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Salutations to Śrī Alagpurīśvara Mahādeva, Devpurīśvara Mahādeva, Śrī Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān, the Emperor of Hindu Dharma Madhavānandī Bhagavān, the Viśvaguru, Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Yogī Rāja, the Supreme Father Parameśvara, the Most Worshipful Śrī Satguru Deva, and the eternal Sanātana Dharma of Puṇyānanda Bhāratījī Mahārāj. My adoration is at the holy lotus feet of Viśva Gurujī. I offer my respects to all the divine sannyāsīs, spiritual seekers, aspirants, followers of yoga and daily spiritual life, the fellowship, organizers, and all the Karma Yogīs, Bhakti Yogīs, Rāja Yogīs, and Jñāna Yogīs present here at this divine place—Om Śrī Viśvadīp Gurukul, Swāmī Maheśvarānandjī Āśram, Education and Research Center, Om Āśram, Jādan, Pālī, Rājasthān, Bhārat—as well as to those joining via webcast around the world, who always remember our divine paramparā and Viśva Gurujī, longing to see the divine God in the heart and to attain peace, harmony, and self-realization. Many blessings to all of you from the Alag Purī Siddhi Pīṭha Paramparā and from Viśvagurujī. We are the fortunate, blessed, and luckiest ones. Every day, we have satsaṅg and a divine atmosphere. We experience all divine devotees gathering, always singing bhajans and mantras, performing anuṣṭhānas, practicing karmayoga, and also motivating others. We inspire other devotees who do not know where God is, what God does, or where God resides. Some people live in this world confused or without that spiritual education and knowledge. For them, we are all a source of motivation and inspiration. We also have the example of how the divine path is good for human life. In this way, thanks to our paramparā ṛṣis, we have received divine glory, the divine path, protection, and guidance. Similarly, what our paramparā ṛṣis give us is divine jewelry. God’s name cannot be bought in the market. We can get a book about God’s glory, but the interest, the reading interest, and the inspiration cannot be found everywhere. The ṛṣis give us that guidance, protection, and divine motivation. You are all an example for other people. This is a great place: Om Ashram, Jadan Ashram, and all the other ashrams of our Paramparā—the Kelā Ashram, the Khattu Ashram, the Bolā Guṭā Ashram. There are ashrams everywhere, even in Nepal. For years and years, thousands, millions, trillions, billions of devotees have been worshipping. Take the example of the divine mothers sitting here. They may not understand English, but they understand feelings. These spiritual mothers came from near Kela ashram. They know Mahādevapurījī, they know Mahāprabhujī, they know Holī Gurujī, and they know Viśvagurujī. The devotees are divine. A devotee has a divine life, a life without disturbance and without desire. That is called a devotee—a life without distraction, devoted to God. We are happy to see that through this paramparā, we learn the divine path and the divine names. Day by day, spiritual knowledge increases. The longer we walk this path, the deeper we go into the ocean. The deeper you go into the ocean, the more peaceful the water becomes. And as you go deeper, you will find pearls there. The deepest pearls lie deep within the ocean. Similarly, this divine path, this holy path, God’s glory—the more we read, repeat mantras, sing bhajans, and remain in that atmosphere of divine devotees gathering, the more it gives. It gives more and more faith toward the Guru, toward God, and toward the divine path. That is the human aim: to attain peace, harmony, and self-realization. That is the aim of human life. God gives human life, but without the spiritual path, we are like animals. Regarding this, the divine line recites the right one’s slogan: Yeṣāṁ na vidyā na tapo na dhanaṁ na jñānaṁ na śīlaṁ na guṇo na dharmaḥ, te mṛtyuloke bhuvibhāre bhūtā manuṣe rūpeṇa mṛgā caranti. This is a great poem from a great devotee of God. He mentions: Vidyā means education. There are two types of education. One is education for survival in an economic way—mathematics, physics, commerce, bioscience, electronic science, medical science, etc. The second is parā and aparā. The Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad describes two types of knowledge, or vidyā: parā, which is spiritual knowledge we receive from God’s blessing, and aparā, which we study to survive economically in this world. The latter is physical, involving mind, action, and speech. We inspire each other through these three. If we speak good, humble words, they give happiness, peace, and harmony. If we speak bad, uncomfortable words, they give unhappiness and sadness to everyone. That is called tapasyā (austerity). Īśvara vidyānā tapo dhanam means donation, contribution. Thousands, millions, trillions of people contribute to every ashram built in India or around the world. Through these contributions, ashrams are built. The purpose of an ashram is for everyone to come, perform sādhanā, practice karma yoga and bhakti yoga, and attain inner joy and happiness. Śīlaṁ and guṇa mean quality. We must develop human qualities. Merely obtaining a human life is not enough; we must develop it. What are the necessary qualities for human life? Humbleness, softness, mercy, faith, empathy—these are required for human quality. Otherwise, animals also exist, but humans are highly developed in knowledge and education. Humans are meant to protect everyone. What is dharma? Dharma is often called religion, but it is not exactly that. Dharma is rooted in dayā, mercy. Dayā is the root of dharma. Sin means giving unhappiness to people. Sins include killing someone, speaking harsh words, or talking against each other. This creates unhappiness and sin. This is very deep scriptural knowledge, which we have been reading for over 25 years, yet its roots go so deep. Each word’s explanation is given there, defining what sin is. For instance, if ants die by our footsteps as we walk, sin also accrues. What then of killing animals? For that, it is said: Pāpa mūla abhimāna hai. Tulasīdāsa said: Tulasī dayā na choḍīye, jab lag ghaṭ meṁ hai prāṇ. As long as the vital breaths