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Karma is a great question mark. Many people do not believe in karma, and many do. But faith does not decide anything; the truth does. I may believe or not believe. There is a place in Austria called Villach. I may not believe there is a Villach. Regardless of my belief, it is still the truth that there is a beautiful place on the Drau river in Austria called Villach. And so it is with Karma. One understands Karma through other words. There is another word, namely to act, to do. When one looks, for example for Christians, at the Ten Commandments, then these are nothing but karma. "You shall not do this and that." It is a karmachārī. The word Karma is a Sanskrit word, and "tun" is in the German language. And so it is with rebirth as well. One believes, and one does not believe. Whether one believes or believes nothing, no one can hold it back. Nothing, not even God Himself, who created this entire system, can change it. I often think it would be wonderful if the god Śiva were to come into this world and finally bring peace once again. Then in the night, when Śiva came to me, He said, "Do not do that to me, you should not treat me like that." Thus, God Himself, regardless of from which heaven He comes, cannot solve this problem now, which humans have created and which concerns how far humans are on the right or wrong path. And therefore, only one thing remains, and that is distraction. And the distraction is that it will not be God Himself who creates, but the people themselves. We are sitting on a tree branch, and we are cutting the branch from the side of the tree trunk. And so there is a great concern, a great question, great problems. People who understand a little and use Viveka are already very saddened by climate changes. As I said yesterday, someone, an expert, a scientist, you could say, almost cried, saying that within a very short time, in 20 years, it will end dramatically. The globe will, so to speak, come to a complete end. And this is because of the people. So, now we come to our cakras. I have here a beautiful book, a book on the cakras. Who hasn’t seen the Cakra book? Who hasn’t bought it yet? Who has not yet received a gift? Who doesn’t have a cakra calendar at home? Oh dear, I don’t have such an important cakra calendar here. I would like a Cakra book, please, here in German or English. Now, we have seen this image several times, and this is the path of the individual consciousness. The traveler, what is called an astral journey. The astral also travels within itself. As in the brahmāṇḍa, so in the piṇḍa; that which exists in Brahman, in the universe, exists in the human body. And what does not exist in the body does not exist in the universe either. So, our body, our existence, our individual phenomenon is an endless phenomenon. We do not know the beginning or the end. Although we stand before the mirror and see our body, a limited body. But that is only a physical body, which is limited. Our other part of the body is unlimited. And in this boundless existence is the journey into the universe. The first awakening of kuṇḍalinī, because we talk so much about kuṇḍalinī and unfortunately there are some books written by various people that cause fear in people or readers. I have spoken with Gurujī several times, and Gurujī himself said that these words and this writing come from someone who is ignorant and not mentally well. Many books are written by people who have their own experiences and thoughts, but not reality, rather notions. What do the videos nowadays provide, how do you say, the fixation on being? Horror films. There is good and there is bad. And it has an effect on human consciousness. And so it stands before you, yes, everyone has their destiny, fate, and sooner or later, one becomes a prey to this fate. It is possible to avoid 99% of one’s destiny whenever one wishes. One percent, that is a painful part of the whole. One percent must be experienced. And so, 99 percent can be avoided if one follows the Guruvākyas. But to understand Guruvākya, the words of the Master. And the words of the Master are all sacred scriptures. One way, what he has written, those are Guruvākya for us. Guru is the master, the saint, the realized one, and Vākya means the word he speaks. Therefore, it is said in a mantra, in Sanskrit mantra, Mantra Mūlam Guru Vākya. The essence of the mantra is to follow the words of the Master. The Master said, "I am the way to God or to Father." And this is what the master says to his disciples. "I am the path to Brahman, the omnipresent God." And these are the Guru Vākyas. Guru is the Sanskrit word, master is the German word, so they mean the same. And no matter which master, it is a master. So in Austria, there are many masters. Master of stoves, caretaker, schoolmaster, driving instructor master, all because we learn from them. Do you know how much we depend on a fireplace master? If your fireplace is not working properly, you can suffocate in the house, you can die. Very important. Don’t you know how important the caretaker is? Very, very important. Otherwise, the whole house will start to stink. Karma indeed purifies us. Everyone from whom we can learn something