Maharaji in Tel Aviv PWK-039 2008-04-07-09

Maharaji in Tel Aviv 7th April 2008
Living With Passion PWK-039

So, uh here we are in 2008, the first event. The possibility of having this life, to be alive, it's such a vast ocean. People talk about discovering this, discovering that, understanding this, understanding that. But to me, it's so vast, it's so huge. Every day, every moment, everything that it brings to me, to you, to every person on the face of this earth, the gifts, the gifts of joy, the gifts of understanding, the gifts of growth. Of course, we only look at it from our little perspectives. My little story, my little window. How big is the ocean? Well, sometimes it's only as big as your window is. And someone comes along and says, you know, you should really come out on the balcony. look at it through the window. You have to look at it through the window. There's no reason to look at it through the window. There is no reason to limit your view of understanding. Because without passion, you cannot have compassion. And without compassion, you cannot have understanding.

And of course, this goes on, this goes on. But do you have a passion? And what is your passion for? Do you have a passion for that gratitude? Do you have a passion for that acceptance? Do you have a passion for this life? To me, it's very simple. Our complaint is, I've got a hole in my pot. And whatever I put in leaks out. I agree. But there is a remedy to this. And people say, "I have tried to plug the hole. And it still leaks out. New hole comes up." And you keep chasing holes in your life. And what is your desire? What do you want? What do you want? You have become the great hole plugger. You have become so good at plugging holes because this is what happens. And you're not the only one. Everybody has this problem. When we could have been careful with this pot, we weren't. We tossed it, we bounced it. There are people, there are people who say, I need to sleep. After I die, I'll have plenty of time to sleep.

Excuse me. That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. And I can understand with people like that on the face of this earth, human beings will disappear. And bears will be still there. Because they have this logic. Their logic is, ah, it's hibernation time. Go to sleep. There is a difference between that sleep and sleep. You see, when you go to sleep, you get to wake up. From that other sleep, you get to wake up. And therefore, it doesn't qualify as sleep. That's not sleep. So here we are, trying to define. Never were careful with the pot. Pot has holes in it. And we have become the great hole plugger. And what do we do? We write books on how to plug the holes. And between trying to find the fault and fix the holes, it's a chaos.

Chaos. So sometimes the Master comes and says, "Oh, by the way, you are not supposed to be the great hole fixer." And immediately there is a reaction. "What? I've been fixing holes all my life. And you say I have to be the hole fixer? If I be the hole fixer, then this pot will be dry." There is another way. Because the intent is not to have the pot dry. That's the point. Remember that. It's not to fix holes. It is not to have the pot empty. Can this be done? Yes. Without fixing the holes? Yes. What do you do? Increase the rate of the water coming in to the pot. This is what you have not done yet. Increase the rate of the water coming in. Make it greater than going out. And indeed, if you make it great enough, your pot will overflow. Is this possible? Of course it's possible. Because what you are being given is not a drop at a time, but the whole ocean. Not a drop, but a waterfall from which the water falls in immense proportions.

Something you could not contain. Nothing. Nothing. So much. So much you are given. Every moment. Every day. All you have to do is accept it. Let it come. Understand with clarity. With sincerity. Do you understand what sincerity is? Sincerity. To have that passion. try to chase sincerity. All you have to do is have that. And if you do, you'll be sincere. And from that passion will come the compassion. Peace on this earth is not going to come from logic. Because everyone is right. No one is wrong. People standing on the left side of the street, they pointed at the people on the right side, they're wrong. And people on the right side of the street look at the left side and go, they're wrong. And you know what? They're both right. Everybody has their reason. Everybody has their logic. And the peace on this earth is not going to come from logic because if it could, it would have already been here. What have we not tried yet? We have not yet tried compassion. Compassion for my existence. Compassion for your existence. Compassion for each human being on the face of this earth. Not logic, but compassion. Because from that compassion comes understanding. I understand. I understand. And from that understanding comes growth. Personal growth.

What is personal growth? You know, if you are in the bottom deck of the boat, you see not much. Right? You come up one floor, you see a little bit more. You come up another floor, you see a little bit more. Till you get all the way up into the crow's nest, then you see a lot. That's what personal growth is. It's not trying to create the scenery. It's having the vantage point of the vision so that you can see what is there. And why? Because then comes admiration. I admire. And when you are touched with admiration, then gratitude is not far behind. Then comes gratitude. And then what happens? When you get gratitude, then what happens? Ah, then you get passion. And then what happens? Then you get compassion. And then what happens? Then you have understanding. And the cycle continues. And it evolves. And who evolves in this cycle? You evolve in this cycle. In the cycle of gratitude, of compassion, of understanding, of growth, of admiration.

