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Practice and eat healthy food
0:55 - 1:53 (58 min)
Yoga requires holistic knowledge of practices like āsana and of natural remedies. Specific postures like Sarvāṅgāsana benefit the entire body, especially the thyroid, spine, and circulation. Viparītakaraṇī Mudrā aids digestion and prevents constipation when performed correctly, such as on an empty stomach. However, these inverted poses must be avoided by those with high eye pressure, for whom cold compresses are advised. Our deep knowledge of natural herbs and plants for healing has been lost. A story illustrates a yogī cured of cancer by a plant that spoke to him after twelve years. We possess powerful local flora, like European honey or acacia, which can be nectar or poison depending on use. This parallels modern food, where pesticides and poor cooking knowledge cause harm. Cooking is a vital science, and traditional knowledge, often innate in women, is essential for health. Yoga must be practiced gently, without competition, tailored to the individual. Personal practice like prāṇāyāma is crucial, yet grace can also bring benefit. We must purify body and mind through sādhanā.
"Similarly, with yoga. People try to make those postures which you think, 'Wow!' How will your grandmother come for yoga?"
"So, do you want to break the bones of others? Or do you give them a healthy body?"
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The Essence of Yoga in Daily Life
2:00 - 2:35 (35 min)
Yoga in daily life is the integration of spiritual discipline into every action. You must know your purpose. I taught yoga abroad and required a commitment to vegetarianism, refusing to teach those who ate meat. In India, some who never ate meat now do. Upon waking, affirm "I am a human being." Water is divine; a few drops remind you it is within all. Apply it like an injection to feel Jagadīś in your body. Do not let animals into sleeping rooms, though a cat or goat is good. Protect animals and India. Sanātana Dharma exists only in India. Many Indians abroad worship and have left meat. Practice yoga daily. Protect animals, protect India. Do not let animals into the house. The alternative to mobile confusion is to say Om when using the telephone.
"Water is Jagadīś. Jagadīś, Sarveś, Jagadīś, Bhagavān."
"The alternative is to say Oṃ. Say Om whenever you pick up the telephone."
Filming location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
You are Infinite, Pula
2:40 - 4:16 (96 min)
Public Lecture, Pula, Croatia, 2004
Be the example
4:20 - 5:17 (57 min)
We reflect on Mahātmā Gandhījī as an embodiment of peace, love, and principled action. He was a divine soul who changed the world through knowledge of equality and non-duality. His life demonstrated simple living and higher thinking; he renounced everything to truly enjoy life. Renunciation is difficult, as greed clings like skin. Gandhījī lived his teachings. For example, when asked to advise a child against eating sweets, he first gave up sweets himself for a month so his words would not be hypocritical. His hard work was relentless; even in a moment of danger, he focused on productive labor. He showed love to all, including children and animals. True culture sees everyone as family—mother, sister, son—fostering unity and preventing harm. Great beings like Gandhījī and spiritual teachers exemplify peace, non-violence, hard work, and love. They show that love arises from within and is expressed through selfless action and truth. We seek this inner peace and love, often looking externally until we encounter a living example. Such a person embodies what we are all searching for, proving it is possible. By cultivating awareness and discipline day by day, we too can polish ourselves towards these qualities.
"Come after one month... since that day until today, I have not taken a little piece of sweet in my mouth."
"Where is love in all of this? The teachers are there to teach children from a point of love."
Filming location: Wellington, New Zealand
Evening satsang from Om Ashram (2/2)
5:25 - 6:18 (53 min)
Evening satsang from main tent at Om Ashram, Rajasthan, India. Bhajan singing.
The wish-tree Puja
6:20 - 6:28 (8 min)
The wish-tree Puja from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India.
Bhajan singing from Slovenska Vas
6:30 - 7:07 (37 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Slovenska Vas, Slovenia. including Juga Juga Jivo Maheshwarananda, Aba Tuma Gyana Karo
Bhajan singing from Slovenska Vas in the presence of Gurudev
7:15 - 7:36 (21 min)
Morning satsang with Vishwaguruji from Slovenska Vas, Slovenia. Bhajan singing in the presence of Gurudev. Inculding Ho Guru Sukha Dama Swami, Sajana Tane Ma Fire Maza Karana, Tum Se Ham Ne Dil Ko Lagaya
Singing bhajans by Swami Gajanandji
7:40 - 8:17 (37 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Singing bhajans by Swami Gajanandji.
Bhajan evening from Vep
8:25 - 9:20 (55 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Vep, Hungary. Bhajan singing.
Svadhisthan chakra, Ljubljana
9:25 - 11:19 (114 min)
Public lecture about Svadhisthan chakra in Ljubljana, Slovenija in February 2005.
You are Infinite, Pula
11:25 - 13:01 (96 min)
Public Lecture, Pula, Croatia, 2004
Divine knowledge
13:05 - 14:55 (110 min)
Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2004. Followed by "YIDL Lineage", "Unity in diversity". "Kundalini and Chakras". Finally follows a Lecture about Yoga Nidra followed by Awakening of the Healing powers.
Practising Asanas 1
15:00 - 16:12 (72 min)
Morning satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Pavanamuktasan, Marjari, Sasanka Asana, Shoulder cycling, Exercises for the foot, Ashva Sanchalanasan, Meru Akaranasan, Bhunamanasan, Meru Prishthasan, Dvikonasan, Setu Asan, Half Butterfly variations, Butterfly. Demonstration and explanation of the benefits of the exercise.
