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Today we have special guests, our guru-brother and guru-sister. In English, you would say Mr. and Mrs. Sharma. By generation, they are disciples of Mahāprabhujī and the Holy Gurujīs. I have known them since a very early age, from before I took sannyāsa. As I mentioned this morning, she is an excellent cook. Today, Madan Mohanji—his name is Madan Mohan—so Madan Mohanji Sarmaji will share something: his life experiences and whatever he wishes. Madan Mohanji speaks: Respected Swamiji, Guru Mahārīśwarañjī, and all assembled, it is a great pleasure for me to be here on this occasion of Guru Pūrṇimā. Respected Swamiji and all present, it is a great privilege to be at this satsaṅg for Guru Pūrṇimā. Guru Pūrṇimā is the most important day, a holy day for a pupil who enters into the second life of a Dvijā. It is a very important and essential day for those who have begun their second life. I feel happiness speaking of this, reflecting on the last three decades with the Guru. I have been with them for three generations. In 1954, my parents took Guru Dīkṣā from Mahāprabhujī. At that time, Holy Guru Mādhavānandajī was in Gujarat, and my father was in the railway service there. My parents and the whole family had the opportunity to go to Kāṭhu with Mādhavānandajī and have darśan of Mahāprabhujī. On that occasion, my wife, who is here, was also present. We were all very happy to have darśan of Mahāprabhujī and receive his blessings. In that entire area, he was a great saint with many disciples. He was blessing everyone there. It was the winter season, so Mahāprabhujī used to keep a blanket on the Dhūnā (the sacred fire). He gave blessings to all and advised those in trouble. He sat near the Dhūnā, by the fire, giving blessings and counsel to everyone who came. During the day, people sat around Mahāprabhujī's fireplace and received his blessing. All who met him were asked to turn to him with confidence if they were in trouble. Mahāprabhujī was a very powerful, virtuous, and famous personality. Among his disciples, Swami Mādhavānandajī is one, the dearest and nearest pupil. Mahāprabhujī asked Mādhavānandajī to travel throughout the country and give his blessings to all people. In those days, Swami Mādhavānandajī went to Gujarat and had an āśram in Sābarmatī as well. He had many disciples in Gujarat: senior officers, railway officers, managers, chief managers, and police inspectors. Many people were his pupils, and they all stood before him with respect. With Swami Mādhavānandajī, many people went to Kāṭhu for the darśan of Mahāprabhujī. In the 1960s, Mahāprabhujī took samādhi. Swami Mādhavānandajī then took the Guru Gaddī (seat) of Mahāprabhujī. Guru Mādhavānandajī was very active and powerful. He traveled from east to west and north to south, giving the blessings of Mahāprabhujī everywhere. He wanted everyone who came into his contact, every pupil, to be raised and blessed. He was always concerned for the welfare of his pupils, giving them dīkṣā and proper advice to uplift them. After some time, he came to Jaipur to establish an ashram in our Jadan, in our Sodala. He was very energetic. He acquired land for the ashram, started constructing the building, and made plans. The task was not easy, but his pupils and everyone helped him, and with his guidance, they started the ashram. During that period, my family came into very close contact with him. We used to go to the ashram every day or every other day. Whenever he felt at ease, he would also come to our house. By nature, he was very helpful to everybody. At that time, my condition was not good, economically or socially. Whenever I was in trouble, he always stood with me and helped me a great deal. We took pleasure in going to the ashram and performing service there. My wife's work was to go to the ashram and arrange food for all the saints who visited. My children also used to go to the ashram, even though it was far. So, Swami Mādhavānandajī was very familiar to my family, and his blessings were with me. Many MPs, MLAs, and senior officers were his pupils and disciples. During that period, a new soul emerged: Swami Maheśvarānandajī, who was a young man at that time. Swami Maheśvarānandajī was a deep-thinking man with profound insight. I had the opportunity to see Swami Maheśvarānandajī in our clothes, before he took sannyāsa. I met him very closely when he was a child, before he received sannyāsa. Swamiji took full responsibility to get him trained in yoga and sannyāsa, and he achieved it. Swami Maheśvarānandajī received complete yoga training and mastered everything necessary. Gurujī decided everything so that he could learn yoga and live successfully. And this is how it