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Good evening to all brothers, sisters, yogīs, yoga teachers, members of Yoga in Daily Life, residents of the various āśrams, all yoga centers, and all others who are on the path to elevating human consciousness. This is profoundly important, especially now in the Kali Yuga. We find ourselves between two sides, and this is our reality. We must understand: what is our purpose? How did God create humans, and what did He give them? What should we do, and what should we not do? We are caught between opposing claims—some say we are good, others say they are good. In this, we must understand ourselves. This is the distinction between dharma and adharma. Dharma means to do good. This includes all creatures: we should not give them trouble or kill them. That is Dharma. It is even said that if it is not necessary, we should not destroy trees, grass, or other plants. As humans, we should not kill anyone. This is the first principle God has given to humanity: do not kill anyone, and certainly not for eating. This is the essence of dharma. Adharma is the complete opposite. It begins with speaking ill of others, fighting, and doing things that cause unhappiness. Then follows jīva jīva bhakṣate—the principle of creatures devouring other creatures. But humans are meant to be above the animals. Therefore, we should not kill, for these animals have little power. If we do this, we incur negative karma upon ourselves. Killing any animal is a very negative act. Killing for food is even more negative. It is said that such a person may appear human on the outside, but inside they are like an animal. People may think deeply about this and become angry with me, but truth is truth. Consider the act of killing. What is it? It is pain. If someone were to hold us, cut our body, beat us, or kill us, we know the terrible pain a human would feel. They would cry and beg, "Please, don't do this." Similarly, when humans do this to other humans, it is terrible. When humans do this to other creatures, it is an even greater sin. Human life is given for dharma, not for adharma. Why are we living? We are not living here merely to eat. We came here to find God's path. We want to go to God, if we wish to know what God is. It is said there are three understandings of God. First, we cannot see God, but God is there. Second, yes, God is there and He protects us. Third, God is in your heart. Therefore, if we cause trouble, it first affects our own heart, where God resides. God says, "Don't do this," and our heart suffers greatly. Why? Because such actions lead us back into the darkness of Kali Yuga, or metaphorically, back down the hill. We speak of heaven and hell. What is hell? We have not seen it and do not wish to. But essentially, there is no separate hell anywhere else. It exists in this world, in the form of cruelty. It is said that for humans, proper food consists of fruits, seeds, and what is given: the milk of the mother cow, buffalo, goat, etc. Milk represents the mother. The mother creates and gives milk. We receive milk from animals. The cow is a holy mother, whether you believe it or not; the cow is the cow. There is the seed. The earth is a mother. Then, the cow mother, and then our own mother. The mother gives, and what she gives is like milk—it is for sustenance, not for killing. If one does not understand this and acts otherwise, we do not know in which direction one will go. Every religion speaks of God, and all say, "I pray to God." Animals cannot pray, or if they do, we do not know. They have no power because humans are too strong. Consider the many trucks loaded with animals, with cows packed inside. They fall, break their legs, and are given no water. It is a terrible situation. Some countries are checking to ensure animals are not tortured in transport, that they are given water, but many do not. This is the Kali Yuga that has arrived, growing worse and worse. The same applies to eggs. The bird is also a mother. She gives the egg, not for us to eat. She is giving her children, yet people eat them. Can you justify taking embryos from mothers, killing them, and eating them? In some cases, they take the embryos from other animals and kill them. Oh man, are you truly spiritual? You are God's child. This is what we must contemplate. Of course, we feel this. Many people and their children eat meat because they do not know what happens. If children were to witness the killing of animals before them, little children would cry day and night. So how is it done? The killing is hidden away where they cannot see. This is the Kali Yuga. Many do not understand, and they may never will. And from such acts, perhaps they will go on to kill others. Yet, I would say millions and millions do not eat animals. There are many, many such people. Even in Europe, there are many who do not eat meat and do not kill. In this way, follow the path of dharma and avoid adharma. Adharma is the path to hell, and dharma leads toward heaven. But first, it involves helping all others—all creatures, including humans. We must go and help each other. So, where does yoga fit in? Yoga is good for our health, but its real purpose is different. It is to think of God, for God is in our heart. This practice is very important. Yoga is something everybody does as exercise, for good health and for the mind. But where is the mind going? Which direction? The mind can go left or right; it can be anywhere. To be human is not easy. How many will reach the cosmic or God? So, where is God sitting now? All of you sitting here, you are God. Your life is God. That God within you is very pure and clean and wants to lead us to heaven. In this way, we must practice and turn inward. Then we can achieve something. Live life at the holy feet of God. We are the so-called living God. When this living God, the jīvā, leaves the body, only the body remains. It returns: earth to earth, water to water, fire to fire, air to air, and space to space. But where is the Jīvā? The Jīvā is one. Like today, we are in Austria, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, etc. It is winter now. Today I looked from my room and saw beautiful snow falling. On the other side was the sun, half-visible. The sun was there, and the snow was falling beautifully, very peacefully. The snow was so white you could not imagine. Very clearly, this water became the earth, the snow. Then the snow will become water again. So one drop makes a big river. And one drop is part of the ocean. We are like that drop, one jīvā. Enjoy your jīvā, yes. In this body, our soul, which is God, is