Mohanji's New Year Message For 2024!

The talk begins with a mention of the fantastic philanthropic work done by Mohanji Foundation, ACT Foundation, Ammucare and the World Tribal Alliance started in 2023. He goes on to talk about some aspects of life such as abundance, acceptance, appreciation, and awareness.
Quoting from the speech, Mohanji says, "Remember to maintain harmony. Inner harmony is very important! I wish you great richness inside. That's what will attract richness from the outside.
HUMANITY first, HARMONY next, HAPPINESS forever!
I wish you a great 2024, and I hope we'll meet this year and in all years to come!
Be grateful, be harmonious, and always look at everybody as your own family. One World, One Family.
I LOVE YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Transcript

Hello everybody.

Hope you're all doing well.

After a lot of travel and hectic programs in 2023,

Now I'm talking to you from Bangalore.

I hope you all had a wonderful year.

I did.

I had.

In 2023,

We did a lot of work.

Mohanji Foundation,

ACT Foundation,

AMUKER and the upcoming World Tribal Alliance.

It all started in 2023.

Not everything started.

Mohanji Foundation is existing before,

ACT is existing before,

AMUKER is existing before.

But the celebration started in 2023.

Apart from that,

We inaugurated five ashrams.

Australia,

Scotland,

Serbia,

Slovenia and America.

And all these places except America,

We brought Sai Baba,

Dattatreya,

Ganesha and activities started happening there.

Even in America,

Even though it was a very tight schedule,

We managed to do a retreat.

So this year has been really,

Really meaningful from every aspect.

Apart from the activities of Mohanji Foundation and the associated foundations,

I also did many other projects outside the foundation.

And some of them were very meaningful and very relevant in today's times.

Coming back to our platforms,

ACT Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary in two places,

Which I participated.

One is London and one is Serbia.

Both were extremely good programs,

Well orchestrated,

Well presented programs.

AMUKER's 20th anniversary was celebrated in New Delhi.

I was able to attend that as well.

A beautiful function.

We honored a lot of people.

We respected all the volunteers,

All the people who led ACT Foundation and AMUKER from the last 20 years of its existence.

We honor them,

Respect them,

We love them.

And we are grateful because of them,

We are here today.

The foundations are here today.

Now we are growing.

We'll be branching out further.

We'll be developing to many areas,

Handling new things.

So all these things need manpower,

Determination,

Dedication of people.

And that's all grace.

Everything is grace.

We have started without anything.

AMUKER was started with no capital in 2003.

Now when we look back after 20 years,

We see that so many people have come,

Helped,

Participated and they also got tremendous satisfaction.

Tremendous grace flowed through them.

Their life got enhanced.

So it has been a grand collaboration.

Now when I sit at the end of 2023,

I have a lot of satisfaction in my heart too.

All these years we walked.

Many of us walked together.

Some people left us.

Some people stayed.

I'm grateful for everything.

Everybody.

As I said earlier,

Apart from our organizations and our platforms,

I spoke or participated in various other programs of our sister organizations.

Not necessarily founded by me but they are our well-wishers and we are their well-wishers.

And we love each other and we grow together.

I'll name a few and the new annual report will cover the entire thing.

So here I'm not trying to tell you many things but just for your awareness.

The year started with the Indoor Transport Chamber of Commerce inaugural program in Kochi.

Then I also participated in Varanasi Amicability Diplomatic Club program.

It was a grand program.

Then Kalinga Institute in Bhubaneswar.

That was also a remarkable program.

I also spoke at the Parliament of All Religions of Bharat in New Delhi.

Amazing program.

Also I spoke at a hall in the British Parliament this year.

I attended the National Cadet Corps parade ceremony in this year in Bangalore.

The Karnataka and the Goa team who are selected to represent in the National Day Parade etc.

I met them,

Spoke to them and that was a brilliant program.

I also spoke at the Amity University in Noida in India.

I also spoke at the John Cabot University in Rome,

Utrecht University in the Netherlands and Bournemouth University in UK.

These are all universities,

Students,

Faculties etc.

So I interacted with a lot of the upcoming young generation which was very meaningful and very fulfilling for me too.

I hope they also got something out of it.

Apart from that,

For the sake of the stability of the world,

I contributed my time for building of temples which are stabilizers basically.

Under Moksha Trust,

108 Shiva Linga temples are coming up in Thali in Kerala,

Which the Honorable Governor inaugurated by laying the foundation stone this year.

I was there too.

And in Varanasi,

A very important program happened.

One crore Parthiv,

Earthen Shiva Lingas were worshipped and it was a very important function.

This is for the stability of the nation and beyond.

Every year we do Ayyappa Pada Seva,

Which is taking care of the people who are walking to Sabarimala from different states.

From different states they walk all the way and come to Sabarimala.

It's a very tedious and effortful trip.