All these, all these become your friends, not alien to you. And people ask the question, what is the point of all this? The point of all this is actually amazing if you have ever allowed yourself to feel it. Your being on the face of this earth is not by any means insignificant. It's not. You may feel insignificant. You may feel incredibly insignificant. But. Because within you resides the essence of every single scripture ever written. Within you are the answers to all the questions in this world that have been asked and will be asked and are being asked. You see, a lot of people think, "All I need is the answer." Excuse me, I disagree. I disagree. I absolutely disagree. Why do I disagree? Let me explain to you. Because if you understand the answer, what good is it to you? You ask a question and somebody gives you an answer, but you get it. You understand. What good is it to you? What do you do with it? No, no, no. When you get an answer, you have to be able to understand the answer.

Because if you understand, you know what understanding is? It got in. People go, I just need to be in the company of holy men. That's like trying to stand next to a really wealthy person. What good is it going to do you? The money is in his pocket, not yours. And what you want is the money to be in your pocket. Now, unless you're a pickpocket, which you shouldn't be, what good will it do? Men and women live together. Does that mean a man becomes a woman and a woman becomes a man? Or 50-50 after a little while? Some might think so, but that's not really true. Putting food in your pocket will not satisfy your hunger. Taking a dip in the pool will not satisfy your thirst.

That's what Kabir says: "The fish is thirsty in the water and every time I hear that, it makes me laugh." People get this song at all. They sing it. Oh, they sing it with a great passion. But they get a word of it. Word of it. Because the last line is, without a Master, it's not going to happen. But people are like, oh, yes. So they sing. They sing. So does a parrot. Polly want a cracker? I've already given this example many times. Does Polly really know who Polly is? Do you think Polly, Polly want a cracker? And you're like, wow, this parrot can speak. Excuse me. This parrot can mimic, not speak. It can mimic. So, do you want in your life to be mimicking? Mimicking? Or do you want to be in peace? That's a very powerful question.

Please answer it here. You should think about this. Because without understanding, it's all mimicking. It's all mimicking. What is the problem with mimicking? And the net result is the pot is empty. No passion. No compassion. Nothing. No growth. No understanding. And then we're alive. And what is life? Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello. That's the song and dance. Nice to meet you. Pleasure. You know what pleasure means? I mean, I really can't say that I met somebody and it was like a real pleasure. It was nice. It was good to see them. Pleasure? I know. But these are the things. These are the mimics. We mimic, we mimic, we mimic, we mimic, we mimic. Yes, I have peace. People go, smile. I'm smiling. Smile comes automatically when there is the understanding. Understanding will do that to you every time.

It will do that to you every time because it is the biggest light bulb going off in a dark room that has been dark for a really long time. And boom, there's a thousand watt bulb that just went on. And you can now see everything. Darkness? Gone. My God. Is it really so simple for the darkness to go away that a little light can take it out? Lucky for you, lucky for me. The answer is yes. The nicest law of this nature. The two do not mix. I like that. Bring one. Either one will go away. If you understand this law, then you should understand the power of this law. That carrying that light in you, carrying that lamp in your hand, you will not be approached by darkness. What's wrong with darkness? What is wrong with darkness? The first problem with darkness is this. When you're in it, you realize. That's the problem. See, that's the problem with anger. When people are actually, when they get angry, I mean right at the peak of their anger, they actually know they're angry. They know a few seconds after, a few seconds before, I'm about to get angry. Afterwards, I was angry. But when they are angry, they know they're angry. That's the same problem with sleep. You know you're getting sleepy and you know you just fell asleep. But when you do, you know you're asleep. I mean, that happens all the time. People sitting in the front row. Then they know. They know. They know before, they know after. But during, they know. That's the problem with confusion. When you're confused, you actually know you're confused.

As soon as you figure out you're confused, you'll come out of the confusion. Most likely, you'll do something. But when you're in darkness, what is this? What is this? Is the question nobody asks. Confusion. I didn't know I was confused. That's what people say. I didn't know I was confused. That's what Arjuna says to Krishna. After he receives Knowledge and he realizes who Krishna is, he goes "I had no idea. I had no idea who you were. I thought you were my friend. You were my pal. You know, we talked, we this, we that, we played. I thought all of these things. I liked you." I'm paraphrasing. I liked you. But I had no idea who you were. Now, let me ask the mimickers, how is this possible? All those people who love to stand next to the rich people, thinking they will become rich. All those people who carry food in their pocket. I'm satisfied.

How is this possible? That this guy called Arjuna is hanging out with Krishna, not for a few minutes. It's not like they just met in the market and say, come on, let's go. No, no, no. They've been friends for years. How is it possible? How is it possible? And he's having to say this. I had no idea who you were. I mean, we're not talking about pen pals here. We're not talking about email conversations. We're talking about one to one. Eating together, playing together. And if they watch movies, watching movies together. And what does he say? Something happens and he says, I had no idea who you were. See, unless you understand. Up till that point, that's it. Either you do or you. And up till that moment, Arjuna did not understand. And in that one moment, he did. And when he did, what does he say? My dear, who you were. Who you are. Talk about a mind-blowing experience. Well, there's there's one for you. here's one for you.

Without understanding, the chasm is infinitely wide. And with the understanding, there is no chasm. So do you understand? Do you understand the value of this breath? Do you understand the value of this heart? Because it is your heart where understanding will take place. It is the heart that will dance with joy when that understanding takes place. And that is the only way you will know. There is no other way. Because if you are waiting for somebody to come and ring a bell. No, that's not it. If you're waiting for somebody to come and give you a stamp of approval. No, that's not it either. Prove it? No, there is no proof for it.

When Arjuna couldn't understand Krishna all these years, how can there be any proof for it? Then one day he understands, he recognizes, he realizes. Same way. And this is so beautiful. So beautiful. There's this other figure. In Mahabharata. Mahabharata is the greatest poem ever written. It is definitely the longest poem ever written. Gita is in fact part of Mahabharata. And in this, what is Mahabharata? I mean, this is going to sound a little weird to some of you. But if Africa was the place where humanity was born or human beings were born, then India was the cradle of civilization. They come across, they come across India. They go down to the south of India. And to their great amazement, the food is prolific. So they settle down. There are still languages in south of India, at least one language in south of India, which has not been written down yet. It is still told by word of mouth. And it mimics the birds.

I mean, we're talking about like a really long time ago. 3,500 year BC. They're starting to explore things and finding some pretty fascinating things. And all these places have got their little stories and happenings and wisdom and everything. And Mahabharata is the culmination of all of this. Somebody puts it all together. Fascinating. But I'm not here to give you a lecture on Indian subcontinent. Of course, all the Indians are feeling really proud. But beauty is beauty. And however this beauty is expressed, beauty is beauty. And there's this figure, Gandhari. Krishna has come. And she wants him to offer him the ultimate expression of what she feels. Gratitude. So what she says is, you are my mother. This is not only a question of translation. Translation has been done for this. But it is also the sequence of how it is all placed. You are my mother. This is what Gandhari says to Krishna. You are my father. You are my brother. And you are my friend. Incredible sequence. You're my mother. You're my father. You are my brother. You are my friend. You are the richest. And you are, you are my all. My Lord too. This is her expression towards Krishna. It's a beautiful, it's in Sanskrit. And it's beautiful. You are Knowledge, actually you are Knowledge. And you are the wealth. Everything in this sequence.

Where does this come from? Where can this come from? Logic. Logic. With the logic we cannot even make friendship with the companion that we have chosen. Logic is not that. It comes from the heart. Do you understand? Do you understand the message that your heart is giving you? Because if you, then the practice of Knowledge for you will be impossible. And you will try to understand everything, but you will understand nothing. It will be like light bulbs going on for a blind person. You think the size of the light bulb really matters? The person who cannot see anything? The size of the light bulb really matters? The shape of the light bulb matters? The position of the light bulb matters? The height of the light bulb matters? And indeed where the switch for the light bulb is, does that matter? I say to you, no.

It doesn't matter. But when the eyes are open, then everything matters. The beauty can now be admired. The understanding, the simplicity, the joy, the warmth, everything is brought together. You are fortunate. You are fortunate to be alive. You are. Make no mistake about it. Make no mistake about it. And I am such a believer in this blessing of life. Whether you have Knowledge or you do not have Knowledge, you are blessed. Make no mistake about it. This is me saying this. Make no mistake. Never underestimate. Never, never, never underestimate. But then, if you have the gift of Knowledge, now you have the key that can open the door. The thing that can bring understanding without a word spoken.

Communicate. Communicate a billion pages in a second with complete clarity. Transcend language. It took people a long time to come up with language so they could communicate. A long time. In English, they're still working on it. Adding new words and holding on and saying, no, no, no, no, no. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. The heart. This is what understanding is. A billion pages understood in fractions of a second. This is the key. This is the direct key to that door. Not a door and a staircase and an elevator and a rooftop and jump across the building. No. It's to that temple. Here. What I didn't know, now I understand. Beyond the doubts. Beyond the ideas. Beyond all those things, now I know. And then comes this. This beautiful expression. Smile of a baby. An unfolding of a flower. A rising of a sun. The shimmering of the moon. The plume of a shooting star. The look of the dew in the morning. The rainbow in the sky. An expression of the heart. Gratitude. Thank you. That's all she's saying. Mind you, that's all she's saying. That's all Gandhari is saying. She's not saying anything more than that. She's not making a political statement. All she's saying is very simple. It's very beautiful. Knowledge is a gift, as is this life. An opportunity to go inside and to enjoy and to be fulfilled for once.

Not in the storms of your logic, but in the beautiful harbor of understanding. Swim in these crystal clear waters and to shut off the dirt and the tiredness of the journeys that you have made. To refresh again and to freshen up. To take the journey to the next step. To trust. To understand. To question that which should be questioned and to understand that that should be understood. To awaken. And for the first time in your life, once again, to feel refreshed. These are the possibilities. We're here. It's a four-day event. You know, how did this come to be? A lot of people are like, you know, you came last time. The next thing you know, well, things are changing. Changes are afoot.

The reason why this event came to be is we took away walls. That's all we did. This event was not conceived of as you might have thought. All we did is eliminate a bunch of things and it came together. There's so much control. Control. Control. Control. Control. Control. Control. And I'm like, why do you need all this control? What? Why? So a lot of that control was going away. Gone and so many people from different parts of the world were able to come to enjoy this event. So things are changing. Trying to get the control out of there. You know, I mean, the world has changed and that control is not needed. It's just not needed anymore. So, and it's been a very interesting journey trying to do that. Because it's like, it's like you uproot one tree and there's 10 ready to take its place. It's like, wait, wait, we want a tree here. So you think you'd uproot one and you would have a nice place? No, there's 10 more to go. And it's been a real uphill battle. It really has been. And it's not over yet. I right now kind of feel like in the middle of it, you know, trying to fight it and trying to knock some sense.

It's like, look, you know, this is a beautiful thing. Right now, the propagation around the world is at a level that was unimaginable. I remember back in the days of Rejoice and different things, I would show charts, you know, graphs and things like that of the propagation, how it was in India and how it was in the West. And you had to do it on two different charts, because India was so much that nothing else would appear. Well, now it's changing. And that's not that India is slowing down. It's just hundreds of thousands of people in the West are watching Words of Peace. And I mean, I had an incredible experience because I left Australia and I came to do an event in Fiji.

And I mentioned this in San Diego and I come through and I come to the immigration. And there's these people in the immigration, they look at me and their face lights up. The immigration officers, they take we've been watching you on TV, Words of Peace. So we love it. Thank you so much for Words of Peace. So there's a real effort right now by me to reallyW improve Words of Peace. I mean, just make it the best that it can be. And people are watching it and let them enjoy it. And they make the effort to watch it. Nobody has to sell them anything. Nobody has to go talk to them. Nobody has to produce DVDs. I mean, it's just happening. And, you know, I see that that is a very good thing. So I am all behind it. I'm really, really behind it. And we're really making some progress towards that. And I think you're going to see a lot of changes, but it's going to take time.

But the events, you know, everything was cookie cutter, cookie cutter, cookie cutter, cookie cutter, cookie cutter. You know what cookie cutter is, right? Cookies in Israel. So last time when I came, it was cookie cutter. And this time I said, look, here are your dates. I already gave them the dates. A long time ago. I said, here are your dates, but you cannot announce them. You can only announce them after we've figured out what's going to happen. Oh, we will do this. We will do this. We will do this. I said, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

More events can happen. So far we recognize what is the need of the communities. So you, you, you have a lot of the people, you work very hard to make sure new people come. There's about 350 people who have Knowledge here. You're going to invite about 500 new people. Great. But who's going to take care of you? Who? Me is. We've got two days. It's for you. Tomorrow, Knowledge Review, Warranty Event. The first warranty event will happen. And that's how it should be. And then there's the event for the new people. And then there is an event for the aspirants. This covers everybody nicely. No rush. You know, it was really nice yesterday. Everybody who was preparing the hall at eight o'clock out.

SAMT working its magic out. Go have a dinner, go to sleep. come here going. Agreeing with everything I say. That may be good and flattering for the ego intellectually, but it's like, poor guy, you know, he's tired. Shouldn't be tired. To me, it's like, go to sleep, you know. So, so much, I hope, fundamentally changes. The control, the whole secrecy thing. There needs to be more transparencies. It's a beautiful thing. It's a beautiful thing that is happening. No, no patrolling anymore. Of the various cops coming down, you know, you can't. I mean, it's like the mahamantra around here is no. The mantra is no. Anything you ask, I can guarantee you the answer you'll get. No. I mean, you shouldn't be like that. See, there's the mahamantra. No.

Just wait a few minutes. You might get the microphone. Okay.

But, but it's so, I can't really hear you without a microphone. So, see, there's a no. But, why? I know, you know. Why? I know. So, this has to change. This has to change. Then, of course, there's, there's people. They're old people. The people who have had Knowledge for a long time. They want to talk to me. They want to meet me. And I want to meet them, you know.

And there was an event going to happen in Palermo, but it's not happening anymore. So, I figured, well, I might as well go somewhere else and do some of those events. It'd be nice, you know, the event for people who are too old to come to my events. I could go there and they could come and see me. So, we'll see. We'll see how things unfold. But yeah, a lot is about to change. A lot is about to change. And so, all I can say is enjoy the next ride because it's going to be, it's going to be fun. It's going to be fun. Knowledge is always fun because it comes from the heart. So, well, now we have a few minutes left. We could do some expressions. And you may as well give her the microphone. She isn't going to sit down.

I can't believe this moment in my life. I'm so happy. What was what I want to say? I forgot. But thank you, thank you, thank you so much. I'm enjoying this event here and all what you said is so profound. Look at me. No, I've known you for many, many, many years and you've been my lifesaver and I'm so glad I got this opportunity to speak to you because I wanted it so many times and I always envied all these other people. Oh, they've got to speak Samoan, but now I do. And yeah, excuse me. I've been, I've been just overflowing here. Okay. Yeah. Thank you very much.

You're welcome. Yeah.

Thank you. Okay. Yes? I wanted to say thank you so much for this event. This is the first time I've heard that you come to Israel. I was alone at home. I didn't know what to do. So I took the water hose and water all the plants. What I wanted to say is a lot of so much thank you for you being here. And the thing that touches me the most is the possibility to tell people and hear, to see how their heart responds. Many times I can't believe how my heart shines in a second just to hear the breath that says, yes, yes. And I want to ask you that all my life I can continue to tell and tell about it. And I love the best is what you just said to really see what people need everywhere. People that I speak to in our country, in our group, first of all, to listen to their needs because it was always what we arranged for them. I want to really understand it.

And that's what I want to tell you, your need, your, your need. forget that. Practice Knowledge, enjoy Knowledge, most important. After this, if you want to, you can tell people about this.

This has to be real. The power of what is being said is so profound that not one, not 10, hundreds of thousands of people listen to me without anybody having to remind them. They come home so that they will not miss the event. You remember how many hours people used to have you, some of you old timers will, how many hours people had to spend convincing you, you should listen to the words, you know, listen to what the Master has to say. Nobody tells you. These people come across it on their own. That's the power of the heart, from one heart to another heart. You know, on one hand, I see, and I'm not undermining any of the attempts that people make in their communities, because it's so important that they do make those attempts. But at the same token, I see there are people who are listening to this message. There are aspirants, there are aspirants in Uruguay who are taking the Keys and saying, "Hey, guys, watch this." And people becoming aspirants in the remotest places, remotest places, where we could never imagine. I used to always say this, the keys, the power of the keys is that in the desert, in the desert, people could have Knowledge. If there was a person in the desert, they wanted to receive Knowledge, they could have Knowledge. I didn't know how true those words were going to come true. Because people in the desert, in the desert of the desert, have been receiving that Knowledge. And not only receiving it, enjoying Knowledge. Enjoying this Knowledge. We stand at a very different threshold.