happened. By grace, it is a great time with Swami Maheśvarānandajī. The blessings of three generations of gurus are with him. Four powerful gurus' blessings are with him. So he was trained very swiftly and absorbed everything very, very swiftly. He was a lay boy, but he very swiftly learned all of Sanskrit and everything. When he came to this side (the West), he mastered all languages. He is such a brilliant soul. Mahāprabhujī had a special opportunity for three generations of teachers to transfer their blessings to him. He quickly accepted it and drank it all while he was in India. When he came to the West, he easily mastered the languages. Swami Maheśvarānandajī, of the fourth generation, is a very strong guru. He quickly acquired all the knowledge. When he learned yoga, he quickly learned all the languages and Sanskrit and became very strong in this field. Swami Mādhavānandajī did so much work and has raised a magnificent Swami. He did an extraordinary job and invested in one great swami. Just as Mahāprabhujī wanted from Swami Mādhavānandajī that his blessings should be given throughout the country, in the same manner, Swami Mādhavānandajī wanted his blessings to go throughout the globe. We feel happy to note now that Swami Mādhavānandajī's aim is going to be fulfilled. We are happy that we can see the goal of Swami Mādhavānandajī will be fulfilled. It is a great joy for us that the goal of his dream has come true. He accompanied me, helped me a lot. One of my sons used to go to the ashram for Swamijī's prasāda. After taking prasāda, he would clear and clean all the utensils before returning. But Swamijī's blessing was such that he became a first-class officer in Indian Railways. When his work was seen, due to the blessings of Swamijī, he was taken over by the British railway, so that he could travel well on the train and travel well in his life. One of my sons visited the ashram a lot, received much prasāda, and performed certain works there. He was placed on the railway, and his progress was so good that he was placed not on the Indian railway but on the British railway. These are the ways of a true guru. If a pupil or disciple has complete surrender to the guru, the results will be such. Mahāprabhujī and Swami Mādhavānandajī are not with us in body, but they are always with us. When you think of them, they are with you at every moment. If we think about them, they are with us and everything is fulfilled. For this, a disciple has to completely surrender to the Guru. If he has complete surrender, the Guru works like a god. Actually, the Guru is the true copy of God. If you are in complete resonance with the Guru, with complete vibration and amplitude, everything will be seen by the Guru, and at every moment he is there to help, and help will be given. But actually, I have the pleasure to speak to you, that you have such a guru. And you are getting the results of such a guru. There is no difference between you and your guru. So I am glad to know all these things. I bow again to Maheśvarañjī, Swami Maheśvarañjī, for he has given me the opportunity to be here. For the last 36 years, he has been telling me to come over here. He has been here for 36 years. But now I have finally gotten the opportunity, and he arranged my visa and everything to be here. I am very, very happy to see all you people, and I seek your blessings for me as well. He is giving you very precious teachings, like Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Japa, Gāyatrī Japa, mantra chanting, yoga, yoga kriyā, and meditation. What more does a person want? He gives you precious things: mantras, Kriyā Yoga. He speaks to you in meditation. He guides you in everything. What more can a person wish for? Swamiji gives us very valuable things: mantras, meditation, Kriya Yoga. What more valuable things can a person wish for? He is giving you a complete transformation. If complete transformation is there, you will also be like God. Definitely. He gives you the opportunity for complete transformation, and when you achieve complete transformation, you will also be like God. Therefore, I advise you all not to lose this chance. Have a better life, better opportunity, and a better connection with Gurudev, and then with God. I wish you all the best and happiness. May all the blessings of the Lord be with you and with me. Thank you. [Swamiji concludes:] Now you see someone again in physical form who has seen Mahāprabhujī in physical form. These are the eyes which have seen Mahāprabhujī. So for us, Mahāprabhujī is here today with them. The water which enters into the Gaṅgā, that water is called Gaṅgā water. Other water, it doesn’t matter how clean you are, how much you filter it, but still it is not Gaṅgā water.