Hari Om.
One of our devotes
passed away this weekend. Please, can we have a minute’s silence. The person is
Kuben Maistry who has been a long-standing devotee. He is the brother-in-law of
Manogrie. I just want to tell you something I thought I would never experience
in this lifetime. One of the spiritual requirements is that when somebody is
very sick, if they give rice to a religious organization, or to a sadhu, they
receive 50 years of moksha (liberation). We’re talking about a handful of rice. I’m sure you
will remember when I kept telling you there was this individual who did not come
downstairs to eat for 2 years. For about a year he has been fine: driving,
visiting family. On Friday he spoke to his whole family, had his meal, and
before his wife could come and take his plate away he was already gone – no
sound, no nothing.
Why I’m telling you this is that many of you might not experience this
because you don’t know when you’re going to die. But Kuben knew because just
2 weeks ago he donated 50 kg of rice to the ashram. He’s attained this peace
and our only prayer this evening is that from the tranquility of heaven he
guides his 2 sons and their wives so they don’t have any suffering and pain.
This is just a teaching that has come all of a sudden. And another thing, on
Friday while I was still in India, while we were going to buy some stuff for Steven,
I was thinking that I should go and see Kuben so nobody can tamper with his
will. The same Friday evening he passed on. In the time that I’ve known him he has always done good. To his family, we wish them well on their new adventure because now it
is a team of 3 people, not 4 people.
Times are really bad. A small plane came down in the ocean.
We are going to have these disasters continuously. This is going to carry on. You are going to
have problems in your health, your prosperity, your wealth. Life for everybody right
now is at the lowest ebb. It’s not going to get better in a long time. Hold on
to what you’ve got and keep your reserves. You are going to run short.
When I was in India – I’ve been talking to so many spiritual
beings – I spoke to my astrology guru and some other prominent astrologers and
they quoted exactly what I’m saying now. There’s very little that anybody can
do. We’ve messed it up big time and we can’t correct it. But one thing they
said to me was that there is a stone called Onyx, and even a small piece on your
body can protect you and make sure nothing bad can happen to you. You have to
wear it around your neck. I managed to get some, very few pieces. I don’t want
any money for it but you have to put some kind of donation in the box. As long
as you make a donation, it will work. Please just take one.
Also, it’s the right time right now for us to discuss
Navarathri because only the Mother can save us. During the 9 days of Navarathri, I
humbly request you to put all your other appointments aside and make this
appointment – you’ll see what it will do for you eventually. It’ll really give
you peace. This is a humble request. I’m not instructing you. You know
your life, and your future. But right now in my life the only most important
thing is God, and God only. Because it’s not only you, it’s everybody –
including myself. We’re going through very difficult times and only the Mother
can make things happen for us. Some of you think pournami is an apartheid thing
– for casual attendance. At the beginning of the year you have a calendar so
you can’t say you didn’t know the dates. Anything that comes up on that
calendar should be kept to. The only reason I came back from India yesterday is because
pournami is today, otherwise I would’ve come on the 9th. It is that
important. So I’m asking all of you – I know you have stories, we all do. You
have to take your child to classes, swimming, or tennis, you can do all that
but don’t do it between 6.30 pm until we’ve finished. Those of you who keep the
9 days, you’ll definitely be blessed. You’ll see the importance. I think it
will be the last time that many of us will be joyous. The goal post has not
shifted. It’s still the 15th of March for Cancer, Leo, Gemini,
Taurus and Libra. For everybody else it’s Jan 2016. It doesn’t mean that
Gemini, Leo and the others will be okay – just that the worst will be over. You don’t even
need a 4-wheel drive you’ll need a 16-wheel drive. Leos, you’ve just entered
the worst time in your life. The transit happened last night. Everything is now
sitting in Leo and it’ll stay like that right up to January 2016.
Coming back to the Srimad Bhagvatam, it’s been predicted, in
canton 12, chapter 2 – go and read the prediction and see. In South Africa our numerology doesn’t look good for us, or for Iran or Kashmir, or for many people, and many of you here
too. So you have that factor also. If your numerology adds up to 9 and if you
are a Leo, even a 16-wheeler won’t help you. But to give you peace of mind,
there’s only one direction and that is to God and God alone. Forget your other
appointments. Those people owning businesses, really, your tough time is now.
And if I speak to each one of you you’ll tell me the same story: that you have
never been at this point any time in your business life. Cancer will become
like a headache. So, again, you need to worry about that. The onyx is one stone
you can wear – according to the masters I have spoken to. It’s here in this
box. It’s not the money that I want – it’s protection for you but you have to
have a transfer. Just put one around your neck. Put it on your chain and it’ll
give you some kind of relief from all the difficult times ahead of you. Don’t
think you’re somebody that will never get into trouble. God takes a long time
to give to you but only a second to take away from you. It is for you to be
very careful with your finances, your health, and your driving.
Hari om.
