I gave you some weed, not for you to smoke but to be smoked by the fire. And by making that offering into the fire with deep sincerity, what you want in life you will get. I'll tell you about the root. It's a herb from the Himalayan mountains. I tried to bring it into the country 5 times and 5 times it was confiscated. But this time they let me go through. It is an illegal root to bring from India. I'm not going to tell you the name of the root but if you took that root and left it in a 5 litre container of water (and there's a special mantra to recite which I won’t give you), then after 7 days if you take a teaspoon of the water, it's guaranteed weight loss. I could make a lot of money out of it, but that's not why I brought it. That is just one of it’s herbal potencies. You had it in the fire and breathed in the smoke. It also good to heal people with blood conditions, high blood pressure, heart problems, kidney problems - somehow it has that healing potential. That is also the reason it is restricted to India. You can only get it from sadhus. You can't go and buy it in the shop. I tried. You need to know the guys and get the herb from them. They give it to you in a rice bag with a string and you need to repack it so you don't get caught. It doesn't weigh a lot. If you have that in your hand and make an offering with a sincere thought of what you want, you will be protected against all the disasters to come. I know you'll be protected. The idea of many things the Gayathri Peedam does is to help you remember God continuously. Therefore we have the online radio now, where you can see or hear the complete processions of all our poojas, and you can at least once remember the name of God and have that protection.
Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that at the time of death if we just mention God's name we will attain moksha. You don't know when you will die. If you say His name continuously then you'll remember it when you are dying. If you don't, you'll be thinking about which son will get the money, which mattress you hid the money under, who's going to get the house, hoping your wife doesn’t remarry and take your house. It will no longer be your house, but that's how the mind works. Therefore you'll find that in the olden days parents named their children after deities: Krishna, Siva, so when they call them to tell them where the money is, they mention God's name. We're not so clever. We have Darren, Drey, Justin. If I call them I'll go nowhere, not even to hell. Our parents were very smart.
The Srimad Bhagavatam clearly states that when the moon, the sun, Saturn, Rahu and Kethu are in the same house, disaster will strike. And on the 27th of July they're all congregated to have a meeting in the same house – no, not my house. But they are all in Cancer at the moment so if you are a cancerian, you really have a bad time coming up, but that doesn't mean it's not going to affect anybody else. I was in Jo'burg this weekend and I told the devotees before I left that there would be disaster. And they had the disaster this week (in the form of an earthquake). This is because the masters are telling us that we need to just follow God, and that we can only maintain this life by praying and remembering His name. You don't have to follow another religion to be saved. 'Allah' is God, Jesus is God, Krishna is God – whichever religion you follow you're still following God and you will get beatitude love and peace. The only problem is that we don't give that continual sincerity to our worship.
Today, to walk into Gateway shopping centre was the most beautiful experience. I don’t usually like Gateway but it was beautiful because all our mothers, sisters and daughters were wearing red saris and punjabis. Why can't they do that every day? Why only today? The Srimad Bhagavatam even talks about the way we will be dressed. It says that you will be called handsome or beautiful by your hairstyle. We look at today's hairstyles and think, 'What's wrong with that kid?', And they are wondering what’s wrong with us. For those who don't know all the mantras, I have this written in English for you. Say this every day and see how you will be protected.
O' Divine Mother, You are the ultimate form of all the scriptures, and You remove the impediments of the devotees who seek Your help. You are the Goddess Gayathri Devi who dwells in the hearts of all sincere seekers. O' Mata, you fed the child Gnanasampanthar by embracing him and offering him the milk of wisdom and knowledge. He stood at the top of Palani in a relinquished form, to bless the devotees. You are the sweet voice of all brahmins and divine seekers who chant Your holy mantra, the Gayathri Mantra. You dwell in the hearts of all devotees who seek Your grace. Please destroy the sins of the ignorant human who comes towards You reciting Your glory. O' Mother, please remove these difficult times and stop all violence and war that is happening around us. Always place Thy divine hands on my shoulders, and heal and guide me. Om Mahadevi Gayathri Devi Thirupurasundari Balalalitha Namah Om.
7000 years ago they were talking about today's hairstyles. Please remember this is the most difficult time in our lives. Every day you're going to see it becoming tighter and tighter, like a belt at your waist and every day you tighten it. Whatever you have in your resources, be sparing about it. Do not go and waste it or you will all be in serious trouble.
I'm just going to tell you a quick story. A very prosperous printing company owner in Jo'burg, told me that the director of the company complained to him that he is not getting so many bus cards, invoices, etc to print. And he said to me that it is because businessmen are not making enough business to want these things. The reason for that is that the ordinary man is not purchasing as much as he used to purchase – and every day that is becoming less and less.
We need to be very careful in the way we live the 2 years ahead of us. There are going to be many more disasters, next week, the week after next. We will listen and hear only about disasters. You are fortunate because you are worshiping with the Gayathri Mantra. There are only three mantras you need to recite at this time: the Gayathri Mantra, the Ram Mantra and the Maha Mantra. Recite them all as one mantra, 108 continuously, every day, and see how people around you will be telling you negative things and you'll say, 'That's not happening to me'. That mantra is basically a verbal talisman to protect you continuously. The more you recite it, the more you are shielded against negativity.
Hari om, God bless you.
