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Positive life and health
0:30 - 1:21 (51 min)
Sattvic living and morning discipline confer protection and vitality. Historical calamities like pandemics and droughts have occurred, yet practitioners of yoga and vegetarianism remain resilient. A global inquiry revealed no infections among such practitioners during the recent pandemic, indicating the protective power of a pure diet. This sattvic way extends beyond diet to a heartfelt compassion for all creatures. The results of one's actions inevitably return. Morning discipline is crucial. Upon waking, one must wash the entire body with fresh, cool water to dispel laziness and awaken new energy. Only with a clean body should one then respectfully tend to plants like tulasī, which are sacred and medicinal. Trees are life-giving; touching them daily fosters connection. Following purification, prayer and yoga practice, such as Sarvahitāsana and Sūrya Namaskāra, vitalize the entire system from toes to head. Consistency in this routine overcomes laziness and transforms the body. Life is about caring for others and maintaining this disciplined practice.
"Those who practice yoga and eat sattvic food—meaning pure vegetarian food—are protected."
"When you get up, go to your bathroom, put water, brush, and then come out, a new energy will awaken in the body."
Filming location: Slovenska, Slovenia
Mantra and mala are powerful
0:45 - 1:39 (54 min)
The mala and mantra are tools to cultivate inner light amidst recurring negativity. Dust accumulates on the heart as ages cycle, requiring constant cleansing. Great beings provide light for all, yet personal practice is essential. In Kali Yuga, darkness approaches; one must generate light through devotion and practice before dawn returns. Bhakti and seva are paths of devotion and service. The mala is a sacred instrument for mantra repetition. Hold it with the middle finger and thumb, moving beads inward, avoiding the index finger. The 108 beads complete a sacred count. Keep the mala clean and near the heart, treating it with respect as a source of power. Mantra harnesses the tongue's energy for good or ill. This practice transcends any single tradition.
"Through this light, we protect ourselves, knowing that dawn will come very soon."
"The mala is the power of our whole life. For as many years as you are here, this power is unimaginable."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
It is time to help others
1:25 - 1:56 (31 min)
A global crisis reveals our shared humanity and calls for immediate, compassionate action.
A pandemic has caused widespread suffering. Governments and individuals are striving to respond. This is a time for practical help, not hesitation. Meditation and prayer are valuable, but tangible support for neighbors, the elderly, and children is the greatest necessity. Distinctions of religion, nationality, or wealth must be abandoned for a spirit of oneness. The elderly are our roots and deserve the same care we give to children. Action cannot be postponed. True spirituality is expressed through selfless service to all beings, recognizing the divine unity in everyone.
"Meditation is good, prayer is great, but what is needed just now? That we can help—that is the biggest and greatest."
"We should not say this God or that God or this religion. No. We should give equally to everyone."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Spirituality and joy
2:05 - 2:22 (17 min)
Spirituality is the essence of joy and oneness. It arises from the harmonious union of fundamental principles within nature. The earth provides a maternal foundation, while a paternal energy of light and life animates existence. This union represents the divine source. True spirituality manifests as purity, humbleness, kindness, and peace. Its absence is marked by conflict and suffering, as seen in fractured relationships. We often seek joy externally, yet authentic spiritual joy is found only within. It is the inner state cultivated through harmonious understanding.
"Spirituality: purity and humbleness, kindness, peace, understanding, oneness."
"Spirituality is what we call the joy. Joy is only within ourselves."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
This is the time to work on our inner self
2:30 - 3:15 (45 min)
This is the time to return to our inner self. Humans work very hard externally, constructing roads and buildings, often with environmental cost. This external endeavor is great, but we work too hard outside. If we worked on our inner body for one or two hours daily, that would be very good. Yoga is that inner engineering. It is not merely external exercise but acting for the whole world from within. The techniques are already within, showing how the body is continually made better. Yoga practice gives exercises for the inner body, leading to peace and harmony. The difference is we often do too much externally while neglecting the inner self.
