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God is in everyone

The transmission of spiritual knowledge and the foundational role of the family are essential. Knowledge is absorbed gradually, not in a single day, as illustrated by the yearly progression in school. Śaṅkarācārya established a great path of knowledge that many follow. There are two kinds of knowledge: external learning and the inner knowledge received from a guide. This knowledge must be passed on. The primary teachers are the mother and father; all other education stems from this foundation. The mother tongue imparts deep, lasting understanding. Modern separation of families is detrimental; one should strive to remain close to parents. Lifelong learning from parents and spiritual practice continues until the soul departs. Ultimately, all beings return to the one God.

"Learning is not for one day; it is for a whole year."

"Mother-father's knowledge, lifelong techniques—and of course there are many techniques."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Peaceful, dancing, singing birds—your anuṣṭhāna was beautiful. Yes, and you have more yogīs here today for the Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna. We are all trying to come for Guru Pūrṇimā. Guru Pūrṇimā comes from Śaṅkarācārya jī, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Śaṅkarācārya jī. God and Śaṅkarācārya jī were with Śiva, and then the knowledge was given further. It is like this: when we go to school, it is one year for one class. The next year is the second step. One could teach everything in one week or one month, but it would not be exactly what must be done, because the knowledge has to enter our brain. Learning is not for one day; it is for a whole year. Similarly, Śaṅkarācārya jī learned and gave great knowledge. It is said there has been no one like him in that knowledge until now. Śaṅkarācārya and the many who come in many classes follow in the tradition of great saints like him. Then many separated, saying they were on the path. Śaṅkarācārya said, "Yes, it is good, but you should know if this path is correct. We should know." And we all know what we have done now. It is said that a good child, a good student, a good person will always find his path. Even a tiger does not walk for long on a path; he finds his own path. So many people go like that, saying, "I will make my path." But there was Śaṅkarācārya, and he told the path. That was mostly in South India. We are all going on his path. There are many literatures, and after him, many other great sages came to honor him. He went through the whole of India and established beautiful centers, ashrams, or other names. Those centers—what we call centers, our house, our ashram, or maṭh—are the same. But it is not only yoga movements; it goes more into knowledge. There are two kinds of knowledge. One is outside: learning, talking, singing, studying, writing. That is very important. And some, within themselves, get knowledge from inside with their guru, and they gave lectures. There were a few students sitting under the trees with one master. That knowledge was unbelievable at that time. Now we have science, and many things we are doing with science are also great. Before, whatever the science, it is said: what does science mean? Science means search. From that search, we give the science. So if that scientific knowledge is not passed further, then it is gone. Therefore, Śaṅkarācārya jī said both the physical—what you see and everything—understand, learn, and give further. Like a child in a family tells the father or mother; the child is giving knowledge or getting knowledge. That was the knowledge from the father and mother's knowledge. It is very important. After that, it goes further. But first is the mother and father. What we say: what is your mother tongue? The mother's tongue, that world's knowledge the mother gave, remains deeply, and the path. Further, the father and mother have the most teaching. All teachers and professors come from mother and father. How do they learn in school, college, and university? There are all professors, but they also first had the mother's tongue and father's tongue. It is said, "Go on the good path," but nowadays they do not follow the parents. That is why, in the world, family is lost. The father is somewhere, the mother is somewhere. Then children go with the mother only or the father only, or sometimes one day with the mother and one week with the father. This is also an easy lecture, but it is not good, separating mother and father. When we are about 40 or 50 years old, we know we had a mother and a father. But we are lost. Even the deer in the forest do not want to go away. So when people take the children away, it is not good. But if there are mentally unwell couples, then teachers or the government take care of the children. But that is not too much; too much is only maybe. This is because of not good thinking. The mind is different. Learning and understanding will be a whole life. The world should be with the father and mother's words. One should, and we know, that our father and mother are about 100 years old, but we love them very much. When they die, we are very sorry. Many other things happen we do not know. So in that, do not go out; be with parents. It means not only to stay in their house now—your father may be working in London, but your mother is here, that is okay. But when they are gone, separated—one in America and one in Australia, and children are in Strelka—what is that family? Do not run such kind of knowledge. And what leaching and working—this is not good. That is why the whole world is getting up, down, up, down. Try to be near the parents, okay? Within about 100 kilometers, come for a job, but come together. So this sādhanā, what sādhanā is giving, what we are talking about—we can learn everywhere. But we are there. The bird flies a distance, but she knows the eggs are in her nest. All the time, the bird's eyes are very sharp and clear. From a far distance, they can learn how to see exactly, how they are looking and caring about the eggs. For certain days, the babies will come, and they are teaching the mother. Yes, very much. So those who do not learn the lesson from the mother, then something comes. Sometimes they think, "Mother, you are not right." How? For example, in our kitchen we have this little animal—not