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Om Namah Śivāya, Om Namah Śivāya, Om... Namah Śivāya. Oṁ Hara Hara Bho Namaḥ Śivāya. Oṁ Hara Hara Gaṅgī Namaḥ Śivāya. Oṁ Hara Hara Gaṅgī Namaḥ Śivāya. Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya. Gaṅgā Gaṅgā. Śānti Ālak Purījī Mahādev Devādidev Deveśvar Mahādeva Kī Jai, Ārādye Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī Kī Jai, Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ, Satguru Svāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavān, Satya Sanātana, Om Śānti Om. Viśva Guru Mahāmantra, Viśva Gopālan, Svāmī Maheśvara Nānakpojī, Gurujī, Sevā, Kī, Jai. Ārādhyā Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī—what does it mean? I have often said, "Ārādhya Bhagavān Siddhi Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī Kī Jai." Ārādhya. You may know this meaning, or perhaps you have not understood it. Ārādhya means that God or that Master whom we are worshipping. Whenever we need help, no matter the problem, to solve it we go to the shelter of the Gurudev, Mahāprabhujī. Bhagavad Gītā and Mahāprabhujī are Ārādhya. We are worshipping, asking, meditating, performing āratī, fasting, and doing anuṣṭhāna. Everyone is performing anuṣṭhāna and meditation on or about whom? On Mahāprabhujī, or Devapurījī, or Holī Gurujī. So, Ārādhya—now you should understand and know what it means. In this word "Ārādhya," Ārādhya is our personal master or God. Now, what is that? If we come to any holy figure or other gods or religions, we adore them in the same way because there is no difference. Water is water. Milk is milk. We grew and survived through our mother’s milk. But there is cow's milk, which is also mother’s milk, or goat milk, sheep milk, buffalo milk, or camel milk, etc. Milk is milk, and all of it is mother’s milk. So, there are different mothers: the human mother, the goat milk mother, the buffalo milk mother; they are all mothers. There is a difference in name, but there is only one essence. We say buffalo, camel, donkey, etc. This is the name of that part of the animal, but a mother is a mother. There is no difference. The milk is also like that; mother’s milk is very pure, clean, white milk. Is any mother’s milk black or red or yellow? So, all is one, and that is the mother. That is the mother principle, and that is that milk. So, milk is milk. Now, God is God. The difference with God is in culture or language. There are certain different languages, and through them, customs and climate, people behave, live, and worship accordingly. But what we said is, God is God. Finally, we just say, "God." Therefore, our sādhanā, when we do it for spirituality, for the name of God, for our Gurudeva, it is the same. So when we are praying, we should not think that other prayers are not good. No, all prayer is prayer. It is only a language difference. So, Ārādhanā. What is Ārādhyā, Ārādhanā, Anuṣṭhāna, Saṅkalpa—you know this very well. And it is all one. So we proclaim, "Ārādhya Bhagavān, Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī Kī Jai." Thus, we dedicate our ārādhanā, our sādhanā, our practice, to Mahāprabhujī. We are saying our ārādhanā is that we are worshipping Him and glorifying Him. Similarly, we also speak about holy Gurujīs, Satguru Dev. We mention many different Satgurus many times, but in reality, a Satguru is that one who, when he enters samādhi, we then worship as Satguru. Otherwise, we are guru, master, everything. You may see or think someone is a Satguru, but the difference is this. Now you are declared as a Satguru. And after ten or twenty years, that Satguru might change his opinion, give up everything, and start eating meat and drinking alcohol, and so on. So what will we do now? Our Sadguru is gone. He has not finished his duty, and we have not completed our aim. Therefore, we call that one a Sadguru only when he gives up his body. Otherwise, you know how we say it? Wait. Do not worship the day too early. Yes. When the sunset is coming, then we can worship. But we do worship the rising sun. And we also worship the sunsetting time. A person who understands will know it is that way. Otherwise, everyone just says, "Okay." So, Ārādya Bhagavān Śrī—Śrī means wealth. Śrī means happiness, prosperity. So Śrī Bhagavān is called "Deep Nārāyaṇa." Mahāprabhujī’s name is Dīp, and Dīp means this flame. And Nārāyaṇa is Viṣṇu. So Mahāprabhujī’s incarnation is Viṣṇu. Devpurījī is Śiva. And Gurujī is also Viṣṇu. This is how to understand our practice or our sādhanā. When a master comes who gives one lecture and then does not come again for two or three years, and you have no personal relation, how will that master, or whatever, liberate you? Yes, it is okay; it will give a good lecture, good knowledge. But who will take care of you? Therefore, that Gurudev must have a relation like mother and child or father and child. But now in this Kali Yuga, even children do not accept the mother, or after some time they do not want to see the mother or the father. This is Kali Yuga. But you know, it is said the first to love you is God, then the mother and father. But above these three—God, mother, and father—is Gurudev. He loves you more than anyone. God will tell you, "Go there, to that master." How? It is said. It is not my lecture, not my opinions, but there is that which you all know very well. And I will let you now say this. Yes. So you have to say it now. Everyone will say it once. I will not tell you. I will talk with you. But that is, you know, then. So, sit straight. Om. Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Deva—you know that. You understood that; it needs no explanation. So, Guru Brahma. Brahma is the creator. Now, that Brahma is Gurudev. What kind of Guru and Brahmā? It is the knowledge. It is that Brahma who gives us knowledge. He gives us the solution to all problems. He is our creator. And that is why it is called Guru Brahma. So Gurudev gives us the knowledge and gives us that sādhanā. Guru Brahma. Therefore, Gurudev is the Brahma in the Cosmic Parliament, after all, in all. Then finally it came: three—Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. But that is changing also. So finally, it is said, all three in one and one in three—that is the one. Guru Brahma: our Gurudev is that Brahma who is giving us knowledge. Your school teacher, whether from the first class, college, or university, is your guru who is teaching you, giving you that knowledge. That is the Brahmā. And that Brahmā gives you that knowledge. So, forever and ever, the guru is worshipped. It does not matter who your master is, she or he. Who gave us knowledge? That is called guru. You know, there are many different kinds of gurus also. It is said that one day there came very strong rain, and there was a flood. You know, more than ten years ago, I think, there was a big flood in Olomos, and here and there, you know. We also tried to help a little bit. So, do you remember? I do not forget. So, there was a flood. And it was very cold, so under one tree—because the tree did not have many branches and leaves, and there was cold air—one monkey was sitting under the tree near the trunk. This monkey was shivering. And on a branch of the tree, on a very thin branch, there was a bird which makes a very nice nest. That bird which makes that nest—I think none of you can make one like that, though we have two hands—she makes such a beautiful nest. And then she had a very nice door, made very nicely like this, so air and rain did not go in. And she is sitting on the door, and inside is a nice, ball-like nest, and eggs and babies are there. A snake cannot go there because it is a very thin branch. No animals can. And the bird is enjoying. Do you know that? I will bring you one next time. I will not take it away. But when the bird has given it up, then I will bring it to you. And I give you one year to see if you can knead a nest like this. So that bird was sitting in the cold air and rain, but that bird was so enjoying. No cold wind came in, and it would not fall down in the rain; not one drop of water would go in. If you go to Africa or to certain countries, you see this nest. Now the monkey was fearing, and the bird saw this and felt sorry. The bird saw the monkey suffering and, because she is a mother with babies or eggs—and a mother has a very humble heart—the bird said to the monkey, because the bird felt so sorry: "There is nothing to sit on, everything is very wet, water is flowing, and there is cold wind." So that bird said—there is a very nice poem—the bird said to the monkey, "Oh, my brother, you are nearly like a human, with two legs, two hands, and everything. Why do you not also make some hut or some nest? You would not suffer then. Look, I am a bird, with only two legs and one beak, that is all. But look, I made such a nest only with my beak. I brought a piece of grass and put everything, and so on." The monkey, with ego, looked up and said to the bird, "Stupid, tiny bird, you give me a suggestion?" And the monkey jumped up, took the nest, and tore it, and said, "Will you give me some knowledge again?" So, a poem was said: "Sīk usko dījī, jisko sīk svay. Bandarko, sīk detī, bhaiyā kā ghar jāy." So the bird was giving knowledge to the monkey, and the monkey’s ego said, "What are you doing?" So while giving knowledge to the monkey, the bird lost its nest. So, such a person, if someone gives you good instructions, the ego will say, "What can you tell me? I have everything. I am this and this and that." So where there is ego, one loses oneself and will damage others too. Therefore, that cannot be Brahma. Brahma is that which gives good knowledge. So Brahma is faithful. His wife is Sarasvatī. And she is also his daughter. Now, what do you understand about this? Because Saraswatī is Brahmā’s wife, but the knowledge is coming through Sarasvatī. So now the knowledge, that Vidyā, is also female. So people misunderstand. How is it possible that Saraswatī is the wife of Brahmā and the daughter of Brahmā? That is it. So that is the understanding of that mythology. So Brahmā. Therefore it is said, Guru is the Brahmā. That Guru will give you the knowledge. And from this knowledge, you will gain understanding. So you are the disciple of the gurus. Your guru gives you the knowledge. You also become a guru, and you give the knowledge further. But you have to give correct knowledge, correct instructions. Otherwise, it is not like that. So Guru