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Protect Mother Earth

A prayer for the protection of Mother Earth.

Humans have destroyed the Earth by extracting oil, coal, and minerals, breaking her body. Mother Earth provides for all creatures, from ants to elephants, yet we live improperly and are often ill. The current age brings pandemics, war, and environmental turmoil. We must act now to protect all life and not kill the Mother. Previous generations respected the Earth, but now knowledge is lost. Do not waste food or water, for they are divine gifts and life itself. Throwing them away is a sin. Live happily and peacefully, keeping the inner light alive, and uplift others through prayer and mantra.

"From the little ant to the elephant, who is feeding them? Not us—Mother Earth."

"Throwing away food is a sin—a sin to destroy food."

Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India

Good evening to all sisters and brothers in yoga and daily life around the whole world, even in your dreams—for some are sleeping now, like in Australia or Fiji. They are sleeping, but perhaps they are dreaming of what we are singing, or something else. It means they are present with us. Some are in other countries: America, Europe. Many are at their jobs, some are at home. But all are thinking of this. Why am I saying all this? Because of the situation in this time, in this year. It is not only the pandemic; in many parts, people are beginning to have wars. And near the oceans, the waves are coming very heavily. This is always in my mind. I know that we have lost, we have destroyed our Earth, our Mother Earth. They are breaking the body of Mother Earth by taking all the petrol, coal, and minerals from different countries. Some lands have only sand, and they are dealing with that too. Even the great Himalaya, they are breaking it. This means: if we are spiritual, if we understood what life is, where life is, how we live happily and healthily—from what? Not from mother and father alone, but from that real Mother Earth. She is giving to us; she is holding us. And as a father, the light, the air, and so on. Yet we keep dealing and dealing, and we think we will go to the moon or somewhere. Will we all go there? The moon is not so big. Our Earth is very big. The Rishis and all spiritual or godly people in every country have said we should protect our Earth. Mother Earth gives everything to everyone. It is said: from the little ant to the elephant, who is feeding them? Not us—Mother Earth. So many ants, and many other creatures, it is the Earth that provides. And we humans, elephants, and all, we live from this. But if we live improperly, we lose. We have lost our proper way. We are always ill: bones are not good, stomach is not good, spine is not good, legs are not good, eyes are not good. Who was doing this for us? Mother Earth was giving, and still the Mother is very humble, for she says, "They are my children." But now they are trying to kill the Mother too, and that is the time now. We do not know, if this goes on for ages and ages, how God will create something again. It was created so very nicely—so many creatures, so beautifully. And when this is gone, it is not easy to bring back a little ant, or a fish, or the birds, everything—humans, animals. It is not easy to create this again. How have You done it, God, Mother? How nicely they gave us two eyes. What if they had given one eye on that side and one on this side, or on the back? Or one up and one down? Exactly as God created it, that is what I have done. And when one eye is bigger and the other small, we go to the doctors and ask what to do. But still we do not know. Now we are lost. Before, people were very correct. They knew, and they respected. But now, humans are trying to do something. Though we know we are making medicine and everything, and doctors are very good, working and repairing our bodies again—but for how long? Therefore, we should act. We should begin now. Sitting on