? I was thinking I am a Christian, and I will come to heaven." But this street goes in a different direction. Destiny will say, "Come, come, do not wait." And they will say, "But I am Christian." And? Did you follow in everyday life? That is it. And that is what we call yoga in daily life. Something concrete: take in your life some principles, and then keep to them. Then there are no exceptions. So, we as physical beings are mortal. The dharma of the body is to be born, to grow, and to die. This process we cannot stop. The dharma of this body and the dharma of a tree are the same. The tree also grows, sprouts, grows, and will die. So either animal or plant, anything on this planet has its dharma, and we have to follow our dharma. But we are given a chance within this. If you take it, take it. Holī Gurujī used to tell a very nice story. That story is about a thirsty horse. The time is changing. Many things we cannot imagine. We think it is impossible, we think it is stupid, it cannot be like that—but it was like that. I stayed one month in the middle of Slovakia, and one day we went to a house which is 250 years old, which belongs to our Monika, who is in Vienna. She was not there for 15 years, but I wanted to see that house. So, Stefan and a few people went with her to prepare. I said I will have lunch there. The situation was there: there was no house, only the snow. From the top of the house to the garden, everything was snow. And one meter forty is the fence of the garden, but that was deep under the snow. So they had to walk on snow over the fence. It took a few hours to make a tunnel, windows, and a door to come to the open, to go in. So that was it, really an igloo house. And in that house, there is a bathroom and toilet, which was once part of the corridor or a reception room... which was part of the entrance hall and the front door. I asked where the toilet was before. There was a small house down in the garden, and then it was snowing. Today, people who live in cities... Imagine there can be an apartment or a house which has no bathroom and toilet, or which has no electricity, or which has no gas or something. Just before 40 years, 30 years ago, it was a completely different situation. To have a toilet in a bathroom in the house was not a good thing. When a guest said, "I want to go to the toilet," and they said, "Yes, go in this room." In the room? I must go to the toilet. I am not a cat. Even a dog would not do it in the room. That was the situation. And now, still, there are some countries where you have to carry water for drinking and washing. So technology is changing, comfort is changing. So there was a man who was going from one village to another village, riding a horse through the desert. There was a system where you could bring the water out, a kind of mill which was turning with oxen. At that time, there was a system to get the water out of the depths. The miners were drilling the water pipes to get the water out of the depths. The horseman said to the farmer if he could start the system to pump water out, as his horse was thirsty. So the farmer started to move it. It was making a lot of noise. Water was coming a little, but with a lot of noise. The horse was frightened. It did not want to come near to drink the water. Even though it was thirsty, the rider asked the farmer to stop for a while. He stopped. There was no noise, but no water. So the horse is coming and moving its lips, but there is no water. The horse came and moved its mouth to drink, but there was no water because all the water went into the sand. Then the horseman again asked the farmer to start the machine, which was mechanical. The farmer started it, and the noise came again. The horse is frightened, so he said, "Stop." Again, he stopped. The horse comes near, but there is no water. The farmer is saying to the horseman, "My dear friend, if you want to give water to your horse, then give it in this noise. Otherwise, take it as thirsty as you came." This story means we came into this world as thirsty, as seekers, for us to drink water. You were searching for the knowledge of Ātmā, for the knowledge of God. But now, in this temptation, we are frightened, and we have lost the direction. We think that after some years, the situation will be peaceful, and then I will meditate, or then I will practice yoga, or when I am retired, then I have nothing to do, I will do yoga. Are you sure? When you are retired, then most of your time you will spend in the waiting room of the doctors—not in the church, not in the temple, and not in your meditation room. So do not think that a better time will come. In this life, the best time that you have is just in this minute. It cannot be better than just now. We have only two days in our life: one was yesterday, that is gone, and the second day of our life is today. Tomorrow we will never see. No one has seen tomorrow. Tomorrow is ever tomorrow. So, such a happy time, do not expect. These are all bubbles, water bubbles. Very soon, they will just explode. Therefore, the wise one said, "What you have to do tomorrow, do it today. And what you have to do today, do it just now." You never know that you can inhale again after exhaling. You know, many people just died in the bathroom. Many died in the toilet, sitting on the commode, and that is it. We are not able to open this small door and call for help. Nothing is in our hands. We cannot stop our life, we cannot prolong our life. Destiny has fixed it, but destiny has given us the chance, the opportunity. So as a human, and through this human intellect, which we call buddhi, and viveka—the best of intellect—use them for the best things. And therefore, it is said: "Oh Lord, at least now, bestow such a mercy, such a grace, that my life does not go away without some sense. That it was some sense to be here. It was worthwhile to be here." And therefore, meditate, practice mantra, and constantly keep in your mind: what will be with me, what am I searching for, what did I come for? You know what you want, but you do not know what will be the result or the fruits of that which you want. And for a little time, for some temptation, do not lose this valuable diamond of human life. Eating, sleeping, and creating children—animals are also very active. If humans are only doing this, then there is very little difference between animals and humans. So, be a yogī. Be a wise person. And do yoga in daily life; follow these spiritual principles. Every holy book writes very beautifully. Of course, we cannot follow