European
Culture gives us the human quality
0:05 - 0:52 (47 min)
Morning satsang from Weekend Seminar in Vep, Hungary. Culture has mighty power, like tolerance, forgiveness, respect. These are the blossoms of the cultures of different countries. Where there is a human, there is culture. It helps us to protect our dharma and reach self-realization. The highest dharma is Sanatan Dharma, it is present in all of the cultures.
We are full of resonance
1:00 - 1:54 (54 min)
All paths converge to a single essence. Different masters and gods are like separate drops that ultimately enter the ocean. From that ocean, differentiation arises again, just as water evaporates to form clouds. The purpose is to understand why some return quickly while others fall far away. A story illustrates this: seeds ground between two stones become flour, but a handful near the central hook remain complete. Those who surrender at the holy feet are like those seeds; they are not ground but come to the highest. Another story tells of a yogi saddened by slaughter; in meditation, it was revealed the karma belongs to the actors, not the witness. Satsang attendees are already there and will reach the supreme. The sound within, like the ocean's resonance, is Nādarūpa Parabrahma. This vibration is in the whole universe and within all. Do not sit passively like a dead body; respond and awaken to this sound.
"Those who come to the Gurudevs, or your God, or your temples, or your church—where we are at the holy feet of the gods—they will not be ground."
"It is their karma, and they will get it back again. But you have done nothing. You see, it is painful, but you have not done."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Around the world - Yoga against backpain
2:00 - 2:06 (6 min)
Report about yoga classes organized specifically to address people with backpain from Prague.
Around the world - YIDL at the Budapest Carfree Day
2:10 - 2:13 (3 min)
Yoga is practiced in the heart of the city on a car-free day. Our international system, Yoga in Daily Life, was founded by an Indian master and has been present here for over thirty years. We have a center that has continuously held classes from the same location. Today, we practiced with children of various ages. It is interesting to practice yoga on this normally busy avenue. The experience proves you can practice undisturbed even here; the curious onlookers inspire us. We welcome visitors to try this tomorrow.
"It’s a very interesting experience that you can practice yoga even in such a place, and nothing really disturbs you."
"Let them also try what it is like to exercise their right on one of Budapest’s busiest streets."
Filming location: Budapest, Hungary
Education for Flexible Identities
2:20 - 2:35 (15 min)
Education requires recognizing the teacher and learner within oneself. If you cannot find the guru inside, you cannot recognize an adequate external guide. One must simultaneously be governed and govern, embodying this contradiction to harmonize self and society. True education awakens self-education first in oneself, like a candle needing its own flame to light others. Modern schooling historically replaced one fixed identity, like a peasant, with another, like a worker, but today that rigid model is destructive. We need education for flexible identity, learning to manage energy for fight or peace, as in yoga. Freedom is not limited by others but created through them; society is a necessity for liberty, not an obstacle. Our words and thoughts matter, as we are largely water, and they influence our very structure.
"If you are not able to recognize the guru in yourself, how can you recognize your guru in another person?"
"The other person is not an obstacle but a necessity for me to live my freedom."
Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
Each persons body is like the temple of God
2:40 - 3:35 (55 min)
The divine atmosphere is realized through Guru Bhakti. This gathering evokes the sensation of a divine realm on earth, akin to descriptions of Brahmaloka. The lineage's bhajans and teachings illuminate this perception. The physical location is sanctified, with every individual considered a temple of God through daily spiritual practice. The Yoga in Daily Life system is a comprehensive science for global welfare, designed to develop divine consciousness and harmony. Each letter of its name holds a profound meaning related to life's goal. The path requires a true Satguru, as exemplified by Śaṅkarācārya, who despite his knowledge sought a guru's guidance. The guru is the essential boat to cross the ocean of worldly existence. A guru's presence alone transmits blessing and energy, resolving all obstacles through devotion.
"With Guru Bhakti, all obstacles in our lives go away, because that’s the highest Bhakti."
"The guru is the boat which helps us cross from this side of the ocean to the other side."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The real yoga nidra
3:40 - 4:43 (63 min)
Morning satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. We should practise real yoga nidra but in a sitting position according to Mahaprabhuji's instructions. Singing Yoga nidra bhajan. If we only sleep during yoga nidra we don't get anything. The story of a man who beat the snake with a stick in the sand. Animals also have their path and they follow it. They also have their struggles with each other. Our like is like a thorny bush with sweet fruits in it. What do we choose the ice cream or the stick? Bhajan singing.
