Video details
Meditation with Vishwaguruji
The unwavering support of the mālā in spiritual practice. The mālā is vital support in sādhanā. Mental fluctuations, vṛtti, are not peaceful; when no vṛtti exists, there is no peace. Life can suddenly shift from happy to negative or joyful within a second. In moments of assessment, the mind thinks both “I will succeed” and “I don’t know.” Yet the best attitude is to feel that one comes to God, the cosmic everywhere. The mālā becomes the support, preventing loss from the path. Each bead holds power. During practice, one may begin to sleep or vṛtti goes out, like losing control of a horse. The chant declares the doer is not oneself. Give all thoughts into the divine’s hands. Despite different countries and languages, oneness is the experience. In meditation, pray to the Lord, acknowledging inability and surrender. Concentrate on the navel with normal breath. The mālā should be constant, with breath moving from bindu to navel and back. Inhale through nostrils, exhale through mouth, feeling the lips. Prāṇa and apāna expand and relax the body, while alert to breath.
“Nāhaṁ karatā Mahāprabhujī, karatā Mahāprabhujī, karatā he kevalam.”
“My Lord, my God, I cannot, I will not be successful, but I am in your hands, Lord.”
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.
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