all the principles. Otherwise, we will already be Kṛṣṇa. And perhaps we do not want to be Kṛṣṇa. Ajijā. Because Jesus also cried and said, "Father, why me?" And you also said many times, to your destiny, "Why just me?" Many times. When you were a small child, you also said to your parents, "Why? Why me?" We have X and Y. When you were little, you often said to your parents, "Why me? Why me again?" Now you are grown up, and "Why am I always the guilty one?" Yes, you are my daughter. Yes, you are. You are the guilty one, all daughters. Yes, boys, you are also. That is why destiny is not easy and life is not easy, because the human intellect understands this. And of course we do not want to be stupid. We do not want to be stupid, be born as a human, and have a mental problem, or be mentally blocked up. Probably, it is the biggest punishment. So, thanks to God, He gave us very clear thought, and we are happy about it. So it does not matter how much you use good things in your life: healthy food, healthy exercises, healthy massage, healthy therapies. Sooner or later, everything will fail. Everything will fail, but it does not mean that we negate it. We should concentrate on keeping this temple in good condition. But we should never wait for tomorrow. Do not think that when you are retired, you will have time. People think that when I am retired, then I will have my pension. Then I will travel. I will be in Honolulu. Oh, beautiful Waikiki beach, and then Hawaii, Maui. These are beautiful islands, or Hong Kong, or Bangkok, or India. These are the dreams. You do not know when you will be on pension, how little pension you will get. Expenses are going more and more now. This is the biggest problem in every country: the elderly people. What they get as a pension, hardly they can buy their bread. They cannot afford all the luxury life which you have: heating, air conditioning, electricity, hot water. Every year, the price is getting higher and higher. Similarly, do not wait, thinking that you will practice and meditate more later. The wise one awakes now. And so, follow all the holy instructions, but without being a fanatic, without being one-directed, narrow-minded. Then again, you are in that blind street. We do not want to be in a blind street. But our horizon should be wide open, so we should always think globally. We need to embrace all of humanity. The whole planet, this Earth planet, is one village. It has become a small village. What is going on in China, you can see today, here, sitting. What is happening in South Africa or Africa, you can see here, everything. Or in North or South America, any continent, any country, any culture, any tradition, any religion. Everything you can see while sitting in your room. So the whole planet has become a village. And we belong to this village, and we should be good together. As long as we are in life, live in harmony. That is why it is said: do not discriminate. This thinking we should put it out as enemy, or one-sided. A journalist asked me a question in Slovakia: "How do you feel you are in a Catholic country?" So I said, "What, please? This is not a Catholic country; this is a planet created by God." This is not a Catholic country; this planet was created by God. And some who believe as Catholics live here, that is all. Before 5,000 years ago, who did this country belong to? Before 3,000 years, who did it belong to? And before a million years, who did it belong to? What kind of ignorance is that, that people are trying to possess everything, to have a position over everything? This planet belongs to all creatures: birds also, butterflies also, bees also, pigs also, cows also, deer also, rabbits also, flowers also. How can a human say that everything is mine? That is the biggest problem in the world, that we create the conflicts and boundaries. So we should have free thinking, not narrow thinking. That is it. And that brings the restlessness in the world. This territorial problem, which is created by humans, the greed of the human. So Gandhijī said, "We have enough in this world for our need, but not for our greed." And where there is greed, there is a problem. So if it is little greed or big greed, that is what I am always telling my people: do not be greedy. And this is what I always tell you: do not be lazy. At the very beginning, when people came to yoga, and when they listened and read about yoga, simple life, not to have anything, then, even they threw out their television. I said, "I am sorry for it." And after some time, they changed completely to the opposite. They began to collect and collect. And not one television, but television even in the toilet. Yes, it is not a joke. Television and telephone in the toilet, in the bathroom, in the kitchen, and even the television on the entrance door. When someone is ringing the bell, you want to see on the television who is there. That is it. So from one extreme to another extreme. The things and money are not bad. Bad is how you use them, how you utilize that. So, please take some principles this weekend and follow them in your life. Perhaps in the evening I will tell you one or two very simple things, very simple principles, or I can tell you immediately now. Do you want it now? Very good. Very easy things. Always before and after eating, wash your hands. It is not bad. It is something very, very good for you. Before and after eating—that is the first step. Like Sarabhita Āsana. It seems very simple, but it has a very, very great thing hidden in it. From the viewpoint of hygiene, from the viewpoint of cleanness, and from the viewpoint of respect to your food, from the viewpoint of respect and courtesy towards others, it will create in your mind the thoughts of purification. So, before and after eating, wash your hands. Also, drink some water and clean your mouth. This is one simple thing. Others, I will tell you in the afternoon. You like it? It is very hard, no? Let us say there are many different circumstances. You are driving a car alone, and you are hungry, and you have a sandwich beside you. What are you doing now? And you are somewhere where there is no water. In such circumstances, for cleaning the hands instead of with water, you can do it with a cloth. And there is also air cleaning, but do not clean like this. But do not spit in your hands and follow him like that. This is not allowed. So there are certain circumstances which you have to tolerate. So it is very simple, a good discipline, and I tell you, in one year you will feel completely different.