"We humans work too hard externally. If we worked on our inner body for one or two hours each day, that would be very, very good."
"Yoga is the engineer, not a human. The techniques of yoga, all that God has made, are already within."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The Flame of the Life
3:20 - 4:04 (44 min)
The inner flame of life is the vital energy within, distinct from physical fire. This prāṇic flame is the essence of consciousness through waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. Even in blindness, an inner light perceives through vibration and voice. When the body sleeps or tires, this light dims but retreats into the ātmā, never extinguished. The flame can appear to depart at death, yet life may linger as seen in a bird revived. One must care for this flame through practices like trāṭak and Hatha Yoga, feeding it with sustenance. Great yogis remain awake in meditation even as others sleep, navigating states of consciousness. The soul's journey continues beyond the body, like a flame moving far away.
"Where the lamp is gone. And where the flame is gone. That has gone into our ātmā."
"Others are awakened, and the yogīs are meditating. And others, they are sleeping. And the yogī is awakened."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
We should not have duality
4:10 - 4:21 (11 min)
The divine lineage is eternal, manifesting across all ages. From the Satya Yuga through to the present, this sacred tradition continues. Great saints perpetually appear, representing a twofold divine expression: one is the singular incarnation of God for an era, and the other is the everlasting succession of saintly Gurus. This is not about a single individual; there are many Gurus, just as there are many parents. All are manifestations of the one divine reality. Your parents are your gods, yet we respect all elders as such. The soul is one, though forms differ. Other traditions are good, yet they often speak of a God from the past, not a living, ever-present God. Without a living God, it is like a child whose mother has died; where does one find that direct love? We must transcend duality, for God is everywhere.
"One is as God, what we call, appearing once in that time... the second is called the saint, known as the Guru Bhagat... there is another who is forever coming."
"Other religions are also very good, but they have no God—not a living God. Once they have a God, and that’s all."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Only oneness leads to happiness
4:25 - 5:05 (40 min)
The resonance of Aum is the fundamental vibration of all existence, connecting Earth, the lokas, and Brahmā loka. Consciousness has no desire, while the inert world cannot act. All apparent forms arise from the one resonance of Akāra, Ukāra, and Makāra. The seeker must follow the inner self, as everything external is temporary and leads to separation. Worldly life, or saṃsāra, possesses no lasting essence and is the source of suffering through attachment. The individual soul, like a drop of water, is separated from the ocean of oneness and journeys through various states, longing for reunion. Liberation involves recognizing this transient nature and turning inward toward the eternal.
"Ekobrahman duttye nasti. That Brahman is only one."
"In oneness, there is no separation."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Yoga is endless
5:10 - 5:53 (43 min)
Yoga is an endless path of connection and expansion beyond all limits.
Yoga is not merely exercises. Each breath and every cell in the body is a living yoga, a universe in itself. The physical body contains all elements—earth, fire, water, air, and space—mirroring the cosmos. This constant movement is yoga. Therefore, yoga is endless, ever-expanding, with no completion. This expansion and contraction is Śiva, present in all beings, beyond religion or nation. The spiritual journey is like ocean waves seeking to expand endlessly but being pulled back by the shore, or like water evaporating only to fall again as rain. This returning force is attachment, a binding rope that prevents liberation. Practice is essential to go within. Chakras exist throughout the body and universe, but seeking powers is not their purpose. The true guru is not merely physical but is the inner guide, the ātmā. The cosmic principles of Śiva, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā change cyclically. The final door is to sit, let the ātmā be, and follow the breath without force. Inhaling and exhaling is the path; the prāṇa knows all. Meditate with awareness of the breath and the guru within.
"Each and every breath in our body is a yoga."