We meet them,

We greet them and we try to alleviate their pain,

Pain of the legs.

And that's what we do as a service to the pilgrims.

We did that this year.

We are doing it in 2024,

January again.

I also participated in the Prana Pradishta of Bhagavan Nithyananda at Udupi,

Which was a very grand function.

So many people came,

Masters came and it was such an important event.

There was a similar function which was also very grand,

The 100th anniversary of Shiva Yogini Amma in Kerala.

I had pretty much a long role in the whole process and I was there almost the whole time.

Also this year,

Shri Guruvayurapan temple project in Vrindavan and also in London got started.

Even though we are planning the temple in Vrindavan last year,

This year we acquired the land and started taking meaningful steps.

And that's in progress.

The Guruvayurapan temple London,

The project was launched along with ACT Foundation's 20th anniversary in London.

I was there too.

So this is pretty much about 2023.

Just to give you a synopsis that we have been very busy.

I've been traveling extensively and sometimes when you shift time zones,

Back-to-back programs,

It affects your health.

But purpose leads us.

Purpose is far more important than our physical abilities or lack of abilities.

So I kept moving and I'm happy that I moved because I met most of you in various places.

We interacted,

We had a good time together.

I hope the same happens in 2024.

Now thinking about 2024,

One word I would like to give you is harmony.

At any cost,

Maintain harmony.

Remember to maintain harmony.

This is very important for you,

For your stability,

For your growth,

For your relevance and to have a great life.

Inner harmony is very important.

And let us look at that aspects in a little bit more detail.

Let's take the first alphabet A.

The alphabet A signifies our tradition.

Tradition of abundance.

Dattatreya tradition,

Raja Yoga path is a path of abundance.

There's no death of anything.

There's no shortage of anything.

Then why are there shortages?

Only because we don't believe in it.

We don't trust it.

We don't trust in ourselves.

Often we don't trust that we can have abundance in our life.

We self-defeat it.

We want abundance at the same time we don't believe that we can have abundance.

So abundance,

Remember A is equal to abundance.

Second A is acceptance.

If you cannot accept yourself,

You cannot accept the world.

Neither the world can accept you.

So acceptance is a very very important thing.

These are the things you should practice in 2024.

Because 2024 onwards,

Whatever the world is going to give us,

It could be good,

It could be bad.

So many calamities are expected.

So many people have predicted wars.

More situations like COVID,

Pandemics.

People have predicted various things including satellite outage.

No satellites to support the transmissions.

All these things,

Anything,

We don't know.

But anything happens,

Whatever happens,

You should remain stable.

The fundamental is self-acceptance.

Accept yourself.

Don't forget abundance.

You are born abundant.

You have abundance of time with you.

Time is in abundance.

Use the time well.

Time is your money.

The currency of life.

Use your time wisely.

Use the time to understand yourself.

Accept yourself.

Respect yourself.

Love yourself.

It's important.

Acceptance.

Self-acceptance.

Self-respect.

Self-love.

Important.

Very important.

In 2024 especially.

If you want to practice one thing,

Practice this.

At every point in time,

Think what is the conflict that you are entertaining.

How much are you accepting?

How much are you resisting?

How much are you rejecting?

And that will tell you where you stand in life.

If you accept yourself with all your flaws as well as strengths,

You will feel great.

You will be stable.

Stability.

Remember this word.

At any cost.

Whatever makes you unstable,

Stay away from it.

Whether it's a relationship,

A situation,

A time,

Event or an experience which tilts you,

Makes you unstable,

Get back to stability as soon as possible.

This is for your sake.

For which you need to forgive and forget too.

You have to forgive and forget for unburdening yourself.

Not for others sake.

Other people may accept you or reject you but that doesn't matter.

But for your sake,

You need to forgive.

You need to forgive yourself and forget.

No guilt,

No regret.

Life is bringing you situations.

Flow through it with maximum flexibility and acceptance.

Self-acceptance.

While you go around accepting yourself,

While you are stabilizing in yourself,

Learn to appreciate.

Learn to appreciate everything.

Learn to appreciate yourself.

Hey,

Look here.

I'm breathing.

I have food to eat.

I have love around me.

People are caring.

Mohanji family is a reality.

We are all one.

We are one family.

It does not matter where you are.

But we are one family.

We are together.

We are walking together.

We are holding each other's hands.

Appreciate what you have in abundance and be grateful about it.

Do not look at the deficiencies because that will suck your energy out.

It's important to appreciate every small thing.

With a childlike wonder,

You will appreciate life and you will be happy that you are born.

Even you will appreciate your sorrows,

The lessons you learn from failures,

Everything you will appreciate.

Remember this A.

Appreciation.

Another thing is awareness.

Always be aware who you are.

Beyond what you project to the world,

There is a you inside which is making you,

Helping you project yourself.

Remember that.

Awareness.

