The Seed Has To Die To Become A Tree
Knowledge is an endless well, not a finite resource to be exhausted.
Great saints of the past have spoken, but they only consumed the butter, not the cow itself. The cow—Sarasvatī, the source of knowledge—remains with us. Feed it with love and devotion, and you can milk it day and night; the well of wisdom is infinite. We have just begun to explore the Manipūra Chakra, the jeweled city within, which is the foundation of life and holds immense spiritual energy. True wealth is not external money but the internal treasure of contentment; desire is what makes one poor. We originate from the endless, void-like Ākāśa and are waves of the primordial sound, Nāda. Like individual raindrops, we separate but ultimately return to the ocean. The navel is the center of this universal process. The vital energies, prāṇa and apāna, flow through channels like the Vajranāḍī, and their balance is essential for life. Our physical form began from the navel, a truth symbolized by the lotus emerging from Viṣṇu's navel. This spiritual knowledge is a feast to be consumed slowly, bite by bite.
"They ate the butter, not the cow. Feed the cow with love. Milk it day and night."
"Those who have the money are the poor. Those who have no money are the rich."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
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We have to have balance
Yoga extends beyond physical practice to the cosmic self, serving as a vital path for this age. Śiva maintains balance for all beings to prevent constant conflict. We exist within a vast, moving cosmic narrative. In this era, many act deceitfully. Stabilizing forces that uphold the earth are now fracturing rapidly. All creatures suffer from widespread harm. Humanity's purpose is to protect life, not destroy it. Those embodying purity and spiritual power will merge with the cosmic reality. This comprehensive yoga is taught globally.
"God has made humans not for killing any creatures, but for protecting them."
"Yoga is not only āsana and prāṇāyāma, but there is something more."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
A Journey of Remembrance and Reverence
I recently traveled to pay respects at the samādhi of a revered female ascetic. She was the first female Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara in our tradition, renowned for memorizing sacred texts from a very young age and receiving a title for it. She had a large spiritual family of disciples managing various ashrams. We shared a good connection from past meetings at gatherings and when she visited our Guru. Upon learning of her passing, I journeyed through the night to attend the funeral procession in Ahmedabad, which culminated in her burial at a chosen site outside the city alongside other senior ascetics. It was a full 24-hour journey of remembrance.
"She was the first female Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara in our Akhāṛā."
"Her wish was to have her samādhi in Hargośālā."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
Bhajan evening from Vep
The text is a devotional invocation honoring a spiritual lineage. It begins with salutations to divine and guru figures, repeating their names with honorifics. The structure is intentionally repetitive for meditative chanting. The sequence remains consistent, focusing on the transmission of grace. Minor phonetic variations in transcription do not alter the core intent. The repetition is a feature of the practice, not an error. The invocation establishes a sacred connection through sound and remembrance.
"Oṁ Śrī Alakhpurīśa Mahādevam, Śrī Śrīdeveśvara Mahādevam."
"Viśvagurujī Paramahaṁsa Maheśvarānanda Yogirāja."
Bhajan evening from Jadan Ashram
True devotion is singular and without hypocrisy.
The Guru is the supreme refuge and the giver of all attainments. All that is needed is received through the Guru's grace. The Lord does not accept false or deceitful devotion. True devotion requires sincerity, not performance for personal gain. The genuine seeker finds ultimate happiness beyond all sorrows through this authentic connection. The Guru's form is beautiful and their compassion is universal. One must take refuge sincerely at the holy feet.
"The Lord does not accept hypocritical devotion."
"All sorrows become the highest happiness."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