Mother Earth, we should come and give to Mother Earth and tell her: "All creatures, your children, Mother, we will not kill them. We will help them. Help them to happiness. Love them. Feed them, but do not kill them." It is like this. This has now begun. For more than a year now, this has begun in this Kali Yuga, and it will become more and more. We pray, we pray, we pray... And we will always go with our Mother Earth, anywhere in Europe, America, Australia, all countries. We can go freely. How? We humans were so good. We went on holidays from this country to that country—that nice water, good oceans, good forests—we went so happily everywhere. And now, suddenly, we are breaking, breaking. Yes, we are sitting here in India, and we think of going to other countries. How will we come? How we are coming is happening now. Are we far or very close? That is it. But it is said that even if I am dead somewhere in the cosmos, I will die. And I will be—what? Oh, my Mother Earth. My Mother Earth, we shall pray now. We shall begin in this one and a half, or already two years, and we shall do more sādhanā and praṇām, mantra. What Mahāprabhujī has done and said, all that is written in our books, is always for what I am telling. If we continue, then we will be there. Forget everything else. But we should say to God: let us try to live on the Earth. Give food, give money to the humans—not for weapons for fighting, as is happening now. We sell weapons day and night, night and day. Whenever you are aware, repeat your mantra. Our Mother Earth, Gurudev has given us this. Yes, it is a dark night, coming darkness. Still, many, many things will be. But we are happy, we should be happy. Do not say, "Oh my God, what will we do?" No, no, no. Happy, happy, happy. Still, live happy, peaceful. We know it is difficult, but otherwise, the inner self will die. The inner self will die, and then that light is gone. So, in our body, in our self, in our mind, our consciousness—let everything inside be a beautiful flame of light and joy. So, let's come today, now, nicely. Bhajans, my dears, and please, live happily. We know it is not good somewhere, but we shall give happiness to them, so that their ātmā, their soul, may be uplifted, and then Mother Earth will come back again. So you should do what we can do, what we are doing. For our Earth: whatever we are cooking, how we are bringing many things—we throw it out, okay? We give some to our cows, our animals. But I can tell you, when I was in my country, my father and mother... I was a little boy. My father would look at a little corn, take it, and eat it. He would not put it under his foot or waste it. Or he would give it to a bird. And look now at the plate—how much people are leaving and throwing out. Every day I see a person sitting with me, and I see he cannot finish it completely, nicely. And that is sin. Andev, andev. 'An' means all seeds, 'dev' means God. That seed is God, is your father. Yes, oil, butter, everything. How much has Mother Earth, by her grace, and these cows created? How long did it take? And we will just destroy it. That is a sin—a sin to destroy food. But people do not know that. Many of their parents did not teach them. In Europe, when I was there, they said something about bread... I have forgotten. What is bread? Bread is... what is that? God. When we go to some countries, like the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and others, when a guest comes, our first friend who comes from there, they stand at the door with bread, salt, and water. They offer bread because bread is life, salt is the earth, and water is life also. Jal jahā jagadīś. Where there is water, there is God. Jahā pānī, vahā Bhagavān. And now we are throwing water away. We are throwing so much. How much water do we put on our hands, then it is gone? In some countries, in some oceans, okay, you can put yourself in, no problem. But life... now they say, "Use it and throw it." You got a child, and you throw your child