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We salute, worship, pray to, and honor the universally worshipped Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī, the Devādhi Deva (God of the gods), Śrī Devpurījī, and Param Satguru Deva, the Emperor of Hindu Dharma, Satguru Svāmī Mādhāvanandajī Bhagavān. The very embodiment of Śiva, Svayaṁ Śiva, is Alak Purījī. We honor our paramparā. We have come to your shelter to perform sādhanā, the Kriyānusthāna, within your sanctuary. Those not in the Kriyānusthān will have similar exercises yielding the same benefit. Our sādhanā is spiritual and mental, not merely physical. Those with difficulty sitting for anuṣṭhān should practice with another group. Consider a large swimming pool, like the Adriatic coast. When you jump in, everyone feels the water equally; the joint with the water is the same. Some may not swim and stay in only up to their navel. Similarly, this retreat or seminar is our ocean or swimming pool. Under the shelter of this hall, we are all equally present. The blessings of our holy saint Gurudev are showered equally upon all, and we are all at their center. If you choose to jump out of the water, you will not have the experience. We must know we are here to bathe in this spiritual swimming pool. Our colleagues and the entire area of this college are our coast. Wherever you are, you should feel the divine atmosphere. Otherwise, remember that Bhagavān Śrī Dīpnārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī's Vijñāna Dīpa Gītā gives the example: a steel spoon can remain in a jar of honey for a whole year, yet never taste the honey's sweetness. Similarly, those who cannot receive the spiritual energy, the spiritual vajras, the words of the Gurudev, will not taste that nectar of immortality. Throughout the year, you are in different societies, environments, and situations. Here, you come to purify again all those qualities not conducive to spirituality. Time waits for no one, and karma alone will not lead anyone out. These few days, we are here to try and absorb more spiritual energy. Of course, we are all spiritual brothers and sisters, husbands, wives, and friends, and we have only rare chances to talk. But we should not gossip about worldly matters like, "How is your husband? Why did he leave?" What answer is there? Let him be in peace. We should focus on spiritual things. I welcome you to this retreat or seminar and wish you all the best. I pray to Almighty Mahāprabhujī, Devapurījī, Holy Gurujī, and the Alakpurījī Siddha Pīṭha. There is one thing you must give up: the fear of God. If you have fear, you are lost. No one should make you frightened. Someone told me, "Finally, I am out of the influence of Maṅgala Graha (Mars)." But that planetary atmosphere affects the whole world, not just you. And Jupiter is also there. Do not take it so deeply to heart. Holy Gurujī wrote a beautiful bhajan you know well. Therefore, do not become weak because of horoscopes and Jyotiṣa. Astrology is merely mathematics. Once, someone asked Holy Gurujī, "Gurujī, is today not good for travel?" Gurujī said, "Okay." They asked about tomorrow; it was also not good. Gurujī said, "I know why. You want me to stay here for two or three days." The person said, "No, no, Gurujī, the constellation is not good." Gurujī replied, "Every day, the train leaves from this station. Why does the train not announce, 'Today I will not go'? All traffic would jam due to a bad constellation. Every day, trucks, trains, and airplanes go. Why do they not have a constellation?" So, it is just mathematics. Secondly, I tell you: there is no ghost. There is no magic. No one can attack you with magic. Someone once told Gurujī, "Gurujī, I have so much power—magic powers. I can bring anyone under my control." Long ago, Gurujī said, "That's great. Then please take Indira Gandhi under your power if you have this ability." He referred to our respected Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. "Use your magic to confuse her. Why attack some poor, innocent person?" That was the end of that. There was a small village like Vép, with a school far away, like in Szombathely. There was a little hill, and children walked to school. Today, children do not want to walk half a kilometer; they want a car or motorcycle. People sitting here who are 70 or 80 years old walked kilometers, which is why they are still healthy. We will see how far the new generation gets. From this village, 50–60 children walked. Parents warned, "Come home quickly after school; don't linger, especially in winter when it gets dark, because a ghost lives on that hill." The word "ghost" frightens everyone; it instills fear. You must remove this fear. Even if a ghost comes, say, "Come on!" It will run away. Sometimes people play tricks, making sounds that make your hair stand on end. There is no ghost. One day, a naughty boy stayed behind to eat ice cream. It grew dark, and a ghost appeared, grabbed him, took him to a cave, and placed a rock over the entrance. The boy was very sad. The ghost said, "You are a good boy, so I will not eat you, but