Brahma and Guru Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu is that which is protection. So what is protection? That Gurudev protects the disciple, will not let him go the wrong way, will not give negative or wrong instructions, and will always protect your indriyas. Tan, mana, dhana, bhajana—offer all these to the Gurudeva. That is your master. So your school teacher, college teacher, university teacher, the surgeon in the hospital, or your Gurudev—the guru is one. The position of the guru is this. And this guru system, or guru, is very, very important in Western countries. Without a guru, you cannot move anywhere. Your guru must give you the certificate that you have your knowledge, that you have got it. If you have not passed your exams and you have not got the diploma, then you can say you have a company or work in electronics, but if you have no diploma and you work with electricity, when something happens, first you will be guilty. And that is... in India it happens. Everyone takes the cable down and they make... and even cut one wire with their teeth. And what do they do? They take the fire, this one, and put it between. Other wires are there. Okay, yes. But that person one day will have a problem. So even your car, you cannot drive without your license. So everything in Western countries, now in the whole world, without a guru you cannot move, because that is your guru. So you are a technological guru. Anything that you are learning, you are learning from your master. So you call the master, and we call the guru, that is all. And finally, it is called that guru, that Satguru—those who have complete knowledge. And that will remain till the last life. Now, this kind of guru who has some diplomas, you will call that a Satguru, yes. But when he dies, that knowledge will not go with him. It will remain only as black letters in a book. That is only your book. That is all. Now, this knowledge—if your teacher, your professor, did not write anything down, then what a pity. That professor, engineer, whatever, did not write his knowledge, and you died. You are gone, and your knowledge is lost also. And that knowledge, no one can give you back, because the knowledge was with your guru. But that guru was only on the surface. And due to his or her ego, they did not give that vidyā. And that is why the Master’s battery ran out. So every one of us is a guru. Even when you are going somewhere on the road, and one person comes and asks you, "Please, can you tell me the address of that village or that house?" Then that master will show you the way. That is your master. But what to do? Then we have a scientist master. And the scientist master gives us another instruction. And what we call this navigation. Now, the one scientist gives the instruction to the whole world. What is a good guru? Yes. So we look in our car, and we put it on, and our master will say, "Now go left, go right, go there." Yes. And in that, there are female masters who are perfect because they speak so well and clearly. And a man is talking a little bit like, "You can go this way, that way, I know that." So now, that scientist—I hope he is alive, but God gives him long life—but when he will die, his given knowledge is on our machines or papers and gives us further guidance. But if you have that science and you do not want to give it further, and you die, then your knowledge is gone and you are gone. This is a difference. But that guru, what we call Satguru Dev, who has paramparā, like you have your parents, parents, parents—it will guide further. But if you have no paramparā of the guru, then you made something, your thoughts and stories, but after that, nobody will worship you. It is gone. So Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu. So it is Vishnu, the protector. Vishnu is protecting. So Brahma is giving us knowledge and everything, and Vishnu is protection. He gives the right instructions, the right way. And protects you from what? From ignorance, yes. And therefore, Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvara. And that now the third master is Śiva, Maheśvara. Now he will liberate. He is not a destructor; he is a protector. Many people said, "Now Shiva will destroy." Shiva can never and never destroy, but there are two things. Shiva has both: liberation or destruction. What is that? So, Shiva destroys the ignorance, or as the knowledge comes to the Brahman. So, therefore, it gives the position to the three in one. Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvara, Guru Sākṣāt Parabrahma. Therefore, Guru is that Parabrahma. Tasmai Śrī Guru Vāya Namaha. So I salute my Master. That is completely there. Therefore, then it is said, what to do. There is Brahma, there is Viṣṇu, there is Śiva, and now there is a Guru. And we know that Gaṇeśa is the first one who is worshipped, and then this—that is another story. Shiva’s third eye opens and opens the clear way. It is not that he is opening an eye here, but that is called the dhyān eye—the eye of knowledge, that is Shiva’s third eye. So now these three—Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva—join directly to the guru-paramparā, and therefore it is said that guru is Parabrahma. So now Parabrahma, who is that? It is the Gurudev. But you should know who is a guru. Now, many, many gurus are running here and there. And you know how these things are happening, and we see that you all are sitting here, everywhere in this country, that country, everywhere. I have a very deep relation to all. What deep relation? Like mother and father, even for one disciple. I will travel from one country to another country because that is the relation of the master and disciple. And so we see our Mahāprabhujī, our Gurujī, Devapurījī, Alagpurījī. So what to do now? What Brahmajī said, now what should we do? Viṣṇu said, "Yes, what can we do?" Śiva said this also. So, what should we now worship? Whom should we worship? Brahma, Vishnu, or Shiva? Then it is said: Dhyānamūlam Gurū Mūrti. Meditate on the Guru Dev, the embodiment of Guru Dev. And those who will worship and be one with the Gurū Dev will definitely come to your Brahmaloka. We respect all. But we have our paramparā, and we are getting blessings from the paramparā. That is very important. Dhyānamūlaṁ Guru Mūrtiḥ: worship the embodiment of the Gurudev. Dhyānamūlaṁ Guru Mūrti means meditate. When you close your eyes, what should I meditate on? So many, many people who are not worshipping their master, their guru, create new meditations, new things: on that tree, on that fruit, on this, on that. The sun is rising, and many, many things. And when they do not know what to do, he said, "Now, only Śūnyatā." And now, who will lead you? So, that is very important. Dhyāṇa Muralama Guru Murthy, so meditate on the Gurudeva. Dhyāna Muralama Guru Murthy, pūjā mantra. Vākya means the word. What is said, promised is promised. And after a time, then you lose it. Well, one man had a saṅkalpa that he would always speak and tell the truth. Yes, truth is truth. He made a saṅkalpa. One day, that man came home and he said to his wife, "I must tell you," and he was laughing. "I must tell you," she said, "what?" "Yesterday, one woman came and she took me to her house, and she slept with me," and he said, "Ha, ha..." He said, "Are you, are you?" And she said, "I will divorce. Write the letter." He went to the police, and he said to the police, "I did this and this, and my wife wanted to write this and this." And he was laughing, laughing. So the doctor said, "First you should go to the doctor." The doctor will give you some treatment. So he went to the doctor, and was running to the doctor and talking like this. "What is your problem?" "I have no problem. Only that I tell you, I only speak truth. I cannot lie." So he said, the doctor said, "Well, we can give you some medicine." "No, no, medicine does not function. No, no,... no. I will always speak truth. Give me something, immediate treatment." Well, the doctor said, "Well, 200 euros. You give me, I will give you an injection so that your truth-talking will go and you will learn to lie." "Really?" "Yes, yes." "You said two." The doctor said yes. It means 200 euros. He called his assistant, and she said, "In the injection, there are many, many different worms, and we will give an injection, and your disease will go—talking lies, and not truth, always." He said, "Very good, very good, that is very good. I will go to my wife and tell her that I got an injection." Well, the doctor said to his assistant, "Give this one injection," and he gave her an injection, and he came out. Doctor said, "Money." He said, "Yes, yes, of course. Two pennies." He said, "No, no, 200 euros. No, no... no." "You said, 'Only two pennies.'" So they said, "Two." He said, "No, you are lying." He said, "Yes, you are right. You gave me an injection to lie, so I lied to you that only two pennies. I go there, otherwise I go to the police." So, like this, there are sometimes such things; people are changing. So that is not a Sadguru. That is not a master. Mantra dhyāna mūlaṁ guru mūrti, pūjā mūlaṁ guru pādaṁ. Gurudev ke caraṇa, the foot and the big toes, worshipping. There is the source of the nectar. This story is from long, long ago. There was a problem in the mortal world. People were suffering: war, this, that. Kings were cruel, etc. So, one ṛṣi was very angry and went to Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu was resting, and Lakṣmījī was giving a massage to his feet. And the ṛṣi came, very angry. He said, "Viṣṇu, in this mortal world, all people are suffering, all creatures. And you are nicely resting, and your wife is massaging you." So what did the ṛṣi do? With his one foot, he kicked Vishnu in the chest. Bhagavān Viṣṇu said—he held his leg and said—"Ṛṣi, I got all that I need: your holy feet on my chest." He said, "Do not talk like this. Let’s go there, in Kali Yuga." He said, "Ṛṣi, did you hurt your leg? Because my chest is like iron, and your foot is so soft, like a lotus flower. Please forgive me." Who said? Vishnu. But Vishnu said, "I give you the blessing that in Kali Yuga your feet will be worshipped, because they were on my chest." And since that time, we are worshipping, washing, and taking amṛt from Gurujī’s feet. Look in the Mahāpurāṇa. So, dhana mūlaṁ guru mūrti, pūjā mūlaṁ guru pādaṁ, mantra mūlaṁ guru vākyaṁ, mokṣa mūlaṁ guru kṛpā. So, that is very important. This is very important.