"Yoga means connecting."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
We don't know our destiny
6:00 - 6:52 (52 min)
The divine path encompasses human destiny and the nature of existence. All beings are connected to the Supreme. Divine incarnations appear to guide creation. God is present within every element and creature. The human body contains the five elements, animated by divine energy. Life continues through cycles of rebirth. One's actions and consciousness determine the future birth. Destiny operates, as illustrated by ancient stories. Unfulfilled desires, or vāsanā, can pull the consciousness back into worldly life. Spiritual training under a master is the path to transcendence. The relationship with the divine persists regardless of physical distance. The goal is to realize one's true nature beyond these cycles.
"God is everywhere. In each and every cell in our body, and in every creature, is God."
"Destiny is there, and so many times, your destiny will be, can turn back again."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Only oneness leads to happiness
7:00 - 7:40 (40 min)
The resonance of Aum is the fundamental vibration of all existence, connecting Earth, the lokas, and Brahmā loka. Consciousness has no desire, while the inert world cannot act. All apparent forms arise from the one resonance of Akāra, Ukāra, and Makāra. The seeker must follow the inner self, as everything external is temporary and leads to separation. Worldly life, or saṃsāra, possesses no lasting essence and is the source of suffering through attachment. The individual soul, like a drop of water, is separated from the ocean of oneness and journeys through various states, longing for reunion. Liberation involves recognizing this transient nature and turning inward toward the eternal.
"Ekobrahman duttye nasti. That Brahman is only one."
"In oneness, there is no separation."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
We are eternal
7:45 - 8:45 (60 min)
The essence is oneness, knowledge, and the guru's grace.
Separate drops of rain fall, yet they unite to form flowing water, creeks, rivers, and finally the ocean. The drop and the ocean are not different; we are that oneness. Knowledge is endless, and the cosmic Self is realized beyond the temporary body and its elements like anger or jealousy. These are like air in a balloon; when the body bursts, the air—the space of consciousness—remains. Humans possess knowledge and speech to understand this. A story illustrates this: a professor criticized a meditating yogi, denying God. The yogi noted that a small cherry falling from a tree is harmless, whereas a large melon from such height would injure. This shows divine arrangement is good. The guru's grace is paramount, transcending physical distance. The disciple's connection is in the heart, closer than family. One should not ask the guru for things, as asking creates distance; grace is given spontaneously like a mother's milk.
"All drops unite to become the water that flows. Not one drop alone; all must come together again."
"God has done everything good."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Advice for the education of children
8:50 - 9:44 (54 min)
The foundation of a child's education is the love, presence, and guidance of the parents. A mother is the first and best teacher, providing foundational instruction. When both parents work, leaving the child in another's care all day, the deep, continuous connection is missing. This can lead to a child feeling unloved and becoming depressed, questioning their place. The solution lies with the mother and father. If a child is distant, a parent must dedicate time daily for teaching and bonding. A compassionate tutor, especially a female teacher for a young boy, can provide parental-like love and emotional support to alleviate depression. Parents work for money, but children instinctively seek their mother. We must keep children close. Without proper guidance, children may be led astray by influences like pocket money, which can lead to harmful experimentation. You cannot force a growing child without causing breakage. A spiritual teacher or yoga guide can help redirect one onto the right path. We are all learning until our last breath. Fill the mind with good thoughts and knowledge before sleep.
"Who is my mother? I have a mother at kindergarten and a mother at home."
"If you give pocket money, I fear it may lead them astray."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Save your health in every way
9:50 - 10:47 (57 min)
A message of health, harmony, and yogic practice for all. This is a time of global concern regarding health and impurity in the environment. Maintain cleanliness and personal hygiene. The practice of Yoga in Daily Life, including Sarvahitāsana, offers simple exercises for all, performed gently to awaken the body and improve circulation. These subtle movements can be done anywhere to regain and preserve good health. Respect all people and care for the health of family and community. Follow health guidelines and use Ayurvedic preparations like kaḍā for protection. Practice prāṇāyāma alone. Commemorate spiritual teachers and lineages through personal observance at this time.
"We should all remain as one, in peace and harmony."
"Every day, practice yoga. That’s called yoga, which is Yoga in Daily Life."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Let be as it is
10:55 - 11:56 (61 min)
The ātmā's journey seeks peace beyond the temporary body. All beings, in any body, search for peace and harmony. We attach to this form, believing it to be permanent, working hard for it and fearing its end. Yet, upon leaving, nothing material accompanies the soul—not house, property, or family. The separation is absolute. Great beings demonstrate rising above bodily pain, understanding the ātmā is distinct. The soul departs swiftly, like a falling star. Ultimately, we are not this body; the true self is a spotless, awakened consciousness within the heart, present in all movable and immovable life. This inner truth is the only reality.
"When we go out of the body, nothing. We cannot even touch anything."
"Our soul goes like that; it goes out. He doesn't want, my God, how much I was suffering in this body."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Morning Yoga practice, Umag, Croatia (3/9)
12:00 - 13:33 (93 min)
A guided yoga practice integrates movement, breath, and awareness. Begin by feeling the body's contact with the floor, focusing on the spine. Proceed through a sequence of postures, coordinating each motion with the breath. Maintain awareness of specific body parts, such as the ankles during leg circles or the shoulder blades during twists. The practice includes variations of poses like spinal twists, leg raises, and forward bends. Breath observation is central; feel the inhalation moving from stomach to throat and the exhalation reversing this path. Conclude with prāṇāyāma and mantra repetition, emphasizing presence and the relaxation of the body and mind.
"Try to feel your inhalation moving from your stomach to your throat, and your exhalation moving from your throat to your stomach."
"Remain aware of your motion. Continue making large circles, and slowly finish."
Filming location: Umag, Croatia
The teaching of the Saints
13:40 - 14:52 (72 min)
The mind creates problems in both activity and idleness, revealing its restless nature. A story illustrates the futility of material accumulation. A teacher gave a merchant a needle to safeguard. The merchant's wife reasoned that if the teacher died, the needle would become a karmic debt impossible to repay. The merchant, realizing he could take nothing with him after death, returned the needle. The teacher asked why he accumulated vast wealth if he could not even take a small needle. The merchant then sold his excess property, keeping only necessities, and used the wealth for social good. Another teaching concerns inner development over outer appearance. Natural hair, whether grown or shaved, presents a consistent appearance, unlike changing hairstyles. True growth comes from within, not from outward presentation. A final story tells of a learned sage who, to answer questions about worldly life, left his own body and entered a recently deceased king's body to gain experience. This demonstrates that through spiritual power and discipline, extraordinary inner feats are possible.
"If you cannot take such a small piece of a needle with you, then why are you accumulating so much stuff?"
"Try building yourself from the inside, not by focusing on how you present yourself to the outer world."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
What means destiny?
15:00 - 15:47 (47 min)
The practice of Aum moves through the chakras with prāṇa. Chanting extends beyond three repetitions. The numeral system uses nine digits and the essential zero, invented in India. The sound for the number nine often relates to 'N' across languages. The Earth is a globe, first lifted from the ocean by the Varāha avatāra. Destiny is pre-written by Vidhātā, a divine power, for every being at birth. This script is immutable; life events, including survival, follow its decree. Ancient scriptures, primarily in India, contain this knowledge. An extended story illustrates that even the powerful Rāvaṇa could not alter the destined marriage for his daughter. Therefore, one should not worry excessively. Perform your sādhanā and duties. Destiny ultimately rests with God and may be transcended through yoga practice over time.
"Destiny is yours, mine, anyone's—your dog, your cow... What is in the destiny is already written therein."
