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Good evening to all dear sisters, brothers, bhaktas, and yogīs. What a beautiful day and wonderful evening. The atmosphere here is as if we are in the Brahma lokas. We always know this feeling when we are here at our Strilky Ashram in the Czech Republic, in this castle. Wherever I look, it is so divine—the trees, the beautiful green greenery, the peaceful environment. This is what yogīs should have. Yoga is that state where there is peace. As our Gurudev said, "Peace and bliss are the result of satsaṅg." Sadguru Svāmī Madhavānjī Bhagavānjī always said that in this environment, it is the blessings of God. Peace and bliss are the result of God's way of satsaṅg, and all should come to satsaṅg. Satsaṅg is the best. In anything else we might speak or do, some kind of difficulties will always come in between. But when satsaṅg is there, it is said that there should not be too much singing. The holy great saints do not ask for it, and it should not be that we play instruments. Nowadays, in this worldly atmosphere, when there is satsaṅg, people come and bring instruments. One person is giving satsaṅg, yet there is constantly some kind of business—meaning sound. Our Gurudev Svāmī Madhavānandjī, our Gurudev Bhagavān Dīpnārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī, and all other great saints and Svāmīs—when they came, whether there were hundreds, thousands, a hundred, twenty, or even one person, that śānta sādhu would give that satsaṅg. Bhagavān Dīpnarenda Mahāprabhujī Devapurījī said: one sādhu, one saint, is for all. It is like when the sun rises, we see the light. Before the sun rises, it is the light of Sūrya Nārāyaṇa. The darkness goes and light comes. It is Brahma Loka, it is Brahma time. It is said that in the morning, before the sun rises—if possible, one hour before sunrise—after a few months or days, you will see how much happiness you will have. At that time, it is a very pure atmosphere. It is said that when you get up one hour before sunrise, or maybe a little more, first brush your teeth and clean your mouth, then perform your ablutions. Go and take a shower. Do it tomorrow morning, at least one hour before. Whether the environment is hot or very cold, we must adjust the water temperature—not very hot, but around body temperature. Wash yourself because when we go to sleep, we carry the whole day's tiredness. We have walked through many different environments, been around many different people with different talk, different atmospheres—forests, everywhere. Perhaps you worked with animals; animals and birds are with us, we give them food, etc. All that we do throughout the day, this moving atmosphere, stays in our body, mind, and ātmā. Gurujī always said that in the morning and evening, all birds and animals are also dancing and speaking at sunset and sunrise. We have many different kinds of talking. We become tired, we come home to our dear children, families, husbands, wives, parents who give us good food. But after that, it is said, let us go and rest. That is called sleeping—nidrā. We go to sleep. At that time, it is said that all cosmic energy comes into our body and goes. It is as if we get rest, and everything in our whole body and mind is made nice again, like a machine. From the workshop, the motor comes out very nice and clean. Similarly, after we sleep, the whole body, the whole machine, is done very well. We get up and feel released from all tensions. So sleeping is very, very, very important. But if someone sleeps with drugs and alcohol, etc., then the machine cannot be repaired properly; the tiredness will not leave. Therefore, in the evening, when we go with our friends, children, brothers, fathers—everyone—we say, "Let's go to sleep." If we sleep too long, it is not good. If we sleep very late, it is also not good for this machine. In this modern world, people have different times for practicing and working, so we have to take care in that way. But at least 85%, or nearly 80%, of people come home and sleep. Perhaps 20% work at night, have night shifts, and sleep during the day. Our machine, our inner tuning, our feelings—when we sleep, God has given this. God gives to us in different ways outside the body. Not exactly, but still, when doctors perform an operation and give a little injection, at that time the doctor is there talking with you, or you are asking the doctor something, or talking with your mother, father, wife, husband, etc. The injection puts us in a deep sleep. What happens? You are talking inside, and when the doctor finishes the injections or the operations, everything is knitted clean. Slowly, slowly, you come out again. The doctor says, "You were in the operating theater." You say, "Yes, but I am here in my bed because you brought me here. I was always talking with you, doctor." We say, "Yes, yes, you were good, everything was good." So, has anyone here had an operation and been completely asleep? Please raise your hands. Oh, then you were in samādhi. But do not take that injection from the doctor at home. So, is it also that when we go to sleep, we are in the Brahma lokas? Everything in the body is relaxing. But if we have some kind of oxygen in the body, or different kinds of drugs, etc., that will not give us the joy we seek. At that time, the ātmā is somewhere else. Perhaps our ātmā, our jīvātmā, goes somewhere to God and says, "Please, my body is there, take care." Perhaps God comes to talk with us. Therefore, this