The Awakening of Consciousness: Kuṇḍalinī and Cakras
The science of yoga is the science of body, mind, and consciousness. Yoga is the eternal balancing principle in the universe, not a religion or dogma. The cosmic vibration, declared as OM, exists within and outside us. Human life is a precious chance within the cycle of rebirth. The human intellect can be trained endlessly, and dormant abilities within are connected to the cakras, or energy centers. The subtle body has 72,000 nāḍīs, or channels, for transmitting consciousness and energy. The mind functions between the subconscious and conscious, taking in impressions that become desires. The intellect's duty is to give judgment. We normally experience three levels of consciousness: waking, dream, and deep sleep. Past deeds create our destiny, or prārabdha karma. The Kuṇḍalinī energy and the cakra system are responsible for developing consciousness and freeing it from subconscious fears. The major nāḍīs are Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā, balancing emotion and intellect. Haṭha Yoga unites these sympathetic and parasympathetic principles. The awakening of Kuṇḍalinī is a divine process of becoming wise and calm, not a physical sensation. The cakras are located along the spinal column and are psychic energy centers. They are connected to the five elements and influence the body. Mastery leads towards liberation, the union of individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness. This requires lifelong practice and guidance.
"Yoga is not a religion, it is not a philosophy, it is not a dogma, but it is the eternal principle in this universe."
"The awakening of the Kuṇḍalinī is a divine process; you don't feel it as a physical sensation. You feel happy, as if in the lap of the mother."
Filming location: Zagreb, Croatia
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We should become white
I have returned from a vast and spiritually significant journey. India, a great and unique land, is our origin. Our roots there are strong, across generations. I contemplate the entire world from here. You are all my spiritual family—brothers, sisters, and disciples. Our unity and practice must continue. We received news of a passing here, and we send blessings. Our collective focus must remain on spiritual purity. We must move away from negative influences, symbolized by black, and toward purity, symbolized by white. We must uphold our principles, like vegetarianism, and revive our eternal spiritual path. Our hearts should be beautiful and white. We will continue together, going within.
"Let us work, and we will do it. We should not make so much black cloth, no, no, the cloth, black cloth."
"The heart should be, and that heart is very beautiful and white. That is like that. So let us continue."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajans evening from the Strilky Ashram
The human body is a sacred shawl and a divine coach, given for a short time. The shawl is woven from the five elements on the wheel of the eight chakras, colored by the name of God. Fools soil it quickly, but saints keep it pure. The body is a coach pulled by ten powers, guided by the mind, with the soul as the king inside. Five thieves—desire, anger, pride, greed, and ego—steal this coach until the guru's word drives them away. This world is a two-day meeting; we arrive and depart alone, accompanied only by our deeds. The goal of life is nothing less than God-realization.
"This shawl is colored with the color of the name of God."
"In this coach, the king, the ātmā, is sitting."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajan evening in the Strilky Ashram
Awaken from the slumber of ignorance. Time is slipping away after countless sorrowful lifetimes. The human birth is a priceless diamond, not easily attained again. One wanders through existences trapped in illusion without the True Guru. Take refuge in the True Guru to shatter illusions and fulfill this birth. Search for the Ātman within, for the divine resides in the heart. This world is false, a cage of karma and qualities where the soul suffers. One is bound by the "I" and attachment, yet is of the nature of immortal bliss. Through the Guru, one unites with Truth and ends the cycles of birth.
"Search for the Ātman within the human body. Rāma is found within, brother, awaken."
"This world is false. The True Guru explains the truth, but the fool disbelieves."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajan singing from Jadan
Evening satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India.
