What you do is up to you, but you must do it consciously. That is what it means to be human.

To be human means it is not that you must do only this or that. You can do whatever,

but you must understand that if you do it consciously, you know the consequence of your actions.

If one is ready to joyfully go through the consequence of one's actions,

well do whatever you please, but right now most human beings are like this.

They do whatever they do and when the consequences arise they will cry.

So this you must understand that consciousness also means responsibility,

that you understand that you are the one who creates consequences through your actions.

Here we are at Samyama, people making an intense effort to cross certain boundaries,

eight days of silence and very intense form of meditiveness.

Unfortunately because of Corona virus, we had to stop quite a few people,

a few thousand people from attending because they were coming from those countries marked

as affected by Corona virus.

It's truly unfortunate that this is happening around the world,

but here the Sadhakas are going very intensely.

This is what it means to be human, that consciously you cross your boundaries,

consciously you create new possibilities for yourself.

So as long as one is functioning consciously, there's really no restriction.

To be conscious means to stir up the deepest core of your humanity.

A whole lot of people think morality is a substitute for humanity.

No, your humanity is the ultimate guide.

So for this to deep deep into your human nature, this is what to be conscious means.

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