Awareness of who you actually are.

When this matter,

This energy leaves the body,

We call that body a dead body.

That matters.

It's within you.

Be aware of it.

Awareness.

And last but not least,

Ahimsa.

Non-violence.

Very,

Very important.

No violence in thoughts,

Expressions,

Actions.

Never hurt anybody.

Because if you hurt other people through your expressions or actions,

So many people will hurt you.

When you hurt others,

Others will hurt you too.

So whatever you sow,

You will reap.

Better to give love,

Kindness,

Compassion.

So compassion,

So kindness,

So love.

You reap that.

Now let's travel to the next alphabet.

B.

Brotherhood.

All of us are same.

All the beings of earth are one.

One family.

One world.

One family.

There are no differences.

So go through all the differences that society has given to us.

All the concepts.

And look at humanity as one family.

Beyond caste,

Creed,

Country,

Culture,

Color,

Religion,

Language,

We are one family.

Start nurturing brotherhood so that you have relatives everywhere.

Wherever you go,

That's another person from your own family.

Doesn't matter who their parents are,

Where they have come from,

Their upbringing.

And please remember,

All of us are fighting our own battles.

Everybody in the world are fighting their own wars,

Their own struggles,

Their own battles.

So try to give them kindness,

Understanding,

Support,

Some kind of companionship,

If possible.

Or at least don't disturb them.

Understand them.

Recognize them as unique beings.

And be grateful that we are all living together in this world at this time.

Brotherhood.

We are all one.

There's no division.

No caste,

Country,

Culture,

Religion can divide us.

Nothing can divide us.

We are all one.

Next B is brilliance.

Be always brilliant.

One aspect is brightness.

You are bright by birth.

When will you be really bright?

When you are selfless.

When you are caring.

When you are compassionate.

You are bright.

Another aspect of brightness is staying away from darkness.

Staying away from darkness simply means don't involve in emotional situations or emotions of various nature,

Ownerships,

Possessiveness,

Binding factors of life.

And stay away from illusions.

Stay with truth.

Truth is that you are alive today.

You're walking today.

You're listening to this today.

Now this is truth.

Stay with the truth and be brilliant.

Be bright.

Give light to people.

Another aspect of alphabet B is becoming.

Becoming who you really are.

This is a good practice for 2024.

Stay away from whatever you are not.

You're not anger,

Hatred,

Jealousy,

Revenge.

You're none of these.

You are compassion,

Kindness,

Love,

Selflessness.

You are brighter than the brightest.

Be that.

Becoming is being that all the time.

Not succumbing to emotions and staying afloat using your intelligence.

Whatever is not expanding you,

Do not engage in those things.

Gossips do not expand you.

Talking bad about people diminishes you.

That's not becoming you.

So becoming,

Remember this word.

Lastly,

Beingness.

Beingness is a remembrance of who you really are.

We spoke about it earlier.

But beingness is a good practice too.

Always remembering and being the energy inside.

That means moving from the gross to the subtle.

The physical,

The body,

Mind,

Intellect,

Ego,

All those things are helpful to experience the earth.

But now you go back to what is inspiring this or supporting this to experience whatever you are experiencing.

So being aware of that,

Being that,

Beingness or fundamentally be yourself.

Be you.

If you really want respect from the world,

You should be trustworthy.

Trustworthiness is a great virtue.

And to attain that,

There are four C's.

C,

Alphabet C.

Fundamental one is communication.

Most of the situations I have faced today from our team are connected to communications which are considered as rude between our team members.

We can easily avoid it.

Always remember the other side.

The listener's angle.

How they feel it.

Please remember,

Any word we utter may be interpreted or mostly will be interpreted as how they are.

So keep an eye on their state before you start speaking.

In other words,

Listen more,

Speak less.

Feel more,

Speak less.

What you need to convey truly or if you want to make a change,

Do it yourself.

Lead through example.

Live your life and that's the right communication.

If you don't love somebody or if you consider somebody as apart from you,

Not part of you,

They will do the same to you.

Disconnection happens.

So as I mentioned,

Harmony is extremely important.

This is one of the fundamentals we should learn and if you're not harmonious with anybody around you,

Even one person,

That simply means that deficiency is sitting in you.

Not in the outside world.

Outside world is your own projection.

If you don't trust other people,

They don't trust you.

Communication is very vital.

Communication is an art.

Speak only when you have to and speak kindly.

If you cannot speak kindly,

Don't speak.

So in 2024,

I would like to see much more meaningful,

Encouraging,

Stabilizing,

Loving communication.

Understand each other,

Support each other,

Love each other and together we evolve or let's evolve together.

Next point is connection.

Connection is very vital.

We are eternally connected to God factor.

God is not a person.

It's an energy.

Supreme energy.

Huge brightness.

Brighter than a million suns.

That which sustains and maintains the entire universe.