away? To throw away water, or this food, or your child? Jal jaha jagadīś. Boda jīvot. Water is life, living. Now, all this—yes, they are great, they have learned many things, made many signs, ties—but for what? And if it is okay, but they create more negative things and not so positive, good things. Humans—no human is living without anybody. They know all. They can kill all at once. Why? That is distractions. And that is why Satyug, Dvāparayug, Tretā Yug, and Kali Yuga are as they are. And in Kali Yuga, it will be very, very... So do not worry, but it will be. Many will... Do not think that what you enjoy is joy. That is a different thing. So, let's have a little bhajan. Some we will think about tomorrow once more. So please, treat each and every grain of food, all corn, everything, with care. Take it. And when an ant is taking something, yes, let her go, but do not waste it. And the dirt, and your everyday waste—how much do you throw in? They are cleaning everybody's plate, your plate. Ask yourself one day when you are eating, and I am cleaning your plate: how much oil or something is going out? Have you seen that? Are you making that hole again? Why is there so much oil? Why? You are throwing away so many vegetables and everything. Yes? Oil is oil. Ghee is ghee. But you take a little bit and then throw it away. And you cannot clean it all, and then soap and again... You see how much is lost? I can see you, I can show you. That is it. And this, I am telling you, my dear, all people. Because there was a time when humans knew the time had come. Now, a hundred years have gone. There was nothing to eat. My grandfathers, my grandfather's grandfather, said they would go to some trees, take the bark, dry it, cut it, make it like a soup and drink it. Yes, yes. You can ask Lakṣmaṇjī, Lakṣmaṇ Singh, he will know. There was no food to eat. Not only in Rajasthan, but in whole countries. And during the First World War, how was it? Sugar? White sugar? There was nothing like that. And the Second World War, how was it? But then we humans came, and we worked very hard, and we did good and very, very nice. But now this generation does not know. This generation does not know anything: what is life, what is food, what is fat, what is butter, or this and that. And people are making so many animals, cows and so on, and they are giving too much and throwing this, killing that. Humans are doing this. Oh human, one day you will see... then you will... nothing is bad. The day has come. My dear, the day has come. I tell you, what you have sown today, you will see very soon. Swāmījī taught me this. So we should pray. Our food first is the food. "Annapūrṇe Sadā Pūrṇe Śaṅkara Praṇavallabhe." Annapūrṇe, you know that? "Annapūrṇe Sadā..." Come here, boy. You will, yes... That's very good. Hey, don't... Come here. Annapūrṇe Sadā Pūrṇe Śaṅkara Praṇavallabhe Jñāna Vairāgya Siddhyarthaṁ Bhikṣāṁ Dehi Cha Pārvatī Mātā Cha Pārvatī Devī Vitta Devo Maheśvara Vandava Śiva Bhaktasya Svadeśo Bhuvanātrayaṁ Śubhaṁ Karotu Kalyaṇaṁ Ārogyaṁ Dhana Sampadā Śatruguddhi Vināśāya Deepa Jyoti Namostu Te, Deepa Jyoti Parabrahma, Deepam Sarve Mohanam, Deepam Sarve Mohanam, Deepanam Sajjate Sarvam, Sandhya Deepam Sarva Satyam Brahma Evate Nagantavyam, Brahma Karma Samadhinam. Very good, thank you. Yes, and I tell you many times, there are still old people who, after eating, put water in their plate, clean it like this, and drink that water. Because that is what Mother Earth has created, and she has created through the seeds and through the animals, the cows. It is not easy. And we have thrown it away. So let's go again. We will continue tomorrow, so think it over. And now we have some bhajan. Deep Nārāyaṇ Bhagavān kī Jai. Satguru Devakī Jai. Now, how can I get used to it? I am afraid of death in this world. I am afraid of death in this world. In this world, the pain is heavy. Sab ūlā jagāyā nara nārī. Ye tṛṣṇā thaganī bhārī. Lālā chaḍhe kā mārī. Ye trashna thagani bhaari, Sane lala chadhe ka