The purpose of life in the community, the existence of a community culture is the reconstruction of the sacred Divine reality in the surrounding world and its maintenance.

The community is the sacred body of the Absolute, it is the descent of the blessings of the saints on this world of earthly reality. It is a blessing, a darshan, and a shaktipatha is a transmission of power. Depending on how our community develops as a collective mind, this transfer of power may take place to a greater or lesser extent. For a young inexperienced soul who is just choosing the path to Wisdom, this is just as important as for a mature sadhu who devotes his whole life to meditation.

When we practice, it is very important not to focus on ourselves, our personal goals, but to learn to live by collective goals, getting rid of attachments to the ego.

Now another era is coming. The world change that has been talked about so much lately is really coming. The era of selfish individualists, asuric lone players, people disconnected from each other, from themselves and the world, the era of lone wolves professing the corresponding philosophy is leaving. The philosophy of individualism, egocentrism is being replaced by the paradigm of unity, cooperation, the priorities of the collective mind over the individual ego. The world is becoming a single cosmic community.

Not immediately, but it will certainly be as if all of humanity is awakening and changing, revising its worldview, clearing itself in order to free itself from its ego and reunite with the world megamind, Parabrahman. Mankind is gradually emerging from the cradle of its mind, realizing its destiny - to serve the universal whole, the universe, and not just to satisfy its whims. This is a natural, stage in the life of mankind. It is due to the passage of time. The world becomes a single global network, a single intelligent being, a single organism, a single substance, a single megamind, a mandala.

My blessings that you also increase your understanding of the importance of community values, community culture. Your potential can be multiplied a hundredfold, a thousandfold, if you act together as a collective mind, serve not only yourself, your individuality, a small group, but set goals to serve all of humanity.

Often we read the words "for the benefit of all living beings." This should be understood in such a way that the path to enlightenment is always going beyond the limits of individuality, beyond the limits of personality. A selfish person seeking personal, separate happiness is a person who loses an adequate connection with Being, the Universe, God.

Our task is to understand this and start by awakening trust. Trust is the samaya bond between disciples, members of the same community. I can talk a lot about community values and community culture, but I encourage you to think for yourself, reflect on this, and try to develop such values and culture within your group.

I want to give you a blessing so that your group, Dharma center, community, as a small collective mind, develops, grows and sets goals that surpass itself. These are the goals of enlightenment and enlightenment of mankind. So that you look at the world through the eyes not of your narrow "I", but look with a broader vision.

What does humanity need? What do not I need, but others? When you start asking such questions, you will see how narrowly you thought, how unimportant your small goals are compared to those global energies, forces that exist in the world and in the universe. And you may become afraid to take responsibility for it. But it will. Where to go? Spiritual growth is always an exit to a new level of responsibility.

First you are responsible for yourself, one person, then you have the wisdom to take responsibility for two, three people, for a family. Then you can take responsibility for a group, for a large community. And then the community and you in this community can take responsibility for the development of the nation. Then the nation can take responsibility for the development of the country, and then within the country you can take responsibility for the evolution of all mankind. Then you may think that all living beings are objects of your service and your concern. Thus the soul grows on the path of transcendence of the personal ego. From your individual mind to the collective mind. From one collective mind, to a larger collective mind. This is the way of knowing that you are one with the universal whole, with Parabrahman.