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Om Śānti Śānti... Śānti, śānti... Lord of our hearts, omniscient and omnipresent. In His divine presence, a very good evening, dear brothers and sisters. I welcome all of you, especially His Excellency the Ambassador of India, Sosadrījī, and his dear wife; also my very dear Priyadarśī Ṭhākur Sāhib and his wife from ISU, ICI, ICP; the Honorary Consul of Nepal; the DGP of Rajasthan, Kanel Aljī, and his dear wife; the members of all NGOs, government members, and heads of the city. Indeed, it is a beautiful day today. God is very gracious to us, that we will hear something which we do not hear in everyday life. At present, the world is full of turbulence because in the mind and heart of the people, there is turbulence. In Croatia, journalists asked me a question: “Swamiji, what do you think about this present economy and the banks, which in America are all bankrupt?” I said, “Nothing. Nothing to worry. Money is not dematerialized. All money was here on this planet with the humans and is still there. Money is lost, nothing is lost. Health is lost, something is lost. But if the character is lost, everything is lost.” Character is lost, everything is lost. When we were born, we did not bring even one tatter of cloth. And when we will leave this body, not even half a talla’s width will go with us. Oh man, you cry for money. What a shame. You are a human. The human body is known as the most precious diamond. You are the richest of the richest ones. Why are you becoming a beggar now? Since people began to run behind money, they lost everything. So I would like to give this news message to Slovenia: they should not be worried about this. You have money, you had money, and you will have money. This is only a psychic terror. Do not worry. What is in your kismet, you will get it. India is a country where you can learn many things at every step of life. When there is a traffic jam and you are standing behind some other vehicle at a red light, and you are in a hurry—even in that situation, you can learn something beautiful. In front of you, there is one truck standing, and on the back of the truck is written so that you can read it without glasses: “Before the time, and more than your destiny or your kismat, you will not get.” Ultimately, we have to go. Do not hurry, you see this. These are the words which give us a lesson; we learn. Well, about peace. Yes, we would like to have peace. I can tell you that Slovenia, or this middle Europe, still has a lot of peace. There are some countries where you can feel peace is missing. On our World Peace Tour, once in the evening, we went for a walk. Dayal Purī and I and a few people were with us. In front of the houses, there is one signboard so big in the garden that you can read: “Security. Armed response. Do not enter my property. Without questions, it will be sought. Armed response.” Where humans would like to go, what humans would like to have, and what we are doing—it is a pity. Human life is not given for this. Human life is given to be a protector, to protect the environment, creatures, humans, and all, and to attain ātmā jñāna. Good and bad happen in life to everyone. But the most terrible tragedy will happen to man: that man will die without ātmajñāna. Unfortunately, we are too much extroverted, and we make sorrows about things which are not a reality and will not be permanent with us. Out of 8.4 million different creatures, either we are lucky ones, or what we call fortunate ones, or God was gracious to us, that He gave us a human life. I used to say, think on five points every day. It will help you very much. First of all, I am human. It means not a discrimination toward other creatures. You see, His Excellency is sitting in front of us. He is an entire Indian map, an entire Indian territory. He is a human being. He is a mortal being here physically. God gave him a beautiful body, a healthy body, freedom, everything. He also has the same feelings like we have. But anything he does in this country, in Slovenia, immediately something reminds him within him: “I am an Indian ambassador.” What does that mean? Anything he will do will reflect on India. Similarly, I am a human. Immediately, it will protect us from many mistakes. Lord, you gave me human life, a human body. Thank you. I am human. Let me be human. Second question, or you ask yourself or become aware: What does it mean for me to be human? Third, what makes me human? Not only two legs and two hands and so on, but that education, those qualities. So what are the human qualities? And what is the mission of my life? The