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The first sound came from the ocean
1:00 - 1:36 (36 min)
A spiritual discourse on the sound-form of the Supreme, Nāda Rūpa Parabrahma.
"Nāda means the sound, resonance. And that sound is throughout the whole Brahma-randhra."
"The horse is a very high soul... the horse is the complete male."
The lecturer addresses practitioners, exploring the primordial sound (nāda) that permeates creation, linking it to the ocean and the womb. He narrates the story of King Sāgar's horse sacrifice and the encounter with the sage Kapila Muni, weaving in themes of divine principles, the balance of male and female energies within all beings, and the holiness of the horse.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajan concert from Om Ashram
1:40 - 2:41 (61 min)
Bhajan band concert from Om Ashram, Rajasthan, India. First part of the program.
Spirituality is without meat and alcohol
2:45 - 3:32 (47 min)
A spiritual discourse on conscious living, compassion for animals, and dietary choices.
"Milk is one of the best sources. It does not matter from which animals, including from our human mother—cow, buffalo, goat, etc."
"My dears, all animals or humans, we are living beings. They feel pain, and we also feel the pain."
The speaker, Swami Avatarpuri, leads a satsang exploring the spiritual and physical significance of milk, tracing its transformation from a mother's nourishment to yogurt, butter, and ghee. He emphasizes compassionate treatment of dairy animals, critiques modern industrial farming and meat consumption, and warns against the dangers of alcohol. The talk expands into themes of interfaith respect, daily prayer for forgiveness, and the inner beauty of the soul beyond physical form.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Prana and pranayam
3:40 - 4:27 (47 min)
A spiritual discourse on prāṇāyāma and the interconnectedness of life, addressing modern pollution.
"To pollute the earth is a sin. It means you pollute Mother Earth."
"The most dangerous pollution is in the human mind. And that mind is so polluted, and of course, everyone is proud of that—how much my mind is polluted."
The lecturer delivers an evening talk, beginning with the science of breath (Pūrak, Rechak, Kumbhak) and the sacredness of Sanskrit. He expands the theme to describe a profound chain of pollution: of the Earth, our physical bodies through toxins, and finally our minds through negative thoughts. He presents yoga and prāṇāyāma as the essential science to purify these layers, explaining how breathwork balances the Ida and Pingala nadis and burns away karmic impurities, ultimately leading to unity with Brahman.
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Enjoy the movement!
4:35 - 5:48 (73 min)
Morning satsang from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Practising Sarva Hitta Asanas and pranayama with M. M. Swami Vivekpuriji.
The Essence of Satsaṅg and Gurukṛpā
5:55 - 6:54 (59 min)
A satsang discourse on grace, truth, and spiritual community, followed by organizational announcements.
"Kṛpā means blessing, and a blessing encompasses all that is best. This grace does not originate from us; it comes from Śiva."
"Sat means truth. Satsaṅg means together. With us, good people."
Swami Maheshwarananda (Vishwaguruji) leads the satsang, exploring the nature of divine grace (kṛpā) and the essence of truthful company (satsaṅg). He uses parables, including one of a mother bird and her chick, to illustrate spiritual lessons. The discourse transitions to announcements by a disciple, detailing Swamiji's recent travels in Central Europe and plans for inaugurating a renovated Shiva temple in Kachras, India, on the anniversary of Holi Guruji's Mahasamadhi. The announcements also cover the mission of the Sri Swami Madhavananda World Peace Council and the spiritual lineage.
Filming location: Vienna, Austria
Practising with Vishwaguruji
7:00 - 7:50 (50 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Rijeka Ashram, Croatia. Concentration on the heart and navel in a standing position. Practising asanas also in a standing position. Practising bhramari pranayama.
We are one family
7:55 - 8:12 (17 min)
A satsang on spiritual family, surrender, and practice within a guru-disciple lineage.
"This is our Gurudeva, our father and mother. So spiritually, we have our home here."
"If you have complete faith, if you have one hundred percent trust, that is what matters. And that faith, the number one rule, is surrendering."
A spiritual teacher addresses a gathering, welcoming both longtime and new disciples. She describes the ashram as a spiritual home and the guru as a parental figure, contrasting these eternal bonds with temporary worldly family ties born of karma. She emphasizes the necessity of complete faith and surrender to the guru for solving life's problems, linking this to the need for inner purification through mantra, prayer, and satsang. The talk concludes with a call to sing the surrender mantra Nāhaṁ Karatā and the Guru Brahma prayer.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Building the Ashram
8:20 - 8:55 (35 min)
A spiritual discourse and practical lecture on ashram life and traditional construction.
