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Good morning, dear sisters and brothers, all our yoga teachers and yoga students, and all those living a yogic life around the whole world. It is a beautiful day today. Ārāḍe Bhagavān Śrī Dev Puruṣa Mahādeva kī je. Ārāḍe Bhagavān Śrī Mahāprabhū Dīp kī je ho. Satguru Swāmī Madhavānandjī Bhagavān kī jaya ho. Alak Purījī Mahādev kī je. Today begins your seminar. Yesterday we all came together. We were thinking, talking, singing bhajans, sharing bhojan, everything. And now, from this moment until the coming days, our sādhanā—our practice—begins. We are all here: those who are in Anuṣṭhāna, other practitioners, and karma yogīs. All are with us so that everyone may learn many things through our two lectures, one in the morning and one in the evening. I hope you had a very nice program this morning, a nice place, and that the night was also good. If you had any discomfort, please tell us; we will try to provide something more. I am so happy to see you. Now we will begin our practice. First, let us begin again with the mantra. Our mantra should be with a mālā or without a mālā; it should be in our mind. We will combine it with Anuloma Viloma Prāṇāyāma. You can take off your mask. We have enough oxygen; all windows are open. If someone feels there is little space, you can come here; many people can sit on this side as well. Sit in a very comfortable position. You can sit in Vajrāsana or in any of the many sitting postures, as we are sitting. Our body should be sitting straight, but not too strict, so that you remain comfortable. Be very relaxed and comfortable; this is very important. Since your breakfast was only two and a half hours ago, we must be aware that the stomach may not be fully digested yet. So sit comfortably and straight. Do not fall forward, as that presses the stomach, which is not good. Close your eyes. Assume your meditation posture. Sit comfortably and straight. With your mālā or without, with mantra and awareness, first say to yourself: keep in mind, "I am here, I am here, I am here in our hall of Bhagavān Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī’s āśram." Feel and see yourself happy that we are in our hall, in our āśram. Be aware of our Gurudev, Mahāprabhujī, Devapurījī, Holī Gurujī. "I am here. I am awakened. I am clear." Just become yourself, so comfortable, with good thinking and feelings. That is very important. Meditation is not for the outside; it is for our inner self. Now, bring your energy into the whole body. Try to feel that energy, which is like oxygen within your body. Oxygen comes in and out, from outside to inside. Be aware. If you want to open your eyes, you can, but look to yourself. Now, from the left hand, bring your index and middle finger. With the thumb, close the right nostril. Inhale deeply through the left nostril and slowly exhale. Do not count; I will guide you. When finished, place your hand on your thigh. Concentrate on your prāṇa. Prāṇāyāma: deep inhale... and exhale. Now place your hands on your knees. Feel your breath. With this breath, inhale and exhale from the navel. How many times could you repeat your mantra? Inhale and exhale through both nostrils. Feel the breath between the navel and the brahmadandī, here between the eyebrows. Let the inhalation travel like a mālā from the navel to the Ājñā Chakra. Again, bring your index and middle finger (and ring finger) to the left nostril. Inhale and exhale through the right nostril without counting. Feel the breath flow comfortably from the navel to the tilaka, the bindu point between both nostrils, to the Bindu Chakra. Now place your hands on the knees in Vajrāsana. From Vajrāsana, come up onto your toes and lift your knees. Eyes open, of course. If someone has a problem, it must not be forced. Fix your gaze on one point somewhere, legs a little apart. Concentrate on one point. Then sit again in Vajrāsana. Place your hands behind your back. Sit in Vajrāsana with eyes open. Now come again to the normal posture for meditation. Again, bring both fingers to the middle, to the tilaka point. Inhale through the left nostril, exhale through the right nostril. Inhale from the left, exhale from the right. Inhale from the left, exhale from the right, using the thumb and ring finger for closing and opening the nostrils. Proceed and feel comfortable in this position. Breathe in and exhale: left inhale, right exhale. Left inhale, right side... right exhale. Place your right hand on your thigh or knee. Resume normal breath. Bring both fingers to the tilaka and inhale through the right nostril, exhale through the left, fingers at the tilaka. Feel your breath moving from the navel to the tilaka, and exhaling from there back to the navel, alternating from right to left, right to left. Deep inhale from the right nostril, exhale through the left, then place your hand down. Again, with both fingers: inhale through left, exhale through right; inhale through right, exhale through left. Inhale through the left nostril, exhale through the right; inhale through the right, exhale through the left. Nāḍī, nāḍī pravou, vidi, nāḍī ljavou, vidi pravou, nāḍī pravou, vidi ljavou. Left inhale, right exhale; inhale right, exhale left. Then hand down. Now, lie down, head towards me. Relax, be very comfortable. Relax, relax. Inhale and exhale. Deepen your breath, then stretch your hands. Let your whole body stretch left and right. Sit up. Sit in Vajrāsana. Now you know that over the last three or four days we have been practicing Vajranāḍī, which goes through our whole body and keeps it straight. We have also been practicing Brahmrī Sādhanā, the Brahmrī sound. With both index fingers, we put them in our ears, keeping our arms straight with thumbs and shoulders aligned. Inhale from the navel and produce the sound of brahmari. Our jaw should be loose, but we should not feel the air in our mouth; it should be empty. If you keep air in your mouth, it will not go exactly into both brain hemispheres. Inhale and do this five times. Then put your hands again on your thighs, close your eyes, and listen, see, or feel the sensation in your brain. Perceive and become aware of how it feels now in your head. Now, five times OM from the navel. Deep inhale... We go down to Gurudev Halākpūrījī, Devpurījī, Mahāprabhujī, Holī Gurujī. Praṇām. Hari Om.