Practical guide to meditation (10/11)
True yoga is not found in physical postures but in inner realization. Liberation comes through grace and knowledge, not by torturing the body. Do not mistake exercise for yoga. A yogi is one who attains equal vision and universal consciousness, which may require many lifetimes. Outer beauty distracts; inner beauty transforms. Even an enemy constantly thinking of God receives a visit. Conflict and suffering arise from inner turmoil, not external circumstances like financial loss. Meditation resolves this inner conflict for everyone.
"Liberation will not come from the postures of the body."
"On the day when you become a yogī, even Lord Viṣṇu will come and stand up when you are coming."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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A Prayer for the Yajña
The prayer is a ritual invocation seeking divine acceptance and forgiveness for a sacred fire ceremony. I enter my inner Self as my true home. We ask Agni to forgive any errors in chanting or offerings. We offer what we can with our power, devotion, and detachment, requesting our wishes be fulfilled. We acknowledge the five elements, taking breath from air and drinking water. We offer reverence to these same elements. We meditate upon the nine planets. We ask forgiveness from the Guru, the Fire God, Shiva, and all for any mistakes. We pray for world peace, unity, and health. We pray that the inner intentions taken at the ceremony's commencement come true.
"Whatever we can offer with our śakti, bhakti, and vairāgya, please accept it and fulfill all our wishes."
"We pray that the entire world remains in peace and unity, with good health for all."
Filming location: Wellington, New Zealand
Kirtan singing from Strilky
Evening satsang from Yoga Summer Retreat from Strilky, Czech Republic. Sri Ram Jay Ram kirtan singing by Swami Madhuram.
Singing bhajans by Swami Gajanandji
Devotion is the direct expression of the heart's longing for the divine. The song is an offering, a plea for refuge in the guru, who is the true shelter. Through repetitive chanting and praise, the individual consciousness seeks to dissolve. The devotee acknowledges personal incapacity for rigorous practice, surrendering entirely to grace. Worldly attachments and the snares of illusion are recognized as binding. The sole request is for the guru's compassionate hand to provide crossing. Liberation is described as the burning away of latent impressions and the cessation of identification with elemental principles. The act of singing itself becomes the transformative path.
"O Swāmījī, you live within, you live in my heart."
"Japa tapa na hove mujhase, yahī Prabhu ārajāhe."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajan evening from Vep
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Vep, Hungary. Bhajan singing.
