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Guru is Brahma
0:50 - 1:55 (65 min)
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A spiritual discourse on the value of singular focus and devotion to the guru. "If we have, and all of us have, a lot of pictures, we are something like these ten-year-old little guys who try to collect all Pokémons. Our mantra is 'Collect all.'" "Therefore, it is said: 'Dhyāna mūlaṁ guru mūrtiḥ, pūjā mūlaṁ guru padam, mantra mūlaṁ guru vākyaṁ, mokṣa mūlaṁ guru kṛpā.'" The speaker, Swami Vivek Puri, shares reflections from a satsang, emphasizing the spiritual power of focusing on one mantra and one form of the guru. He argues that collecting too many spiritual images dilutes their value and hinders clear visualization at critical moments like death. The talk expands into the profound reverence for the guru's feet (caraṇāmṛta), illustrated with stories from the tradition and the recent awarding of the Yoga Ratna to Vishva Guruji in London. Filming location: Vép, Hungary
World Peace is in Our Hands
2:00 - 2:05 (5 min)
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A keynote address on global responsibility and the path to world peace. "A world without peace will not survive. A world without distributing wealth will not survive. A world without taking care of our beautiful planet will not survive." "World peace is in our hands... Peace is never achieved without good intentions and cooperation with others. Even more importantly, it requires coherence or balance with one’s self." The speaker, representing Slovenia, addresses an international conference, arguing that creating resilient societies and active global citizenship is essential for survival. They share Slovenia's initiative to co-create a national vision aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a model of responsible action. The speech concludes by linking outer peace to inner balance, proposing yoga as a means to achieve it. Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
Yoga, Health, and Peace: A Medical Perspective
2:10 - 2:22 (12 min)
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A medical doctor presents a scientific perspective on yoga's role in holistic health and peace. "To create a healthy world, we must be healthy ourselves." "Yoga techniques influence us on all levels: physical, mental, social, and spiritual." The speaker, addressing an audience including Vishwa Guruji, explains how modern lifestyles cause stress and disease, contrasting this with the integrated approach of the Yoga in Daily Life system. He details how specific yoga practices—like meditation, prāṇāyāma, and āsanas—scientifically support health by influencing the brain's cortical and subcortical levels and peripheral organs. The talk covers preventing memory loss and depression, advocates for a vegetarian diet, and concludes that balanced self-realization through yoga fosters global peace. Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
The Responsibility and Path of a Yoga Teacher in the Yoga in Daily Life System
2:30 - 3:02 (32 min)
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A discourse on the responsibility and conduct of a yoga teacher within the Yoga in Daily Life system. "A yoga teacher, especially from Yoga in Daily Life, is something very different from a gym or aerobics instructor. It carries a great responsibility." "We are like that channel... we are this instrument that Gurū Dev, that our paramparā, is using." Swami Samyagdam shares guidance for yoga teachers, emphasizing the solemn duty to faithfully transmit the system's teachings without alteration. She outlines specific protocols, such as maintaining professional boundaries after class and teaching even a single student, stressing that the role is one of a selfless channel for the lineage's knowledge. The talk warns against using the training for personal gain and underscores the necessity of ongoing devotion through satsang. Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Wisdom of the Holy Scriptures
3:10 - 4:11 (61 min)
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Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Many many Masters knew the past and present and wrote numerous books and scriptures. Some books were destroyed, but light can't be destroyed. Knowledge awakening within us is Guru Vidya. Our brain is slowly becoming sleepy and we don't realize this. Hatha Yoga is to purify ourselves.
The Power of Tapasyā: Pārvatī's Resolve
4:15 - 5:03 (48 min)
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A spiritual discourse narrating the story of Pārvatī's resolve to perform tapasyā (austerity) and explaining its power. "Tapasya is the giver of happiness and the remover of all troubles." "Through the power of tapasyā, Brahmā is able to create this world. Through the power of that tapasyā... Viṣṇu is able to protect the world. And through that power of tapasyā, Śiva, is able to destroy all the negative powers." The speaker recounts how Pārvatī, consoling her mother Mēnā, describes a dream in which a Brāhmaṇa instructs her to undertake severe spiritual austerity, affirming the truth of sage Nārada's words. The narrative details the immense power of tapasyā, using the examples of the Hindu trinity and Śeṣanāga, and describes Pārvatī's subsequent journey into the forest for a prolonged, extreme penance to attain Lord Śiva. The discourse frequently shifts to address a modern audience directly, exhorting them to cultivate similar willpower in their own sādhanā (practice) to overcome mental obstacles and attachments. Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
30th anniversary of Yoga in Daily Life in Slovenia
5:10 - 7:09 (119 min)
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Program at Brdo, Slovenia. Celebration of the 30th anniversary of Yoga in Daily Life in Slovenia. Speakers reminiscing about the beginnings of Yoga in Daily Life and speaking about the beneficial effects of regular practice. All creatures are the children of God. We should love them, feed them and not eat them - that is what being a human means. Yoga in Daily Life means the realization of this, not only practicing postures.
