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Salutations to the cosmic light, adoration to our spiritual masters. In the divine presence, good evening, dear sisters and brothers. Welcome. That was a very beautiful performance of the cultural program and singing. It is the first time I have heard Mexican instruments and music in my life. But one thing made me think: this instrument, one of the instruments, what they call the titriti from Aboriginal Australia. So, it is only a question—is this also a Mexican native, original instrument? Oh, no? Thank you. So, what? They say that the Mexicas used the Maguey, a kind of cactus, to make this instrument. So it is the same? It is similar. Not the same, but similar. Very good. Because we have in India too, something similar. Now, your country and civilization is ancient, an old civilization. Your culture, your tradition, your beliefs are very ancient. I travel to different parts of the world. In Australia they have this titriti, and they also play it in cultural programs. In New Zealand, the Maoris, the native people, have something similar. In Africa, if you go, they also have something similar. Now, this is proof that around the world, people were believing in a natural religion. Although there are big oceans between, the culture traveled. A human, wherever they go, brings their culture there. Where there is a human, there is a culture. That is why in your country the people have more spirituality. It is completely different than this modern culture or civilization. We have nothing against it because it ought to be. That is the change in the yugas, the ages. But the ancient tradition, culture, or religion was deeply connected to the families, the ancestors, what we call the family dynasty. And nowadays, this system or culture or tradition is getting lost. And that is why humans cannot trust humans, because we lost our roots, or our roots are getting rotten. And that is why there are different kinds of crises in the world. Peace is missing, trust is missing, spirituality is missing, the love from human to human is missing. And the most important thing is that we lost our connection to our ancestors. It was the tradition that the grandfather used to give that thread of the tradition to the grandson. Now I am going, but I give you this very gentle thread. Hold on to this thread. Our belief, trust our ancestors. Who gave you the security, certainty, love, tradition, culture, spirituality, and beautiful family? Now I give it into your hands. In many countries now, even the final decision, or what you call the veto, has the eldest person in the family. Even if your grandfather is 100 years old, a grandmother 110 years old, anything they do, grandchildren, first they go to the grand elderly persons and ask for the blessings and permission. And that is called the joint family. That is called protection of the society, respect and love to the humans, respect and love to the other creatures and nature. Sun. We believed, and we do believe, the sun is a god. Can you imagine one day with no sunshine? What will happen on this planet? The day before yesterday was a constellation where Jupiter came between and against the sun. And it was very tiny, like a dark point, visible. And by the astrologists and astronomers, it was advised that if you go in the sun or look towards the sun, you should wear dark glasses. Otherwise, you can damage your eyes. When there is an eclipse, where the moon comes between, that time it is said that so many, so many fine lives die. Many creatures are not visible to our eyes. After that, when it is finished, the sun sets. It is advised that you should change your dress and bathe, wash, and clean your curtains and everything. Now, it is said that our relation to our ancestors goes till twenty-seven days. Means twenty-seven generations. Now, when you are born, you have fifteen generations behind you, your ancestors. And fifteen generations you have in the front. So from these two, two comes between, so it is twenty-eight. Like the full moon period comes to the dark moon and again to the full moon takes twenty-eight or twenty-nine days. And that is the cycle of the creation, the cycle of nature, the cycle of this mother nature. So, you have a relation to your ancestors. We owe them something, not money, but something more than money. Example, mother: for nine months she protected you, carried you, and developed your body in her body. She nourished your body from her body. Mother knows what those nine months mean for her. On one side, happiness. On the other side, certain hormonal difficulties. And we are praying to God, Mother, that my child should be born healthy, happy, and Divine. She knows what it means to give birth. You do not know. Fathers do not know. The pain of the mother, only the mother knows. Now, how will you pay her back? Not with the money. And she does not expect anything from you. Therefore, it is said, the first God, the greatest one, is the mother. And of course, the father also, okay? Without a father, you would not be the mother. Mother tells her son or daughter, "I have only one wish, my dear child. When you were born, I was with you. Now, when I will die, I have wished that you should be with me." Ahora. That tells a mother’s heart. Our parents, our grandparents, they took care of us. Nuestros padres, abuelos, they gave us love. They gave us all kinds of security, protection. And tireless, they were working for you and praying for you. Every mother and father wished that their children should be good, educated, and that they should have a higher position than me. Cada madre y padre desean que sus niños estudien. When your son or daughter becomes president of the country, you cannot imagine the joy of the mother and father. So everyone, all parents wish good things for their children. Todos los padres desean las cosas buenas para sus niños. Our duty, my dear. They need prayer from us for their soul. They are in the astral world. They expect from you a kind of prayers, a kind of ceremonies. Without that they have no access to the other world. And if you do not care, then it is like this. The material attachment is finished. It is only for some months; material attachment is an emotional feeling. You know, you gave to the world very delicious food called pizza? Pizza is Mexican, not Italian. This was the Mexicans, cowboys, and others, Indians. Now, you have beautiful, good pizza on your plate, and cheese on the ground. When you cut the slice of the pizza, then the cheese, you see, is going like this. It is coming, cheese width. After, it becomes thinner and thinner and then breaks. That is your relation, attachment. And when we go away from this body, then it is painful, but day by day it will become less and less. Physically, you are separated from your mother’s body, from the navel, your navel. But, with emotion and love and reality, you are not separate. Now, when the children do not fulfill their obligation, duty, dharma, then these ancestors, they become what you call the spirit. They are in the astral body; they are pitṛ-loka. Then they are asking you, "When will you free me from here?" And when you die, you will also be stuck. No children, no friends who can make for you certain ceremonies. Now, those ancestors who become spirits become a destructive energy in your house. It can destroy your profession, your job, your work, your money, your family relations, your relations with your friends, or cause disease and illness. It means whatever you would like to do all goes wrong. Like we clean the dust every day, we clean away the dust. Without our wanting, dust comes back. Similarly, you try to earn money. That money comes, but without our wanting, money goes out. So there is the way. There must be something. Therefore, we all should acknowledge our ancestors. How were their beliefs? How was their suggestion that is needed now in the modern world? Otherwise, a child does not know where the parents are. And if you know the parents, but do not know from where is the grandfather, or who is the grandfather of the mother, lost, nowhere, now this soul is wandering somewhere to find something. Therefore, we have to turn to the ancient culture, ancient wisdom, and get those blessings and knowledge from your ancestors. Now, ancient wisdom for modern times. They were protecting the rivers. They were protecting the ponds and lakes. They were protecting the trees, the forest. They were protecting the different creatures. And now, what are we doing? Pollution and destruction begins. So, family life—and I know that in Mexico there is very good family life. You have very great love for your parents, friends, and sisters. And that is what is singing in your heart. That is where you see the Mexican people are this day, smiling, talking. When they come inside the aeroplane, the whole aeroplane is full of noise. Then you know either it is Mexican, Spanish, or Italian, and a few other countries. And other airplanes, other kinds of people, when they come, they are all sitting like frozen. At maximum, they will say, "Good morning." You said, "Good morning," and that one said, "Uh-huh." It is a reality. Even you say, "Thank you," they say, "Uh-huh." So this is that which is in your blood. So we have to give to the world again that we should follow and create the family system. And because of money and profession, do not travel very far. Have a job, have a business around where your culture, your family, your tradition is. Money is not everything. For example, suppose that you are here in Mexico, and you get a new job somewhere in, let us say, Japan or Holland. Holland is a little too near, and you get a message that your father died or is going to die. You cannot reach. Your company does not give you holidays. You cannot even come to the funeral. What is that company? What is that money? When I cannot come in the last minutes of my parents, this system should change. To work, to live for the society, and to wish good for all. For that, what do we need? A healthy body. When our body is healthy, then our mind is more healthy and calm, peaceful. When the mind is healthy and peaceful, then our intellect is very positive and divine. When the intellect is positive, what does that mean? What does this mean? Our intellect should be like a honey bee, which takes the honey from every blossom. Maybe it is a poisonous cactus, but the bee will take nectar from that blossom of the cactus. So there are many things in the world which we cannot appreciate or accept. But if it is a positive intellect, then we will take only the beauty of this world. And through that, we will protect and help the world. How? What does it mean? Through the positive intellect, the mercy awakes in the heart. But when the mercy is there, then you have the feeling of love, forgiveness, and understanding. The parents have a positive intellect towards the children. Whatever mistakes children make, parents will have mercy in their hearts. Therefore, it is said in the Upaniṣad that "Vāsudeva Kuṭumbakam," the whole world is my family. In yoga, and according to the teaching of Śaṅkarācārya, it is called non-dualism. It is called Ātmā Soy Paramātmā. This Ātmā is the Paramātmā. In everyone is God. As a physical body, we are individual. As a soul, we are individual. My body, your body, their body. Somebody. And everybody, and nobody. Then my soul, and your soul. My soul has a destiny according to my karma. And your soul has a destiny according to your karma. So as a soul, we are individual. But beyond the soul, that is called the Self, and the Self is God. So, the Soham mantra: "So" means "that," "ham" means "I"—"I am that," "that am I." I am that. That is beautiful. Then there is harmony in body, mind, and soul. Then it is called Viśva Prem, the love for the entire Mother Earth, all who are living on this Earth. So I should see within you myself. Whatever I do to you, in reality, I am doing to me too. And what you do to me, you are doing for yourself. So, first, divine spiritual enlightenment, it is said, is when you see in everyone, every creature, yourself, because you are in everyone. In the school, it was the fifth class, primary school. One day, the teacher asked the students, the children. There were 30, 40 children in the class. Teacher asked children, "I have in my pocket 1,000 pesos. If someone can tell me, where is God?" So, children, one said, "Yes, I will tell." Another said, "I will tell." Someone said, "In my mother." Others said, "No, in my father." The third one said, "No, in both." The third one said, "It cannot be in two." One said, "In my cat." So, everyone said something. Some said in the temple. One child was sitting peacefully. He did not speak, so the teacher asked him, "What about you?" He stood up and said, "Sir, unfortunately, I do not have a thousand pesos in my pocket. Otherwise, I can give you, but I will work for you something. If you can tell us, where is God? Where is God? And where is no God? Where is no God?" The teacher asked that boy. What are your parents doing? Boy answers, "Sir, my parents are doing yoga in their life. My parents practice yoga in their daily life. So, where is no God? God is everywhere." This is very important to develop the consciousness that in everyone, in everywhere, in every atom, is God. And this means it is in your hands. You can get this realization. Practice your mantra. Meditate. Pray. Read holy books. That is very important. Do not say, "I cannot." No one can help you. I can only support you a little bit. I can hold your hand, but you have to walk. I remember one more story. My clock stopped. Beautiful. Okay. Okay. So, again, there was a school, and there was a 10th class, and then begins the college, after the 12th class. I do not know what your system is. So there were the college students. About twenty-seven, and they had a professor for every subject. There was one professor who was very spiritual. And he always gave very correct answers. It seems he knew everything, and all his students were very happy. But one was very doubtful and jealous. How does he know everything? I would like to know so much. He knows everything. I must think something. I will ask him something, and he will have no answer. Then I will tell him, "Sir, you also do not know something." Now he is thinking, one month thinking over. One day he caught a small bird, and he came half an hour late. In the class, and he held the bird in his hand, on the back. Behind. Enter the classroom. Good morning, sir. I am so sorry, sir, to be late. I did not want to disturb. I hope you will excuse me, sir, and sir, I am so proud of you. That I have such a great professor. I know, sir, that you know everything. But how stupid I am, that I dare to ask you questions. Though I know that you know. Sir, it is my ignorance, my doubts. Same time, I know that you know, and I cannot sleep at night because you know everything. The teacher said, "Come on, come on, tell me, what is the problem?" Sir, I have something in my hands. And tell me, please, what do I have in my hands? And he was thinking, he did not know what I had in my hands. The teacher will tell me. The professor said, "My son, you have a bird in your hands." He said, "God, I knew that you know. And how stupid I am." Now he is thinking, "I will ask one more question. Whatever he says, I will prove him wrong." So he says, "Sir, I have one last question." Yes, please. I know that you know. Again, I am asking. The boy was thinking, "I will ask questions to the professor." The bird which I have in my hand, still his hands are behind on the back, I will ask him. If this bird is alive or dead, if he will say it is a dead bird, I will let it fly and say, "Sir, you do not know. Voy a permitirle volar y decir, usted no sabe, señor." And if he will say, "It is alive." Y si me dice que es vivo. I will squeeze it. And I will say, sir, it is a dead bird. Y voy a decir, mira, señor, es muerto. So he says, sir. Entonces, señor. I am proud of you. I love you. Estoy orgulloso de usted. Le amo. Última pregunta. Is this bird life or death? Master said, My son, this I cannot answer. Why not? You know everything. Why not? Please, tell me. Be merciful to me. Tell me, Master. Master said, "I cannot tell you this. I cannot answer you. Why? Because the life of the bird is in your hands." He let fly the bird and came and said, "Thank you, Master." Gracias, Señor. Gracias, Maestro. Similarly, my dear ones, your life is in your hands, if you will develop spiritually or not. So, do something spiritual and develop love and mercy. This is a call of the souls of our ancestors. So in this way, the ancient wisdom is needed very much now in modern times. That will bring world peace, and that will bring a sustainable world. I wish you all the best, and tomorrow we will have other lectures and teachings. So tomorrow I will tell you one more story for your children, and thank you, our dear Pushpa. I pray for you for your good health. Harmonious long life, happiness, and God protect you. It was my great pleasure, and thanks to my spiritual masters, that through these words I could serve you. I wish you all the best. Buenas noches. And also, thanks to all our helpers and organizers who helped our dear Pushpa.