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Practising Asanas
1:00 - 1:47 (47 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Practising asanas with Vishwaguruji and M.M. Swami Vivekpuriji. Streching in standing position, manduki asana.
The hatha yogi wants to live a long and healthy life
1:55 - 2:46 (51 min)
A satsang on herbal remedies and the principles of Haṭha Yoga.
"You take only a little of this babool fruit... Shake it in the water... By morning, it is ready. You drink the water, and you eat that."
"The biggest enemy of the human is laziness. Where there is laziness, there is tamas guṇa."
Swami Ji leads a session beginning with practical uses for neem and babool plants, sharing recipes and a disciple's testimony about neem healing a wound. The talk transitions into the philosophy of a Haṭha Yogī, emphasizing the conquest of laziness, dietary practices including the defense of garlic, and internal cleansing. The session concludes with a live demonstration of the Agni Sāra Kriyā by a disciple.
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
The Nature of Kuṇḍalinī, Śiva, and Śakti
2:50 - 3:30 (40 min)
Kuṇḍalinī is the energy and consciousness within us, encompassing our karma and destiny. It is the union of Śiva and Śakti. Śiva is pure, liberating consciousness—the ultimate truth and beauty present in all, beyond gender. Its seat in the body is the Brahmaraṅdhra at the crown. Śakti is the active energy entangled with karma, longing to merge with Śiva for liberation. This union brings Turīya, Self-realization, and the end of rebirth. The human life is the sole opportunity for this realization. Awakening Kuṇḍalinī is a subtle, indescribable spiritual process requiring a master's guidance and years of sāttvic preparation to avoid dangers of the mind straying. It cannot be forced; it arises spontaneously in the correct relationship. The spiritual lineage ensures safe progress.
"‘I am the pure consciousness’ is wisdom; ‘I am the body’ is ignorance."
"When Śakti merges into Śiva, that is liberation."
Filming location: Kranj, Slovenia
Supporters on the Spiritual Path
3:35 - 4:43 (68 min)
The path from the Mūlādhāra to the Svādhiṣṭhāna chakra is about mastering foundational qualities and overcoming obstacles. Human life offers the unique intellect to transcend the cycle of birth and death dictated by karma. Spiritual practice is not just meditation but cultivating inner qualities like humility, kindness, and forgiveness. The five primary obstacles are passion, anger, greed, attachment, and ego. To defeat them, one must develop five spiritual techniques: detachment, renunciation, devotion, right knowledge, and mercy. These qualities reside in the heart. The Mūlādhāra chakra is the solid foundation of spiritual longing. The Svādhiṣṭhāna chakra, associated with the water element and emotions, presents six new obstacles: anger, hate, greed, jealousy, cruelty, and laziness. Its energy is powerful but can be destructive if not mastered with the positive qualities. Awakening higher consciousness requires harmonizing these elements within.
"Love each and every entity, if not more, then that much, as much as you love thyself."
"The roots of dharma is mercy, and the roots of sin is ego."
Filming location: Vancouver, Canada
Chakras, Nadis and Kundalini
4:50 - 5:29 (39 min)
Chakras are rotating circles of energy within the body, representing major energy centers. They are symbolic, not literal anatomical structures. Thousands exist at the junctions of the nāḍīs, the body's nerve network. This system exists for the soul's journey, supported by five bodily sheaths and the five elements. The three main channels are the Iḍā (Moon, mind/emotion), Piṅgalā (Sun, action/temperament), and central Suṣumnā. Their intersections form powerful chakras, like the Viśuddhi at the throat for purification. The mind is a messenger between senses and intellect; do not block it, but give it direction. Problems arise from suppressed emotions, which can manifest as physical illness. Practices like prāṇāyāma maintain this network for health. Awakening energies like kuṇḍalinī requires great care, as improper handling can be harmful.
"These chakras are a methodological representation. You will not see this exact picture if you look within your own body."
"The mind is a river; we should not block it. If we block a dam, we must provide an outlet."