In the cave of Sri Alakhpuriji
16:20 - 16:30 (10 min)
The only necessity is the Guru's grace. Initially, I was not permitted to enter a cave. Later, I was granted special permission to meditate inside. I felt honored. However, the cave was very cold. My feeling of specialness vanished as I grew uncomfortably cold. I prayed to leave. After some time, a person entered and I was able to exit. Following this, devotional chants came as a blessing. A key phrase was given: "Guru Kṛpāhi Kevalaṁ Śiṣyake Ānandamaṅgalam." Its meaning is that the Guru's grace alone brings bliss to the disciple. I was instructed to display and read this phrase daily. I later decided to experiment by setting this phrase to music, which resulted in a chant.
"Print out this sentence in big letters and stick it on the place where you go the most, and read it every day."
"Guru Kṛpā Hi Kevalam is, as far as I know, that all you need is the Guru's grace."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
The Pearl of Everlasting Bliss
16:35 - 16:56 (21 min)
The life of a sage demonstrates the attainment of everlasting bliss through divine realization. True happiness is the hidden treasure of life, found only through God-realization. A young seeker's profound prayer led him to his master, Śrīdīp Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī, an encounter he experienced as a homecoming. He devoted himself completely, becoming a monk through a supreme initiation that conferred instant samādhi. He was refined through austerity and his master's mercy. After his master's departure, he became the spiritual successor, establishing and caring for ashrams. He tirelessly spread teachings of non-dualism, non-violence, and universal humanity through discourse and song. His power flowed from unwavering devotion, meditating on his guru's name for over eighteen hours daily. This pure love overcomes all obstacles between the soul and God. He authored a biography of his master and was honored as a Dharma Samrāṭ. His divine consciousness merged with the cosmic in 2003. His samādhi shrine became his final throne. His disciple continues the divine mission. The sage's life is a clear message: identifying with the body is ignorance; realizing pure consciousness is wisdom.
"My eyes filled with tears, and I fell to my knees. I knew I had found the everlasting light of my life."
"Only love of such purity and intensity overcomes all obstacles and removes all the curtains between us and God."
Filming location: Bola Guda, India
Candle meditation - Tratak
17:00 - 17:18 (18 min)
Candle meditation - Tratak. A very effective technique for stress release and improving the eye sight. Specially for the people spending a lot of time in the front of the computer. With explanation and practice. Recorded on 18th May 2010 in Vienna, Austria.
From darkness to light
17:25 - 18:40 (75 min)
Evening satsang with Viswhaguruji from Presov, Slovak Republic. Bhajan singing. Talk about the meaning of the word Guru.
Be satisfied and content whatever you have
18:45 - 19:58 (73 min)
A mother's spiritual instruction and the peril of ego illustrate the path.
A king indulging in pleasure is urged by his mother to renounce the world and seek truth. He immediately becomes a monk. His guru sends him to beg in his former kingdom, teaching humility. His mother then offers three cryptic advices: live in a protected palace, sleep on a comfortable bed, and eat royal food. She explains these mean living in an ashram under the guru's protection, finding comfort in exhaustion from sincere practice, and accepting alms as divine prasad. Separately, a muni performing severe austerity develops ego, believing trees and even the god of desire fear him. He is tempted by a maiden who secretly brings him sweet food, leading to attachment. He abandons his practice to pursue her, only to discover she is the god of desire in disguise, demonstrating how ego destroys spiritual progress.
"Offer it to your guru, and then accept that prasāda from him, whatever remains, and that is the beautiful royal food for you."
"I told you, if you have any type of this kāma, krodha, mada, lobha, ahaṅkāra in your sādhanā, I make those munis horses and dance on their backs."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
In the dream of awakening
20:05 - 21:16 (71 min)
India, Winter 2004/2005. Report about the winter tour of Swamiji in India.
Renounce
21:20 - 22:26 (66 min)
Webcast of Swamijis evening Satsang from Strilky Ashram, CZ on May 15th 2010. Enter the kingdom of the Lord through the gate of sacrifice, renounce.
A Guru gives everything that we need
22:30 - 23:31 (61 min)
Evening satsang from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. The story of Krishna and Vidura's wife. Explanation and sing of bhajan Prabhu Prema Bina Nahi Ave. Strilky Ashram is a heaven on earth. We should know what Guru really means. Our biggest problems are our ego and jealousy. The real Guru mantra can liberate our minds. Our yoga name helps us to go towards our aims. We have to do seva (selfless service) in order to get the blessing. Miracles can happen to each of us. Karma is happening to every country. Yoga has become an industry in the world. There are some institutes which want to control yoga and ayurveda also. It should create a universal benchmark for yoga and ayurveda. In Britain, many people can legally use yoga and ayurveda as medicine. Bhajan explanation and singing Prabhu Mere Avaguna Chita Na Caro.
We are eternal
23:35 - 0:35 (60 min)
We are all one, a single reality appearing as many. We live temporarily with ideas of "mine" and "yours," but these will pass. Like separate raindrops uniting into a flowing creek, then a river, and finally the ocean, we are that ultimate oneness. The human body and its conflicts are temporary, but the soul is eternal, a drop within the divine ocean. Intellectual knowledge alone cannot grasp this; one must experience it. A story illustrates this: a professor mocked a meditating yogi, claiming there is no God. The yogi asked why small plants bear large melons while large trees bear small cherries. When a cherry fell on the professor's head, the yogi noted that if it were a large melon, it would cause harm, showing God's design is perfect and good. The guru-disciple relationship transcends physical distance, with the guru's guidance and presence being eternal and ever-accessible. True understanding comes not from asking but from receiving grace naturally.
"Like rain falling... all drops unite to become the water that is flowing."
"God has done everything good."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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