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Bhajan evening from Strilky
0:05 - 0:19|Recorded on 20 Oct 2023
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Sadhana and family
0:25 - 1:28
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From: 1 Aug 2009
The spiritual path of the householder is the discipline of family life without escape. The householder's primary dharma is to educate their children; failing this is a spiritual failure. This duty requires self-mastery, as children lose confidence when parents lack inner certainty. Modern society and governments often fail to support ethical or spiritual growth, prioritizing money and power instead. True education comes from personal example, requiring harmony and love within the family. Health and inner contentment are foundational. The householder's sādhana involves handing responsibilities to children in time, leading to a meditative retirement. Practice involves purifying one's environment and intentions, especially when bringing children into the world. Maintain a personal altar and devotion, surrendering all burdens to the divine. Live as an example so children willingly continue your spiritual and humanitarian work. Progress requires persistent, grassroots effort despite obstacles, like a plant crushed but rising again. Control your mental fluctuations by speaking and acting from the heart. Your spiritual success is measured by your successors.
"My life is a ceremony to you. My life is worship for you."
"O Lord of the meek ones, the rope or the string of my life is in your hands."
Filming location: Czech Republic
DVD 550
Pranayam and peace
1:35 - 2:11
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From: 27 Jun 2016
Prāṇāyāma leads the practitioner through peace to concentration, meditation, and Samādhi.
During prāṇāyāma, the vṛttis realize deep peace. This brings dhāraṇā, complete awareness of one object. Concentration is like a steady candle flame. From it comes dhyāna, merging into oneness with the object. Knowledge, knower, and object unite, beginning Samādhi. Samādhi resembles deep sleep, where the soul rests. But meditation offers more than everyday sleep. It is not achieved by expecting or forcing. Just be, and techniques will lead there. Prāṇāyāma purifies body and brain. It develops concentration and joy in the heart. The mantra sustains the flow, like a waterfall from above. Realize the ātmā in all beings. Sacrifice kāma, krodha, and other vices. Prāṇāyāma raises prāṇa to the sahasrāra cakra. This brings Brahmānanda. Practice systematically in Yoga in Daily Life.
"Peace and bliss are the result of the satsaṅg."
"In meditation, there is more than that. That is called everyday samādhi."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
The Essence of Satsaṅg and the Inner Path
2:15 - 3:16
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From: 27 Jan 2026
This is a spiritual discourse on the essence of satsaṅg and the path to inner peace, delivered by a speaker from a guru lineage. The speaker explores the nature of true happiness, the importance of discernment (vivekā), and the integration of spiritual principles like the Yamas and Niyamas into daily life. Key themes include the choice between satsaṅg (gathering in truth) and kusaṅg, the role of a guru as a guide, and the practice of contentment and self-inquiry to overcome inner enemies like anger and jealousy. The talk emphasizes personal responsibility, the impermanent nature of problems, and the ultimate goal of liberation (mokṣa) through practices like mantra and meditation.
Filming location: Raumati Beach, New Zealand
You are the ocean of bliss
3:20 - 4:29
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From: 1 Jun 2008
The self is bliss, Ānandoham. Negative thoughts poison the body and mind; divine thoughts purify and create protection. The power of thoughts comes not from the brain, heart, or soul, but from the universal Ātmā. The soul is individual, while the Ātmā is the formless, universal reality that never changes. Within you is the fountain of joy and the ocean of bliss. Kill this little “I” and lead a divine life. Material happiness is temporary, like bubbles on water. Eternal bliss is the divine, the origin to which all beings seek to return. Even Śiva and Pārvatī could not please everyone, showing outer criticism is inevitable. Therefore, relax, do not control thoughts, and find inner peace. The parrot’s tale reveals wisdom must be left behind and alertness protects consciousness. Contentment makes one truly rich, not outer wealth. Take time daily to meditate, repeat a mantra, or simply experience inner happiness. Negative karma and destiny bind, but self-realization liberates. The final destination is to merge into oneness, the immortal bliss.
“Within you is the fountain of joy, and within you is the ocean of bliss. Within you is the immortal Self.”
“When I was here, he was not there. Now he is here, but I am not there. Because the street of love is so narrow, two cannot walk together.”
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
DVD 439