sleeping is very, very important. In that way, we wake up. Automatically, our God-given machine wakes us up. But we may feel a little lazy; we get up and that is why we might go to the doctor or stay in bed, and then we get up again. You know what we do, everybody? You know that. We turn left and right, we look at something, we look left and say, "More energy! How are you?" Good morning. It will be. So in that way we get up. Of course, we go to the bathroom or somewhere, and someone makes coffee or tea, but the best would be to go to the bathroom, the toilet, and let water go. You know, when we wake up and go to the bathroom or where the water is, we open the tap. As water touches our body, our hands, the whole body comes purified—purification energy, happiness, life. When we put a little water on our face, our eyes, and on our forehead, there is an awakening of consciousness, then on the whole face. Then we go brushing, take a little shower, put on other clothes, and then do what we want: meditation, yoga practice. Take your dress, do your work, have tea or coffee, whatever you are doing. But we are fresh. You take your key, go to your car, and you are fresh so you can drive nicely. One guest got up, took his dress, and went in the car. The traffic moved slowly, slowly, and one was sleeping, so the person behind said, "Hey, get up!"—an awakening. We have a very nice song for school children, a beautiful song for children at school: "Get up, oh traveler, get up. It is time to get up. Why are you sleeping?" It is a beautiful program for school children. Then after washing, we take our dress and go to our father, our mother, our old parents. We say praṇām and say, "Good morning, good morning." You say to your mother, "Good morning, Mother. How are you, Mother, Father?" These are the first words which your parents give you: good things, and you give good things to them. Then you go to your temple—maybe you have a meditation room in your house, according to your religion. There we make a praṇām. It means the day will be your best, very nice. Then, of course, you have your breakfast, etc. If you wake up earlier and do your āsanas, prāṇāyāma, bhajans, āratī—this is the morning time. It is your life. That is your life. The rest, you are doing for others. What did we say? I go to work; it does not matter which kind of work. Even your prime minister goes to offices; he goes to work. We work the whole day. But from the night's sleep, getting up, and this one hour, half hour, or two hours in the morning—this is your life. You become great. This is that one part of what we call yoga. It means how to know to be always in spiritual feelings, how divine thinking can be good for the whole day. Of course, sometimes we create something, but we clear it again. This is the way we can think like this, and that is why we are doing it here in this ashram. This is one of the best yogic sādhanās that you should practice. Holy Gurujī said, "One in all and all in all." That is what it is. Bhagavān Dīpnārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī was always early morning. Gurujī was also getting up very early, very early. Yes. Sometimes Gurujī said that Mahāprabhujī was in his room with no door. Mahāprabhujī lay down a little and called Gurujī. Gurujī said, "Yes, Gurudev." Mahāprabhujī closed his eyes. For two hours, holy Gurujī was standing there. He did not say, "Gurujī is sleeping now, let's go." He did not say, "Now Gurujī is sleeping, so I will also go to bed." Because sometimes Gurujī started to think, "Mahāprabhujī is asleep, I will go." He was on his bed somewhere, and Mahāprabhujī said, "Where are you?" So he came back. And when holy Gurujī said, he was looking at Mahāprabhujī's many, many visions there at midnight. Sometimes Gurujī said that he was round and round Mahāprabhujī, standing everywhere. That is a Guru. Then, in the morning also, sometimes Gurujī said, "I cannot sleep." Only Gurujī said, "You were sleeping for many, many ages. Now you are here, awakened, and now you are here to be awakened." Then Gurujī was standing. Mahāprabhujī sat up and said, "You were not sleeping?" He said, "I was not sleeping, I was in the divine state." And holy Gurujī replied, "I was not sleeping, I was in the divine state." And he said, "Guru Kṛpā, he came along." Then Gurujī said, "Now you go to that city." He said, "But I came just now, three days ago." "Yes, but now I tell you there, but I know you are here. Go and work." Then he was sitting in the train, Mahāprabhujī, and he was holding his hands towards the Kāṭhū āśram. The train was going. Gurujī feels with the hands and said, "Gurujī is walking with him." That was a miracle. So he said, "I am not there, I am with you here. But I send your body to work there." Guru Kṛpāhi Kevalaṁ Śiṣye Ke Ānanda Maṅgalaṁ. So that is the divine environment of the Gurudev around the whole world. That is how we understand satsaṅg. All drum, drum... and only one Master Gurudev is talking, and others are making so many instruments—that should not be. Sometimes they all came for satsaṅg. Gurujī is sitting there, and then Gurujī took his mālā and was making mālā for one and a half hours, two hours. Many people are sitting. They are making a mālā. After two hours, Gurujī said, "Satsaṅg was great, very good." Satsaṅg, very good, yes, yes,... yes. Devadhī Dev, Deveśvar Mahādev Kī, Satguru Svāmī Madhavān Jī Bhagavān Kī, Alak Purī Jī Mahādev Kī, Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī.