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Deep Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jai, Śrī Śrī Dev Puruṣa Mahādeva Kī Jai, Dharm Samrāṭ Satguru Svāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavān Kī Jai, Satkeśanatam Dharma Kī Jai. Blessed self, dear spiritual seekers, blessings are coming to you today from a beautiful country, a beautiful island: New Zealand. From a beautiful city called Auckland, where there are deep, eight volcanoes here. Eight is a very good symbol; these are the eight chakras. You never know which chakra will open and what kind of reaction will follow. Therefore, we are holding an anuṣṭhāna here for many bhaktas, to protect from this inner volcano and to awaken the divine people, eternal peace, and divine light: Sudharā Kriyā. Sudharā Kriyā was practiced in Sapta Yuga times by the Sapta Ṛṣis. You have heard the name of the Sapta Ṛṣis, the seven sages. It is believed that the seven Ṛṣis are still present in the universe in their form. For each Ṛṣi, one star is reserved where there is a holy city. There are seven stars in our solar system, and these seven stars are called the place of the Saptarṣis. The Saptarṣis also dwell on this planet, and they traverse fourteen different worlds, called Lokas: the seven worlds below and the seven above. This Saptaloka is also signified in our body. This is called Sapta, the seven chakras, because the Bindu chakra is not counted as a chakra. We call it the Bindu chakra, but it is the center of the Sudhārasa, immortality. So, there are seven chakras as well as Saptabhūmi. Saptabhūmi means the seven levels of consciousness and the seven levels of our practice to achieve Sudharas. We are doing an anuṣṭhāna here now. This Sudhāra Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna is the first time I am introducing it, and I think the New Zealand devotees like it, no? You enjoy it? Yes. Many of our bhaktas from different parts of the world were a little sad. They did not know where Swamiji is. After only five days of me not announcing my location, there was an alarm around the world. So, my dear, I am here in New Zealand, and anyone who would like to join us is most welcome. New Zealand’s heart is open, and it is a beautiful place. I will be here for about ten more days, and then the next destination—I cannot tell you where it will be, but it will be another beautiful place. So, Sudhāra Kriyā. I am coming to this: Śabda Bhūmikā, Śabda Vartā, Śabda Cakra, Śabda Loka, Śabda Ṛṣis. This whole number seven, due to those Ṛṣis and those important places or centers in our body—the seven Cakras and the number seven—is considered a very spiritual number. Not mystic. Some people misunderstand; mystic is also a positive thing, but people don’t know. They misunderstand. For example, I misunderstood the word "sect." Actually, "sect" is not a bad word because the term was given by Christianity when they began to divide in a positive way. For instance, when the holy friend from Assisi had a dialogue with Rome, Assisi had his own way. So, "sect" comes from "sector," and a sector is a branch—a branch of Christianity. So, there is nothing negative about a sect. People now put a very negative meaning on the word "sect," but it is very positive. It signifies the spiritual branches of different religions, though it began in Christianity, mostly with Christian movements that have their own way of belief in the Holy Bible and Jesus. There are nearly 200 different churches among Christians. You know that? Nearly 200 churches. You cannot tell them they are a negative sect. They are not negative. They adore Jesus, they adore Holy Mary, they adore everything. So, a sect is a sector, a branch; it is a spinoff of Christianity. Similarly, Saptaparṇā, Saptaguṇikā, and what we call the mystic. "Mystic" is not negative. It is something where, through your prayers and ceremonies, some spirituality awakens in you, some siddhis awaken in you. But it is said that your siddhis and your abilities should not be openly displayed. Keep them always covered. They are not for everyone because people cannot understand. They will misuse them. They will misuse them in such a way that they think it is not true. It is very rich food; it is not easy to digest. We can digest everything, but it is very hard to digest the truth. And this truth is within ourselves. Every reaction you have towards something is your inner nature awakening. For example, you are sitting with your friends, and suddenly you receive news that your mother has died. The emotional reaction of sadness is yours; your friends will not have it. Of course, all will say, "Oh, we are sorry for that," and pray for your mother. But that message, that truth, did not touch the hearts of others—only yours, because it is yours. So, when you react positively or negatively to something, it is your quality. That is why it disturbs you. Others will say, "No, okay, I don’t care." This is how to understand Sudharā Kriyā: it is a practice that should only be done occasionally, not every day. I have given you the instructions about Sudharā Kriyā, and it should be done very disciplined and in a pure way. I have only introduced it to you, I think, for the first time, even though we haven't introduced the Kriyā preparation yet. But I hope through this Anuṣṭhāna, in ten days we will finally practice Sudhāra Kriyā. I am happy that in summer we will have a strict Sudharā Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna in the Czech Republic so that all European bhaktas also have the opportunity. But only for those who are truly clear in their mind—intellectually, emotionally, and in their psyche. Because many times people are emotional: "Yes, yes, Gurudev, I want this, yes, Gurudev," and the next day they are hanging somewhere else; you don’t know. So, inner purification is very important. You should know how you feel. Don’t ask Swamiji, "Do you think I am ready?" For Swamiji, you are always ready, but you should know whether you are ready or not. That’s it. That is why sometimes people make a mistake. People ask me, "Can I marry this girl or not?" How should I know if you can marry her or not? I don’t know. "No, but I want to know if she would be good for you." If a person says she is good for me, then you will see; you should know if she is good for you or not. I have nothing to do with that person. And then they say, "But it is very nice, and we understand, and I think we would like to marry." When you understand you would like to marry, then do it. And after three years, they divorce and then blame Swamiji. They ask, "Why didn’t you say that we would?" So, these are your inner conflicts and uncertainties. You are focusing on others, and that will not bring you to a happy end because the conflict is within you. Unless you clear up your inner conflicts and negative qualities—you are jealous, you are hateful... I spoke, I think the day before yesterday, about Rāga, Dveṣa, Kāma, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Ahaṁkāra. All this arises because of one quality called Rāga. Rāga and Dveṣa—these two are very, very harmful and dangerous for spiritual practice. Rāga is a kind of hate. Dveṣa is duality. Rāga is inner fire. These are all negative qualities. It first begins with Rāga. Rāga also means negative attachment. When attachment is there, then automatically Dveṣa begins—the duality. What is called jealousy? Aga is jealousy, duality. Then you have fear of losing it. What is jealousy? Suppose a small child gets a beautiful toy, a watch. The child likes it, and another child looks at this watch. Now, automatically, in the small child—though it is only one or two years old—such jealousy awakens that he tries to hide it. "I don’t want to share it." Jealousy is awakening already at that time. So, this is Rāga: you have a kind of attachment and fear of losing it. Jealousy is there, the fear to lose it. It can be material, it can be a relation, it can be a position, it can be anything. But inside, you are so attached to it that you are afraid to lose it. That is why, you know, many politicians at election time spend all their money—what they talk of as corruption, you know. It is very hard-earned corruption. Corruption is not easy to earn, you know. My God, it is harder than earning money. And the money from corruption is always like sitting on a snake; you never know when it will bite you. But at election time, they spend all that money to get elected again. And if another candidate is there, then jealousy comes. Why does jealousy come when another candidate is there? Because of the fear of losing. Therefore, this Rāga is the biggest problem for everyone, especially for spiritual people. Sometimes, normal people who don’t practice spirituality, religion, yoga, and so on, have little Rāga. In that way, they are relaxed. As soon as you come to a religion, then you have Rāga and Dveṣa towards other religions. Your Rāga and Dveṣa are towards other beliefs, towards other groups, from numbers of the guru. "My God, why are we so few, and they are so many?" This is how it begins, and that creates one negative quality after another. The Sādhana Kriyā we are practicing is that Kriyā which should purify Rāga and Dveṣa. You have to open yourself. You have to decide what you want. Or, you know, you go to an astrologer and say, "See if this is a good constellation; can I marry this one or that one?" Then go to an astrologer. The astrologer is very good. Sometimes one