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Sanātana Dharma Kī Jeho, Alakpurī Jī Mahādeva Kī Jeho, Devādhi Deva, Deveśvara Mahādeva Kī Jeho, Ārādhyā Bhagavān Śrī Mahāprabhujī Kī Jeho, Hindu Dharma Samrāj, Sadguru Svāmī Madhavān Jī Kī Jeho. Good morning, good evening. It is a beautiful time now. The sky is very beautiful and clean, with many very clear stars. There is no sound in the forest here. There is purification in such an atmosphere. We are all practicing our yoga in daily life around the world, and to all other ashrams, yoga centers, and gurus, I respectfully say Namoḥ Nārāyaṇa. Yoga is just one. From it, there are many branches, like one tree. This one tree has branches that reach out in every direction—north, south, east, and west—but it has one root. Similarly, there are many different kinds of yoga practice, and we should feel this oneness. There are different techniques. Many people practice just for good health, and yes, we need good health. Some wish to live long. But how do we achieve what we always speak of as merging into the cosmic? How can we come to that? We cannot always just say to God, "Do this and that." The first step is the purification of our body. Purification is not something we can manage in one day and then consider done. Our body needs purification day and night, every minute. How do we purify this body? The first way is through the breath, through Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumṇā. This purification should constantly be happening in our body. Yet, there are still corners and parts where impurities remain. We clean with water, we inhale and exhale good air, but there is still much impurity. Thus, the first stage in yoga is the purification of the body. This is Haṭha Yoga. Many people think Haṭha yoga is only āsanas and prāṇāyāma. But we have practices like fasting and cleaning our nostrils. Whether we are sleeping, walking, running, sitting, dreaming, or sleeping, we are constantly inhaling and exhaling through our nostrils. We take in fresh, good air that goes through our lungs and the whole body, and at the same time, we exhale impurities. This is Anuloma Viloma. We can enhance this cleansing through our nostrils with water, once or twice a day, using a neti lota. You all know this: a water pot with a pipe inside. We take lukewarm water, a little warmer than room temperature. If cool water goes through the nostril, it is not good; it feels like a cold burning. There are different kinds of neti. Another technique is called sūtra netī. In this technique, like using a catheter, we insert a soft cloth or thread into one nostril, slowly guiding it until it comes into the mouth. Then, with fingers in the mouth, we gently pull it out. We hold one end from outside and the other from the mouth, cleaning it nicely with a soft cotton thread, perhaps one prepared with beeswax to make it soft, or using a soft plastic or rubber tip. This is how we clean both nostrils. It is said in very old Haṭha Yoga texts that if we clean with water or a catheter, our lungs and everything become more purified. It is also said that with neti dhauti, our eyes are also cleaned. So we clean three parts: the ears, the nostrils, and the mouth. By purifying through the nostrils, we purify the body. After that, there is a practice many do not know: Śaṅkha Prakṣālana. In our Yoga and Daily Life book, it is written very nicely. Many yoga teachers are very expert in this now. For many years, our Swami Umapuri has cleaned the stomachs of thousands of people. This is what we call Kunjal Kriya, where one drinks water and then expels it through the mouth. Or, there is Śaṅkha Prakṣālana, which we know and do three or four times a year. Once, we should do Kūlyas Saṅgha Prakṣālana, the purification of the entire stomach. Of course, one should not eat meat, as it does not digest properly and is not good. Alcohol is also not good; otherwise, the mind becomes different and the stomach will not be clean. All that we are doing is Haṭha Yoga. Haṭha yoga has many meanings. One meaning of "hatha" is that we may not like to do it, but we have to clean ourselves out. We have to tell ourselves to do it. That is also "hatha." There are different "hathas." First, there is bāl hatha. "Bāl" means a little child. Little children are very pure, like gods. They always say, "Mother or father, I want this." We may say no, or we don't have it. The child cries, "I want this, I want this." But when you give it to them, within a second the child is happy, laughing. This is because they are so pure inside. That is one kind of Hatha Yoga. Then, some people might say this is not good, but Haṭha Yoga is also for the female. They will do everything they want. The husband may want to buy this and that, taking out a lot of money, and the wife will say no, we will not buy too much, we have everything. This is also a kind of "hatha." The third "hatha" is that of the yogī. This "hatha" refers to what we are doing: āsanas, prāṇāyāmas, etc. A yogī who lives in the forest or on the hills, who has long hair, might be walking somewhere. A very strong wind blows from behind into him. What happens? All his hair blows forward over his face. So the yogī puts his hair back again. But again, because of the strong air coming from the front, it blows back. So the yogī says, "OK, I will go to the other side. I don't need to go this way." And now the hair stays nicely back. There are many such things, many techniques in Hatha Yoga. This Haṭha Yoga is a practice we must do every day. These are the Haṭha Yoga techniques: Neti, Dhauti, Basti, Nauli, Kapālabhāti, and Trāṭaka. These are six techniques. If we do these, we achieve pure purification of our body. Then, when we come to do our primary prāṇāyāma—for which I gave five techniques—one technique is very easy, but then we have to make more movements, not just to one side, but up and down. For this, we bring both palms and close them over our ears, not pressing, but just covering the holes inside. Our mouth inside should be relaxed, but lips are closed. Then we draw air in through the mouth, so both cheeks puff out like balloons. It is very pleasant. I will do it this way for a while. It creates a beautiful, very light feeling in the brain. It is also very good for the vocal cords and our mouth. Very, very good. Again, like this. I hope you have heard the sound. Everyone can do this. This is part of purifying our body. So, let's go to the Brāhmaṇī and about this Ṣaṭ Kṛiyā. This Ṣaṭ Kṛiyā is what we call Haṭha Yoga. You will sing? Bolo. Bolo. Bhajan. Ātā joḍha manacala saṅga mere tohe ātmā beda paṭāvatā he mātā, pitā, orā, bhāī, pāṇḍu, duniyā, bijā, dūpā, vātā, he kyo, abhā, kyo, hathā, orā, bhāī, yo, cāral, acchā, samnā, vātā, he kyo apāyiyokā torā pāyo jarā lājā samnā vāvatā he ātā joḍha manacala saṅga mere toyāyātāmā peṭa paṭāvatā he Tori māyā me bhūlō prabhukhūta cetān rupti kāvatahe, tori māyā me bhūlō prabhukhūta cetān rupti kāvatahe. Jo yogī jānādhyānātāratahe, vārā pārā nahi pāvatahe. To yogī jana dhyāna daratahe, vāra pāra nahi pāvatahe. Atta jodha manacala saṅga mere, to yata mā pita paṭavatahe. Ātā joḍa mana chala saṅga mere toye ātā beḍa pātā vātahe āru brahm yo derdāna mahi itta na kyo darā sāvatahe Āru Brahm Yodertana Mahitanak Yodarasāvatahe Śrī Devapurī Jī Guru Pūra Miliyā Śrī Dīpakotās Dikāvatahe Śrī Devapurī Jī Guru Pūra Miliyā Shri Deepa kodars dikavatahe. Aata jodha manachal sanga mere. Tohye aata peda paatavatahe. Aata jodha manachal sanga mere. Tohye aata peda paatavatahe. Om Shri Devīśwar Mahādeva kī je. Practice is very good. So, that is Haṭha Yoga. There are many aspects to it. Therefore, the guru said, "Hat chod mana." "Hat" means wanting to do something with force: "I will do it, I will do it, no matter how, I will do it." This is not good. So Gurudev said in Mahāprabhujī's bhajan, "Hat chod mana"—Oh my mind, give up that kind of "hat." "Hat chod mana," and come with me. Like our Umāpurījī was chanting a very nice bhajan, that kind of balance. HAT, TRIYA HAT, YOGA HAT, and RAJA HAT—these are the different ends. This is very, very important. With this, all the best today. Today you should practice this prāṇāyāma like this. You can do it five times. It is very nice, very pleasurable. Tomorrow. Zītrā. Zītrā. Zītrā zase. Zītrā. Zītrā.... Zītrā. Zītrā.... Zītrā. Zītrā.... Nanda Chikurudeva Kī-Chī.