animal, something—what is that? A moth. So the mother moth is going where her little baby is coming from the eggs. They are somewhere inside the house, and their mother said, "Do not go out. I am going to bring something for you to eat. Do not come." One day, a moth ate this baby. He was looking; people were eating something. When this new baby moth was moving, everyone said, "Oh!" And this moth came back to their house. Their mother came and said, "Mother, this is not right. You said that people are not good for us and they can kill us, but they are very good. When we come, they are saying, 'Oh!'" So the mother said, "This is not knowledge. It was good luck that you came again, so we should learn." Mother-father's knowledge, lifelong techniques—and of course there are many techniques. Our father knows, or the mother does not know. Another mother learns something. That is the work, but the inner self—so learn, learn. And it is not for one day; it is a whole life. So yoga or spirituality will go with us for life. And when our ātmā, our soul, goes out, we are going with that knowledge. The good and bad will also be left behind. So before you go, tell that all negative techniques are not good; give them up and keep the good things. And then this ātmā, the soul, is going. He said, "My mother, my father, they were for my protection, and I will, for my whole life, be together with my father and mother." So do not think, "Okay, let go away, I am alone, finished." This is Kali Yuga. But many more, mostly people are good; parents and children together, very good. Because sometimes people do not want to be with their father or parents, and they do not know where the parents are and where the child is. I was in one country—I do not want to tell which—for about two weeks in a big city. We were walking through the street where everyone's house is. They said there is a sign written: "Do not touch my door." There is a gun. Some have children of 10 years old or even 5. They will take all from the house; the parents sold the house to someone. When the child is gone out, the parents go away. Now a child comes to the house, and nobody is there; other people are inside. There are so many. Then these children grow up, which is not so good. It is like this, thanks to God. In many countries, not so much, but in many countries it happens. People go from countries to other countries somewhere, and they get little children who have no parents. So, you know, many things happen. So, my dears, we shall give good knowledge, good techniques. Give love to children, also the parents' children. We should respectfully love them; that is it. So practice, practice, and be with your father, mother, children, uncle. Friends, sometimes if one goes for half a day or one day somewhere, the neighbors should take care, and they say, "Yes, of course." So, you know how many things are happening. With our techniques and all whatever we are teaching—peace, harmony, understanding—and to go further towards what we call God. We have not seen God, but wherever we go, God will go. So it is said that God is in everyone. As long as we are living, there is God with us. And when the soul goes out of the body, then we know that God is with us. When we are leaving the body, then there is only one God. It does not matter from which religion, because every different religion also has God. We should respect all. They say God, others say God, I say God—different. But when we come out from this body, then it is not only humans, but all creatures also. They are all in one; together they are going. So what is going on today? There was one very nice lecture, yes? And they both went to God together. So we have to be on that path which should be. We said, "God, please, whatever we did and do, but please..." Now, I cannot anymore. You will give me only how and where I will be. Including all creatures which have life—they also think about God. So this is the time and very day. So we have Guru Pūrṇimā. And Guru is not only one. Father, mother, and all that happened in the mother's body—everywhere. Then comes the growth in our hands, and we are going, so we are all working all the time. So my father, your father, their fathers, all fathers, everyone has their children, and they have the same God that I cannot... You should have a static... that is more what... because they did, you know. So I thought that is tiny. She, he... moments to have a dog? Do not think that we do not have God. Miss that? That we do not have God? Everyone has to come on, but who is acting in the body? Is that good or bad? No, I let us over. All creatures, all forests, trees—they know, and they have only capacity, not capital. Capacity, and they remain in that. Only God has given freedom to humans. Now we are on the border, so I gave you now freedom. I gave you, I told you, I saw you part. You came from naraka. Now I am here, and go to the light, but you jump back again. Then I said, "Okay, anytime we wait." So how to understand? God is enough inside. We know, or we do not know, but we are. So our sādhanā was very good, and what we have given today for the cakras and kriyā dīkṣā. Kriyā dīkṣā is through the cakras. There are so many cakras, and to come out from the cakras is not easy. We have to come out of the cakras, yes, this cycle. The cycle is going, and how to come? Even a mosquito cannot go through; it will be gone. So, come out of the cakras. Do not say, "Always, please, can I check my cakras?" Mūlādhāra chakra, then Svādhiṣṭhāna chakra, then Maṇipūra, then Viśuddhi, then Ājñā, and then Bindu. Bindu means that will be, and then Sahasrāra. So you do not want to go again to Sahasrāra. Coming to the Bindu, it goes again back. So do not go to the cakras, okay? Come out of the cakras. And it will be long, long years when that chakra is gone. Freedom, hurry home. So do not think chakra, chakra, chakra. The chakra has been stolen. That he has to see cakras, it is like that and this. In their cakras, there are different kinds of techniques and many things—very divine things. It means to come out of the chakra. No, but it means to know yourself further, to rise above the cakras. Siddhi Prāṇ Bhagavān Kī Jai, Devpurī Samādhi, Sattva Guru Swāmījī, Sattva Guru Swāmījī, Satguru Swāmī Madhavānandjī Bhagavān. Oṁ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ. Hari Om.

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