mission of human life is to serve, to help, to protect, and to come out of the cycle of rebirth and death. This cycle has 8.4 million points. Out of 8.4 million different creatures, only one is human. It is not counted as European, African, Indian, Chinese, American, or any nation. Not black, white, yellow, brown. Not even male, female. No racism. Only one that is human. Or maybe other creatures too. So this soul, which you have now in your body, this soul is individual. We are all individuals, and individual means dualities. As a soul, we are in duality, individual. But as Ātmā, we are universal, one. In the ātmā, you and I, we are the same, no different. Different is that the walls created dualities. Space is space. So ātmā, whether human or animal, any creature, ātmā is the same. Great Śaṅkarācārya said, “Ātmā soi pramātmā,” every ātmā is the supreme one. Therefore, sabhī prāṇī merī ātmā he. All creatures, they are my ātmā, myself. Against whom should I fight? Against whom should I make discrimination? Whom should I cheat? Whom should I declare as my enemy? We are one, but the continuity of the cycle of rebirth and death, janam maraṇaka chakra. Only you can complete it if you have ātmajñāna, brahmajñāna. Many great saints, even kings and queens, renounced their kingdoms and everything, and they went to do yogī sādhanā, tapasyā, bhakti, and jñāna. Those who do not think about themselves to be liberated, there is something missing between these two years here. What is it? If a person does not think about how to liberate himself, then there is something missing between these two pillars. When you live in the family life, Gṛhastha Āśrama, then Gṛhastha Āśrama has the very strong main four pillars: Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Mokṣa. Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Mokṣa. Dharma is the principle, duty, obligations. Dharma is the principle of the duty of the husband towards his wife, the wife’s Dharma towards her husband, the parent’s Dharma towards the children, the children’s Dharma towards the parents, and your Dharma towards your neighbors, your society, your country, environment, other creatures, and the whole planet. You have this heaviness and this responsibility to follow and protect your dharma. Dharma Rakṣita Rakṣita, if you protect your dharma, dharma will protect you. Dharma means not the religion which fights each other. His Excellency has his Dharma in every aspect to present India in the best way. And first, place to protect every Indian citizen here. If he wants to or not, it is his dharma. If he will not obey, then our president will call him back for the holidays. Or yes, Swami, if I do not follow my dharma, then I will lose everything. Artha, money, material things. One saint says, “Lord, give me that much that I can feed and sustain my family. That we are not hungry, and the guest who comes to my door will not go hungry back.” Kāma means to do the best duties, karma. And give birth to the very spiritual child. Educate the child. The child is a raw material in your hands, my dear. You can form it as you like. It depends on the mother and father how their children will be. Unfortunately, now in this modern civilization, education is missing. No education. You know, that is why when you go to America or many countries, you have to give the thumbprint again. And now, not only thumbprint, all five fingers. Begin with the index finger, then with the thumb, then one after the other. And people were saying in India, they are all some thumb printers, yes. This is the best signature, that is why they introduced to the world the thumb print. This is coming according to the Astrology and Samudra Śāstra, the palmistry. True? If you go to the Supreme Court or somewhere, and when you go also to the public notary, then you should give the thumbprint. Again, because we do not trust the humans, we are all thumbprinters now. Education is missing. I am so unhappy and sorry for humans; there is no education. If you produce the guns, you produce the atoms, they are all for distraction. That is not education. That is not a jñāna. Because we lost the relation to ourself. Therefore, human life is given to serve and realize. And for that, practice the yoga. Yoga will give you again the direction. If we are lost in the jungle, we are lost in the forest, and we do not find a way, it is yoga which will give you again direction in your life. And yoga means not only the physical exercises. Yoga means to practice 24 hours a day: eat, sleep, drink, work, think, and meditate prayer according to the yogic principles. That will