Filming location: London, UK
What means Satsang
5:35 - 6:51 (76 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan, Rajasthan, India. Nearly one-hour bhajan singing. Without prayers, meditation and singing bhajans humans life is not complete. When we are coming to the prayer we are in oneness again. In Satsang, we are in the truth. Do not continue with negative thinking. That one is lost.
Mind and chakras
6:55 - 7:20 (25 min)
The mind functions as a pendulum between the conscious and subconscious levels. Our awake, conscious state receives information through the five senses. These present-moment impressions are immediately transferred to the subconscious, a storeroom of all past experiences from this life. These stored impressions generate desires, or vāsanā. Intense desires rise from the subconscious into the conscious mind. The intellect gives form and judgment to these desires. Unfulfilled conscious desires return to the subconscious, often re-emerging in dreams. If they remain unfulfilled even there, they lose their formed connection to the intellect and become formless psychic problems, manifesting as anxiety or restlessness. Do not block the flow of mind and desire like a dammed river, as this causes psychic disturbance. Instead, direct the mind through self-discipline by controlling the senses and limiting desires. The mind is changeable like the moon, connected to emotion and the water element. Balance between emotion, intellect, and consciousness is essential. Energy channels, or nāḍīs, interact at energy centers called chakras. The subconscious is linked to the svādhiṣṭhāna chakra. Lower chakras relate to animalistic qualities, while higher chakras relate to divine consciousness. Unresolved psychic problems are often lodged in these lower centers.
"Impressions and desires are like a river flowing constantly. You should not block the river."
"Self-discipline means to direct your mind, your desires, your ambition... in that particular direction."
Filming location: Brisbane, Australia
Proper exercise is important to us
7:25 - 7:57 (32 min)
Evening satsang from Jadan Ashram, Rajsthan, India. Two things are important in our lives. What we eat and what we breathe. Yoga in Daily Life are practiced all over the world. Sarva Hitta asanas are good for everyone. Proper exercise is as important to us as food.
One day we will be together
8:05 - 8:49 (44 min)
An evening satsang on spiritual unity and the essence of all paths.
"It is very important that everyone has their yoga center's name... but yoga is only one yoga; we simply have different names."
"All children are born into what we call a kindergarten. In the kindergarten, we see all children as very beautiful and very good."
The lecturer addresses the global Yoga in Daily Life community, using analogies of families, children, and the water cycle to illustrate the fundamental oneness underlying all yoga schools, religions, and human beings. He emphasizes respect for all traditions and lineages while cautioning against the discord created by attachment to names and identities. The talk concludes with a prayer for harmony and a reminder to seek inner unity.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Don't kill animals, remain clean
8:55 - 10:08 (73 min)
Evening sastang from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India. When it rains, it feeds all the vegetation. The sea, the grass, the trees need water. Only humans can reach the highest. Those who don't use drugs or drink alcohol. Today, the whole world, all religions and cultures are right in the palm of our hands, accessible by mobile phone. With the help of yoga, meditation and ancient sacred scriptures, spirituality can be realized. Outer purity means inner purity.Chemical pollution is a big problem all over the Earth.
We have to go on that path
10:15 - 11:12 (57 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Himalaya. Sri Alakhpuriji Cave. Here is the place of peace and happiness. Alakhpuriji has given us his carana amrit. Bhagirati's disciple was Ganga and Alakhpuriji's disciple was Nanda Devi. Singing and explanation of bhajan or arati Sri Guru Atma Paramatma. Alakh means we can not write we can not speak about. In reality, Alakhpuruji created this arati through Sivanandji and he brought it to us Vishwaguruji. We have to follow Alkhpuriji's path with concentration. This path drives us to Brahma Loka. We are those souls who can give this blessing and energy. Singing bhajan Sabda Sanehi Mhari Jatra, Guru carano me, Manv Dhire Dhire and Sataguru Satasangi.
Learning in the Gurukul
11:20 - 11:56 (36 min)
A presentation on the Gurukul education system and its philosophical foundations.
"In our Gurukul, we have a different education. Not this modern education where they only want to work and earn money, earn money, earn money."
"The knowledge that has been taught in the Gurukul, according to the culture of India and according to the knowledge of the sages of India, we will do it."
