Yoga is harmonizing energy
Yoga is the science of harmonizing body, mind, and soul through following an authentic Master to navigate the cave of worldly life. Svayambhū Śiva, self-manifested, initiates creation. The five elements are His body. Endless space is the mother, and consciousness within it is the father. Between them is Śakti, the balancing energy; this triad and its harmonizing principle is yoga. Our soul enters this world, a cave with 8.4 million paths. One must exit the same way one entered, requiring a guide—the Master. Do not declare yourself a master; it requires lifelong humility and learning. Authentic yoga comes from scriptures inspired by Śiva. Short teacher trainings are insufficient and dangerous, like giving a child surgical tools. Proper study requires a minimum of five years. Theory is nothing compared to practice, but physical guidance and blessing are essential. Everything positive and harmonizing is yoga. Follow your Master correctly to find the path out.
"From where you enter, from there you go out."
"‘Authentic’ means all the scriptures written by those great saints who received inspiration in their meditation from Śiva Himself."
Filming location: Brisbane, Australia
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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
The Healing Bridge: Integrating Yoga into Modern Medicine
A holistic yoga system offers a vital complement to modern medicine within a globalized, rapid, and restless world. Western medicine excels at structural issues but faces challenges with widespread psychosomatic conditions. Applying yoga occurs on three levels: as preventive self-care to reduce systemic costs, as a supportive adjunct to enhance medical treatments, and as a primary treatment for specific functional or psychosomatic ailments. Encouraging patients to practice the complete system, rather than seeking quick fixes, allows them to resolve their own issues through self-knowledge. This path addresses the root restlessness driving the demand for rapid, universalized treatments that often fail. The methods provided are excellent for both prevention and fostering genuine well-being.
"When someone comes with a particular complaint, I advise them: 'Practice the Yoga in Daily Life system as a complete system.'"
"People suffer because they are globalized, rapid, and restless. Consequently, they seek quick, rapid, and universalized medications and treatments—an approach that often fails."
Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
Concentration on the Heart
Archive 20230121 11 Edited
Musical recording.
Hatha Yoga is in every kind of Yoga
Haṭha Yoga is the essential, foundational path encompassing all others.
You cannot proceed without Haṭha Yoga. Bhakti Yoga is also Haṭha Yoga inside, for you must maintain unwavering devotion despite emotional waves. Most devotion is selfish and unstable, rising and falling with desires. True devotion must grow constantly, like an airplane ascending smoothly from the runway. It is a test of purity and constancy. The story of the crow and swan illustrates this: the noisy, changeable crow represents fickle devotion, while the silent, soaring swan represents steady ascent. Real devotion requires a pure heart and readiness to surrender completely. The tale of the young girl Karmabai demonstrates this forceful love: she insisted the deity eat her offering, and through her unwavering conviction, it did. Karma Yoga is similarly challenging. Thus, all paths are included within Haṭha Yoga.
"Bhakti yoga cannot be successful without haṭha yoga. And then it must be what we call the real devotion."
"God needs that kind of love... it is the love that is the oneness."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