are in our body, as long as we are breathing, do not give up mercy. Everyone respects and worships Tulasīdāsa, saying, "Oh Tulasīdāsajī, you are so great." He replied, "I am like the grass of our field or garden." He meant he was like a Tulsi plant, a humble grass. But through the blessings of Gurudev, the blessings of Rāma and Hanumān, he became Bānagya Tulasī Dās. "Dās" means a servant of God. As in a bhajan of Holī Gurujī: Hey Prabhu, leave me your sliver, sliver. Give me blessing, give me blessing, give me blessing. Therefore, human life is not a normal life. It is not only about eating, drinking, living, sleeping, and enjoying in this world. That is not sufficient. For this human life, the yogīs and gurus give us—the gods give us the divine scriptures and divine names—and gurus always guide devotees to the divine path for which they came into this world: to attain self-realization, inner peace, harmony, tolerance, and understanding within families, between cultures, religions, and nations. This is the slogan of Viśva Gurujī. We are very happy and thankful to our paramparā ṛṣis for giving us that immense glory of God’s name in India, a great, great goddess. I have often thought—not only in India, but mostly everywhere around the world—that mothers are more devoted to God than men. Why is this? In every satsaṅg, the majority are mothers or sisters; brothers or fathers are fewer in number. Mothers and sisters are more inclined toward thinking of God. Similarly, in India, take Mīrābāī. She had divine devotion and was born in Rajasthan. She was a great devotee of God and wrote a divine bhajan. See how deeply she wrote and felt that bhajan toward God. It is so great. She was planning this bhajan: the glory, the divine jewelry—God’s name is like jewelry, Payājī, Payā. My guru gave that which cannot be compared in price. It is priceless, beyond any material value. You could offer millions, trillions, or billions, but you cannot obtain it. Mīrābāī said, "I got that name; you cannot buy that glory." Worldly wealth and materials are for just a few days, or a hundred, fifty, seventy-five, eighty, or a hundred years, and they will remain here. Rājā raṅg bhajir, koī śaḍ siṅghā san, koī bandh, janjīr. All will go, and these material things will remain here. Just as people before us left things here and now we are here, after some years someone else will be here, and we will be somewhere else, flying in a different direction. So Mīrā said, "As much as you can eat, this God Bhajan, or read, write, or sing, it is always increasing, never decreasing. God’s name never decreases; it always increases. It is the jewelry for life after life. I got this in this life." A thief cannot steal God’s name. Material things can be stolen, but the knowledge developed inside your consciousness, the supreme consciousness within you—this supreme knowledge, God’s name, the inner gold jewelry—will guide, protect, and lead us on the divine path. As Mahāprabhujī wrote in the golden text: if you lead your life according to ethical principles, you can fulfill your dharma, and it will lead you in the divine direction. Every creature has the divine light. Love all creatures, if not more, then at least as much as yourself. That is divine sense. This is what I am talking about, what I am preaching. This all comes from these mahā yogīs, gurus, paramparās, ṛṣis, divine names, and divine jewels. Satkī nāva kevatīya sattguru bhaiyāṁ, tīkhe satkī nāva kevatīya sattguru bhavasindhu tirāyā. That is called satkī nāva, the boat of truth, and Sattguru is Gurudev, the boatman who leads me across this ocean of worldly existence. Ke bhai, Mīrā Prabhu Giridhar Nāgar. Oh Gurudev, you are divine, you are great, you are my very life. Harasa means happy. She was so happy, singing bhajans day and night. Giridhar means Kṛṣṇa, Giridhar means Guru, Giridhar means God. This is the divine path for human life. We are the happiest and most blessed ones to have this paramparā. We are always praying, singing, and thinking of Gurudev and God. Among my holy Gurujī’s many bhajans is one divine bhajan. Our holy Gurujī’s inner heart’s divine flower blossomed, he wrote it in a book, and this bhajan inspires devotees. Oh dear brothers and sisters, make your future in the present. Therefore, wake up, remember your duty, and fulfill your dharma. That is human life. God is always there, omniscient and omnipresent, but we need to feel it, to be devotees, to live a divine life. This is the glory of the Gurudevs, paramparās, yogīs, and ṛṣis who guide us, protect us, and always give us the divine path. Once again, we are very happy to be here, and we are always thinking of Viśva Gurujī’s health. Health is the first wealth. Without good health, all other wealth is not truly beneficial for human life. Health is necessary. Day and night, we devotees think about Viśva Gurujī’s health, and he, Viśva Gurujī, is also thinking of all of us. We are all under one tree, praying under the divine umbrella of Mahāprabhujī. This is the divine umbrella, the Bhakti Sāgar—the ocean of devotion, the divine name of God. Therefore, always pray for Viśva Gurujī’s health and repeat the mantra from time to time—physically, mentally, spiritually. Whenever you have time, repeat the mantra for Viśva Gurujī’s health. We are all here because of Viśva Gurujī, because of the Holy Gurujī, because our paramparā ṛṣis gave us guidance and protection. So we all need to think of Viśva Gurujī’s health and always repeat the mantra. Pray to the supreme cosmic light. May Gurudev bless us to remove all disease and disturbance everywhere. May they be removed, and may we be protected. Please sit comfortably. We will pray to the cosmic light and our paramparā to grant protection and good health to Viśvagurujī. We will sing three times. Take a deep inhale. "Oṁ." We will sing "Bhaiyao Siddha Bhiyo" three times. Oṁ brahma uccāraṇa karolā, Bābājī re, śvāsa tere vasa the, so siddha bhiyo, paraniyokyo ban karipari na gyāro, śvāsa le paro na yo. Oṁ brahma uccāraṇa karolā. Please take a deep inhale. Please open your eyes. Śrī Alak Puruṣa Mātā Devakī, Śrī Dev Puruṣa. Mā Devakī, Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavānakī.