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Feel your heart

Focus on heart-centered awareness and breath.

Place your right hand gently on your heart to feel its warmth; the breath originates from here. Then bring awareness to the navel, focusing on these two points. The main practice is to think only in your heart, which is difficult as the mind wanders. Feel the warmth in your chest; applying no pressure allows great things to happen. Many problems arise from the heart, so placing your hand there brings peace. Keep your eyes closed and look inward, bringing attention back if it goes outward. Sit straight without leaning forward, using a comfortable breath. This practice involves prāṇa; even after death, something remains in the heart according to yogic tradition. This week, take good care of your body through mindful eating and daily practice.

"The breath originates from here; it is warm."

"First, we should not lean forward. That is not good for the breath or for our heart."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Place your right hand gently on your heart. Use your whole hand, without pressure. You will feel warmth. This warmth comes from the entire area. The breath originates from here; it is warm. From this part, other things will follow, such as inhalation and exhalation. After that, the awareness comes to the navel. So now, focus on yourself—two points, not one. Everyone, take these two; it is wonderful. The main thing is only to think in your heart. This is not easy. We think about other people, about where we are going, or what we can do. Everyone has something on their mind. But now, on this side, see how you are on your heart and how warm it is here. If you try the other side, it is not as warm. So, place your right hand on your chest. It does not matter if you are wearing gloves. If you are alone at home, or have a cloth like this, you can place it on your chest—no problem. But apply no pressure. Very great things will happen in our chest. It will become better. Many people know why there are problems in our heart, and then many, many problems arise from that. So, just put your hand there, and your left hand on your foot. We will attend to other things later, but we should feel very peaceful, relaxed, and comfortable here. Sit like this, but the focus is still not on the navel. If your hand feels tired, you can place it on your right hand; otherwise, it is very, very good. This is very important. Eyes closed. Always look inward. Many are looking outward; that is not good. If your attention goes outward, to the vegetables, to the market, then bring it back to the meditation. Who is there in the kitchen garden? Leave it. Not chocolate here. This is for others. Leave everything here and sit down. Very good, thank you. She is very spiritual; she wants to give to everybody and is hurrying, but I said I will handle it. Put it down today, okay? All relax, and also place your heart. Yes. If you bring chocolate, no problems, but don't take it away. Yes, everyone can bring chocolate or money. Okay? Now relax. Everyone will feel, I feel also. From which part of the body do we feel very good peace and warmth? Take one, two, three. It is just for now; otherwise, it will not be there tomorrow evening. Now you can place your hand on your legs. From the top of the head, let go of everything down to the navel. And again, going up—we are not moving the hand up and down. The hand will remain only on our navel. I see it, but let's feel. It is very comfortable for us all: breath, breath. But the breath we are taking is from our heart. It comes from there and gives further, and we feel inhale and exhale like breath in and out. It is very comfortable. You all know, of course; I am telling you, but you know everything. First, we should not lean forward. That is not good for the breath or for our heart. Therefore, sit straight, very nicely. Use the kind of breath you find comfortable, not a strong inhale and exhale. After five times... We have given many of you the exercise of how to go from our head down through this, meaning what I inhale and what I exhale, but lean straight. Prāṇa—this is prāṇa. When someone dies, we put a hand on the stomach; there is nothing. But still, in the heart, something is inside. According to the yogic tradition—I am talking yogically; you doctors are different—you know that our doctors, they know on the head also. Yes, still there is something in the body. So, these three points. But the most is from the navel, yes. So this week, regarding what I am telling, we should take very, very good care of our bodies: how we are eating, drinking, how much, how much not, and practice every day.

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