A Prayer for the Immortal Soul
4:50 - 5:32 (42 min)
Destiny is a mysterious and inescapable force. Humans cannot know the past or future, for such knowledge would bring unbearable tension. What unfolds is a play of fate, created individually yet often unavoidable. The story of Oedipus illustrates how one may try to flee destiny only to fulfill it. All must face the end of the body; death is inevitable. Yet through spiritual practice, one can transcend fear and attachment. When consciousness widens, past and future become clear, and one may realize the supreme Self beyond all suffering. Even the enlightened must relinquish the body, but a self-realized being digests time itself. We pray for the departed soul to dissolve into the cosmic light.
"Humans are very intelligent and intellectual beings, but God has not given them this one ability: to know the past and to know the future."
"Finally, the car will be the winner. It means death."
Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
Be happy be good
5:40 - 6:25 (45 min)
A week of spiritual gathering concludes with guidance for integrating the teachings. The knowledge received must move from intellectual understanding into deep consciousness through personal practice and time. Learning is a continuous process from student to mastery, not a declaration of perfection. The diverse practices shared are designed to engage the heart and mind so the essence remains. True meditation is an inward journey through grace, not an external focus. Do not fear negativity or darkness, which is merely the absence of light within. Cultivate light through happiness, peace, and harmony. Honor your relationships, beginning with parents, and extend kindness outward. The practice is holistic, integrating humility and awareness from head to toe in daily life.
"Now you have learned, but you still have not put it very deep in consciousness."
"Afraid is darkness. So don't worry about anything."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajan evening from Vep
6:30 - 7:25 (55 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Vep, Hungary. Bhajan singing.
Bhajan evening from Jadan Ashram
7:30 - 8:09 (39 min)
True devotion is singular and without hypocrisy.
The Guru is the supreme refuge and the giver of all attainments. All that is needed is received through the Guru's grace. The Lord does not accept false or deceitful devotion. True devotion requires sincerity, not performance for personal gain. The genuine seeker finds ultimate happiness beyond all sorrows through this authentic connection. The Guru's form is beautiful and their compassion is universal. One must take refuge sincerely at the holy feet.
"The Lord does not accept hypocritical devotion."
"All sorrows become the highest happiness."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
Bhajan - Dhyan Karo
8:15 - 8:25 (10 min)
Recording from the morning satsang with Vishwaguruji in Villach, Austria.
Bhajan Singing from from Strilky
8:30 - 9:22 (52 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic.
The bansuri flute
9:30 - 10:00 (30 min)
The dance between spiritual discipline and inner freedom is like a musician mastering a raga. An instrument delivers its own message when the musician supplies the breath and respects the rules while allowing inner expression. Our human life also has essential rules, requiring continual remembrance. I recall Raga Kiravani, which embodies this balance and evokes the Sufi tradition's beautiful discipline of continual prayer. A shared moment in an airport prayer room revealed the profound presence of devotion, transcending religion. Yet we often scrutinize spiritual discipline while freely indulging worldly habits. The Sufi whirling dance mirrors this: one hand points to the divine, the other to earth, a balance often lost in our spiritual hurry. We forget our human duty to serve, which is paramount. True practice is to become a better instrument of divine love for all.
"Every instrument is just something like a human being... and the musician is only supplying the prāṇa so that the instrument can deliver what it needs to deliver."
"Try to sit there for others. Try to do it so that I become a better instrument of divine love to serve all beings."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The completness of our being
10:05 - 11:16 (71 min)
The eternal journey of the soul is understood through the body. The body is a house where God speaks. Every creature operates by this divine intelligence, evident in the coordinated flight of birds or movement of fish. The soul occupies this body, which is like a chariot pulled by ten horses—the five senses of perception and five of action—controlled by the mind. To understand the soul, first understand and purify the body. Control hunger and thirst. Purify emotions like jealousy, which attack the body. Yoga and prāṇāyāma are sciences for this purification, not acrobatics. Āyurveda is the knowledge of life-giving nourishment. Our actions, or karma, generate reactions, causing the soul to journey through various realms. This journey is like a blind person circling a hall, missing the door to liberation due to desires. The soul takes different forms based on karma. Human life is a rare chance to end this cycle through purification and right understanding.