make you a healthy and happy person. The Creator has given to humans immense energy, or the potential powers within them. But one great saint, Kabīrdās, said, when he saw the condition of the humans, how they are suffering, though God gave them everything. What is in the universe is in this body. And what is not in this body is nothing in the universe there. So much God gave, it is compact. But still we are unhappy, we are suffering. One man is crying, “My wife left me.” Another lady is crying, “My husband left me.” Me. I do not want to say further. Otherwise, His Excellency will say, “Swamiji, please.” So, the great saint Kabīrdās said, “Kabīrdās saw a fish in the water, very thirsty.” And he begins to laugh. A fish being in the water is suffering, is thirsty. He means indirectly. The human has everything, and still the human is unhappy. So look within thyself. And what problem you have, this is because of you, mostly. And therefore Mahātma Gāndhījī said, be the change you want to see. How do you want to see your country, Slovenians? Change like that. How do you want to see your wife, my dear one? Change first yourself. And how you want to have your children, first change thyself. Dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa, the liberation. This life is given to get liberation. Begin, just now. It is never too late. Great Guru Nānak Dās Jī said, “O my mind, your life just went away without the name of God. At least now begin.” The great Kabīrdās said in his poem, “Oh, my soul, your life goes on without the name of God. Try to live with Him.” Long story and short time. Well, we are coming to this evening’s subject. About which subject I spoke already, now. But sometimes I have to come back to the name of that subject: Anāhata Chakra. Chakra means a circle. Chakra is that energy center. Energy means always moving. The entire universe is filled with that energy. The space is like a mother’s body. Consciousness is like an embryo, and which balances, harmonizes, and unites with the mother body, that is the Śakti. Kṛṣṇa said, “Time to time, I manifest myself through my Yogamāyā Śakti.” In the endless universe, which is called śūnyākāśa, the cosmic consciousness, the universal consciousness, awoke with one śakti, one power. That is called resonance, the sound. Nāda. Nāda rūpa para brahma. The form of the Supreme, if you want to see, is the Resonance. And that is known as Oṁ. First resonance, first movement in the entire universe was nothing. No sun, no moon, no planets, no stars, nothing. Śūnyākāśa, the Aum was the first. So only three things exist in the universe, nothing else. Though out of that resonance, four elements were created: fire, air, water, and earth. But nothing is existing. Vedānta philosophy, in Brahmajñāna, says, “You see, you are sitting here, but you are not here.” And science says what you see is not science, and what you do not see is the science. So there are only three things: the space, emptiness, nothing is there; the consciousness; and the vibration. Energy. That is all. Your body is nothing. Nothing is there. But we are still not in that state of consciousness. Therefore, we have to respect the body. In the human body, there are 72,000 nerves declared by yogīs. And these 72,000 nāḍīs are like a network around the whole body. Now, that cosmic resonance sound or that energy, it is a very subtle energy which we call life force, which we call prāṇa. Prāṇa is not oxygen. Prāṇa is completely different than oxygen. But the oxygen is connected to the prāṇa. And that prāṇa is the universal body, universal life. So the nerves, 72,000, spread around the whole body. Out of 72,000, some are shown here on this chart. It means through the whole body there are 72,000 channels through which the cosmic energy, the prāṇa, is moving in and out. Through breathing, through the mouth, nostrils, and through the skin, it means the Cosmic Mother is nourishing this child here. Out of these 72,000 nāḍīs, very important are the three nāḍīs: Iḍā, Piṅgalā and Suṣumṇā, beginning from the Ājñā Cakra, from here. This is the moon, the emotion, the mind. That is intellect, activities, the sun. And that is the Brahman, the supreme: Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā. This is the central Nāḍī. And now these three nāḍīs, wherever they come together, create one cakra. And also on different limbs of the body. You can see every point, whether it is now beginning or end, or there comes a branch out; that is a chakra. Chakras. Chakras have different qualities. Along the foot soles and heels, till the ankle joint, is called the earth chakra. From ankle