enjoying. Physically, we are enjoying. That's it. We should practice in this way and adopt various techniques for our comfort, for a good, happy life where our body is comfortable, free from pain, living happily. As we prepare for later life, we age day by day. When old, our bodily functions diminish, but through yoga practice, we can regain health. Many people have knee problems. I didn't have many knee problems, but I think 90% of people will have knee issues sooner or later because we did not eat properly, did not work properly. We only eat and eat and eat, gaining more weight that stresses our knees. First, we must reduce weight and eat good salads, good mother cow's milk. Some, like vegans, do not consume any animal milk. The best milk you have is from your own mother. A mother's milk is like medicine; it keeps us healthy for a whole life. But if the mother does not eat well, then it affects the milk. Look at those who eat meat, eggs, and alcohol. When they are old, see what happens. Look in the hospitals. Those who are proper vegetarians will die, but they are not lost. Others, in old age, have lost everything and do not know what to do. Who are they? So, practice yoga, but only certain exercises. Many now do too much twisting of the body, which is not good. In Yoga in Daily Life, we have sarva-hita-āsana. Sarva means 'for all', hita means 'for their good'. Sarva-hita-āsana, along with prāṇāyāma, etc. God has given us beautiful air and very nice lungs so that good air comes inside, keeping our body happy, healthy, and long-lived. Yet many people use tobacco. Holy Gurujī said that even a donkey does not eat tobacco grass, nor do any other animals. Oh man, consider how much tobacco you have taken into your lungs. We start when young, and then we cannot give it up. Many do give up, which is good for the lungs, but the lungs are like your house—if the walls are already destroyed... Therefore, yoga provides techniques. Do more prāṇāyāma. That is why it is called prāṇāyāma. Prāṇa means life force. How do we do prāṇāyāma? There are different ways to give our lungs good health. As long as our lungs are good and we get enough air and oxygen, our life will be long. That is the purpose of yoga. Yogīs live many, many years. You see on Facebook people sharing stories of very old individuals. I saw one from the Himalayas: an elderly person died, and on the same day, they were to be buried or burned. But the people said, "He is our father, our grandfather; we will not burn him. We will make a nice samādhi for him." They built a small temple-like structure. The old man was placed there, and they did not realize he was not completely gone. He was not alive, yet after some years, a few generations later, the samādhi was very old. They wanted to repair it, and when they looked inside, the person was still there, with eyes and all, like this. The life, the prāṇa, was still there. One must know if someone has truly gone or not. In those times, people commonly lived over 100 years, 120, 130. Now, because of too much tobacco, alcohol, and other things, lifespan has decreased. The lungs have delicate cells. How long will we last? When someone is 80 or 90, people say, "Oh, my grandfather is dying, but he is very old, okay." People lived to 100, 105, 140. They would leave and come back, eating good food. We should practice prāṇāyāma. We will discuss further techniques, including Brahmari Prāṇāyāma. Let us talk a little about Brahmari Prāṇāyāma today. In Brahmari, the lips are closed, and the jaw opens and closes while the lips remain together. You will feel beautiful sensations. In Australia, they have a wooden instrument called the didgeridoo. They play it for half an hour. My instrument is not so long! It is beautiful. All the lungs' impurities, all dust, everything comes out. It is very good training for the lungs, similar to Brahmari. It cleanses the brain. The flute also requires skill to produce sound through it. Without good lungs, one cannot sing for very long. So wherever you are, in whichever country, I will sing a little, though I have no instrument. The first requirement is the breath capacity. My lungs are not completely strong now because in this life there is so much dust, and milk and everything is impure. But if we practice prāṇāyāma, our lungs will become good. Our knees also need prāṇa, which the lungs supply. Therefore, we must care for our whole body. Brahmari is key. Many of you have probably heard it in your countries, even far away. Our sound reaches there. This Brahmari prāṇāyāma activates the center of our Ājñā Chakra. This is a power center where many energies collect and are distributed further—through Iḍā, Piṅgalā, Suṣumnā, and thereafter, all prāṇāyāma techniques. So let's come to Brahmari. It is like a man who plays a flute, and a cobra sits and dances. That man can go for 20 minutes without taking a breath in or out. He takes the breath in and lets it out through his instrument, puffing his cheeks. We also puff out our cheeks. He takes the breath in and out again, but all the breath is held in the cheeks. It is very, very rigorous training. I know many people who do this. Now the government has given protections to animals, defending them from torture. Monkeys and others were being taught through torture; it is good to let them be free in nature. But unfortunately, around the world, humans use so many chemicals. That is why our lifespan is decreasing. People in their 20s and 30s seem to have no prāṇa inside. They hardly remain in good health until 50. This is because of chemicals in the air, water, trees, and earth. We are killing ourselves. However, there is one small country near the Himalayas, on the side of Burma, where there are no chemicals at all. Everything is pure and clean, and the animals are happy. Why are we not like that? It is said that even animals, once they have eaten enough, will leave the rest and go. But we keep collecting, collecting, and collecting more. Collect only what you need for the next year, not for endless accumulation. Regarding chemicals, I pray to God every day: "Please give humans good knowledge and good sense so they will stop this." There are many round-the-world people, vegans, who do not eat meat or animal products. We should support vegan people. With that, I wish you all the best. Tomorrow we will be together again, yes? Dīp Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān Kī, Dev Puruṣa Mahādeva Kī, Satguru Svāmī Madhvānandyā Bhagavān Kī, Om Śānti, Śānti,... Om Alak Puruṣa, Alak Prabhujī. Viśva Guru Paramahaṁsī, Svāmī Maheśvarān Nāgarūdeva, Kī Jai. Jai.