"Jisme Nārāyaṇa Bole, Par Guru Binā Bheda Kaun Kholē."
"The body does not die. Only space in the space, air in the air, water in the water, earth in the earth."
Filming location: London, UK
In the dream of awakening
11:20 - 12:31 (71 min)
India, Winter 2004/2005. Report about the winter tour of Swamiji in India.
Time and destiny, Melbourne
12:35 - 13:45 (70 min)
The divine play intertwines destiny and grace. Even great souls endure profound trials, as seen in the lives of Jesus and the Sufi Mansur, who taught divine unity and faced crucifixion. Such experiences may be a destined task to demonstrate truth. The story of Lakshmana's near death illustrates divine intervention, where Hanuman retrieves the life-restoring Sanjivani herb from the Himalayas. In this age, spiritual practice is the essential refuge. Chanting God's name purifies energy within the body's centers, transforming swallowed circumstances. A master's guidance, aligned with sacred wisdom, can influence the unfolding of destiny. True devotion is an unbreakable bond of trust, merging the individual soul with the divine. "Why, Father, I?" And He said, "Because I trust you." "In this Kali yuga, oh humans, for us is only one source, shelter, or one thing to hold, and that is just kīrtan, bhajan." Filming location: Melbourne, Australia
Yoga Is In Our Destiny
13:50 - 14:54 (64 min)
Yoga is unity, the realization of oneness. The practice harmonizes body, mind, and soul, but its true aim is the individual soul merging with the universal soul. We exist as separate individuals due to ignorance, fluttering through lifetimes. Reality is what is unchanging—the Ātmā, the supreme truth. The changing body and world are not this ultimate reality. A yogī is one who removes the duality between the individual and universal soul, achieving union. This is self-realization. Human life is a chance for this merger. Our duty, our human dharma, is to realize this oneness through spiritual practice, serving others with mercy, and seeing the divine light in all creatures. Do not divide by race or religion. Love means wishing happiness for all. Your spiritual progress is in your hands. This life is a journey toward that final unity.
"Brahma satyaṁ, jagan mithyā." "The life of the bird depends on your hands."
Filming location: Vancouver, Canada
Practicing from Villach
15:00 - 16:11 (71 min)
Morning program with Vishwaguruji from Villach, Austria. Asana practice.
Live as a Human
16:15 - 16:49 (34 min)
The oneness of all life is realized through the path of non-violence and recognizing our shared divine essence. Śiva is the primordial source from which everything emerges. All life, from the smallest ant to humans, is equal and sacred. The principle Jīva Jīva Bhakṣate signifies that life consumes life, urging us to avoid causing harm. We must affirm "I am human" as a constant reminder to act with compassion and avoid killing. Consuming meat and alcohol violates this sacredness. True spirituality means seeing the one God in all and giving up harmful habits. We are like a drop merging into the ocean of the divine; individual identity dissolves into universal oneness. The practice is to live without harming any creature.
"All creatures are doing. Those who are living without any killing—avoiding alcohol, meat, all creatures—that is what they are doing."
"Jīvā means life, life, and in that life there are all creatures: a little ant, this little ant, and humans, and all are all equal, what is living, living."
Filming location: Gold Coast, Australia
Kirtan singing from Strilky
16:50 - 16:58 (8 min)
Evening satsang from Yoga Summer Retreat from Strilky, Czech Republic. Sri Ram Jay Ram kirtan singing by Swami Madhuram.
Hatha Yoga Kriyas (2/3)
17:00 - 17:27 (27 min)
Trāṭak is the sixth Haṭha Yoga purification, a practice of gazing on one point to concentrate and purify the sight. It uses a candle flame, a black spot, or the rising or setting sun, never direct sunlight. The flame is placed at arm's length, which strengthens eyesight and helps those who are short- or far-sighted. It trains the mind to focus on one point, calming scattered thoughts and vrittis, leading toward one-pointedness and meditation. Practice requires a peaceful place without drafts or disturbances, wearing loose, natural clothing to contain energy. The ideal flame height is at the heart center, as gazing on the outer light opens the heart chakra and leads to perception of the inner light. Pure ghee lamps are best, but a non-smoking plant-based candle is acceptable. Begin by gazing at the middle of the flame for 30 seconds, then close the eyes to observe the afterimage, repeating this cycle three times. Keep the body and eyes still, relaxing the eyebrow center. Do not practice if overly tired, or if experiencing schizophrenia or depression.