joints to heel is a vegetation chakra. And from the heels to the hip joints are the animal chakras. From the bottom end of the spinal column to the top, these are the five chakras they call the human chakras. Human chakras still have a touch, the reflection of the feeling of the animal’s qualities still. And from the end of the spine, here begin the divine chakras, the devic chakras. Therefore, in yoga, more concentrated and explained are only these eight chakras. Because the entire human consciousness is involved in these chakras: Mūlādhāra from bottom, Svādhiṣṭhāna, Maṇipūra, Anāhata, Viśuddhi, Ājñā, Bindu, and Sahasrāra. These first five chakras represent the five elements. Mūlādhāra represents the earth element. Svādhiṣṭhāna, the water. Maṇipūra, the fire. Anāhata, air, and Viśuddhi, the space. Life begins from here, from Maṇipūra. And when the embryo begins to develop, it begins from the navel. And the navel is the seat of the sound. The resonance, the sound, begins from the navel. Parā, paśyantī and vaikharī. These are the three points where the sound awakens and sound manifests. When you chant mantra, especially oṁ, or nāḍī yoga, brahmrī prāṇāyāma, you feel the vibration on your head. Put your right or left hand on your head. We can make an experiment, and whoever does not do it will miss it. That is it. Now, deep inhale. And when you chant OM, please feel the vibration. Om. Thank you. When we chant Om, it happens that the sound awakens in Maṇipūra. It colors in the heart. Any word you speak has to go through the heart. Now, what kind of feelings you have, your sound will be colored in that feeling. Then it will be released from this anāhata, the pressure, and come to the viśuddhi, where you feel released, relaxed. When there is something you want to tell someone, unless you tell it, you do not feel good. When someone tells you, “Please do not tell anyone,” very, that will be spoken very soon. And if you want that, it is like an express mail. Then please do not be angry with me. In India we say it because there was no radio, no television, and no SMS, and like this. But if you want that message goes in the whole village, just like an election, then tell some woman. And to make sure that it is expressed, you give a stamp: “Do not tell anyone.” So that means it is now in the stomach, in the Maṇipūra Chakra, rolling. And in the heart is tickling, and when spoken out, Viśuddhi Chakra releases when the sound ascends from the Maṇipūra to the Anāhata, then to the Viśuddhi, and comes to the Ājñā Chakra. It colors into the wisdom, the knowledge. At that time, the sound divides into three different parts. Please, again, picture of the nāḍīs. The sound, when it reaches the Ājñā Chakra, then one part through the Suṣumnā enters into the Sahasrāra Chakra, and it goes to this space, which you hear yourself also. The second sound, which is from the Iḍā Nāḍī, it goes as an emotion through the whole body. Emotions have different forms: anger, hate, jealousy, greediness, love, happiness, crying, sadness. These are all forms of the emotions. And the third part goes through this nāḍī and enters into the anāhata cakra, back to yourself. So sound, nāḍīs. The nāḍīs, the nerve system, though the word nāḍī means not the nerve. But there is no translation. Like prāṇa is not oxygen. There is no translation. If you say life force, it is also too little. So, through these energy channels in the body, the chakra is manifested. A human consciousness begins to develop from the navel. A navel where there is the water. Our life began with the water element. And in that water, there must be a fire. Fire cannot exist without water, and water cannot exist without fire. Here, fire means not that kind of fire which we see in the flame. That water is that ocean. And when dissolved, the ātmā is the Viṣṇu. So Viṣṇu, who is residing in the Kṣīr Sāgara, in the ocean of immortality. There develops intense time, and the nervous system begins to develop. So that Viṣṇu is residing on the beautiful coiled Śeṣanāga. That Śeṣa Nāga means the thousand-headed snake. Now we are here. This mythological picture: Suṣumnā Nāḍī is that coiled Śeṣa Nāga, which leads to the thousand-petaled Sahasrāra Chakra. So that Viṣṇu is protected by that, and finally, he has to come to the Brahman. As Kuṇḍalinī Śakti, as an individual energy, it is dormant at the Mūlādhāra Chakra. And through the resonance, through the sound, awakening takes place. And there are some stations from Mūlādhāra to Svādhiṣṭhāna. Everywhere, there are some difficulties. There are borders everywhere, pass control everywhere, checking the luggage, tight security. You cannot go from one chakra to another chakra without a complete check. The first awakening of the kuṇḍalinī from the mūlādhāra awakens the happiness, what we call the bliss. Ānanda. Second: the light of wisdom, happiness, light, wisdom, and love, universal love. These are the four petals of the Mūlādhāra Chakra, which represent the four petals. Not that when kuṇḍalinī awakes, then you feel, “Oh, something is going up. Oh, my God.” Many people say, “Call me Swamiji, something is going up through the spine.” So I tell them, “Go for a walk, and then after, go to the toilet.” Or take a shower. Wash your body and change your clothes. Kuṇḍalinī awakening means never an unpleasant feeling. Never. If you declare like that, it means you do not know the kuṇḍalinī and you never experienced the awakening. Do not make these stories. Because what the Divine has given to you is not for your frightening. It is a science of body, mind, consciousness, and soul. As soon as you come to the Svādhiṣṭhāna, another beauty appears. More attention towards the world: hate, greediness, anger, jealousy, complacency. So choose what you like, so you remain there. Or you go through. Thank you. So, Anāhata Chakra we come. That is the heart chakra, beautiful one. I have to make it now very short. Anāhata Chakra is located near the heart, in the middle of the center. In this body, there is Ātmā, the self. And we have to search for that Self, and you know where it is. If not consciously, unconsciously you know where it is. We will make one experiment, one trial. For example, I will ask, “To whom belongs this watch?” There are different ways to say, “Yes, it is mine.” Either we raise a hand up—“It is mine”—or verbally we say, “Yes, it is mine.” Or we indicate with our hand somewhere on the body and say, “Yes, it is mine.” I would like to have the last answer. We humans are very expert in imitation. And if you imitate, then you lose the quality. It should be original. So I will ask you this question, and you will answer me while touching your hand somewhere on your body, where you think, “I am here, this is mine, here I am, it is me.” So, raise your hand up. Do not worry, it is not an election. Do not miss the chance, and now close your eyes. Please do not open. And I ask you, to whom does this watch belong? You can say, “Mentally mine,” and touch your hand on that point of your body and say, “It is mine.” Do not open your eyes, please. Do not open your eyes, please. Touch your hand to your body. The hand which is raising up, touch your body. What you are saying is mine. Now open your eyes and see where your hand is. And look to the neighbor, where is their hand? So, the Ātmā is here. That which we are searching for is here. And that represents the Anāhata Chakra. I say, normally the Ātmā is throughout the whole body. But in the Kaṭha Upaniṣad it is said, in the heart there is a small cave. In the cave, there is a beautiful blue light, and that is the light of the Ātmā. The element of this is air, and the color is also blue. It has twelve petals. Every petal indicates something. And here he said, in the heart, the best qualities: the joy, the peace, the kindness, the endurance, the love, the harmony, the clarity, the compassion, the mercy, the purity, the understanding, the forgiveness, and the bliss. This is the quality of our heart chakra. But if this chakra is shadowed over by the Svādhiṣṭhāna chakra, then all these twelve qualities turn into the opposite qualities. It has many symbols inside: Śiva and Śakti, Vidyāmantra, Yama, the antelope is a symbol of the senses, the feelings, the quickness, the attention, the awakening. Here is the call: Jīvātmā and Paramātmā’s unity. It is called living light, the light of Ātmā. When your Anāhata chakra is awakened, then you become one of the best writers. Or, like Priyadarśī Ṭhākurjī, the best poet. Poetry does not come from here, but it awakens in the heart. All saints who wrote the bhajans are coming from the heart. It flows love, it flows clarity. Forgiveness takes place from the heart. And we used to say, finally, it does not matter what mistake you did, your mother or father will hug you to the heart. Hugging means uniting in the heart. Well, there are many, many different qualities and symbols in this. I will not take a long time; you can read. There are many, many points to explain; we need a whole weekend. The prāṇa, mahalokas, planets, moon, stones, metals, and so many things which belong to this chakra, you can read in “The Hidden Powers in Humans”, and the good news is that this book is now in the Slovenian language.