has to decide the nature of a person according to their constellation. Again, this world is full of temptations. In the middle of the last century, this world became a world of destructive temptations. And so, you are not sure. Even a double astrologer was consulted. What if your wife or husband comes home tomorrow and says, "I’m sorry, I decided to go to someone else"? Because ethics are suffering now in this material world, the world of temptation. And this is because inside you are not content. The greed that comes out of Rāga, Dveṣa, Lobha... You think, "I could have more." You earn a hundred dollars and think, "It would be good if I could have two hundred." Then, when you see two hundred, you say many people think it is better to have more money. Five hundred would be better, and when you have five hundred, you want five thousand. The billionaire would like to be more of a billionaire, and then the competition to be the richest in the world. What is that? Ego. And this person who wants to be richer and richer—ask him if he can donate one million dollars to build a hospital for handicapped children. Even your letter they will not read; they just throw it away and will not answer. Because they think one million will be missing from my billions. But ask a poor person, "Please, something for the hospital for children." They say, "Yes, yes, come in, come in." Immediately, whatever they have, they will give you. This is the difference between so-called rich people and so-called people who live normally with whatever money they have; they are content. You may have thousands of elephants, you may have golden eagles, and you may have mines of precious stones, but still you don’t have peace in your heart; all is nothing. And when contentment comes in your heart, all else is for you like dust. So, we search for that contentment. We listen to bhajans every day. I have translated many times. He is singing very nicely. After two months, you say, "My God, is this like this?" Where is your inner feeling? Gone. So, inside you are not clear. Sudharā Kriyā should give you the feeling of immortality, the feeling of that self-knowledge. It is very important that we practice, but we have to clean our antaḥ. So, Rāga, Dveṣa: Rāga for money, relations, position, property, many, many things. Anything, and that jealousy awakens. And jealousy means fire. Fire burns the mind. So, I am very happy that you took the time to undertake your Sudharā Kriyā. I am very happy that you like it, because in the way it is prepared, many people still cannot understand. And when they can’t understand, they cannot do it. In the last two days, we are still only making the preparation, and then you will say, "No, yeah, what is this for, or what is this for?" It means you don’t understand. You are out without any delay. Either you have the feeling to do it, or you are out. Hurry up. So, I found that you people in New Zealand have more of this feeling than people in other Sādhana countries. That is why I decided—one morning I was meditating, and Śabdarṣis came, Sudarśanas. Okay, I said that. So, I wish you all the best. And my dear all in different parts of the world, I welcome you and bless you. Tomorrow we will not have a webcast. We are going for a good walk somewhere. This body also needs a little movement sometimes. The day after tomorrow, we will come again. I think we will come at 9:30, not a quarter past nine, so it’s easier for you in Europe and America after your office hours or your yoga class, after you can come home and see your... Which means your European time. European time means please take Austrian time, okay? Not British time, not England time. Austrian time, please. You know, Austria is the center of the universe, you know? When the sun is radiating light everywhere, but that is in the whole sky—the sky is so endless, but the sun is like this, it’s small, you know. So, Austria is small, but it’s radiating light to the whole world, and that is because it is the center, the seat of Bhagavān Deepānanda Mahāprabhujī. So, Austrian time, please: 9:30 p.m. for you, and we will have 9:30 a.m. here. So, Austria also means our time of Croatia. Croatia is a country of deep culture, and of course, Slovenia is a beautiful one—the most beautiful one. The pleasant time of Slovenia. When you come to Slovenia, it is called pleasant time. So, my problem is, which country should I mention? All are very good. So, my dear, all the best. God bless you. If you come, you are welcome. We will send the email address of our dear Puṣpā, Om Prakāś, and Sūrya Prakāś. So, you can announce your program, or if you have any questions, you can ask them. Their email address you can obtain from the Yoga in Daily Life website of New Zealand.