"Trāṭak is not relaxation; it is not meditation. It is concentration."
"Take this light, this flame, inside. This light is the symbol of the highest Self."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The Self and The Soul, Melbourne
17:35 - 19:05 (90 min)
Yoga is the science of body, mind, and consciousness, a blessing for human well-being to protect all creatures. The practice aims to bring mind and body to silence and balance to hear inner knowledge. Spiritual progress requires gentle, loving self-approach, not force, and perseverance during difficult times. The goal is to purify the individual soul of karma through thought, word, and deed, leading it to merge with the universal Ātmā, which is indestructible and present in all.
"The whole practice is to come to that point of silence without changing it before it gets into your conscious."
"Karma will leave no one free. Karma will come back."
Filming locations: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The real yoga nidra
19:10 - 20:13 (63 min)
Morning satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. We should practise real yoga nidra but in a sitting position according to Mahaprabhuji's instructions. Singing Yoga nidra bhajan. If we only sleep during yoga nidra we don't get anything. The story of a man who beat the snake with a stick in the sand. Animals also have their path and they follow it. They also have their struggles with each other. Our like is like a thorny bush with sweet fruits in it. What do we choose the ice cream or the stick? Bhajan singing.
Each persons body is like the temple of God
20:20 - 21:15 (55 min)
The divine atmosphere is realized through Guru Bhakti. This gathering evokes the sensation of a divine realm on earth, akin to descriptions of Brahmaloka. The lineage's bhajans and teachings illuminate this perception. The physical location is sanctified, with every individual considered a temple of God through daily spiritual practice. The Yoga in Daily Life system is a comprehensive science for global welfare, designed to develop divine consciousness and harmony. Each letter of its name holds a profound meaning related to life's goal. The path requires a true Satguru, as exemplified by Śaṅkarācārya, who despite his knowledge sought a guru's guidance. The guru is the essential boat to cross the ocean of worldly existence. A guru's presence alone transmits blessing and energy, resolving all obstacles through devotion.
"With Guru Bhakti, all obstacles in our lives go away, because that’s the highest Bhakti."
"The guru is the boat which helps us cross from this side of the ocean to the other side."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
We are full of resonance
21:20 - 22:14 (54 min)
All paths converge to a single essence. Different masters and gods are like separate drops that ultimately enter the ocean. From that ocean, differentiation arises again, just as water evaporates to form clouds. The purpose is to understand why some return quickly while others fall far away. A story illustrates this: seeds ground between two stones become flour, but a handful near the central hook remain complete. Those who surrender at the holy feet are like those seeds; they are not ground but come to the highest. Another story tells of a yogi saddened by slaughter; in meditation, it was revealed the karma belongs to the actors, not the witness. Satsang attendees are already there and will reach the supreme. The sound within, like the ocean's resonance, is Nādarūpa Parabrahma. This vibration is in the whole universe and within all. Do not sit passively like a dead body; respond and awaken to this sound.
"Those who come to the Gurudevs, or your God, or your temples, or your church—where we are at the holy feet of the gods—they will not be ground."
"It is their karma, and they will get it back again. But you have done nothing. You see, it is painful, but you have not done."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The real marriage
22:20 - 23:13 (53 min)
The essence of devotion is seeing God in all things, transcending material focus for pure spiritual truth. The divine principle, Deva, represents supreme purity and humility, the essence of all gurus and gods. Many seek God through external names and rituals, but true spirituality is found in the heart, in love, peace, and harmony. Life consumes life, often without awareness, while humanity walks two paths: one focused solely on the Name of God, and another justifying worldly actions. Traditional marriage ceremonies symbolize union and duty, with the husband leading to provide and protect. Modern marriages often lack this enduring commitment, contrasting with past unions built on shared sacrifice and understanding, as shown in the story of the bread. The ultimate guidance is the guru's darśana—the sight of God—which is the true wealth, not money, but the joy of spiritual connection.
"People sing that Jesus said, God said... but the point is not gold, but the heart, pure spiritual spirituality."
"Darśana means we see each other. We see each other also, not only humans—animals, trees, everything."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Healing powers within the body
23:20 - 0:13 (53 min)
Satsangs form Perth, Australia in March 2004. Includes "Healing power within the body","Prayer for the day" and "Svadhisthana chakra".
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