A spiritual teacher speaks from the Om Shri Visva Dip Gurukul in Rajasthan, outlining the history and purpose of the traditional Gurukul system. He emphasizes education as a sacred, cultural duty focused on knowledge and morality over material gain, introduces the Gyān Putra scholarship project, and explains the significance of the students' Pitāmbara (yellow) uniforms. The talk is followed by an address from Mahāmaṇḍaleśvar Śrī Gyāneśvar Purī Jī Mahārāj, who discusses the logistical and ethical challenges of education in India, contrasting the Gurukul's holistic approach with modern, commercialized systems.
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
The Means Are the End: On Non-Violence, Patience, and Peace
12:00 - 12:14 (14 min)
A keynote address on non-violence, patience, and peace at a World Peace Council conference.
"Wrong means will always fetch wrong ends. We must understand the basic fundamental: it is the means which become the ends."
"Happiness is a peaceful state of mind. If you have a peaceful mind, you live in the present, and when you live in the present, you are happy."
Swapnil Kothari, a teacher from India, delivers a speech exploring non-violence as a conscious philosophy, not just a default position. He argues for the primacy of ethical means over ends, asserting that violence breeds violence while non-violence breeds compassion and inner peace. He uses personal anecdotes, historical references, and a humorous story about marital patience to illustrate the stamina required for this path.
Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
Yoga for the physical body and beyond
12:20 - 12:42 (22 min)
A morning satsang at a summer retreat discussing the modern practice of yoga and a return to spiritual roots.
"Spirituality does not mean religious practice. Spirituality means not only doing meditation, but encompasses everything."
"Yoga is from the mother’s womb until liberation, and it should be a very easy practice. Everyone can do it."
The teacher addresses the assembly, reflecting on the global spread of yoga since International Yoga Day. He cautions against practices focused solely on physical fitness or difficult postures, which he links to future injuries, and criticizes the commercialization of yoga. Emphasizing the need for a genuine guru lineage, he shares the discovery of their spiritual ancestor, Ālagpurījī, in the Himalayas, and concludes with remarks on environmental protection and a blessing for practice.
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Yoga is One
12:50 - 13:21 (31 min)
A spiritual talk on the principles and practice of yoga in daily life.
"Yoga is the yoga. It’s the yoga, that’s all then. There’s nothing else."
"Yoga in daily life... means we should practice every day. That’s all. And that is for everyone, whether they are Hindus, Muslims, Christians, or anybody."
The speaker addresses a group, holding up the system's foundational book. He emphasizes that true yoga requires daily practice according to these teachings, not just theoretical knowledge. He discusses the importance of ethical living, notably vegetarianism, criticizes the dilution of yoga by other systems, and urges a return to disciplined, foundational practice. The talk meanders through topics including dietary rules, the global spread of yoga, and personal anecdotes.
Filming location: Austria
The One in All and All in One
13:25 - 13:53 (28 min)
The essence is the oneness of consciousness and the practice of yoga as reunion.
Our master taught "One in all and all in one." The cosmic beginning is an endless space, Śūnyākāśa, containing universal consciousness. This consciousness resides within the mother principle, Śakti, like a child in the golden womb. Yoga is the balancing power creating harmony between body, mind, and spirit, not merely the postures or techniques used to achieve it. From the one consciousness arose the divine will to multiply, expressed through the sound Aum. Creation unfolded from this sound: space, then fire, air, water, and earth, forming countless stars and systems. On our planet, one consciousness manifests across 8.4 million life forms. Humans are one race, distinguished by an intellect that can be educated limitlessly or manipulated into fanaticism. True education cultivates human qualities—understanding, respect, and tolerance—which form the basis of human rights. Life is a cycle; whether called reincarnation or recycling, consciousness evolves. Your destiny is a play of consciousness within this endless universe.
"Yoga is not physical postures... These are the techniques in order to get the perfect balance."
"If you believe in recycling, then where is the problem in believing in reincarnation?"
Filming location: Brisbane, Australia
Spirituality and joy
13:55 - 14:12 (17 min)
An evening satsang on the nature of spirituality.
"Spirituality: purity and humbleness, kindness, peace, understanding, oneness. Without this oneness, no peace, no spirituality."
"What can be more spiritual than this? Joy, joy, joy. It is that joy we should get like this now. Spirituality is what we call the joy."
A spiritual teacher addresses a gathering in an ashram, exploring the essence of spirituality beyond religious forms. He describes it as the harmonious union of mother (earth/nature) and father (divine light/energy) principles, manifesting as inner joy, peace, and oneness. He contrasts this with the discord of the modern age, concluding that true spirituality is found in present happiness and collective harmony.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The Power of Tapasyā: Pārvatī's Resolve
14:15 - 15:03 (48 min)
Tapasyā, or austerity, is the essential power for spiritual attainment and overcoming all obstacles.
A dream instructs Pārvatī to perform tapasyā, affirming the truth of a sage's words. This practice grants happiness, removes troubles, and is the foundation of endurance for all saints. Obstacles on the path are natural; one must master physical and mental discomfort without letting them disturb the inner self. Fighting through leads to the aim; giving up leads to failure. The creative, protective, and destructive powers of the universe itself operate through tapasyā. This inner willpower prevents small things from destroying our aims. Without it, one quickly breaks down. Therefore, real sādhanā is essential. It makes the impossible possible, but must be practiced with contentment and oneness. The body's demands must be secondary; the consciousness must be fixed on the divine. Extreme endurance, like forgetting the body for millennia and sustaining on minimal sustenance, demonstrates this power. Do not give up. Fight against your inner weaknesses like sadness and jealousy first.
"Tapasya is the giver of happiness and the remover of all troubles."
"Nothing is impossible through sādhanā. Impossible things become possible, but sādhanā should be with santosha."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
DVD 150b
Bhajan singing from Jadan
15:10 - 15:27 (17 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India.
Practical guide to meditation (4/11)
15:30 - 17:03 (93 min)
Morning satsang from weekend seminar in Vep, Hungary on 15th, Feburary 2009.
Bhajan singing in the Jadan Ashram
17:13 - 18:31 (78 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India. Bhajan singing evening.
Bhajan evening in Jadan Ashram
18:40 - 19:02 (22 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India. Bhajan singing.
Bhajan evening from Jadan Ashram
19:10 - 19:47 (37 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India. Bhajan singing.
One day we will be together
19:55 - 20:39 (44 min)
An evening satsang on spiritual unity and the essence of all paths.
"It is very important that everyone has their yoga center's name... but yoga is only one yoga; we simply have different names."
"All children are born into what we call a kindergarten. In the kindergarten, we see all children as very beautiful and very good."
The lecturer addresses the global Yoga in Daily Life community, using analogies of families, children, and the water cycle to illustrate the fundamental oneness underlying all yoga schools, religions, and human beings. He emphasizes respect for all traditions and lineages while cautioning against the discord created by attachment to names and identities. The talk concludes with a prayer for harmony and a reminder to seek inner unity.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Webcast from Strilky
20:45 - 22:01 (76 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky, Czech Republic.
Satsang from Strilky
22:05 - 23:22 (77 min)
Evening satsang from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Explanation and singing bhajans. Bharatanatyam dance by Bhaktidevi. The glory of Devpuriji Bhagawan is around the whole world. He was the incarnation of Bhagawan Shiva.
We should have God in our heart
23:30 - 0:51 (81 min)
A spiritual discourse weaving stories and observations on faith, tradition, and true knowledge.
"Any lecture we hear... for one and a half or two and a half minutes we have concentration, then we don't have concentration... but that story is there; that story will never forget."
"We must not have a thousand, but even a hundred is enough, or one is enough. My Gurujī said, 'A hundred goats and one tiger is more than enough.'"
The lecturer delivers an evening satsang, moving from observations on preparation and cultural greetings into profound spiritual parables. He shares stories including a Pope testing devotees' faith, a devoted brother walking on water, and the mythological tales of Śiva, Śakti, and the sage Śukadeva, all illustrating that heartfelt devotion surpasses mere intellectual knowledge. The talk concludes with reflections on the enduring power of stories and the core principles of yoga.
Filming location: Auckland, New Zealand
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