Around the world - The Best Constellation: Satsaṅg, Kusaṅg, and the Spiritual Family
Satsaṅg is the best constellation because it brings contact with truth and light.
A dying bandit chief ordered his sons to kill the young prince and never attend a satsaṅg. They killed the prince and took his head. On the way home, the youngest son dropped a sandal near a satsaṅg and heard one sentence: Devas have no shadow. Later, the king’s secret police came disguised as Kālī. The youngest saw his brother making a shadow of her and warned them. That one sentence from satsaṅg saved their lives. The whole village changed. Vālmīki also changed completely through darśana of Ṛṣi Nārada. Satsaṅg gives light; kusaṅg brings fear and slavery to the senses. After satsaṅg one feels energy, joy, self-confidence. After kusaṅg one feels fear and confusion. Satsaṅg is unity, and strength in Kali Yuga is in unity. Spiritual brothers and sisters are connected through second birth, stronger than blood. Protect satsaṅg and it will protect you. Enjoy sādhanā; do not suffer. When you love your path as you love the aim, you will reach it.
"Even if we are not present at the satsaṅg, what it means is we have closed ears, but maybe something will enter in. And that will save our life."
"If you protect dharma, dharma will protect you."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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The Power of Satsaṅg and Awareness
The power of satsaṅg and awareness determines outcomes. Two friends chose differently. One attended satsaṅg physically but mentally dwelled on a missed movie. The other went to the movie but his awareness briefly touched satsaṅg. Afterward, the satsaṅg attendee got a thorn in his foot. The moviegoer found a gold coin. They sought explanation. The teacher revealed the satsaṅg attendee was destined for a car crash. Physical presence reduced it to a thorn. The moviegoer was destined for a box of gold coins. Fleeting awareness of satsaṅg reduced it to one coin. Physical presence without awareness still mitigates misfortune. Mental presence without physical attendance still grants reward. The power of satsaṅg transforms fate. It can make a king a beggar or a beggar a king. Everything depends on consciousness and awareness.
"That is the power of bhakti, that is the power of satsaṅg, and that is the power of Gurudeva."
"It all depends on the awareness and how we go forward with our lives."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Obstacles on the spiritual path
The spiritual search is conducted within, not in the external world. We possess everything we seek, yet we search outside like a mother frantically looking for the child she already holds. Spiritual blindness is like a fog or a blind man missing an open door while feeling along a wall. The path involves purification of body and mind through gradual practice, not competition. The guru awakens inner knowledge but cannot walk the path for the seeker. Disease originates in impure thoughts and nourishment. Reduce consumption gradually, not austerely. Serve others before yourself.
"Everything is with us."
"The guru has given that knowledge; the guru has given that spirituality."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
In the home of the soul
Space builds beings, and beings build space.
A true ashram is a space for retreat and contemplation, enabling renewal of physical, mental, and social health. It fosters balance and leads toward self-realization. Yoga is the paramount method for this, requiring only the body, breath, and consciousness. It is the science of conscious movement and stillness, a road to original wholeness. A Guru is one who has cognized oneness, from which all arises and returns. Such beings live for others. The relationship between guru and disciple is supreme, pure, and meaningful. The guru's essence is what he is—Sat Chit Ānanda—and he serves to cure the disease of ignorance, which divides us from ourselves, others, and the divine. Sādhanā, the practice of yoga, is the source of strength to help others and ourselves. Liberation comes through knowledge and the Guru's grace.
"Yoga is the science and art of conscious movement. It is the science and art of conscious stillness."
"The essence of a guru is not what he says, not even what he does. The essence of a guru is what he is."
Filming locations: Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India.
DVD 171
Gurujis Anniversary Memories
I have seen the divine embodied. My spiritual master was the divine incarnate, possessing complete awareness and power.
He once warned me of a shooting that had already occurred exactly as described. On another journey, my vehicle failed dramatically, yet I reached my destination. After his conscious departure from the body, his divine power remained active. A child suffered a severe eye injury from a pencil. His parents prayed to the master. Doctors repeatedly delayed removing the bandage, and when they finally did, the eye was fully healed. The soul is not lost; the same divine power persists from when he was in the body. Therefore, engage in worship to awaken and progress by this power.
"He told me, 'Colonel Sāhab, today some bullets are going to be fired at your stomach.'"
"After 15 days... they removed the bandage. That child... can see with both eyes—something only Bhagavān can do."
Filming location: India
