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Practice according to your path
Yoga is the practice of union and the honoring of the guru.
Yoga Day is marked on June 21st, introduced by Prime Minister Modi. Yoga means union, a coming together of elements. The body is a yoga of diverse components requiring health. Unity arises from integrating physical, mental, and spiritual bodies. On this day, practitioners should worship their guru and teach yoga. All yoga schools, like Sivananda or Yoga in Daily Life, must practice freely. No single embassy should monopolize yoga. Diversity prevents duality. Certificates are awarded after three to five years of training. Daily practice is essential. Practitioners should become teachers. Guru Purnima blessings will reach all disciples. Mental and spiritual practices complement physical yoga. The day is called the Day of the Gurudev. Gurus may wear any color, from saffron to black, without hierarchy. Practitioners worldwide should celebrate in their own traditions. The pandemic is receding, allowing collective practice. Time has come to awaken and engage in yoga.
"If you do sarvahitāsana, one āsana, then it’s only yoga. But when you do two, then it’s yoga."
"First, you should be like your master and teach all. That day will be called the day of the Gurudev."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