"What she writes, no one can change. Yes, no one can run from it."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Follow Yoga in Daily Life
15:55 - 17:01 (66 min)
There is one God, one message, and one sound in the universe. All beings descend from the great ṛṣis, regardless of religion. God is beyond all duality; the soul within each being is a spark of the supreme. Humans, unlike animals, should not cause pain and must live with respect and love for all creatures. Civilization has evolved from a primitive state to one of greater understanding. The spiritual lineage, or paramparā, connects the disciple to the guru and the original source. This path requires integrating yoga into daily life, avoiding separation between practice and living. Inner knowledge, not mere book learning, is essential. The current age presents challenges, but the path remains: to realize the oneness within and live accordingly.
"One in all and all in one."
"Speak what is within."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
We should not have duality
17:05 - 17:16 (11 min)
The divine lineage is eternal, manifesting across all ages. From the Satya Yuga through to the present, this sacred tradition continues. Great saints perpetually appear, representing a twofold divine expression: one is the singular incarnation of God for an era, and the other is the everlasting succession of saintly Gurus. This is not about a single individual; there are many Gurus, just as there are many parents. All are manifestations of the one divine reality. Your parents are your gods, yet we respect all elders as such. The soul is one, though forms differ. Other traditions are good, yet they often speak of a God from the past, not a living, ever-present God. Without a living God, it is like a child whose mother has died; where does one find that direct love? We must transcend duality, for God is everywhere.
"One is as God, what we call, appearing once in that time... the second is called the saint, known as the Guru Bhagat... there is another who is forever coming."
"Other religions are also very good, but they have no God—not a living God. Once they have a God, and that’s all."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Try to be innocent
17:20 - 18:07 (47 min)
Yoga is the path of returning to oneness, merging the self into the Supreme.
All beings, through different paths, ultimately converge like rivers to the ocean. The journey begins from birth, where a mother's care and a father's guidance are the first lessons. This innate purity and innocence are the foundation. Meditation is not a rigid practice but a return to that comfortable, natural state. However, the inner journey requires directing consciousness upward. Energy must ascend through the central channel; if it descends, one becomes lost in worldly emotions and loses vital force. The goal is to rise to the highest consciousness, not to be pulled downward by transient thoughts and feelings. Stay on the path, for leaving it in search of another leads only to exhaustion. True guidance comes from within and from all who point toward the Supreme.
"Like clouds become rain, water flows on earth, collecting into creeks, rivers, and finally one great river whose power finds its path back to the ocean. Similarly, we all, in different ways, return to oneness."
"In your meditation, how do we meditate? We go up through the cakras. If you go down, you are lost."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
How and where can we find God?
18:15 - 19:54 (99 min)
Worldly knowledge is limited, while spirituality is a living tradition beyond it. All beings contain a divine essence, a soul that is part of the living God. This reality is structured within the five sheaths of the body, from the physical to the blissful. Yoga is the eternal science connecting us to this inner divinity, not merely physical exercise. Modern interference, like altering seeds, disrupts natural harmony. True understanding requires realizing the Guru principle within, which is supreme and everlasting.
"Yoga is the science of the human."
"God is still living. Living God—we are all the living God."
Filming location: Slovenska, Slovenia
Be within thyself
20:00 - 20:45 (45 min)
True meditation is found within, not in external pursuits.
External experiences are temporary, like falling leaves or pictures of food that cannot satisfy hunger. The source of lasting peace and power resides inside every person. Looking outward in meditation is like a father distracting a child with promises; the comfort is fleeting. A seeker performing many rituals found no peace until instructed to simply rest inwardly and surrender all effort. Another devotee could not see Kṛṣṇa in meditation until taught to calm the inner vision. All that is sought—God, the guru, harmony—is already present within the self. The journey requires turning the senses inward to discover the permanent source behind the temporary world.
"Go within thyself. Whatever is given from outside is given... But what is given from outside is temporary."
"Close your eyes and rest. Give it to me... Don’t think anything. Now you should know that I am in my body."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
What does real yoga mean?
20:50 - 21:39 (49 min)
Yoga in daily life is a practice for health, peace, and harmony. Many schools teach yoga, but the path of the ashram is distinct.
