The path of the human
Human life is a struggle to find the path back to our origin, like a river flowing to the ocean or rain seeking the sea. The soul travels through ages, and a human birth is a chance to return. We are all moving toward the light, bound by belief and destiny, which exists whether we accept it or not. Attachment leads the soul astray, causing it to descend into lower lives. The Guru principle is supreme; it can alter what seems destined and guides the soul back. Following the Guru's instruction is essential for liberation from the cycle of birth and death. Our spiritual lineage originates from the Himalayan master Alakpurījī, connecting through a succession of masters to the present. We are fortunate to have this guidance toward merging with the eternal light.
"Anhoni guru kar sake, honi deta mitai, par Brahma Gurudev hai, sab kuch deta banai."
"Guru Brahma, Guru Viṣṇu, Gurudev Maheśvara, Guru Sākṣāt, Parabrahma, Tasmai Śrī, Guru Vedam."
Filming location: London, UK
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Yagya
The sacred union of marriage is a spiritual dharma that creates a single entity for the journey toward heaven. Husband and wife reunite through their astral bodies after death, regardless of who departs first. This union is essential for performing a proper yajña, requiring a sympathetic couple. Dharma, or cosmic justice, is administered by Dharmarāja and Yamarāja, with Śiva as their master. A married couple is like a bird with two wings; divorce breaks these wings and the spiritual path. The promise made during marriage is sacred, given upon a holy book to the divine principle itself, not merely to a priest. Breaking this promise invokes the justice of Dharmarāja and the consequences of Yama. For those who mutually choose a celibate spiritual path while honoring their bond, the way to heaven remains open. The ceremonial fire of yajña, using pure substances like guggul, aligns the couple on the dharmic path. Similarly, the guru-disciple relationship through dīkṣā is a sacred bond not to be abandoned. One must remain faithful to one's spiritual master as to one's mother.
"Husband and wife, having already walked their path in this life, will reunite through their astral bodies in another part of the universe."
"A bird cannot fly without wings. When you have married once... It means broken wings, broken legs, a broken heart. That is not your path."
Filming location: Auckland, New Zealand
The Ocean of Grace
The divine Guru is the singular reality beyond all description and conceptual roles. The Vedas themselves grow weary attempting to describe the absolute. This Guru is the great cosmic illusion and simultaneously the power that leads one beyond it. He is the ocean of grace who descends into the world's play and is the ultimate cause of the individual soul. He embodies the functions of creation, preservation, and destruction, rendering separate deities as aspects of his one being. This is not a logical inconsistency but a declaration of non-dual truth. The Guru is both the binding force of the world and the liberating force from it.
"Guru, you are the great illusion, you lead beyond it."
"You are the destroyer of all creation."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
Around the world - Yoga camp for Kids Strilky
We are identifying a place and performing a symbolic action with a cup. The place is depicted in a picture and contains a whirlpool in a park corner and a pond. A brightly painted cup is there, meant to stand upon a tree stump behind the pond. The action involves using group-colored pencils to tie the cup, but not to bind it completely, as it is already secured. The final instruction is to transform these pencils into the pencils of our group's boats.
"It is in the picture. And did you recognize me? Yes, indeed."
"First, we must tie it with pencils in the colors of our group. Must we bind it completely? No."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Around the world - Yoga Class of Level 1 Part 2 in Sydney
Yoga in Daily Life Class of Level 1 Part 2 filmed in Sydney