Very, very different threshold. And Fiji, after the immigration, then I left and the customs guy says, you know, I had left, but he comes out and he goes, where is he? So he left. Oh, I missed him. I wanted to see him. And then I go to the hotel and all the maids there looking at me going, there he is. Coming back, I'm going through the security check at the airport. They're x-raying my baggage and the security lady looks at me and says, thank you so much for the words of peace. They bring me so much peace. I watch them every Saturday. This is in Fiji. In Fiji, it comes on in the afternoon. It's too hot. Most people go out on a Saturday. This is too hot to sit in their non-air-conditioned homes. These people, they watch. Nobody tells them to watch. What is the power? The power is one heart to another heart. One heart to another. We stand at the threshold. Believe me, we stand at the threshold of an incredible change. And it is the most exciting times, most exciting times there are. If you can get out of the control mode. But if you're in control mode, it's pretty miserable times because it's like being in a helicopter without those two sticks and being very high, going oops. But you enjoy Knowledge.

That's important. You enjoy Knowledge. You remember in the old days, people used to ask me, okay, there was that word used, what is your idea? What is your idea? What is your idea? What is your idea? What is your idea? What is your idea? It was obvious. But I already told them before they received Knowledge, I want you to enjoy this life. I want you to enjoy this Knowledge. That nobody heard. No, no. Enjoyment of life is possible. And peace in this world is possible. And I am the living testament to that. And if Knowledge has brought you peace, then you too are the living testament to that. Enjoy, enjoy. Very important for you to enjoy Knowledge. get caught up. get caught up in politics. And when he said that, he told me this...

This is not why you came to Knowledge. Why did you come to Knowledge? To get into politics. even go there. Same thing. Same thing. That's why I brought in SAMT, service area imaginative training. Make it smooth for everybody. No personal issues. Beautiful things, beautiful things can happen. You must enjoy. Tomorrow, we'll go over the techniques. I'll be here. We'll go over the techniques. And you have any problems? You tell me. Not any problems. I mean problems with Knowledge. Problems with techniques. And we'll deal with those tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the first Warranty event. Since the Warranty events were announced, tomorrow will be the first Warranty. I'm here. Knowledge works. I have no question Knowledge works. I have no question in my mind. Never did. When I was doing the DVDs, when we were going to do the auto Knowledge sessions, people called up said this is craziness. It'll never work. It has brought more rain to the desert than you can possibly imagine. Words of Peace Global. Words of Peace Global.

People. You know, and then there were people going how do we contact these people? How do we get them to Knowledge? You really run in front of a river trying to dig a course for it? Eh? Eh? It's going to fall. Rain takes care. It's going to fall. It's going to be fine. They will come. The gratitude? Oh my God. It changed my completely changed my perspective after Fiji. Totally changed it. The gratitude that people have. So beautiful. And it's happening. And it's going to happen double speed. It's going to happen double speed. More and more and more and more and more and more and more. And I want to take care of all those people who have Knowledge. A lot of them are, you know, it's been a long time. The last year I turned 50. So it's been a long, long time. Long time. I was just a teenager when I started in the West. And it's been a long, long time. And I want to see them. They want to see me. They can't travel anymore. Good thing. Have plane, we'll travel. Wherever the need is, I can go. And I will. Beautiful events happening in Soweto, South Africa. Nobody wants to go there. Nobody wants to go there. I'll go there. I'll go there. Really poor people. You know, there's one lady, one older lady. She goes from bar to bar showing people DVDs. She doesn't have Knowledge. People are very interested in the message. They want me to do an event. Have plane, we'll travel. We'll go there. Do an event for them. Whoever, wherever, wherever there's a thirst, rain does come to the desert. It'll happen.

It's the most beautiful thing. There was a lady over there. Yes.

Hello, Maharaji.

Yeah. You need to just raise your hand so they'll bring you up. Yeah. Hello? That one behind Craig. You hear me? Yeah.

