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Today is Guruvāra, a day for fasting, and Guru Pūrṇimā is very near. Welcome to you all. Today, we continue with Haṭha Yoga techniques. You may wish to write these down or commit them to memory. We begin with Netī: Jala Netī and Sūtra Netī. In Jala Netī, different kinds of water are used. Some use their own urine or purified cow urine. In Āyurveda, cow urine is considered miraculous. It takes time, but you will feel your health condition getting better day by day. If the cow is young and virgin, her urine is more powerful. You cannot use it directly; it must be purified by filtering through a cotton cloth several times. Then you drink half a cup. It is very, very healthy. This knowledge is returning to people's minds, and they are using it extensively, even claiming to cure cancers. It is very powerful. Svayambhū urine is also one of the best. You can use both Svayambhū urine and cow urine for Netī. It is very good. Now we come to a very powerful technique from Haṭha Yoga called Dhauti. One type is Sūtradhauti, which I explained yesterday—the swallowing of a cloth. We prepare a cotton cloth about two to two-and-a-half meters long and ten to fifteen centimeters wide. I will choose who should come to demonstrate it. This is a practical session. I will close my eyes, and when I open them, whoever's eyes are open will come to the stage. I will close them for half a minute; you should also close yours. When you open your eyes, you must come here. The cloth is two-and-a-half meters long, 10-15 centimeters wide, very thin and clean. It is soaked in warm, salty water. You will hold it yourself, swallow it, and then take it out. I will give the lecture while you are in the video. You must continue and make your clothes tidy. The cloth goes all through your alimentary canal, with about 10 centimeters left outside. You will walk to the Master. You may not be able to talk properly, but you will see clearly. Then you sit down and pull it out. Do so without nervousness or fear; just open your mouth and pull. It is possible the cloth may get stuck. If it doesn't come out, do not force it. Do not be nervous; nothing will happen. What can happen? You may just die healthy. If it sticks, take a sip of the same warm, salty water, swallow, and it will straighten again. You will see that parts of the cloth will be yellow, very bitter, and for those with poor digestion, it may be stinky. Afterwards, clean the cloth and dry it. Also, take water and clean your mouth. People who always have bad breath—sometimes you can smell it from two meters away—face difficulties. Imagine you are in an interview, speaking to a director. You do not feel the smell, but the director, being respectful, will finish the interview quickly or offer juice to dim the odor. This relates to self-respect and ego. Self-respect means keeping yourself healthy and clean so others do not feel unpleasant. Then the interview will go well. This Sūtradhauti of Haṭha Yoga cures such gases from the body. There is also Jala Dhauti. Sūtra Dhauti should be done once every five days or once a week. Once or twice a week, do Jala Dhauti. For Jala Dhauti, you drink lukewarm salty water—a minimum of two liters within two minutes. Imagine you are very thirsty and this is good water, not beer. Drink quickly. One and a half liters is less effective; do not drink slowly. I will show you. Drink like this—all the water goes in. Then lean over your wash basin or commode. Place one hand on your navel, press your stomach, use two fingers to press your tongue, keep your mouth open, and lean forward. All the water comes out. You will see that the clean water you drank comes out yellow and mixed with colors. This cleanses, so we will not have any kind of gases in the stomach. There will be no heartburn, and your breath will always be fresh. Otherwise, sometimes your partner may give you a certain form to fill out—the divorce form. This indicates there is much impurity in our body, mainly from nourishment. Mr. Squirrel gave a good suggestion about what healthy food to eat. Sometimes people press too hard in the mouth if the water doesn't come out. They press the stomach and throat forcefully, which can damage the tonsils or cause bleeding. Just hold and press gently. Otherwise, you may feel a sore throat afterward. This practice is very good. You will have no gases. Even if you eat garlic and onions—good for blood thinning—afterwards, keep some nice spices like cardamom in your mouth. Take one or two capsules, open them, and keep the seeds in your mouth. Chew them. Your breath will smell good for yourself and others. Sūtradhauti and Jala Dhauti—Jala Dhauti is also called Kuṇḍjalakriyā. 'Kun̄jal' comes from the elephant's trunk. An elephant takes water into its trunk and then into its mouth. When an elephant has an unpleasant feeling in its stomach or a bad smell, it puts its trunk into its mouth and sucks the water out. You may not have elephants in Czechoslovakia, but we can make a nice video with Indians, Africans, or Indonesians with elephants. That is why it is called Kunjal. Elephants, cats, and dogs also perform this cleansing. Cats eat grass or their own hair when there is a stomach problem, as the hair helps bring everything out. Most yoga kriyās, āsanas, and prāṇāyāmas are from nature, which is why many have animal names: Marjari, Cobra, Bhujaṅgāsana. Yogīs took these techniques from nature. Kun̄jal Kriyā is very good—do it once or twice a week. In one week, do Sūtra Dhauti one day and, after three or four days, Jala Dhauti. This keeps you in practice, ensures good digestion and feelings, and helps clear the respiratory system of cough. This is Jala Dhautī and Sūtra Dhautī. The rest, the stomach knows what to do. Sometimes when food is improper and you eat for taste, the stomach may vomit it out, and you feel light. Do not let it come to the point where the stomach has to work in reverse. When we eat fruits, we never feel like vomiting or unpleasantness. Fruits are always good and do not cause bad breath. The same goes for salads and vegetarian food. But we must know what kind of oil we use. Nowadays, much oil is not edible. First, they spray poison on sunflowers, soy, and other crops. In recent years, they spray chemicals on sunflower fields so all flowers burn and look ripe for harvesting at once. They do not consider how harmful this is. Other oils are also problematic, especially when heated. Therefore, cold-pressed oils are best. If you do not have cold-pressed oil, do not eat any oil. But even cold-pressed oil from poisoned seeds is not healthy. We cannot be healthy this way. As Mr. Squirrel said, "Die healthy." If you are not healthy, you cannot die healthy. This is a condition: if you want to die, get good and healthy. If you do not want to die and suffer, be unhealthy. We must bring awareness to our families, children, spouses, parents, and neighbors about nourishing health. So, Kuṇḍjal Kriyā, Jala Dhauti, Sūtra Dhauti, Jala Netī, Sūtra Netī, and Svayambhū Netī. All yoga teachers must know what Svayambhū Netī is, and I will ask about it in your exam form. I will close my eyes now, and you know it is Guruvākya. You must come and swallow the cloth. I will not ask you to swallow your whole yoga mat. I close my eyes, and you all close yours. Do not open them, or if you want to, then open them. It will take me half a minute to look from left to right, so keep your eyes closed. We have 25 cloths here, but I do not see any open eyes. Oh God. Okay, thank you. You are lucky today. Vijay, wherever Vijay is, please bring the Sūtra Dhauti cloth, water, and everything for demonstration. Someone should help bring a big pot, a bowl, and a water jug. He will mix the salt and bring hot water. Please help him and put some plastic here in case water spills. You did not open your eyes, so he will bring only one. My eyes were open, but I am not counted, and we have had breakfast. These kriyās should be done on an empty stomach. Now comes the third technique of Haṭha Yoga: the stomach exercise, Nauli. Many of you know the name Nauli theoretically. Who does not know the name or meaning of Nauli? Please raise your hand. When we say to raise your hand, not like this—yes, very good. You have to learn Nauli Kriyā. First, it is good to practice Agni Sāra Kriyā. I hope you are writing. Who is going to be a teacher? Agni means fire. Agni is an element; we have five elements: space, air, fire, water, and earth. Agni is in our body. If we do not have Agni in the body, we would be healthy and dead? Do not get rid of your Agni. How many different kinds of Agni are there? One Agni we call just heat. The day before yesterday, it was nearly 30 degrees, and everyone searched for shade. This is heat from the sun. Second, the fire we have here—flames, coal. This visible fire has different names. One is Agni Dīpak: we have a flame and take light from it. Another is Havanāgni, Yajña—the holy fire we respect. Then there is Anteṣṭi Agni, the crematorium fire where the body is burned. Everyone who passes by will also offer Vandana. It is also holy Agni. Agni is that which purifies everything. In our whole body is Agni Tattva. Agni can only exist or live in fire or in water. The most lived fire is in Agni or in water. Viṣṇu Tattva is also Agni, which is why Viṣṇu resides in the ocean. The Agni in our navel is called the digestive fire, the solar plexus. Then there is Dhāva-āgni, which exists in minus degrees on cold days. A kind of wind comes from one corner at night and burns everything. Trees look burned, plants look burned, skin splits. It is very unpleasant, and the whole crop dies. This occurs in desert areas and here in Europe. Before Dhāva Agni comes, all leaves fall. In some winters here, trees look burned, dried out, with no leaves. When I first came, I prayed, "What happened to these trees?" I know leaves fall in autumn, but new ones come immediately. It seemed most trees had died. You may not notice Dhāva Agni, but it destroys a lot in cool days. Now, you know snow? Our great-grandchildren may have to go to the Himalayas or the high Alps to see snow. Already by mid or late November, snow begins. December is full of snow. Mahāprabhujī’s Mahāsamādhi is on the 5th of December. Wherever we have satsaṅg, we have a lot of snow, making it difficult to park cars. Now, even at Christmas, there is no snow. Let’s call it Agni—global warming. Global is gluing. Have you ever touched snow? You make a snowball and hold it in your palm. After half a minute to a minute and a half, you do not feel cold; you feel burning. The cold fire. You can also hold ice; after a while, it burns. So fire is always in water and air. Fire is life. This is Agni Tattva: Jal, Vāyu, Agni, Pṛthvī, and Ākāśa—the five elements. Then comes Viraha Agni. Viraha Agni is also very hot and causes suffering. Mīrābāī said the sea moves here and there to see God. That is the fire of love. When real love exists and that love dies—a spouse or partner passes away or leaves—there is Viraha. Often, you cannot eat and feel pain. You may see a cardiologist, but they find nothing. That is Viraha Agni. It is devotion, love. Mahāprabhujī wrote bhajans in a book called Padavirhani. "Pad" means poem or bhajan. Viraha Agni is very strong: burning desire, burning longing. We adore this kind of Agni. Then there is the fire of a cigarette. But what happens to that fire? After a while, you throw it on the ground and step on it with your shoes. So it depends with whom you are and what will happen in future karma. Jāṭharāgni is the digestive fire. There are many kinds of fires. Longing and desire are fire. Pleasant and unpleasant feelings are fire. Have you ever measured the fire in your body? In anger, there is fire. Sometimes one trembles from anger because it is too hot; the body trembles. Calm the fire, or awaken it. If the digestive fire is not strong, we have digestion problems: vomiting, constipation, and many issues. When the digestive fire is strong, you can digest everything. When fire is strong, everything can be burned. I forgot to mention the volcano's fire, where even stones melt and flow like water. Agni Tattva is Viṣṇu Tattva, and living Viṣṇu is with us. Through Agni Sāra Kriyā and Nauli Kriyā, these two can burn everything in the body. It is often said that if you do these two kriyās every day, it is 98% certain you will not get cancer and you will be healthy. Haṭha Yoga is powerful. Now let us see Sūtra Dhauti. Mix it as you like on this pole. He will demonstrate. Everybody, look properly. This Kriyā must be learned, Mr. Squirrel. He has to demonstrate and set an example for good health. He is mixing warm water with a little salt, as for Netī. Then he places the vase under the table. Sūtra Dhauti—expertly. Our translator will stand near him and explain what he is doing. He is soaking the cloth in lukewarm salty water. This is our dear Vijaya, the yoga leader in Vienna. Very good. Go ahead. Do not wait; you should continue. She is translating while he works. He is preparing the beginning and starting to swallow. The camera should be closer to his mouth. He helps himself by sipping more water. This is similar to little children with their mother's shirt or my cow and horse babies when I go near them—sometimes I have to pull things out. Yes, translate. We have come to two meters already, but we will continue. Now, okay, finished. Have a little drink of water. That’s enough. Now you can see I will drink a little more. Yes. And now slowly pull it out. Bend forward, come forward again. This was not two meters. Thank you. Thank you, Vinay. Now Nauli. When you take a yoga examination, you must also demonstrate Dhauti. A teacher is a teacher. I am not a teacher anymore; I am the Master. Nauli involves moving from left to right, right to left, down to up, and up to down—four variations. Thank you, Vijaya. This afternoon’s session: Vijaya will give everybody this cloth and water. I am curious how many will come to the class. Haṭha Yoga is powerful yoga. If you master Haṭha Yoga Kriyās, you have mastered everything. Thank you, and wish you a nice day.