University education offers knowledge and technique, yet it remains separate from the yogic path. True yoga transcends physical postures. The authentic master resides within the heart, not an institution. Great souls often turn to the ashram ultimately, engaging in selfless service. Historical examples show even the divine bowing to the realized yogi. The Himalayan masters demonstrate the pinnacle of this path, possessing profound inner powers. These powers arise from yogic science, concerning the subtle energy channels within. The central practice involves awakening the Vajranāḍī, the root of all power.
"Yogaḥ karma sukhośālam: the successful yogī is one who does karma yoga."
"So go to the yogī. Not to the universities. It’s good. Learning is good... But still, the yogī is the yogī."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The Divine Union of Śiva and Śakti
21:45 - 22:54 (69 min)
The divine union of Śiva and Śakti is the fundamental principle of creation. Everything originates from the endless space, containing all five elements. From this emerged Śiva, who then manifested Śakti, the dynamic power. All existence contains both these principles within; the male holds the female energy and the female holds the male. This inner Śakti is our vital prāṇa. Through yoga, born from Śiva's movements, one can raise and unite this energy. If this power is not preserved, it dissipates. The story of Śiva's mala of skulls illustrates the consequence of separation. He guards the remains of those śaktis who were lost due to error and duality. The power must be maintained within, for Śiva and Śakti are ultimately one.
"Everything, everything that is on our earth is divided into two principles."
"In our body, we have the Śiva. And we have the Śakti in our body too."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The Healing Bridge: Integrating Yoga into Modern Medicine
23:00 - 23:09 (9 min)
A holistic yoga system offers a vital complement to modern medicine within a globalized, rapid, and restless world. Western medicine excels at structural issues but faces challenges with widespread psychosomatic conditions. Applying yoga occurs on three levels: as preventive self-care to reduce systemic costs, as a supportive adjunct to enhance medical treatments, and as a primary treatment for specific functional or psychosomatic ailments. Encouraging patients to practice the complete system, rather than seeking quick fixes, allows them to resolve their own issues through self-knowledge. This path addresses the root restlessness driving the demand for rapid, universalized treatments that often fail. The methods provided are excellent for both prevention and fostering genuine well-being.
"When someone comes with a particular complaint, I advise them: 'Practice the Yoga in Daily Life system as a complete system.'"
"People suffer because they are globalized, rapid, and restless. Consequently, they seek quick, rapid, and universalized medications and treatments—an approach that often fails."
Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
A Welcome Address on Peace and Yoga
23:15 - 23:22 (7 min)
Peace is humanity's deepest longing, achieved through inner transformation. Outer circumstances reflect our inner state; greed, jealousy, and hate destroy peace. We must be the change we wish to see, serving as examples. True peace harmonizes us physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. Yoga provides a practical path, developing inner peace through spiritual techniques. This inner peace then reflects outward into our families and the world through our words and actions. The teachings and lineage of our spiritual masters guide this work of selfless service and universal unity, inspiring efforts for global harmony.
"Be the change you want to see."
"One and all, and all in one."
Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
The Flame of the Life
23:30 - 0:14 (44 min)
The inner flame of life is the vital energy within, distinct from physical fire. This prāṇic flame is the essence of consciousness through waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. Even in blindness, an inner light perceives through vibration and voice. When the body sleeps or tires, this light dims but retreats into the ātmā, never extinguished. The flame can appear to depart at death, yet life may linger as seen in a bird revived. One must care for this flame through practices like trāṭak and Hatha Yoga, feeding it with sustenance. Great yogis remain awake in meditation even as others sleep, navigating states of consciousness. The soul's journey continues beyond the body, like a flame moving far away.
"Where the lamp is gone. And where the flame is gone. That has gone into our ātmā."
"Others are awakened, and the yogīs are meditating. And others, they are sleeping. And the yogī is awakened."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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