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Everyday practising is important

Spiritual progress requires consistent daily practice, not occasional effort. The journey demands integrating discipline into ordinary life, balancing responsibilities while maintaining steady effort. Merely visiting an ashram once a year is insufficient; one must practice at home, morning and evening. Proficiency develops over years, like a child learning gradually. Just as a pilot must operate an aircraft regularly to maintain skill, so must one engage in spiritual practice diligently. This is our life, and everything in it matters. The work continues wherever you go.

"Because, well, if not today, then perhaps tomorrow—like this."

"If you cannot practice daily and only come once a year, then you are not on the journey."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Now, he will explain everything to you. Yes, please. And when he gives you this practice, I believe that in about two or three months, we will awaken and progress in this manner. What he is doing—whether lying down or sitting up—all of it is very, very good. The one who is to die, dies at that appointed time, regardless of whether you are healthy or not. My point is this: You are here, and we are preparing you in our āśram. We will become proficient in everything. However, we are not merely instructing you on what to do now; we must work at it daily. Of course, we have our homes, families, and jobs to attend to. It may not seem like much for you, and indeed, there are many things we can accomplish. We must strive to find a balance. Some people attempt to incorporate movement by walking from home to work. That is good. So everyone can become good at this. It is very beneficial, yet also not entirely sufficient. Yes, it is very nice, very good to do every day. It is very good, and it is also very good not to neglect it. Because, well, if not today, then perhaps tomorrow—like this. For this reason, I am truly telling you: this is our life. In our life, everything matters. We are establishing this here in our ashram, and then everywhere in other countries. Many of you already know this, and you share it with many people. You have already begun to embody everything. So when you return to your home or go to other countries—anywhere—you must also practice yourself, early in the morning or in the evening after work. Then, the work you give to others, and after that, when you continue what you are already doing, we accomplish even more good. Now, here in the ashram, for those who embark on this path—where you are going today—it takes at least two or three years. Then you go forward, giving classes. Yes, at least two years; otherwise, three years. No, otherwise, you are not truly entering into the life of the ashram. For example, I am born as myself. I am a little boy, a child. This little child is born ordinary; it does not matter if it is a boy or a girl. How do we interact with children? After one year, yes, we are doing something. After one month, something else. And then, two years. In two years, "Aha, I can do this." And three years. Like this, I am developing. I can do, I can work and accomplish some things, no? Then the mother, his mother, might say, "Yes, please, can you go and bring me this?" From three years of age, then quickly, he can bring you something. That means you go there, practice, and sit in meditation. Then you will see and understand. So that is it. If we are only in the office here in the ashram, then you are only practicing here. Then you go home and do nothing. Then you come to see the ashram after one month or a year. We arrive there and we are like this, acting like this. So if you cannot practice daily and only come once a year, then you are not on the journey, yes. We can illustrate this. Someone told me about helicopters. Every day, the pilot sees how it operates, no? If you were not inside for a month or a year, and now you say, "I will sit there and it will work"—it will not. Consider an aeroplane. You know you have travelled in an aeroplane, no? When we board the aeroplane, we enter, and it is very good. We sit comfortably, and when it takes off, they all... yes, and it comes and comes back, yeah? And how does it land? So it is. That is how you are doing—very good. Observe how to... You stand. For instance, my hand is here. How can I sit like this? This hand was not very good, and someone said, "No, I can’t." The doctor said, "Yeah, please." Huh? How can I? Or? The aeroplane. But also, notice how it functions. Inside the aeroplane, they do not see anything, yet they bring it down exactly. So when this is done very well, who do we credit, friends? The pilot, yes. And it saved me as well. I have so many things. You see? When there is something, in every helicopter, here and here and... here, there you go. So it was said to me, and I said, "Only two minutes," and I told them, "Thank you." Okay, so this is how we sail. Therefore, we should practice very diligently. If we come here only one day a year, or just a little, that will not suffice. For one year, an aeroplane does not need a stool. If you said, "Please, can you take it and open it?" he would respond, like this, like this. Yes? I am telling you that you are doing very well now. Yes? Okay? I am not judging you as good or not good. Yes, I can tell you one simple thing, and I will hold by you. How long? There is only a certain time for you. So, there are always some men who are very good. Another is good. One has to hold him. He cannot hold like this, and so he is like this. He will go, "Vrooom," and we will hold like this. Hari Om, very good. So I am sorry, but it is a very, very good practice: practice, practice, practice. So today you are receiving, and then after you go to your village, everything will continue again like this. And what about eating, and what about not eating? What kind of water? How to drink? These three are very, very important. Okay, I do not know what he will do. I was only telling, and then I am already sleeping, you know? Okay, so that’s good. So you can tell them something, my friend. You are my friend, my brother, my this, my that, okay? Yes.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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