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Around the World - Webcast from UN Headquarters
1:00 - 2:44 (104 min)
Yoga and World Peace Conference hosted by Sri Swami Madhavananda World Peace Council. UN Headquarters, New York, USA.
How do we practice Bhramari?
2:50 - 3:09 (19 min)
The practice of breath and Brahmari requires consistent, moderate daily effort, not excessive exertion. Specific techniques exist, analogous to a balanced meal with various components. The practice involves three primary focal points: the heart, the navel, and the breath itself. One must learn to inhale and exhale properly through the nostrils, cleaning them as needed. The Brahmari technique follows these points and involves working with the breath's subtleties. Practice it briefly, for about five minutes, twice daily. Do not extend Brahmari for too long. The correct method uses the nostrils, with the lips closed and the mouth slightly open. This disciplined practice, done correctly, yields benefit.
"You must practice every day."
"We should take our breath in and out with both nostrils."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Webcast from Strilky
4:05 - 4:25 (20 min)
The supreme light is the illumination of divine knowledge for humanity. This light is the eternal truth present within all. It is revealed through the grace of the true guru and the guru of wisdom. The divine play manifests this truth everywhere. All is pervaded by this ultimate reality. Salutations are offered to the divine mother and the supreme lord. Praise is given to the revered gurus and the established spiritual lineage.
"Do you know who I am? My Sat-Guru shows me."
"Yāyākāra cājā cīlālā, sūnākāra jñānā gānti."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Pranayama from Vep
4:30 - 4:54 (24 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaugurji from Vep, Hungary. Practicing pranayama.
Practising yoga strengthens the immune system
5:02 - 5:20 (18 min)
Yoga practice supports health and has spread globally. The community largely remained well, though some with prior conditions needed care. Illness returned partly due to neglecting precautions. Many worldwide adopt yoga and renounce harmful habits. Practice in India exists but depth varies, with strong centers and broader adoption abroad. The Indian government now promotes yoga widely.
"During the COVID times, yoga has really helped us in developing our immune system."
"India has given this knowledge of yoga to the world."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajan evening from Strilky Ashram
5:30 - 6:18 (48 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Bhajan singing.
The calling of Sri Alakhpuriji
6:25 - 6:36 (11 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Bhajan Sataguru Alakha Puriji Avo.
Bhajans from Oosterhout
6:40 - 7:45 (65 min)
The sole longing is for the dust of the holy feet, surpassing all worldly and heavenly desires, even liberation itself. Meeting the true Guru dispels all mental confusion and wrong knowledge, revealing the inner truth. The individual flame unites with the cosmic flame when all doubt is gone. External forms veil the one eternal truth within. Many speak only few words, but the Guru's word is profound. The devotee seeks to be accepted at those lotus feet. A true yogi, drunk on the divine name, is imperturbable, seeing no distinction between diamond and stone, free from all desire and fear.
"Please give me the dust of your holy lotus feet. This is the only thing I am searching for and longing for."
"He’s unmovable, and he’s strong or firm as a mountain, he’s the same in life and he’s the same in death."
Filming location: Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Bhajans for World Peace (1/3)
7:50 - 9:47 (117 min)
The devotional invocation of divine light and guru grace.
This is a sequence of sacred chants and salutations. The core practice is the repetitive chanting of names and mantras. The invocations call upon the light of Dip Narayana and the grace of various gurus. The chant "Kali Kali Hare Sava" is repeated as a central devotional refrain. The purpose is to invoke divine presence and blessings through sound. The text concludes with a focus on ultimate truth. The recitation is an act of worship and remembrance.
"Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya Ho."
"Kālī Kālī Hare Savā."
Filming location: Austria
The Incarnation of Holy Guruji
9:55 - 10:44 (49 min)
The incarnation day of the Satguru is observed. A saint's life bears extraordinary signs, like the infant Krishna revealing the universe. There are two kinds of incarnations: those for a special purpose and those who bless the earth daily through their presence and words. The Guru's bhajans are the resonance of divine knowledge, their words like jewels that go directly into the heart. These compositions are the words of the Vedas, made comprehensible. The Guru and his own Guru are one in the transmission of this knowledge. True discipleship means becoming an instrument, with the divine writing through the devotee. This oneness is the essence of spiritual realization. The Guru's life was a continuous blessing and a series of tests, demonstrating that the master provides all necessities. True spiritual wealth is internal, not in external robes.