That is the God factor.

We are a part of the God factor.

We are a unit but unit is connected to the universe.

So connection we already have.

Now realize that connection.

Similarly,

We are all connected.

If you feel that connection,

Deeply,

Honestly,

We will never have separation.

If at all you're feeling separation,

That simply means we have not nurtured our connection.

Nobody will leave you if they are really connected to you.

If somebody left you,

That simply means their connection was not real.

It was either for a purpose or some reason or because of somebody else's opinion.

These two connections will not stay.

If two people are connected using their own faculties and clear understanding of each other,

There will be no separation.

If at all somebody is separated,

That simply means that person never connected to you deep enough or never understood you,

Never accepted you.

So you should not leave people.

Make sure you do not discontinue connection.

That tells your stability,

Your integrity.

You as a person,

You're the strength of personality is determined by your stable connection.

Yesterday,

Today,

Tomorrow,

Day after,

This year,

Next year,

Years ahead,

We are still connected.

A mature person will never go away from any connection.

They will take time to connect,

But once connected,

Will never go away.

So those who are departing from you,

Going away from you,

Bless them because they could never connect to you in the first place.

Don't blame them.

Don't harm them.

Don't criticize them.

They could not connect to you simply.

Next is conviction.

What you believe in drives you.

If you don't believe in something,

It cannot add to your stability.

So take your time to believe in something,

But once you believe in it,

Stay put.

Have very stable conviction.

Conviction is something which you really truly believe from your heart.

Another C is consistency.

If you are not consistent,

You will not be respected.

Keep your time,

Value other's time,

Keep your promises and always be consistent in whatever you deliver.

Consistency is very important.

If you're not consistent,

You will not be respected by anybody.

People will not trust you if you are not consistent.

Lastly,

Commitment.

When you're committed,

Stay committed.

If you cannot do it,

It's something which is beyond your capacity,

Do not commit.

You can very well say no,

But once you commit,

You must fulfill it.

Once you promise,

It should be delivered.

Promise is always a promise.

So these are the factors which will make you trustworthy in the world.

It's very vital for your stability.

Practice these things.

Now we come to the alphabet D.

I'm just stopping at D,

But now we have to be serious about where we are going.

Decision.

Very important D.

Decide.

Decision.

What you want from life.

That should have firm conviction,

Vision,

Firm vision,

Clear vision,

And clarity of purpose.

Take a decision based on that and to support it,

To walk towards it,

To move in that path,

You need discipline.

Practice it with discipline.

Another aspect is determination.

Once you're clear where you want to go,

You should add it up with your determination,

So that nothing can distract you.

So practice not getting distracted.

That's another D.

Discipline,

Determination,

And practicing how to come out of distractions.

This is very important.

So these D's are very vital for you.

Decision.

Discipline.

Determination.

Staying away from distraction.

And finally,

A very important D.

Dharma.

Righteousness.

Always stay with truth.

Do what is right.

Never harm,

Hurt anybody.

Never resort to violence.

Never steal or betray anybody.

Follow Dharma,

So that you will remain pure.

Your path will be automatically helping you to go further,

Because Dharma protects those who protect Dharma.

So these D's,

Remember.

So I have taken you through A,

B,

C,

And D.

These are food for thought,

And probably this will help you to stabilize yourself in 2024 and even beyond.

Now,

As I conclude this,

I once again wish you a very,

Very happy new year.

May all of you,

Yourself and your family,

And all your friends,

Enjoy the happiness and joy of life.

May all of you have great fulfillment and satisfaction from life.

And whatever you are doing,

May you all perform it with deep Dharma,

Righteousness,

Goodness,

And may you have the ability to share what you have in abundance with everybody around you who does not have it.

And thus,

Feel rich inside.

I wish you great richness inside.

That's what will attract richness from outside.

While I talked about harmony,

I repeat,

Please maintain harmony with everybody.

There are no enemies.

It's only in your mind.

There are no enemies.

And they are all people.

As I told earlier,

Everybody is going through their own struggles.

We must respect it.

We are all going through our own path.

We are all our own histories.

So,

Respect it.

Give immense respect.

Never exploit anybody.

Never betray anybody,

Steal from anybody.

Let them all be happy with what they have got.

What destiny provided them,

We should not be envious about.

We should be happy with what destiny has given us.

And we work towards improving it,

Strengthening it,

Stabilizing it.

Humanity first,

Harmony next,

Happiness forever.

I wish you a great 2024.

And I hope we'll meet in this year and in all years.

I love you so much.

And I walk with you.

I really,

Really want to see you happy and successful in life.

So,

Share and grow.

Do not hesitate to share.

When you share,

You are showing the abundance which is already in you.

God has given you whatever you have.

Be grateful.

Be harmonious.

And always look at everybody as own family.

One world,

One family.

I love you.

Happy New Year.