Hello, Maharaji. Thank you for coming. I spoke with you six months ago at the event that occurred here in Tel Aviv. I met you after one year of listening to your videos and preparing. And I met you one day before I got Knowledge. And at the same time, I told you that I'm opening my new business and you congratulated me. Since then, I practiced Knowledge three times only. And I got asleep during practicing and it was very hard for me. And I left it outside. But daily, I thought, today, this is the day. Every day, I thought, today, I'm practicing and I couldn't do it. And I know the meaning. I know where I can be when I will practice, the benefits, what will happen to me. I know by my head the place I will be at. But I cannot do it. It's very hard for me. And what can you tell me how to get it? Thank you.

.When you're not in love, everything is hard. When you're in love, everything is easy. That's all I can tell you. And I know you're in love, but you have to accept it. If you were not in love, you would have never come here. If you were not in love, you would have never raised your hand. And if you're not in love, you wouldn't have cared enough to even ask about that. You want it. Fall in love with it. And you will have no problem practicing. It's true. It's true. Because it is about love. Loving the passion. Passion. Knowing everything isn't it. That's the problem. You know, you know what it'll do. You know, you know. But that's not enough. See, that's the problem. All the logic in the world is not enough. Without love, without passion. Then when you have the passion. There was a fisherman in Venezuela. He would practice four, five hours a day. I mean, if he had, I'm sure he had nothing much to do. In fishing, you have to exactly, you know, like, okay, fish one to fish two, you know. Not like, he just like, he had a little fishing boat. He'd go out, throw the line over port, and more or less wait. But he practiced four, five hours a day. He loved it. It's about passion. You have your responsibilities. Sometimes you get lost in your responsibilities. A lot of logic. But if you have the passion, you will do it. That's all. That's all there is to it. You know, what is passion? You, you, you, you, you fall in love with a guy, and it's like, oh my god, you know. Every two seconds, phone, letter, and I'm thinking about you, and I can't stop thinking about you. Can we eat together? Can we walk together? And then, you know, everything, everything, everything. And then, when the passion goes away, one phone call. Why are you calling me? you know I'm busy? You know, passion, passion. It's love. Love does many things. With it, there's so much. Without it, it's an empty cage. You may as well, at that point, buy a parrot that is made out of, that's dead, made out of dead parrot's feathers, and put a recording in it that can go Polly wanna cracker, Polly wanna cracker, and believe me, all things being logical, you will never miss the parrot.

That is the story of the nightingale. You know that story, the story of the nightingale, the emperor? And this beautiful bird used to come and sing. And the emperor was enchanted with the song of the nightingale. And he would open his windows, and he would wait, and he would wait. He had a passion, he had a love for this nightingale, and he knew he couldn't do anything. So he would wait. The nightingale would come and sit on the branch and feel his love and sing for him. And every morning, the emperor would open his windows, so he could hear and not miss the nightingale. Seeing his, seeing his love for the song of the nightingale, one of the kings had a mechanical nightingale made that he could wind up. And so this nightingale arrived, and the king was so happy, so pleased, that now he didn't have to do all those things, open the window and wait for the real nightingale. Whenever he wanted to hear the song, he could just wind up the fake nightingale, and the nightingale would sing for him. One day, the fake nightingale broke, and no longer, no longer could the emperor hear the song of the nightingale. He opened the window, and he called out to the nightingale. But it had been so long that the nightingale had moved on, because the king would never wait for the real nightingale, because he had a wound-up nightingale. And so, in the remembrance of that nightingale, the emperor fell sick. And everybody went searching and searching and searching and searching for the nightingale, so she could come and sing her song again for the emperor. So, the window was, used to be left open all the time to his palace, so that one day, the nightingale would come and sing again. Some books stop the story right there.

Some go on that, upon hearing how sick the king was, the nightingale came again, sat down, and sang for the emperor. And the emperor was so happy, and he realized that what he really wanted, was not the wind-up nightingale, but the real one. Because it was her song that had inspired so much in him, brought him so much comfort, brought him so much joy. That what he really wanted, even out of the mechanical one, was the real one. And it was only because of the real one, he was even interested in the wind-up one. But now, he knew, and he would leave that window open, and court that nightingale, again and again and again, because he knew of the importance. So, I hope you get the connection. Thank you very much. Good night.