"The bhajans we are singing are the words of the Vedas."
"To put orange robes on your body is not to be a real sannyāsī. You have to live life as a sannyāsī."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Day of happiness
10:50 - 11:40 (50 min)
The festival of Deepavali celebrates the return of Rāma, symbolizing the light of welcome and the joy of reunion. True happiness is found in the return of a long-absent loved one, where real love and devotion grow stronger daily if nurtured. All divine incarnations and holy beings face great difficulties in their service. Human emotions like greed and anger, when they enter awareness, lead to wrong actions and can corrupt relationships. The story of Rāma’s exile illustrates this. King Daśaratha, bound by a past promise to his queen Kaikeyī, was compelled to exile his eldest son Rāma for fourteen years and install Kaikeyī’s son as king instead. Rāma, his wife Sītā, and his brother Lakṣmaṇa accepted this decree with equanimity. Rāma expressed happiness in relieving his father’s vow, fulfilling his mother’s wish, and gaining the opportunity for spiritual learning in the forest. Upon Rāma’s eventual return, the people of Ayodhyā lit countless oil lamps to guide his path, creating the Festival of Lights. This tradition continues, though the focus has also shifted to worshipping Lakṣmī for prosperity.
"Rāma said, 'I am the happiest person in this world today.'"
"People were celebrating, all so happy. So they put the lamps on the path."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
The Incarnation of Holy Guruji
11:45 - 12:34 (49 min)
The incarnation day of the Satguru is observed. A saint's life bears extraordinary signs, like the infant Krishna revealing the universe. There are two kinds of incarnations: those for a special purpose and those who bless the earth daily through their presence and words. The Guru's bhajans are the resonance of divine knowledge, their words like jewels that go directly into the heart. These compositions are the words of the Vedas, made comprehensible. The Guru and his own Guru are one in the transmission of this knowledge. True discipleship means becoming an instrument, with the divine writing through the devotee. This oneness is the essence of spiritual realization. The Guru's life was a continuous blessing and a series of tests, demonstrating that the master provides all necessities. True spiritual wealth is internal, not in external robes.
"The bhajans we are singing are the words of the Vedas."
"To put orange robes on your body is not to be a real sannyāsī. You have to live life as a sannyāsī."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The spiritual family
12:40 - 13:31 (51 min)
The quality of our era is determined by our inner state. While some lament this age, it offers unique tools like rapid travel and distant connection. The key is to extract only the nourishing essence from the vast information, like the swan separating milk from water. Our experience of time depends on our inner qualities. This gathering is a timeout to calm our inner dialogue, not to escape life but to gain clarity before re-engaging. We require the support of our spiritual family for strength. Utilize this time for serious practice, particularly prāṇāyāma to settle the agitated mind and prāṇa. Calm the body through deliberate movement to quiet mental disturbances. Simplify your environment and focus intently, avoiding distractions like constant drinking which disrupts inner fire and focus. Move from mere belief to direct understanding.
"Take the pearls, take the milk, and leave the water."
"Our meditation and practice are not about running away but about taking a timeout before returning to the game."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Everyday practising is important
13:35 - 13:56 (21 min)
Spiritual progress requires consistent daily practice, not occasional effort. The journey demands integrating discipline into ordinary life, balancing responsibilities while maintaining steady effort. Merely visiting an ashram once a year is insufficient; one must practice at home, morning and evening. Proficiency develops over years, like a child learning gradually. Just as a pilot must operate an aircraft regularly to maintain skill, so must one engage in spiritual practice diligently. This is our life, and everything in it matters. The work continues wherever you go.
"Because, well, if not today, then perhaps tomorrow—like this."
"If you cannot practice daily and only come once a year, then you are not on the journey."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Morning Yoga practice, Umag, Croatia (9/9)
14:00 - 15:14 (74 min)
A morning sādhana sequence integrates breath, movement, and awareness. Begin by warming the body with gentle stretches and deep breathing. Practice foundational āsanas like Pavanamuktāsana and Marjaryāsana to activate the spine and muscles. Flow through a warming sequence, coordinating each motion with inhalation and exhalation. Perform forward bends and backbends, focusing on alignment and the stretch without pain. Incorporate inverted postures to affect circulation and glands. Conclude with prāṇāyāma to regulate energy and a period of silent observation. The practice strengthens the body, deepens the breath, and calms the mind.
"Marjaryāsana is a wonderful morning āsana, stretching your back muscles and activating your spine."
