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Vajra nadi is the basis of our life

The Vajranāḍī is the iron nerve, the root of all nerves extending from the earth through the spine to the brain. Maintaining its health brings strength and a long, peaceful life. Practitioners historically used wooden soles between toes and knees to control this nerve, a discipline that leads to profound inner understanding. Worshipping the holy feet of the Guru, often symbolized by touching such shoes, channels power. Applying colored tilak on the forehead is a sacred symbol; its point receives divine energy, dispelling negativity and bringing light, but only for those who comprehend its meaning. This practice aligns the body's nerve system, visualized as an inverted tree with roots below and fruits above, as described in scripture. The current practice focuses on three points: the Vajranāḍī (spine), the Aśvinī Mudrā (a contraction at the base), and the Brahmārī prāṇāyāma. Through these, one feels the vibration from the navel spreading throughout the entire body.

"Worshipping the Holy Gurujī, Mahāprabhujī, any ṛṣis, any sādhus, only touch those holy shoes."

"The tilak here, when it comes, the whole energy, light, peace, everything is coming to you. All negativity goes away."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Śrīdīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jai, Śrī Dev Puruṣa Mahādeva Kī Jai, Dharma Samrāṭ Svāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavān Kī Jai, Viśva Guru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Samrīmaiśvarānandajī Gurudeva Kī Jai, Śrī Kabīrdāsa Jī Mahārāja Kī Jai. Śravaṇādīye sunāgyānāre Paribhājanṇakomanāre Paribhājanṇakomanāre Aṭkārohat Paribhājanṇakomanāre... Ādāna diyā Hari māgane ko, Hāth die karadānā re. Hari bhajana ko mānā re, Hari bhajana ko mānā re, Hari bhajana ko mānā re. Good morning everyone, sisters, brothers, yogīs, students, children, here in Strelka and to the whole world. Swamiji television is around the whole world for you. Our techniques, our practice is going very far, not only āsanas and prāṇāyāmas and only breaths. We are going far into inner practice, and that I spoke about one time also: Vajra Nāḍī. Vajra means the iron, so it is Vajra Nāḍī. Nāḍī means nerves, and those nerves have their roots under the earth. They go about through the spinal column and into the brain—all nerves. Therefore, Vajranāḍī is for the very powerful, for all the ṛṣis: Brahma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, all. If we will hold our Vajranāḍī in good health, then in our body we will all be very strong and very good. Then we know how we can live a long, healthy, and peaceful life. This is what is called the Vajranāḍī. Many times yogīs and people would place a wooden stone between their toes and their knees. They used to go with a wooden sole for their shoes. It’s not easy for a while—a few days, or one month. Then you will be controlled. The Vajranāḍī will again take very much all, till our whole head. I was practicing this for about two years. I was running with that, and cycling, I was also with the cycle. It was very good. I never fell down. Nothing happened wrong. It was very good. Through that, I had so many new understandings, many things within myself, in my body, and outside in the world. You know that many ṛṣis, or many gurus, where they had their abhijana nāḍīs—those shoes which we are talking about, from the wood—are always kept near the holy Gurujī’s place. So that all we are worshipping on the holy feet of the Guru. Then you will see, when you see and you put, if you believe, if you understand, you think about that and understand. Otherwise, not. And that is worshipping. So, worshipping the Holy Gurujī, Mahāprabhujī, any ṛṣis, any sādhus, only touch those holy shoes. And you know, holy Gurujī said, and all sādhus, everybody said, there are from our right and left toes, there, what is called the neck, and there is to touching that is the power in that. That’s why we put there the color, pūjā, that’s the color, pūjā. Then, slowly, slowly, many people have seen it, and they like it very much. Men did not understand. The women understood. So they put all color on their nails. Yes, on the toes: second, third, fourth, fifth, and fifth. And then it went, touching from there. They are always holding like this, our palms, and there they put the, this, what we call the shoes or this that on the palms, so that it was coming, the colors on the nose, in the hands, thumb, fingers. And others, they make a tilak. So, tilak from the Gurudeva’s lotus feet. There are different kinds of making this. One is we are making like this tilak. There are only three: Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. And between Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, then we make one other color, like here in the middle. So that all power is there. We don’t understand, so we said we do this and this and