maari. Krodha chhandal balakari, Sabine ke aage aari. Krodha jandala balakari, Sabine ke aage aari. Sansara me dokay bhaari, Ab kese laag ismo ame faansi dhari. Saṁsāra me ḍokāy bhaarī, sabūlā jagāyā nar-nārī. Kāma-vasana, bhaya khārī. Nanaji sumā sukhaārī, sumara durmī vārī. Madhavānjī sumara sukha kārī, sumara na dukha durmī vārī. Do kahe bhārī, sabu lā jagai nar-nārī. Sansār mein do kahe bhārī, sabu lajh gayānārā nārī. Akhla ismoh mein pār, sansār mein do kahe bhārī. Sabu lajh gayānārā nārī. Saṃsāra meṃ dukkha kahe bārī, Sabu laj kāya nara nārī. Om bali śrī dharma bhagavāne kī jai, Satguru deva kī jai. Satyasanātana dharma kī jai, Āj kī ānanda kī jai. Om bali śrī dharma bhagavāne kī jai, Śrī Sītā Vaiśvānara Mahādeva kī jai. Hindu Dharma Samrāṭ Sadguru Svāmī Mādhava Rañjī Bhagavān Kī Jai. Vishwaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśwar Swāmī Maheśwar Rañjī Yogī Rāja Kī Jai. Samājak, manā cetana ho kar calo... Par, parake tum idar udhar bhalo samajh manche tanho kar chalo. Samajh manche tanho kar chalo kya? Ve rāgya, vivek vichāro, sādhanā pālo ghar. Vairāgya, viveka vichāro, sādhanā pālo. Es avasara hath nahi āve. Es avasara hath nahi āve. Kyu betho thuthalo? Samajh manche tanho karchalo. par par ketu dabhalo. Jaha jhana, vaha kese pahuchela? Santose kyo le thalo? Jaha jaana, waha kaise bahu chela? Santose kyo le thalo? Satguru bina mahā dukha pāvhe, Gyānīguru bina mahā dukha pāvhe. Par bar ketham id rud bhalo, Māta pitā kuṭumba suttanārī. Iname Racho Pachore Veto. Iname Racho Pachore Veto, Bhavana Rakho Konalo. Samajya Mana Chetana Ho, Parthalo Samajh Garbhavasame Koi Ki Jo, Jo Ho Hi Vachana Sambhalo. Garbhavasame kola ki jo jo ho hi vachana sambhalo, jo santokhi baat nahi maane, jo santokhi baat nahi maane, unaro mundo khalo samajh, Bāra bāra kaitā hu idaru dabālo, samajya mana chetā na hokā chālo. The one who serves the saints is the one who is good to the Lord. mere matvalo, Akhaṇḍ jyot ujālo, simāṁ vanānjīye, ānand bhaya baramākoṭālo. Par par ke tauṁ id rud bhalo. Bholē Siddhip Nārāyaṇ Bhagvānī kī jai. Suśīthā Vaiśvānara Mahādeva kī jai. Satva Guru Deva kī jai. Āj kī ānanda kī jai. Matta Pitva Guru Deva Ki Jai, Bholē Siddhip Narayan Bhagwani Ki Jai. Indra Dham Samara Sattva Guru Swami Madhavān Jī Bhagwānī Kī Jai, Viśva Guru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Swami Maheśvarān Jī Yogī Rājī Kī Jai, Sadhubāī Satguru Bhūta Bhagayā. Paanchi paanchi sraniya chat churaya. Bolo in sadubai Satguru Bhuta bhagaya chanam chanam se laaraa laaka baaraa tukka paai ombali siddhi naaya bhagwaane khii che mana mana moye lino sattva guru saa. Āpai āpā alakā nā mana moye sattva guru sā. Manamanamayantaryamiṣam Dhananave chennanahi palavar visarigaiyotamam... Mujhako darśe ek barābar, mujh ko darśe ek barābar jānā. Mana mana moye lino antrayam. Me ansa ansa karu hakām. Tana mana ki sab sudi visārī, tana mana ki sab surī sārī. Kāla kā nika mana mo yata gurushām, mana mana mo yata yamishām. Japata pati rata vrata sab jūṭā, nahī bāve koī dhām. Japata pati rata vrata sab jūṭā. Thank you. Hīḍā-piṅgalā-sukhāna-nāḍī, hīḍā-piṅgalā-sukhāna-nāḍī, hīḍā-piṅgalā-sukhāna-nāḍī... hī. Thank you. Very nice, good bhajans, and we enjoyed. Everyone, enjoy, enjoy—that is good. What Gurū Bhagavān gives from his mouth, what Gurū Dev gives—the mantra or bhajan—and we are now learning, singing, hearing, this is for us. Divine energy for us every day, the same bhajan, same voice. That is it. Tomorrow... today is very late, so the beautiful... yeah, thank you. Are you all good night? Are you deep down? Today is the full moon, Pūrṇimā. And today on Pūrṇimā, we all had a beautiful bhajan, beautiful satsaṅg, beautiful everything. And I think you were getting some sweet today. Tomorrow we are preparing. Tomorrow? Yes. So that means the sweet—not half a kilo. It will be one kilo for all, one, and the spoon comes. That is a prasād, yeah? Not that everything goes into the stomach; that is not it.

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