"Observe your breath, and feel the effects of the āsanas."
Filming location: Umag, Croatia
Chantiing A-U-M and Kundalini Shakti
15:20 - 16:33 (73 min)
This temple is a sacred cave of diamonds, a center of divine energy for meditation and Vedic culture. Its establishment required great effort over time, facing obstacles as all good works do. This Vedic culture transforms individual impressions into human character, guiding one to a good path. Most people pass by such places unaware, but those who enter receive the diamonds of wisdom and reality. Modern education provides knowledge for worldly life, yet the essential knowledge to become truly human comes from parents imbued with Vedic tradition. This eternal tradition is never destroyed, though many have forgotten it. Yoga is the science of body, mind, and consciousness, a union of the individual with the infinite.
"This mandir, this temple, Vedic and Vedic culture, we have lost."
"Yoga is a science of body, mind, and consciousness. That’s all."
Filming location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Yoga leads to the healthy way of life
16:40 - 17:24 (44 min)
Yoga is a universal practice for complete human health and societal balance. It is not a dogma or a man-made religion, but the foundation of sanātana dharma, the eternal principle of harmony. True yoga encompasses all aspects of life, leading to peace and non-violence. Its aim is samādhi, the merging of knowledge, knower, and object into oneness. The discipline of Rāja Yoga is the ethical foundation of governance, where a leader must follow the same dharma enforced for all. A leader is given the dharma daṇḍa, the stick of righteous law, to protect the community with love and justice. Spiritual practice must be applied through selfless action.
"Yoga is not a part of any religion. If, then, all religion is a part of yoga, because yoga is good health, happiness, harmony, peace, non-violence, understanding, kindness, and love."
"Law is for all. Sūrya is rising for all, and therefore you will be punished. Not that you think that you are a king and you will not be punished. Dharma will punish you, the principle, the discipline, the rules."
Filming location: Raumati Beach, New Zealand
Be the tool
17:30 - 18:14 (44 min)
The spiritual path requires surrendering the ego's claim of being the doer to become a tool of divine grace. A dog pulling a chariot mistakenly believes it carries the entire load itself. Similarly, Hanuman once thought his great deeds were his own doing. Rama then sent him on a difficult journey to deliver a ring to a sage. The sage threw the ring into a vessel filled with identical rings from every divine incarnation, revealing that countless servants have come before. The practitioner must pray to be an instrument, allowing divine energy to flow through selfless service. All actions, like leading a yoga class, become energized when performed with the attitude of "I am not the doer." Spiritual work must be done invisibly, without seeking recognition, as showing off one's fasting or prayers feeds the ego. The guru's guidance acts as medicine that may stir up inner impurities, which is necessary for purification. Life is like entering a cold, testing ground; the aim is to emerge with one's inner purity intact. By focusing on personal cleansing through practice, one naturally illuminates the surroundings.
"Only what is important for us is to understand and to pray to be the tool."
"Always be aware of Hanumānjī when he realized that a lot, and so many, was before him and so much will be after him, and only pray for grace, for great luck, to get the opportunity to be the tool."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Discover peace and happiness within you
18:20 - 19:24 (64 min)
Vishwaguru Maheshwarananda Public Lecture, Kosice, Slovak Republic. Vishwaguruji reveals the secrets of our birth. We come from the beautiful Universe with peace and happiness within. This kind of realization is awakened by practicing meditation.
Mantra for harmony
19:30 - 20:18 (48 min)
Mantra is the power of mind and speech, rooted in the word 'man' for mind. Fear is a dominant power residing permanently within us from childhood, extending to learning, work, and relationships. This fear can be invoked by a single word, a 'mantra' of threat. Speech holds immense power; a wife's words can keep a husband awake, just as a husband's words can affect his wife. There is a difference in the qualities of expression between men and women. The essence of true mantra is found in positive, respectful, and harmonious communication that carries spiritual power, like a sacred poem. A guru's grace is essential for real spiritual liberation, not self-proclaimed attainment. All beings, even divine figures, have a guide. Mantra can be used for good or ill, so we must choose words that bless and connect.
"O Tulsīdās, don’t go in that house. Even if the diamonds are falling down in your house."
"Guru Brahmā, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Deva Maheśvara, Guru Sākṣāt Parabrahma, Tasmai Śrī Gurave Namaḥ."
