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Oṁ Śrī Alak Purī Jī Mahādev. Devādhi Dev, Deveśvar Mahādev Kī. Āradhī Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇ Mahāprabhujī Kī. Ārādhi Gurudev Swāmī Madhavān Jī Bhagavān Kī. And all our mothers and fathers, Kī Jai. And joy to all our friends. We are all one humanity. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy yourself here on this beautiful earth. People are always coming and asking questions. That is good. But there is one question that is not so easy. We all say, "It is." Yet someone else says, "No, there is nothing." There are believers and there are non-believers, and even that is not certain. At this moment, it is very hard to say 100% yes or no. We are still. We don't know. What is that? We all speak many things. Every religion speaks. It is very, very hard to know. Some people speak as if they know, claiming they have seen this and that. We are here as humans. We try very hard to get something good. We believe we will be—in this life and the other life. Many people write books. Many doctors tell something. So it is very, very... We believe all... We know there are so many creatures here; we are sure. It is said, 8.4 million species. But what is sure? We put seeds in the earth, and they grow. The same seed yields the same fruits, the same sweetness, the same design. This is within the vision of this world. But when we go out of this body, will we come again? Or will we be there? Or is it finished? We believe, we worship, we generate so many thoughts. But how real is what we are thinking? Is there someone who will take care of us? Is there someone who will say, "Please come"? We are all asking this of heaven, of the Brahmalokas. Yes, it is said to exist. But did you go there and come back to say, "It is like this"? Could we go together and see? This is the uncertainty. As humans, we understand, and we would like to know, and we would like to say that we are. Will this soul, which goes, come again? Then how many souls are there? It is not only one. Take the example of a seed. We take one seed and put it in the earth, and from that one seed, there are thousands of cherries, each carrying a seed within it, which can multiply again. Perhaps we think it is like the ocean. All these seven are what we call the oceans. But that ocean is also not one; it is split into many, many parts. From the ocean, what we call fog comes out. That fog—each part of it—becomes very light and rises into the sky. Then it gathers and comes down as rain, returning to the earth and eventually back to the ocean. Is that the same water or has it multiplied? This is very difficult to know. Similarly, fire is indescribable. A tiny spark can burn a whole mountain. That is one fire, and this is also the same fire, yet it collects in different forms. We cannot fully understand this, though we understand the five elements. But beyond that, how do we know what is? Therefore, someone spoke of mokṣa, liberation—to become one with. But with whom? Or it is said we will come back again. Is all this a dream? Did you experience something? Śaṅkarācārya jī said many things are just a dream. A person is walking on a path and sees, about 25 meters ahead, a very big snake lying there. The person is suddenly frightened. "Such a big snake!" He tries to go back, thinking the snake might chase him. His legs stop moving; his thighs tremble. He keeps looking, and the snake seems to be sleeping. He goes a little further and discovers it was just a piece of rope. He says, "Oh my God, it's only a rope. I thought it was a snake." So, what is it now? There was a snake, and you were frightened. Then your fright vanished, and you saw it was not a snake but a rope. When you see the rope, where is the snake? The snake is gone. So, how was the snake? And how did it become the rope? Or was it always the rope, and for a while it appeared as a snake? Similarly, the rope is also not the ultimate reality. Someone made this rope, and if we destroy it, there is no rope. So where do I come from? That is the question. This question, I think, is not answerable. Only that Parabrahma, like our Gurujī Mahāprabhujī, etc. Does Mahāprabhujī stand somewhere? How many people run behind him? But it is only the power, and that power is not of the kind we can hold. Therefore, we should not be frightened. Be happy and joyful, and do whatever you can—your best—to enjoy in this body. Afterward, we will see what it is. So it is one, but one becomes many. And there are not many; it is only one. And it is not only one; there are many. So this is again, that is this. One ocean. Is the ocean on the earth, or is the earth on the ocean? Again, this is a question. Therefore, I would say today, I went for a little walk and was talking within my inner self. Some bhaktas, some people met me. They were so respectful, and without asking, they all came and gave and gave. I said no, but that made me the guest and them the host. How does that happen? It becomes indescribable. But how will it be there? It is one in all and all in one. Holy Gurujī said in one word: "One in all and all in one." Ek koham, dvāsī dhaślī. So, ek koham: there is only one. When we split it, that is not necessary. We are all sitting here, but perhaps afterward we will all be one again. So don't think that one is in another part of the universe, one is in hell, one is in heaven. Is someone suffering there? That is still not clear. That’s why there are two of us: the believer and the unbeliever. So it is neither believer nor unbeliever. But that is indescribable. Finished. It is indescribable, so we should not be afraid. We should not generate a different kind of fear within us. Don't be unhappy; give up that kind of fear. Don't live in fear. Some people are so afraid that even doctors give them tablets to induce sleep. But why? Give up everything. Don't be angry. Don't be fearful. Just relax. So I am enjoying in my body, and I also enjoy without the body, in oneness. This is called the drama of the highest of the highest, of the supreme. So we are all in one. In your body, everything is in you. And we are all in you. You are in everyone. So what more can I say? Therefore, that kind of meditation, that kind of yoga... It is not that people are always giving and telling this and that, and this and that... is it not? That, that... that, that... Okay, in one day. That is not it. So we are in that beautiful harmony, peace, and goodness. All great saints, yogīs, or gods—they are that happiness within us. If you think that... sorry, we are the beauty of everything. We are parts of God; our God is in our part. So what we are doing—āsanas, prāṇāyāma—is also a part of yoga, so that the body may last some years more. Someone who doesn't practice āsanas might live a few years less. Or maybe one does not practice yoga but has a long life. Whatever we do, finally we will go. So we should practice because as long as we are here, we should be healthy. That’s it. After that, what are we talking about? We are breathing: inhale and exhale. If you cannot inhale and exhale, then it doesn't matter if you can do many āsanas; nothing will help. Why? Because that power, the breath, is gone. Whatever mudrā or āsana you were in, suddenly all the joints of the body become like this and that. What happens suddenly? All the body's guides and systems suddenly go on, and suddenly the breath inside is gone. You fall down, and then suddenly the breath comes back. You know, we put the air inside again. Prāṇa. Prāṇa, prāṇa, prāṇa. So, the whole body is controlled by prāṇa. And this prāṇa we cannot see. We inhale and exhale, but we don't see it. That’s a miracle. Yes, we can feel the humidity; we can hold something in front of our mouths and capture the moisture. It is said that when someone dies... How one died or how it happened, but still there is prāṇa inside. Still, the soul is inside. So one says, "No, the soul is gone." Others say no. Many times it is said someone died and woke up again. Often, you see animals in the forest; someone killed them or they died. But suddenly, the prāṇa comes and they run away. Birds die, and after a certain time, they fly away again. Life comes. It is there. But sometimes life comes, yet many parts of the body do not function. When someone is giving the dead body—what we call—into the earth, it can happen that one is awakening. But how heavy the earth is on it! All our children and parents are crying and going. He says, "Please wake me up, open, bring me out." And someone walking in the cemetery hears this and tries to take the earth out, or strong bodybuilders run away saying, "Oh God, there was a ghost!" But still, the prāṇa is there. It is said that yes, we see the veins and everything are not functioning; then it is very important. That is why it is very important that one should cremate the person. Then this soul is relaxed, and he becomes one with whatever it is. That’s it. So many things are different among humans; we are still behind in understanding. If we saw that we are like that, we would not fight each other. If we already had this knowledge, we would stop fighting. Because if you kill each other, that’s just a body. And both of you will be together then, laughing, here in oneness. So that’s still not clear for us. Therefore, only through our meditation should we go within ourselves. Then you will be in reality. If you meditate and people tell you this and that, it is only a dream outside. They can tell many things. Somebody said one died and came back, and under the trees at midnight a grandmother comes saying, "You are my child, I am here." We take our suits away and we run. So what is reality? I cannot tell you the reality. That reality will be only when you want to see it; then you have to die. And when you are dead and there is no reality, I will not tell you to come back. So this is... we have to understand our Ātmā. That is Ātmā, Paramātmā, Mahātmā, Puruṣottama, which we have said: Śrī Guru Ātmā, Paramātmā, homātma puruṣottama, sakala jagake yantrajāmi, carācarakī ātmā. Everything is that. So try to practice within thyself. How? It is very simple. You go within, inside, and you will get everything. But when you are seeking outside, then it is nothing. How? I can tell you as much as my knowledge allows. Two persons are there. One is practicing āsanas and the other is sitting. Will the one who is sitting also get the benefit? Only the body that is practicing will get the health. You may think, meditate, or do āsanas. I see that he is practicing, and I get benefit. Yes, you have the benefit of seeing, but you do not have a healthy body. So everything we have to do ourselves. That is very important. There are more teachings, and it is written in the hidden powers in humans. On the last pages, it is written exactly what is there, that you should study and try to understand. So I am very happy to be with you. And we will always be with you. Now we should enjoy. Because we see each other, and after that, there will be neither you nor me. But we are. But who are we? And who said, "Who are we?" Finished. So enjoy this life. Enjoy. Don’t think, "I will die, I don’t want to live anymore." No, no. All the peaceful... so many things. Many great saints start talking, they write books, so and so, and so many, many books. Everybody is writing this, this. Everything. And that person who died... ask him, "Moment, moment, what about the books you wrote?" He said, "No, no..." It was a joke. Yeah. It is we believe and we don’t believe. Every religion has different scriptures, holy books, and everybody is writing differently. So, my dear, I wish you all the best. Enjoy here in this beautiful world, and be good, healthy, and practice within thyself for thy ātmā.