is our master. A tree is our master. One goes hiking on a beautiful hilltop in the alpine meadow and sees only a single tree at the summit. And we can learn from this tree. Patience, patience. And a strength, a strong decision, never changes the path, stands there for everyone, in any weather, cold, snow, storm, heat, loneliness, but the tree stands there for all. And let us learn from this tree whether we are strong enough in this world to remain strong. One believes, I am alone and want a partner. This is a misconception. If you have a partner, you are no longer lonely, but more than lonely. A meditator sits for a long time meditating on the bank of the Drau, and one of the wanderers comes by and thinks, the man is so lonely. And goes there and asks, "How are you, my friend, what are you doing?" "I am meditating." The wanderer says, "But I believe you are a lonely person, you are a lonely person." He says, "Yes, that is true. I was once with myself in meditation, but since you have been here, I am lonely." That is so. It is not an eternal togetherness. That is very difficult. This is how we learn from every relationship. We learn from every encounter, whether with a dog or a cat or with other animals. If you encounter an evil or playful dog, this teaching will remain within you for a lifetime. How should you prepare next time or always be wise in encountering such dogs? Thank you to this dog who has given you this teaching. Our karma and the effect of karma is destiny. And destiny is nothing in our hands. Karma is in our hands, which means that actions are in our hands. I have here in my hand this flashlight and this pointer. And if I wish, I can keep it in my hand. It is in my hand now. And when I throw it away with all my strength, barely is the path out of my hand, then, as I said, it is no longer in my hands; it is in God’s hands. Now where it will go and where it will strike, that is different. And as long as we have not done anything to the things, they are still within us. But they say, that is nothing, only physical. Karmas are caused by four possibilities. Wealth, devotion, wealth. Body, mind, words, and your social power. Your position, your money, and so on. And that causes many things. And so, in Karma, as long as we have done nothing, it is in our hands. And once we have done it, then nothing is left in our hands. It is in God's hands. And now, what fruits will come, only God knows. Now, the Guru Vākya is such that it warns us. A prior warning, a forewarning. And if we accept forewarning, then we will no longer fall into it. There will be one percent difficulty, but it costs nothing to your life. For example, you are driving a car and the police come and give a warning that there will be avalanches, you should not take this path. Now, it is difficult for you to turn back and take a long detour. But this long detour was only a fraction of the difficulties. You have thankfully gotten rid of the other 99%. So, the Śāstras, Śāstras mean the books. Reading books, but understanding is difficult. A wealthy man, a businessman, had only one child, a son. And the son has kept bad company. Well, Papa has enough money and he has made an effort to spend enough. No matter what happens, he said, Papa will judge. And so, that is everything that Papa says. One day, what happens is, the time has come, the man dies. But before that, he passed away; a month earlier, he had written a will. And in his will, he writes for his son as a teaching, a lesson. Finally, he must learn something in his life. And he writes, "My dear son, you can borrow money, but never ask to bring the money back. Because they come and give, it is good." There you go, who wouldn’t want to receive money from someone? All his friends, yes, "I need, I want to borrow, I want to borrow." And soon a lot of money was gone. No one came back to return the money. The second is written: "In hot countries, the sun is harsh. So you always want to remain in the shade. For you, there is the sun. May God always be the sun upon your face. But in our countries, we say, may God grant that there are beautiful clouds or shadows on your face." So this is according to nature, climate, and so on. So the father writes, "You should never go into the sun. When you go to your workplace, you should always walk towards the sun." Well, and thirdly, "Always eat the highest quality." And the fourth point, "If you need money, I have stored 40 tons of gold in the stūpa or in the tower of the Śiva temple, it has been placed there." 40 tons of gold, please, how much is that? "You have enough, my son. As soon as you need money, take it from the tower of the Śiva temple." And he has passed away. The son opens the will, and now, after all these ceremonies and so on, which have lasted for half a year, it has begun. And he wrote that his girlfriend said anyone can accumulate money, but she will never ask to return it, his father said. And of course, many people came and took the money. He decorated the entire market, he rebuilt a sign, and many people were against it, but he paid them so that he could follow the words of his father. And it cost him an enormous amount of money. And thirdly, you should only take the highest quality of food. So, sometimes coming from London with food, other times from Amsterdam, next time from Bratislava, Halušky. No one knows. Who knows what Halušky is? My God. Because those who have not eaten Halušky in love have not truly eaten yet. So, next time we will all go to Bratislava. Okay? Halušky, my God, this is... I thought the Austrians had already eaten. Good. Another time he said, Halvā and Purīs and good Śabjīs and that from India. So, in short, he spent so much money and also became poor. And finally, the other point, the money was gone. He became poor and had nothing left but the Śiva temple. He carefully opened the tower. Yes, he found something inside, namely a few cobwebs, but no gold. Well, he was so sad and so angry and so disappointed with his father, thinking that his father had destroyed his life, ruined his life. "I have done everything he wanted or wrote. But why did he write such things that are completely against me?" Now, he had a friend, who was his father, an old, wise man. And someone said, go to this man, perhaps he knows how you can repay your debts. And what did his father write, what does that mean? The old man points to the will and says, "Wonderful, wonderful, so wise, you must have this letter framed in a golden frame." The boy thinks, I believe, he is also crazy, just like my father. He said, "Yes, wonderful, but please, can you explain to me, uncle, what does all this mean?" He said, "Yes, your father writes here, give money, but do not ask for it back, do not demand it back. They should come and go on their own. That means, what have you done?" He said "I simply gave money." That is incorrect. If you build someone up with 1,000 euros, then you take something from them that costs 10,000. Something, like gold or jewelry or something like that. Because back then, in the past, people did a lot of business. Now the bank is here, and the bank gives the interest. It used to be a private loan, but with consideration or how do you say that? Pledge. And so, he will immediately bring back his 1,000 euros because he wants to get back the things that cost 10,000. "I did not expect that." You said, "Yes, my dear." "But how do I understand, when he says I should not go into the sun, only in the shade to my work? I have decorated the entire market. Everywhere. And it has cost me millions. And some people want a lot of money from me. Otherwise, they allowed nothing." He said, "Yes, that is correct. You should only enter into Sat. Wonderful. Such a wise thought. This wise thought will make you happy and wealthy, my son." I say, "But how?" He said, "Your father means, Go to work before sunrise and stay at your workplace, in your business, all day long. Do not wander back and forth, do not roam during the day, and return home after sunset." "I said, I did not think that." He said, "Yes, quite clearly, but I understood the opposite." "But how am I supposed to understand that I should always have the best food in the whole world?" He said, "Wonderful, such a father who writes to his children. He certainly thought of your health and that you would experience happiness and well-being." He said, "I have done everything. My food is constantly coming from other countries. Then I bought a private plane so that I could follow my father's words." He said he did not write that, from which country and what. "But my son, you eat far too much. How do you say it in Austria? Naschen, right? Between meals. You should eat only when you are truly hungry. Then seven-day-old bread tastes like a good birthday cake with whipped cream when you are truly hungry. So, good food means hunger, then a good appetite. And this is what Āyurveda says: you should eat only when you are truly hungry. But my problem is that my students, who try to study Āyurveda or convince other people, but themselves, no matter when, I see their mouths moving like a goat’s, always. When I see, in the bedroom of those who have traveled somewhere, there is a large pile of chocolates and Mannerschnitten, is that what you call it? And cake, oh my God, like this. I say, thank you, you are a good Āyurveda consultant. I do not understand that. Self-discipline. You shall be an example. Then it is the best. Well, one can complain all day. But nothing is forced upon you. Give up, now for a while, not always." He said, "Yes, these three points I now fully understand. I assume that I have made a mistake. But look, this is the fourth point: 40 tons of gold. And I destroyed the Śiva temple. I didn’t even find a gram of gold. All the people are against me, and they are very angry. But thank God alone, the temple is on my own property. Otherwise, they would have hanged me. How am I supposed to believe that?" He said, "The one who reads this letter." The old man with the spectacles. "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. My friend, no matter in which heaven you are, my reverence is for your wisdom." And the boy stands there and says, has he gone mad? Wonderful. He says, "My son, take this testament and have it placed in the golden frame. And how much money do you need to take care of your things or to pay? I give you, and even more than you need, you receive from me." "But my gold?" said the son. "Yes, you will get your gold. Take the money and rebuild the temple as it was." "Well, at least I received money to pay back my debts. It was worth coming here because a testament has been made." "My son, on August 15th, at 11:30 in the morning, I placed 40 tons of gold inside the Śiva Temple's tower. If you need, you can have," he said. "Good." He said, "Where is gold?" He said, "Gold will come." So it went, he properly restored the temple. And on August 15th, at 9 o’clock in the morning, the old man visits the boy and says, “Come, let us go to the Śiva temple, to have Śiva-darśana, and we will spend some time there.” Of course, the young man always respected the old man as if he were his own father. And he was very happy that he came to him personally today and left with great honor. They bore fruit, brought a fork for the temple, and sat there. The old man sang beautiful mantras, but only the two of them together. A small temple. And Hagenau at 11:30. One minute was late, still far away. The old man says, "So we are going now, come." And they are already leaving. The temple was tall, we had a small hill, and the steps went down. And at 11:30, the old man stopped on a step and said, "Now, here is a tool, open this stone." And with a lever, he lifts the stone slab, raises it high, and inside shines gold. He says, "Close it again." But the father says, "It was in the tower." He said, "Yes, it is in the tower, but you did not understand the language. Can you imagine, this small tower will withstand 40 tons of weight? And why? He writes 11:30 sharp, which means at 11:30, where the shadow falls from the peak of the mountain, ah, from the temple, there is the gold." "Thank you, Father," he immediately knelt down there and said, "my Father in the seventh heaven, I greet you, thank you." This is how the meaning of the śāstras, of the scriptures, the holy books, and the Guru Vākya is to be understood. Nothing that you understand as language and that you can correct grammatically or comprehend. Who reads a sacred book only according to language will not understand anything properly, and he will fight for one religion against another, losing everything. Love, devotion, love for your neighbor, tolerance, respect—all of it disappears. Why? Because the words did not understand anything, the Guru Vākyas. And so are the Śāstras, so are the Guru Vākyas. And you were a seeker who has decisively chosen your path to spirituality, to God-realization. Then he has a task and either understands or does not understand to follow the Guru Vākya. What you do not understand today, you will be very happy about tomorrow, that you did not understand consolation, followed it, and now the result is unbelievably greater than you had believed. But the little self-ego, as His Holiness always says, is what destroys people, the world, and other religions. Also destroy your own religions. That is why you say you should always be an aspirant, a spiritual person on the path of the spirit. You should be like this paper here in my hand. Spotless, with nothing written on it at all. And that is you. Then you progress further. As soon as you write a word, you have such a dark spot on it. And so it is a spiritual development for us. Rise above things, rise above this dispute. My religion and your religion and my culture and your culture. Who are you who writes, you say, your culture. What culture did you leave behind in your previous life? Perhaps there you were a king. And now you say, we are in Austria, in the villas, and Klagenfurt. This is Chinese culture. Do we have nothing to do with it? Yesterday you were there, and today you are here. And tomorrow? You still know nothing. Maybe then you will enter the Maya culture. Where is the Maya culture? Mexico. So, we are on a journey. Yesterday we were at the university, and today we are in this gymnasium. And tomorrow or later we will be in Ausram. A journey, we wander around and from everywhere we take something good, and therefore it is neither your culture nor my culture. Culture belongs to all of us. Where there is a human being, there is culture, and where there is culture, there is a human being. A culture exists so that people can engage themselves during their leisure time and identify with something. And culture means wandering. Culture moves; it is always wandering. Culture comes to a standstill. A confined culture will die. Water that only stands still begins to stink. And the water that flows is always clean, always pure, it flows. The Drava comes from Italy, I believe, right? Where does it come from? From Tyrol. The river Drau. Where does it begin, where is the beginning? East Tyrol. Exactly. So, the people of East Tyrol say, this is our river. And now many say, this is our river, the beautiful Drau. We are proud of our beautiful Drau. But Maribor says, this is our Drau. It is beautiful and wide. And so it comes to the next river in Hungary, what is it called? Tisza. They come together and flow together into the Danube and reach the Black Sea. In the Black Sea, the river has lost its identity. One no longer says river, one says ocean. That is how it is, it flows. We are wanderers, and we wander the entire universe.