Filming location: Salzburg, Austria
Purify yourself inside and out
20:25 - 21:08 (43 min)
Evening Satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Satguru is a Guru who knows everything and gives knowledge to everyone. The words of Satguru Chalisa are like pearls coming from the haven. God's energy is pure and goes to everyone. We can do neti every morning to clean our nose and lungs also. It is better to clean our teeth with our fingers without a brush. Sometimes animals are also cleaning their teeth. Many diseases begin to develop from the tension which can be between husband and wife. We learn the movements of animals with the help of yoga.
How do we practice Bhramari?
21:15 - 21:34 (19 min)
The practice of breath and Brahmari requires consistent, moderate daily effort, not excessive exertion. Specific techniques exist, analogous to a balanced meal with various components. The practice involves three primary focal points: the heart, the navel, and the breath itself. One must learn to inhale and exhale properly through the nostrils, cleaning them as needed. The Brahmari technique follows these points and involves working with the breath's subtleties. Practice it briefly, for about five minutes, twice daily. Do not extend Brahmari for too long. The correct method uses the nostrils, with the lips closed and the mouth slightly open. This disciplined practice, done correctly, yields benefit.
"You must practice every day."
"We should take our breath in and out with both nostrils."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
The Science of Kriyā Yoga
21:40 - 22:20 (40 min)
Kriyā Yoga is the science of movement, purification, and attaining divine light. Yoga is the harmonizing science for body, mind, and soul, given by Swayambhū Śiva. The human birth holds a unique potential, but it is threatened by the inner crocodiles of desire, anger, and ego. These negative forces are a consuming fire. One must awaken into the light of kindness, knowledge, and love for all. Humans often become their own enemies through jealousy, hatred, and greed, forgetting their dharma. Yoga is a complete way of life leading to salvation. Kriyā means action and movement, inherent in the expanding universe, the changing stars, and the rotating earth. This perpetual motion exists within the human body through breath, circulation, and thought. Kriyā Yoga is the practice of balancing these inner energies to purify consciousness. Specific Kriyās, like Ujjāyī Prāṇāyāma or Agnisāra, maintain health and awareness. Even digestion and sleep are Kriyās. Consistent practice purifies karma and elevates consciousness toward light; neglecting it causes a rapid decline. This path requires discipline and grace.
"Within you is the ocean of immortality. Within you is the fountain of joy, and within you is the immortal soul."
"Kriyā Yoga is the highest technique within yoga. But with that, you have to have a blessing."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
Follow the path of Bhakti
22:25 - 23:47 (82 min)
The path of devotion and Guru's grace overcomes the universal power of māyā. You cannot escape māyā, but by surrendering to the Guru and following the spiritual path, you can cross it. A sādhu's anger after years of tapasyā shows māyā's presence. The path of knowledge can inflate ego, leading one back to devotion. True bhakti brings divine intervention, as shown when Lord Jagannāth personally fed a starving devotee to preserve his family's faith. Perseverance is essential; like dogs chased from every village, one must continue without stopping until reaching the destination. When trouble arises, call upon the Guru for help to subdue it and proceed. Modern teachings often omit devotion to God and Guru, yet with pure devotion and faith, nothing is impossible. The mind wanders during practice; let thoughts come and go without following them, remaining focused. Do not complicate life by dwelling on the unchangeable past or unknown future. Live in the present. Stories help us recognize our own problems, which is the first step toward change. Feel the essence of prayer in your heart, for that feeling is more important than perfect form. Before forming any desire, contemplate its practical consequences to avoid unforeseen burdens.
"If you believe and have trust in God, in the Guru, you will get what you wish for."
"When we realize that we have a problem, when we are aware that we behave in this and that way, in that moment, we are able to change our behavior."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Introduction to Bhramari Pranayama
23:55 - 0:50 (55 min)
The human body is a microcosm of the universe, and specific practices can harmonize it. Attachment to the true Guru is the sole devotion that pleases the mind, for without understanding, the soul suffers. The priceless human form is meant for realization, where belief destroys the cycles of birth and death. The practice of Brahmarī Prāṇāyāma uses sound vibration to balance the brain's hemispheres. This yogic discipline is beyond mere exercise; it integrates the whole being. When perfected, this vibration purifies speech, enhances learning, and aligns the individual with the cosmic body. Mastery requires consistent practice to feel the equal resonance throughout the entire system.
"Attachment is only to the Satguru, attachment is only to the Satguru."
"Believe, and birth and death are destroyed."
Filming location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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