"This is our ashram; this is our ashram. And when you see it, oh, it is very nice."
"The best material to build a building is wood... And you see the best people, there are two."
An initial, stream-of-consciousness spiritual monologue reflects on the ashram's essence, divinity in nature, and the cycle of life. The video then shifts to a practical lecture, where Gurudev The lecturer explains the construction of the ashram's hall, detailing the use of steel trusses and a straw roof. He discusses the principles of Vāstu Śāstra and advocates for healthy, natural building materials like wood and lime over modern materials like granite and cement.
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
The Purifying Path of Haṭha Yoga: An Introduction to Ṣaṭkarma
9:00 - 9:47 (47 min)
An instructional webcast introducing the Haṭha Yoga purification techniques (Ṣaṭkarma).
"Haṭha Yoga is not only that we clean and purify our whole system, our whole body, but it also has a very great effect on our nervous system."
"Haṭha means willpower to do these Haṭha Yoga techniques. And with this, you also get the willpower, the strength to persevere, to continue, to get rid of the laziness."
A teacher from the Śrīkī Ashram, joined by assistants, explains the purpose and benefits of the six purification acts. The session features a detailed, practical demonstration of Jala Netī (nasal cleansing with salt water) and Kapāla Bhāti, followed by an introduction to Agni Sāra and the Naulī Kriyā for digestive health. The instruction emphasizes using natural elements, proper technique, and the holistic effects on physical and energetic systems.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Rishi
9:55 - 10:38 (43 min)
Swamiji in Sliac, 4th April 2007
Prashad
10:45 - 11:26 (41 min)
Swamiji in Sliac, 3rd April 2007.
Chanting divine mantras
11:30 - 12:03 (33 min)
A devotional recitation of the Daśad Guru Chalīsā and sacred chants.
"Guru samāna dātā koī nahīṁ, rājā barṣa āśa karai." "Satguru chalisa jo sune, riti siddhi sukha paye."
A speaker leads a session of devotional singing, primarily reciting the Daśad Guru Chalīsā, a forty-verse hymn praising the Guru's grace and power. The recitation is interspersed with various Sanskrit mantras, prayers to deities like Shiva and Vishnu, and chants of victory (jai). A brief technical interruption occurs when the speaker is informed of an audio issue from Austria. The content emphasizes the supremacy of the Guru, the benefits of devotion, and the recitation of holy names.
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
The hidden powers in humans - Nadis
12:10 - 12:41 (31 min)
Yoga is the union of individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness, achieved through balance. The universe is an endless cosmic body containing a consciousness that desired to multiply, initiated by the sound Oṁ. From this resonance, the five elements were created, forming 8.4 million creatures, including humans distinguished by intellect. The human body contains 72,000 energy channels (nāḍīs) receiving cosmic energy. Three primary channels—Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā—govern emotion, activity, and consciousness, intersecting at energy centers called chakras. Key chakras include Mūlādhāra and Sahasrāra. Kuṇḍalinī is the symbolic serpentine energy whose awakening unites these channels. Consciousness (Śiva) and energy (Śakti) must coordinate. Lower chakras relate to animalistic behaviors when active without heart coordination. The mind coordinates between subconscious impressions and conscious desires; it cannot be controlled, only guided. Physical practices are not yoga itself but methods to create the balance that is yoga.
"Yoga means balance, and where there is a balance, there is a harmony, and where there is a harmony, there is a unity, and therefore yoga means literally the union: the union of the individual consciousness with the cosmic consciousness."
"The mind cannot be controlled. If you control the mind, then psychic problems will appear. You cannot control the river, you cannot block it, you can guide the river."
Filming location: Sunshine Coast, Australia
The power of Gurudev's blessing
12:45 - 13:15 (30 min)
A spiritual discourse on the value of satsang and the sacredness of grace.
"It is our great fortune to have this opportunity to do something for ourselves, for in this Kali Yuga, it is hard to practice."
"To come, to bow down, to greet, to come very near to your Gurudev and receive prasāda... we must realize how precious this is."