How universe reflects in the human body
7:20 - 8:41 (81 min)
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A spiritual talk on health, chakras, and cosmology, incorporating practical exercises. "These are all energy centers, connected to glands and more. We come to our foot soles and all the centers within them." "In the Vedas, the Vedas are the first scriptures written. There is one scripture more, written before that, in the Sanskrit language, thousands of years ago." The lecturer leads a session, beginning with a foot sole rubbing exercise to activate body energy. He explains a chakra system starting from the feet (earth chakra) upward, linking it to health, and prescribes walking on earth or gravel for vitality. The discourse expands into yogic science, discussing the moon's influence, the nature of the soul, and a cosmological narrative of creation involving Śiva, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā, referencing scriptures like the Mahāśiva Purāṇa and Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa. Filming location: USA
The Responsibility and Path of a Yoga Teacher in the Yoga in Daily Life System
8:45 - 9:17 (32 min)
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A discourse on the responsibility and conduct of a yoga teacher within the Yoga in Daily Life system. "A yoga teacher, especially from Yoga in Daily Life, is something very different from a gym or aerobics instructor. It carries a great responsibility." "We are like that channel... we are this instrument that Gurū Dev, that our paramparā, is using." Swami Samyagdam shares guidance for yoga teachers, emphasizing the solemn duty to faithfully transmit the system's teachings without alteration. She outlines specific protocols, such as maintaining professional boundaries after class and teaching even a single student, stressing that the role is one of a selfless channel for the lineage's knowledge. The talk warns against using the training for personal gain and underscores the necessity of ongoing devotion through satsang. Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
The Awakening of Inner Powers: Yoga in Daily Life
9:25 - 10:42 (77 min)
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A public lecture on yoga philosophy and practical techniques for daily life. "Yoga is the science of humans. The science of the yoga Veda is about ourselves, about our inner being." "My Master Gurudev said, 'One in all and all in one.'" Swami Paramadvaiti addresses an audience in Brno, exploring the concept of awakening inner power through the yogic model of the five bodies or kośas. He discusses the importance of nourishment, energy, mind, wisdom, and bliss, relating them to health, stress, and the unity of all life. The talk includes a practical demonstration of a technique to release tension by chanting OM with hands covering the ears. Filming location: Brno, Czech Republic
Satsang will bring us to the Aim
10:50 - 12:04 (74 min)
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Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Vep. Satsang is the train that will bring us to our destination. The path is very difficult - but it is very easy and relaxed if you have understanding. Try not to destroy someone. Bring the ocean of immortality instead. Sweet words remove troubles.
How universe reflects in the human body
12:10 - 13:31 (81 min)
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A spiritual talk on health, chakras, and cosmology, incorporating practical exercises. "These are all energy centers, connected to glands and more. We come to our foot soles and all the centers within them." "In the Vedas, the Vedas are the first scriptures written. There is one scripture more, written before that, in the Sanskrit language, thousands of years ago." The lecturer leads a session, beginning with a foot sole rubbing exercise to activate body energy. He explains a chakra system starting from the feet (earth chakra) upward, linking it to health, and prescribes walking on earth or gravel for vitality. The discourse expands into yogic science, discussing the moon's influence, the nature of the soul, and a cosmological narrative of creation involving Śiva, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā, referencing scriptures like the Mahāśiva Purāṇa and Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa. Filming location: USA
The Glory of Alak Purījī
13:35 - 14:52 (77 min)
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A spiritual discourse on the names and nature of exalted saints, focusing on Alak Purījī. "Alak means indescribable; we cannot write that glory." "Alak nirañjan. Niranjan is that it has no rañja, no black spot on the body, neither on the cloth, nor on the body, and nor on your soul." The lecturer explains the meaning of 'Alak' (indescribable) and 'Purī' (complete or a city), connecting them to the Nath tradition and saints like Śrī Devapurījī. He describes the state of a true Siddha or Avadhūta, who is without desire and served by spiritual powers (siddhis). The talk emphasizes selfless giving, illustrated by stories including Shiva begging for alms and the sage Dadhīci. A disciple, Dr. Shanti, shares her personal vision of Alak Purījī's form appearing in the Himalayas. Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Yoga in Daily Life - excercise program
15:00 - 16:32 (92 min)
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Morning Yoga excercise according to system Yoga in Daily Life from Mahaprabhudeep Ashram, Strilky, Czech Republic.
Wisdom of the Holy Scriptures
16:40 - 17:41 (61 min)
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Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Strilky Ashram, Czech Republic. Many many Masters knew the past and present and wrote numerous books and scriptures. Some books were destroyed, but light can't be destroyed. Knowledge awakening within us is Guru Vidya. Our brain is slowly becoming sleepy and we don't realize this. Hatha Yoga is to purify ourselves.
Come to the path of the Masters
17:45 - 18:49 (64 min)
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A spiritual discourse on Kuṇḍalinī yoga, consciousness, and the necessity of an authentic master. "Pūrṇālīnī Yoga is a pure spiritual science. It leads an aspirant to enlightenment, to the reality of realization... to awaken one's inner knowledge." "The Sanskrit word Guru means the remover of darkness. It is that one who removes the darkness of our ignorance and kindles in us the light of wisdom." A spiritual teacher addresses a gathering, explaining the awakening of inner potential through the purification of cosmic energy in the chakras. He emphasizes the critical role of a genuine guru in a legitimate lineage, warning against modern, commercialized yoga practices. The talk covers states of consciousness (waking, dreaming, deep sleep), the importance of purifying the nervous system, and uses analogies from medicine and travel to illustrate the need for proper guidance on the spiritual path. Filming location: New Zealand
Guru is Brahma
18:55 - 20:00 (65 min)
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A spiritual discourse on the value of singular focus and devotion to the guru. "If we have, and all of us have, a lot of pictures, we are something like these ten-year-old little guys who try to collect all Pokémons. Our mantra is 'Collect all.'" "Therefore, it is said: 'Dhyāna mūlaṁ guru mūrtiḥ, pūjā mūlaṁ guru padam, mantra mūlaṁ guru vākyaṁ, mokṣa mūlaṁ guru kṛpā.'" The speaker, Swami Vivek Puri, shares reflections from a satsang, emphasizing the spiritual power of focusing on one mantra and one form of the guru. He argues that collecting too many spiritual images dilutes their value and hinders clear visualization at critical moments like death. The talk expands into the profound reverence for the guru's feet (caraṇāmṛta), illustrated with stories from the tradition and the recent awarding of the Yoga Ratna to Vishva Guruji in London. Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Practice with trust
20:05 - 21:26 (81 min)
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A spiritual discourse on human disconnection, the energy of the natural world, and yogic anatomy. "We don’t know where our roots are. We have no roots now." "Yoga is this: first, open your heart, open your feelings, and just say, 'How are you?'" A teacher addresses an audience, lamenting the modern loss of roots and familial connection, contrasting it with the communal love observed in animals. He shifts to explaining the body's energy centers (chakras), using the Mūlādhāra and Svādhiṣṭhāna chakras as examples, weaving in mythological stories about Gaṇeśa and a crocodile to symbolize inner struggles. He emphasizes practical techniques like walking barefoot on earth or sand to connect with natural energy and concludes with a healing mantra.
Respect the family traditions
21:30 - 23:04 (94 min)
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An evening satsang on the oneness of life, contrasting human existence with the natural world. "Perhaps it is a prayer. They are giving out happiness." "God gave them some knowledge, just nature, and they are following it." The speaker observes the innate joy and wisdom in birds and ants, using them to reflect on human discontent and complexity. He explores themes of the singular life force (jīva) within all creatures, the spiritual concepts of ātmā and paramātmā, and the karmic responsibilities within family and marriage. The talk weaves between nature observations, spiritual philosophy, and social commentary, concluding with a bhajan. Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Yoga and the creation
23:10 - 0:38 (88 min)
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A spiritual discourse on yoga, consciousness, and the human energy system. "Yoga is a science of the human body, the mind, and the consciousness." "Yoga means union, uniting, harmonizing this together... It connects us to God." Following an opening Vedic chant, a spiritual teacher addresses an audience, providing a sweeping overview of yoga philosophy. He explains creation stemming from primordial sound (nāda), describes the human as a microcosm of the five elements and five sheaths (kośas), and details the subtle body, including the 72,000 nerves, the three primary nāḍīs (Iḍā, Piṅgalā, Suṣumnā), and the chakra system. The talk aims to clarify the true meaning of Kuṇḍalinī awakening as an expansion of consciousness, not a physical sensation, and critiques modern yoga trends. Filming location: Sydney, Australia
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