Discovering harmony and peace
A journey within begins by relaxing the body and observing the breath. Contemplate the five elements within. Space exists inside and outside; feel at ease within it. Air, or prāṇa, purifies the body and can remove illness with concentrated will. Inner fire, or agni, balances temperature and burns away toxins. The water element flows through tissues, supplying minerals and expelling impurities. The earth element, the bones, provides a frame. These elements within can become polluted by the external world. Purify them through sāttvic food, yoga postures, prāṇāyāma, and meditation. Body awareness is life awareness; health depends on clean, balanced elements. Bring awareness to any area of pain or illness. Direct breath and the elements—air, fire, space, water—to that area to balance and heal. This self-inquiry meditation can be done seated. Many bodily problems stem from personal mistakes like wrong diet or substances, but they can be repaired through yoga, meditation, and a balanced diet. Make a resolve to heal the body and mind through these elements and practices. Love and protect nature. Decide for a healthy, strong body and a long life.
"Body awareness means life awareness. The body is here, you are here."
"Strive to purify with sāttvic food... Pure quality gives more quality to your life."
Filming location: Rijeka, Croatia
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The Inner Kingdom and the Path of Meditation
Meditation is the path to realizing the inner kingdom. Every individual possesses an inner kingdom ruled by the Self, the ātmā. This kingdom requires the discipline of Rāja Yoga, the eightfold path. All eight limbs must be practiced daily; they are not sequential stages. Meditation means to be one with, achieved through prior concentration. Concentration is a singular focus undisturbed by worldly thoughts, like a dancer balanced on a rope. Meditation is a state of complete conscious relaxation, deeper than sleep, where mental waves calm. In this depth, one is undisturbed like the still bottom of a turbulent ocean. The practice leads to merging individual consciousness with the cosmic.
"Tumman Indriyoka Raja Atam Antaryami." O my inner self, you are the king of your mind and senses.
"Jab lag handī khaḍ bade, tab tak tab lag sījī naye." As long as the contents in the pot are dancing, they are not yet cooked.
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Bhajan evening in Jadan Ashram
The yogic sleep of the realized being is a state of wakeful awareness. In that sleep, one knows wakefulness and makes the night bright as day. The senses are withdrawn yet perceiving, unattached like a white lotus in muddy water. One abides in the self, radiant on the throne of the heart. Wherever one looks or hears, there is no ordinary thought or sight. This is the sleep known to saints and sages, where consciousness remains fully conscious.
"In that sleep, one knows wakefulness and makes the night bright as day."
"Wherever one looks or hears, there is no ordinary thought or sight."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
Bhajans from Slovenska Vas
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Bhajan singing in the Strilky Ashram
The essence of spiritual transmission lies in the Guru's grace and the disciple's receptivity. The sacred words and hymns originate from the enlightened masters. These teachings are preserved in extensive texts. The precise historical details are less significant than the living truth they convey. The fundamental reality is known directly through this grace. Logical analysis of form cannot grasp this essence. The path is sustained by devotion and attentive listening.
"Antaḥ Mūlaṁ Guru Vākyaṁ, Śravaṇa Mūlaṁ Guru Kṛpā." "Jaha sun chetan hai, aur nazar nahī̃ ānī hai..."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