A speaker addresses the gathering at an ashram, emphasizing the immense fortune of being in satsang rather than engaged in worldly affairs. He contrasts the "rich food" of spiritual practice with "mental fast food," stating that the true blessing and transformative power lies in the direct grace (prasāda) received from the Guru through humble greeting and presence, which can release karma and change one's life. The talk includes reflections on purity and concludes with logistical remarks about future programs.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
What does Yoga in Daily Life mean?
13:20 - 13:46 (26 min)
A spiritual discourse on the legacy of "Yoga in Daily Life" and the significance of a sacred chair.
"Holy Gurujī said, 'My servant, I give you this place, this place where we are sitting here on this chair.'"
"One in all, and all in one. These were the words given to our holy Gurujī."
The lecturer addresses a gathering, reflecting on the origins and global spread of the Yoga in Daily Life system from its beginnings in Czechoslovakia. He discusses receiving the spiritual "Chair of Oneness" from his guru, linking it to a lineage of masters like Ālagpurījī and Devapurījī. The talk weaves personal anecdotes, including a story about installing a Nandi statue, with teachings on practice, unity, and the guru-disciple relationship.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Guru can take you across the ocean
13:50 - 14:15 (25 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India. Chanting mantras. The Guru can take you across the ocean, enlighten you and bring you to God. With Gurudev's blessings, anything is possible, he always protects his disciples.
How to keep our purity
14:20 - 14:44 (24 min)
A spiritual discourse exploring themes of purity, perception, and human nature.
"In our whole body, everything, many, many things, and so those who are eating, not good eating meat and this and that, more or less they are, but those who are very pure in water and this and that. The people, they are very good."
"And when we open our eyes, then we see only, 'I am human.' I am human."
The lecturer delivers a free-flowing talk that moves from observations about India's diversity and dietary habits to reflections on inner purity. The discourse touches on the purity of the earth and water, the nature of sleep and consciousness, and the importance of sensory control, using analogies like the eyes being "two sisters." The talk concludes with remarks about an ashram and a hope for future conduct.
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
The materialized OM
14:50 - 15:12 (22 min)
An address to the ashram community about the final push to complete the Omāśram temple.
"Four months will pass like the blinking of an eye."
"It is a part of our work to make it happen that this crown will now be presented to Swāmījī."
A speaker addresses the gathered residents and volunteers, emphasizing the imminent opening ceremony of the home temple. He describes the transformative energy brought by Gurudev's presence and the accelerated pace of work, urging everyone to participate and to invite skilled helpers from abroad. The talk reflects on the ashram's profound growth over decades and frames the project as a divine vision materializing for the benefit of future generations.
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
Bhajan concert from Om Ashram
15:20 - 16:21 (61 min)
Bhajan band concert from Om Ashram, Rajasthan, India. First part of the program.
Prashad
16:25 - 17:06 (41 min)
Swamiji in Sliac, 3rd April 2007.
Building the Ashram
17:10 - 17:45 (35 min)
A spiritual discourse and practical lecture on ashram life and traditional construction.
"This is our ashram; this is our ashram. And when you see it, oh, it is very nice."
"The best material to build a building is wood... And you see the best people, there are two."
An initial, stream-of-consciousness spiritual monologue reflects on the ashram's essence, divinity in nature, and the cycle of life. The video then shifts to a practical lecture, where Gurudev The lecturer explains the construction of the ashram's hall, detailing the use of steel trusses and a straw roof. He discusses the principles of Vāstu Śāstra and advocates for healthy, natural building materials like wood and lime over modern materials like granite and cement.
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
Shiva has given us the human body
17:50 - 18:50 (60 min)
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Vep, Hungary. Shiva is Mahadeva: the God of the Gods. We have to understand what Shiva is. First we should know what is in our heart. Shiva has given us this human body, as well as knowledge, gyana. This gyana, together with the fire of yoga practice, can burn our all karmas.
The Essence of Satsaṅg and Gurukṛpā
18:55 - 19:54 (59 min)
A satsang discourse on grace, truth, and spiritual community, followed by organizational announcements.
"Kṛpā means blessing, and a blessing encompasses all that is best. This grace does not originate from us; it comes from Śiva."
"Sat means truth. Satsaṅg means together. With us, good people."
Swami Maheshwarananda (Vishwaguruji) leads the satsang, exploring the nature of divine grace (kṛpā) and the essence of truthful company (satsaṅg). He uses parables, including one of a mother bird and her chick, to illustrate spiritual lessons. The discourse transitions to announcements by a disciple, detailing Swamiji's recent travels in Central Europe and plans for inaugurating a renovated Shiva temple in Kachras, India, on the anniversary of Holi Guruji's Mahasamadhi. The announcements also cover the mission of the Sri Swami Madhavananda World Peace Council and the spiritual lineage.
Filming location: Vienna, Austria
Spirituality is without meat and alcohol
20:00 - 20:47 (47 min)
A spiritual discourse on conscious living, compassion for animals, and dietary choices.
"Milk is one of the best sources. It does not matter from which animals, including from our human mother—cow, buffalo, goat, etc."
"My dears, all animals or humans, we are living beings. They feel pain, and we also feel the pain."
The speaker, Swami Avatarpuri, leads a satsang exploring the spiritual and physical significance of milk, tracing its transformation from a mother's nourishment to yogurt, butter, and ghee. He emphasizes compassionate treatment of dairy animals, critiques modern industrial farming and meat consumption, and warns against the dangers of alcohol. The talk expands into themes of interfaith respect, daily prayer for forgiveness, and the inner beauty of the soul beyond physical form.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The power of Gurudev's blessing
20:55 - 21:25 (30 min)
A spiritual discourse on the value of satsang and the sacredness of grace.
"It is our great fortune to have this opportunity to do something for ourselves, for in this Kali Yuga, it is hard to practice."
"To come, to bow down, to greet, to come very near to your Gurudev and receive prasāda... we must realize how precious this is."
A speaker addresses the gathering at an ashram, emphasizing the immense fortune of being in satsang rather than engaged in worldly affairs. He contrasts the "rich food" of spiritual practice with "mental fast food," stating that the true blessing and transformative power lies in the direct grace (prasāda) received from the Guru through humble greeting and presence, which can release karma and change one's life. The talk includes reflections on purity and concludes with logistical remarks about future programs.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The first sound came from the ocean
21:30 - 22:06 (36 min)
A spiritual discourse on the sound-form of the Supreme, Nāda Rūpa Parabrahma.
"Nāda means the sound, resonance. And that sound is throughout the whole Brahma-randhra."
"The horse is a very high soul... the horse is the complete male."
The lecturer addresses practitioners, exploring the primordial sound (nāda) that permeates creation, linking it to the ocean and the womb. He narrates the story of King Sāgar's horse sacrifice and the encounter with the sage Kapila Muni, weaving in themes of divine principles, the balance of male and female energies within all beings, and the holiness of the horse.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
What does Yoga in Daily Life mean?
22:10 - 22:36 (26 min)
A spiritual discourse on the legacy of "Yoga in Daily Life" and the significance of a sacred chair.
"Holy Gurujī said, 'My servant, I give you this place, this place where we are sitting here on this chair.'"
"One in all, and all in one. These were the words given to our holy Gurujī."
The lecturer addresses a gathering, reflecting on the origins and global spread of the Yoga in Daily Life system from its beginnings in Czechoslovakia. He discusses receiving the spiritual "Chair of Oneness" from his guru, linking it to a lineage of masters like Ālagpurījī and Devapurījī. The talk weaves personal anecdotes, including a story about installing a Nandi statue, with teachings on practice, unity, and the guru-disciple relationship.
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Rishi
22:40 - 23:23 (43 min)
Swamiji in Sliac, 4th April 2007
Prana and pranayam
23:30 - 0:17 (47 min)
A spiritual discourse on prāṇāyāma and the interconnectedness of life, addressing modern pollution.
"To pollute the earth is a sin. It means you pollute Mother Earth."
"The most dangerous pollution is in the human mind. And that mind is so polluted, and of course, everyone is proud of that—how much my mind is polluted."
The lecturer delivers an evening talk, beginning with the science of breath (Pūrak, Rechak, Kumbhak) and the sacredness of Sanskrit. He expands the theme to describe a profound chain of pollution: of the Earth, our physical bodies through toxins, and finally our minds through negative thoughts. He presents yoga and prāṇāyāma as the essential science to purify these layers, explaining how breathwork balances the Ida and Pingala nadis and burns away karmic impurities, ultimately leading to unity with Brahman.
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
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