you will do my work: clean my rock and cook for me." That is why most people can cook—and those who cannot should learn quickly, lest a ghost come and eat them raw! The ghost would go out, pushing the rock closed, which the boy could not move. One day, the boy asked, "Where do you go every day?" The ghost replied, "To the parliament of the gods. There is a political party of ghosts and devas, and bhaktas. God is the president, making judgments. Please go and ask God how long I will live." The ghost asked God, "There is a very nice, innocent child. I do not wish to kill or frighten him, but he asks how long he will live." God said, "117 years." The ghost returned, and the boy asked for the answer. "117 years," said the ghost. "Must I stay here that long?" "Of course." The boy said, "Go and ask God if my age can be reduced." The ghost asked again, and God said no, it is fixed. The boy asked, "Can someone kill me?" God said, "No. Whoever tries to kill you will be killed." The boy and ghost became good friends. One day, the cave entrance was left slightly open. The ghost returned tired and hungry, calling, "Wife, please give me good food." He was cooking with a long piece of burning wood. The boy saw his chance, took the stick, and began to beat the ghost. The ghost pleaded, "Please don't! You cannot kill me!" The boy said, "Go away!" "No, no, my life is very short!" The boy went away. The moral: there is no ghost. It is only fear. You have a good, long life, and as long as you live, no one can harm you. But suddenly, someone might say, "Your horoscope indicates you sometimes have pain here, in your stomach or back." Who does not? Sometimes you cannot get up in the morning; sometimes you feel disappointed. Say, "Yes, very much." This is all a kind of magic. Now I have a magic stick: I will point it and command you to go left or right. Do not believe anyone, or you will be spiritually killed. If someone says, "I will liberate you... I give you mokṣa, I give you self-realization," the answer is both yes and no. "Yes" means the end of your life; "no" means you will get nothing your whole life. Can anyone truly give this? Someone might say, "I will give you this mala, and your kuṇḍalinī will rise." My kuṇḍalinī is always up and peaceful. I think your kuṇḍalinī is restless. The truth is, no one can liberate you in 10 or 20 days. One person said his father was very ill with cancer. A Jyotiṣī said, "If you give me five million dollars, I will save your father." He gave the money, and his father died on the third day. He confronted the Jyotiṣī, who said, "Of course, I liberated him." That is all. So, regarding these things, please do not be credulous. Live very normally. Love your parents and friends, do your job, practice your mantra and kriyās. One day we will be in Brahmaloka, in Rāmaloka. Gurudev protects you. Mahāprabhujī protects you. Our Siddha paramparā protects us. It does not matter what happens, for in life, something always happens. In our bodies, something happens every day, and you do not know what. I was surprised today by a little girl in Paris, a good friend of mine only when I show her my phone with cats and dogs. Umapudi was with her today and took over. It is said that at birth we have a certain number of bones, and at death we have fewer. So I ask you, to whom did you give your bones? Where did they disappear? How many bones disappeared? We must ask the doctors—94 doctors? I thought 94 doctors had disappeared! Someone said if you drink black tea, a bone in the knee will slowly disappear over time. Certain diets—alcohol, coffee, tea—soften the body, and many bones disappear. It does not matter. It is said if one person is too weak to walk, it is a burden, but if a hundred people stick together, they can carry him. Our bones, muscles, kidneys, or liver will one day disappear. Do not worry. Let the bones melt? No, no. I practice yoga, eat vegetarian food, good fruits, nuts, and a minimum of two teaspoons of healthy spices daily, which my master eats. Look at the master's bones—nothing has disappeared; perhaps some have even grown. You will not believe it, but a bone grew in my body. I called the doctors, and they gave me treatment. Do you know where it grew? Under my heel. Growing, coming, going—one day we will go. But do not worry. There is Satguru Rakṣelāj. Gurudev will protect us. There is Satguru Rakelāj, a yogī whom many know: Yogī Rāmdev. Who knows Yogī Rāmdev? Please raise your hand. My God, we have given him a long life. There was a conference on astrology where everyone discussed Saturn, saying you need an iron ring and must do this and that. He said, "Let him fall down. Why is he always frightening Indians? Why doesn't Satan frighten Pakistanis?" Because Saturn is a little closer to this side? He said, "Bring it to me." This is only frightening. Certain constellations exist, but not in that way. Thank you for watching. God bless you. Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ, Sarve Santu Nirāmayāḥ, Sarve Bhadrāṇi Paśyantu, Mā Kaścid Duḥkhabhāg Bhavet. Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ.