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A Meditation Instruction
6:00 - 6:50|Recorded on 23 Aug 2022
A meditation instruction on posture and focus. Place your right hand over the heart and left hand over the navel, resting lightly. Keep both legs straight. Inhale and exhale normally. The eyes are open, but awareness is directed inward toward the heart. Do not let concentration waver. We perform a small, nameless devotional song that is meditation-like. The practice is simply to be present with this focus.
"Eyes are open, our awareness is on our chest."
"Do not let your concentration waver, everyone."
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A Meditation Instruction
6:00 - 6:50
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From: 23 Aug 2022
A meditation instruction on posture and focus. Place your right hand over the heart and left hand over the navel, resting lightly. Keep both legs straight. Inhale and exhale normally. The eyes are open, but awareness is directed inward toward the heart. Do not let concentration waver. We perform a small, nameless devotional song that is meditation-like. The practice is simply to be present with this focus.
"Eyes are open, our awareness is on our chest."
"Do not let your concentration waver, everyone."
The relation between Guru and disciple
6:55 - 7:59
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From: 2 Jan 2023
The grace of the Satguru is the sole means to the supreme state, dissolving all conflict and revealing the indestructible self. Through the Guru's grace, one is immersed in bliss, and all faults are washed away. The Guru's lineage carries this divine authority. The Guru transmits the essential teaching, sometimes through a single word that blossoms into full understanding. A true disciple embodies the Guru's presence, becoming a conduit for that grace. The relationship is demonstrated through obedience, as in the disciple who faithfully goes for alms as instructed. The bond between Guru and disciple is eternal, transcending material offerings and physical presence. The Guru's work is like a seed that bears fruit across generations, propagating the truth.
"Through the Satguru's grace, my great conflict is dissolved."
"The one who has a Guru, that Guru is the one who is one."
Filming locations: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
The way to the Light
8:05 - 9:09
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From: 6 Dec 2015
Satsaṅg is the company of truth that leads to spiritual development.
Truth is the unchanging reality, Brahman, while the changing world is temporary. The soul descends through various births, bound by past karma, to experience life on Earth. Humans possess intellect and freedom of choice, making them responsible for creating new karma. The soul is a mixture of the individual consciousness and the universal Self. Through human life, one can purify karma and realize the true Self. Education and company from childhood shape one's mentality and path. Good society, or satsaṅg, inspires positive development, while bad society, or kusaṅga, leads to distraction and suffering. Temptations like addiction appear attractive but ultimately ensnare. True friendship is a partnership walking the path of truth. One should seek the company that elevates consciousness and makes good resolutions.
"Sat means truth, and that truth is what we call brahma satya, jagat mithyā."
"Humans have a different law... that is called intellect, which has the capacity of saṅkalpa and vikalpa."
Filming location: Moravske Toplice, Slovenia
Use your Viveka
9:15 - 10:23
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From: 1 Aug 2017
Karma is action through body, breath, and thought; everything from digestion to thinking is karma. Past life karma is a dormant seed that sprouts into present destiny. Humans possess awareness and intellect to comprehend their actions. The mind's fluctuations, or vṛttis, generate karma and cause suffering, as they are known only to oneself and the divine. True Hatha Yoga consists of six purification techniques, not merely postures. Modern stress retreats and commercialized Ayurveda are often misrepresented. One must use discernment to see the true nature of actions, as temptation often masks emptiness. Ultimately, we arrive with closed fists and depart with empty hands, taking nothing from this life.
"Anything that happens through your body, through your breath, through your thoughts, through your actions, everything is called karma."
"Better to do the karma than nothing."
