In the radiance of Babaji; in the light of the gurus; and in the glory of Christ, this evening we have the opportunity of celebrating the birth, or janasthami, of Sivabalayogi Swami. And, also, today we are going to do a unique healing never been done before. It is a continuation of last week's healing. Before that we will do the Muruga abishekam, and while it is being done bhajan will continue. In order for you to heal, there is a very special healing technique. You need to focus on the healing and forget everything else around you. Some of you will have a headache, some of you will have earache. Some will start bleeding through your nose. But this is all in the cleansing process of this healing. Do not be terrified by any of it. Afterwards you'll just feel good.
Somebody sent me some email questions. They reflect on most of us. The message goes like this: 'Namaste Gurudev, a few questions to ponder...' The first one is, 'Why are so many people depressed?' It's a good question. I'm sure, in your daily routine, you've never heard of people just saying 'I am fine'. They always have a depressing story. So, why are we depressed? Many of us are depressed because we think that we don't have enough money. How do you know when you have enough money? You don't know. Have you ever met a rich man who said, 'I have enough money, I'm not working any more'? Everyone has one common problem: they don't know when to stop, when it is enough. That's the first reason we can be depressed.
The second reason is that we might have a problem with our attitude. We might have an attitude that is not becoming, and people tend to stay away from you so you find yourself alone. The right attitude will give you the right altitude. The third reason might be that people are searching for God, and they are depressed because they can't find God. Why? Because they are searching in the wrong places. God is within you. You don't have to go anywhere to look for God. First look within yourself. In the Bhagavad Gita (13.27) Krishna says, 'One who sees the imperishable in the perishable, he sees'. That imperishable is the atma, the soul. The perishable is this physical body. And if you can see that, then you won't be depressed. Man should not look to anybody else for enlightenment. He should look within himself – just by removing the veil of ignorance. Once he removes that, he will find enlightenment. But we are stuck. So we are depressed for those reasons, no other reasons. Nobody is depressed because they are born, or because they are a human being. You should not be depressed at all.
The second question is: 'How do I show gratitude to all those who help me?' There's only one answer. Give them the correct attitude. If you gave them the correct attitude they don't need you to say thank you a hundred times. Gratitude is not based on giving back what somebody gave you. Gratitude is attitude. And attitude is what gives you altitude. Did you ever see a black man or woman receive something, a slice of bread, or lunch? That's the attitude you must have – they do it with a sign of gratitude. That is how we see the gratitude in the attitude. They don't fling it away and say they won't eat it. They will take it. Whey they talk to you their body is half bent, or they're on their knees. That is the attitude. And that is what gratitude is. They are showing they are thankful for the food.
Last question: 'What obligation do I have to heal the earth?' The first thing we must do is stop eating, okay? The answer to this question is that it's too late, to put it mildly. The cancer has set in, it has eaten up the stomach and the liver, and is now going for the lungs. There's nothing we can do. No matter how much we try we're not going to heal the earth. There aren't enough people doing something about it. Everyone just wants to make money.
Before I conclude I must tell you what I read on a t-shirt today: 'I am an alcoholic but today I drank water and shocked my liver'.
Hari Om.