that. But those who are spiritual people and yogīs, they understood what it is. Otherwise, the tilak will not go inside. Because it is exactly coming to the Brahma cakras. If you understand, it’s okay. If you don’t understand, it’s not okay. In Christianity, they do it once a year, on the year from the S. So they said, "That is enough. The whole year we will have these feelings." And then the day comes, they wake again. But if you do always, then this is in our whole head and on the forehead. So there are many things in this, but it is a symbol. And symbol means one symbol is very, very long, very, very long. If you don’t understand what is one point only, I can tell you. It’s like a, what is a handgun, what? So, when the gun, one point, so this is your tilak here, and when it comes, the whole energy, light, peace, everything is coming to you. All negativity goes away. Peace, harmony, light, and you feel very spiritual, but only those who can understand. Otherwise, nothing. That is it. So if you do, you do. If not, it is yours. And the colors, there are different kinds of colors. That’s very important. Anyhow, Vajranāḍī, and that Vajranāḍī is on our whole body. All nerve systems are coming through. Of course, many nerves, and all are very great also. It’s not only Vajranāḍī. But Vajranāḍī is like, for example, we have one big tree, and only this, what we call the tree’s root, and all the roots are down, and coming up are all the leaves and everything. And that is written in the Bhagavad Gītā. Yes, the roots are going down, and the fruits are going up, so in our brain is all that we need, and the roots are halting us there, and the spinal column is that strong. So you can read one day in the Bhagavad Gītā somewhere, I think on... twelfth chapter. So in that way, after you do your practicing, you come today, Anuśāsana, that will give you all this, what you are understanding. And so we had three points now in our body this week. And that is Aśva Mudrā. To je ta Aśvinī Mudrā. So, Aśvinī Mudrā is very powerful. The Nābhī. That is the Nābhī is everything. And in that Nābhī is everything. And then Brahmārī. So, this will be three points. Now, you have learned many things. You were some who came after, so we will do this. Sit comfortably, very nice, relax, and we will have the Vajranāḍī. Vajranāḍī is our spinal column, and therefore hold this, it is very nice. Then, Aśvinī mudrā. Aśva kā nām means horse. The horse is Aśvinī. And you see that when the leg out there, what we call the toilet, like a toilet button. Okay, put your hands near. Put your chin near here. Hands straight. Don’t go too forward. Exhale. Contract. Relax. Contract. Relax. Eleven times. Your shoulders a little up, so that your spine goes in. Your chin is down. When you finish this, raise your head up. Elbows relaxed. Look at eyes straight, with closed eyes, and feel Vajranāḍī and Aśvinī Mudrā. Again, chin down, and Aśvinī Mudrā. Do not write, learn. No writing, anybody, please. Put your writing away. Hey, there is one lady. Don’t write. Practice. No writing. Again. Relax. My old techniques are gone. Many people are writing, many are putting on the camera, or this something, your telephone, television, all you have to get out. Otherwise, you can go outside, okay? Those who cannot sit properly, you can go to the Vajrāsana. Or sit on the chair. But don’t move like this and like this, and put your telephone out, please. Your knees should touch. You go to tell her that she can sit on the chair, not like this, yes. Yes, here, in the chair. But no writing. Chant five times OM from the navel, all yourself, five times, nābhi, aśvinī mudrā, nobody take telephone, no writing. Aśvinī mudrā. Eleven times, and release. Go ahead. Elbows should be very straight. Many of your elbows are not straight. Again, ten times. Aśvinī mudrā. Aśvinī mudrā is not too long. That’s another technique. It’s very soft, like contract, relax. Contract, relax. Don’t hold. That is another technique. It’s just like this. Because you don’t listen to me when I’m telling. Now, five times from the nābhi to the sahasrāra, then after, through both nostrils. Feel the vibration from your navel and through the whole body. It’s like from the sun it spreads all coming out, and now. Fourteen times Brahmārī Prāṇāyāma, do not bite your teeth. Your vibration and sound should have gone through, like in this nostril, in the middle. Both sides’ vibration should come, so all yourself, not too long, not short. After when you finish, seven. At times, then bring your hand down, eyes closed, and feel the whole vibration inside of the body, not from outside, anything. So, five times mantra, "Om," from nābhi to sahasrāra, to bindu and nostrils. It means every chakra, station of all these chakras, in these mantras, we will chant. Five times. Satguru Swāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavān kī Satyaśānanandaram kī

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