Gurudev is a goldsmith
Welcome to the spiritual home. Its atmosphere is a blessing of presence.
You have entered the Ashram, which is a Paras-stone. Contact transforms your substance, like iron to gold, but three qualities remain: sharpness, form, and danger. The Satguru, as a goldsmith, can break these with the hammer of knowledge. This process is a beautiful pain. We are here for lectures on Nāda-Yoga and practice. Questions can be submitted for public or private answer. Prayer and singing happen daily. Prasāda, a blessed offering, is distributed. It grants Satbuddhi—good intellect and thoughts—which leads to world peace. It brings Siddhi: health, joy, and prosperity. The divine itself seeks blessing. True value is understood through devotion, not transaction. Distribute prasāda intuitively, not by counting. We also celebrate birthdays and offer collective prayers for specific intentions. Heartfelt good wishes are a powerful blessing.
"An iron knife is united with the Paras. What happens? The knife turns into gold."
"Prasāda means blessing. Blessing means Prasāda."
Filming location: Strelka Ashram, Europe
DVD 224
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Pranayam and peace
Prāṇāyāma leads the practitioner through peace to concentration, meditation, and Samādhi.
During prāṇāyāma, the vṛttis realize deep peace. This brings dhāraṇā, complete awareness of one object. Concentration is like a steady candle flame. From it comes dhyāna, merging into oneness with the object. Knowledge, knower, and object unite, beginning Samādhi. Samādhi resembles deep sleep, where the soul rests. But meditation offers more than everyday sleep. It is not achieved by expecting or forcing. Just be, and techniques will lead there. Prāṇāyāma purifies body and brain. It develops concentration and joy in the heart. The mantra sustains the flow, like a waterfall from above. Realize the ātmā in all beings. Sacrifice kāma, krodha, and other vices. Prāṇāyāma raises prāṇa to the sahasrāra cakra. This brings Brahmānanda. Practice systematically in Yoga in Daily Life.
"Peace and bliss are the result of the satsaṅg."
"In meditation, there is more than that. That is called everyday samādhi."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
The power of Prayer
The eternal religion is Sanātana Dharma, the universal union with the cosmic Self. Man-made religions arise from incarnations, but the eternal truth is God, creation, and universal consciousness. All beings are born human, without religious labels; only karma determines the afterlife. Duality and religious violence exist only in the human mind. One must be aware of place and time, respecting the atmosphere of sacred spaces. Prayer must come from the heart as a personal consultation with the divine, emptying anger and hate. Scientific research confirms prayer, meditation, and yoga as treatments for stress and mental illness, yet institutional prejudice remains. Prayer is a spiritual tonic that strengthens mental power and fulfills wishes through complete surrender. The greatest protection is satsaṅg, the company of truth, a boat across the ocean of existence. Liberation comes from cultivating devotion, detachment, knowledge, austerity, and renunciation, not from passions like anger or greed. When lost or in fear, prayer is the emergency medicine that reveals the way.
"Your karma is the major thing. Your karma is the most important thing."
"Prayer should come from the heart, because it is easy to kneel down, but it's hard to bow the heart."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
DVD 220
Good eating
Our food choices, from potatoes to meat, are entangled with health, karma, and the difficulty of living purely in this age.
Potatoes are often unhealthy due to pesticides and chemicals absorbed into the earth, which can take over a decade to purify. Many oils, like refined or cottonseed oil, are harmful and contribute to disease. Modern wheat has excessive gluten. The widespread consumption of meat creates collective sin and karma, stemming from the breeding, selling, and torturing of animals. In this Kali Yuga, we are often forced or tricked into consuming animal products unknowingly, through items like bread or oil. Our weakness and greed, along with market forces making meat cheap, drive this. The solution is to seek organic, local produce like good olive oil, and to diversify our diet with grains, beans, and preserved vegetables instead of relying on potatoes and junk food. We must relearn ancestral preservation methods. Ultimately, some advanced beings show it is possible to live beyond physical food, drawing energy directly from the sun or divine sources.
"Sin is that which creatures, beautiful creatures, are there... torturing them, what they call halal, is a pain; the pain is the sin."
"When we innocently eat something, and then God will say, 'You also ate,' and I will say, 'No.'"
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Pranayam and peace
Prāṇāyāma leads the practitioner through peace to concentration, meditation, and Samādhi.
During prāṇāyāma, the vṛttis realize deep peace. This brings dhāraṇā, complete awareness of one object. Concentration is like a steady candle flame. From it comes dhyāna, merging into oneness with the object. Knowledge, knower, and object unite, beginning Samādhi. Samādhi resembles deep sleep, where the soul rests. But meditation offers more than everyday sleep. It is not achieved by expecting or forcing. Just be, and techniques will lead there. Prāṇāyāma purifies body and brain. It develops concentration and joy in the heart. The mantra sustains the flow, like a waterfall from above. Realize the ātmā in all beings. Sacrifice kāma, krodha, and other vices. Prāṇāyāma raises prāṇa to the sahasrāra cakra. This brings Brahmānanda. Practice systematically in Yoga in Daily Life.
"Peace and bliss are the result of the satsaṅg."
"In meditation, there is more than that. That is called everyday samādhi."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
