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We should reach the goal
The second step is moving forward from fear with a strong heart through yoga's power.Practice the techniques and be strong. The best meditation is deep, alert sleep, which can become the powerful Yoga Nidrā. Make a firm resolve and walk steadily toward the goal without giving up. Be active in … read more »
Prana is the source of our life
Prāṇa is the sacred life force, sustained by water and air.Water is holy and must not be wasted or dirtied. Air as prāṇa is the very essence of life; without it, existence ceases quickly. This vital force connects all beings. One must practice awareness of this … read more »
Vishwaguruji is always within us
The Guru's grace is the sole necessity for a seeker.The Guru has renounced all worldly desires, transforming evil into good. His glance dissolves all troubles from the fourteen worlds. He is adorned with highest wisdom, his words a constant shower of blessings. He is the … read more »
Covid Quarantine Centre Jadan Hospital
This address expresses gratitude for support and conveys blessings for health and service.Human life gains profound significance through divine presence. Thanks are extended to distant helpers and local supporters for their extraordinary assistance. A hospital facility, long closed, is now a point of shared happiness and future collaboration. … read more »
Believe or don't believe
The human form embodies a duality of potential, represented by our two hands.One hand bestows blessings, while the other wields destructive power. We need God, but God does not need us. A story illustrates this: a demon asked Shiva for the power to burn anyone he touched. Shiva … read more »
Everything is yoga
The oneness of all existence is the core truth; yoga is the means to realize this.The same soul dwells in all creatures, from humans to ants. The body is needed but is not the self. The divine created 8.4 million life forms. A drop from the ocean is ocean; falling back, … read more »
Use it, or you will lose it
Human life embodies a unique potential for higher knowledge.A master gives that knowledge through pure teaching. Holy scriptures hold words that cannot be altered. Clothing, skin color, dyed hair—all outer forms are fleeting. Leaves turn yellow and fall; the wind carries them off. This … read more »
We should unite with the Supreme
The individual seeks union with the cosmic.A drop of water is held, looking at the vast ocean. The drop wishes to return to its source, the ocean. Until it falls, the drop appears separate. Upon merging, no separation remains. In the same … read more »
Sanskrit Hindi and yoga
The essence of yoga and spiritual understanding is rooted in language and devotion.Sanskrit is the primary and most refined language, containing the 52 divine letters corresponding to the body's chakras. Many are losing their native tongues, creating a spiritual disconnect. Preserving and learning languages like Hindi and Sanskrit … read more »
Bhajan evening in the Jadan Ashram
The senses are powerful and create the entire world of entanglement.The ten senses within the body are difficult for any yogi to fully master. The world is ensnared by their play, particularly by the lower senses like taste and procreation. All beings, from Brahma to animals, … read more »
Yoga is for tho whole world
Baḍī Khāṭū Praṇām returns one to yoga, health, and cultural roots.Chemicals in food and water spread through the earth, causing disease and imbalance. Yoga restores harmony, health, balance, concentration, and happiness. Yoga is not a religion; it works on the body’s five elements. Some countries initially … read more »
What means sanyas diksha
The path of renunciation leads to the highest realization through guru's grace.Sannyasa is a rare attainment, ripening over many lives. Renunciation means shedding attachment to home, parents, and all material ties. The orange cloth is not mere fabric but an offering of one's very being to reach … read more »
Always be positive
The sun of life and the honey of purity illuminate the path.All spiritual practice is devotion to the divine, beyond divisions of country or religion. The human form is equal, and love must extend to all creatures. Substances like alcohol can be medicine or poison depending on … read more »
The real disciple
Today we honor Śa karācārya and the testing of a true disciple.Śa karācārya revived Sanātana Dharma from a young age. After his father's death, he sought sannyāsa. His mother refused until a crocodile incident forced her consent. He promised to attend her death and did so, despite … read more »
Sanyas Diksha of Swami Chandrapuriji
The journey begins with the Guru, invoking divine presence through mantra and sacred narrative.Listen. You are making a resolve for the spiritual journey. Invocations are offered to Guru, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Durga, Rama, Surya, and the divine principle of fullness. A creation myth is recounted: initially, there was no … read more »
Clean yourself to become a saint
True renunciation is the yoga of cleaning and selfless service.Holy Gurujī visited Vienna and Czechoslovakia during simpler times. He taught that all is a religion, release from everything is a religion. In those lands, people shared freely—taking fruit from open fields without stealing, leaving cars … read more »
Dharma and adharma
The path of dharma and ahiṃsā is essential to overcome Kali Yuga.Kali Yuga has become very strong. Many perform pūjā across religions but do not follow ahiṃsā. Hiṃsā is killing creatures, large or small, and eating them. All creatures feel pain and are protected by God. Humans … read more »
Don't ask anything from God
Purity and the power of mantra are the foundation of spiritual practice.Many chant prayers and mantras without proper bodily cleansing. The body must be washed, clean clothes put on, before approaching the altar. Do not approach with demands; offer peace, chant mantras, sing bhajans. Belief aligns the … read more »
We should help
The human condition is defined by ignorance and a futile pursuit of immortality within the physical form.Humans possess great arrogance and technical skill but remain confined by the body and its elemental nature. Even deities are subject to change, and no being in a physical form can be granted immortality. True immortality … read more »
Bhajan singing from Jadan Ashram
The refuge lies at the divine feet.By taking refuge there, one experiences supreme truth and bliss, becoming free from the cycle of birth and death. The mind finds its steady path. The Vedas and Puranas sing of this refuge. True devotion and … read more »
Follow your Gurudev
The Guru is the singular, indispensable lamp.Understanding the Guru's nature comes only in his absence. While present, his light is taken for granted. He traveled widely, visiting many saints and places, yet his devotion remained solely with his lineage. He transformed barren … read more »
Live spiritual life
The night of silence calls us to remember true humanity.The night of silence has fallen across the country. In four nights, four hours, everything closes. Brief morning hours allow only essentials. People feel both sadness and joy, being home with family. Meditation, pūjā, and bhajans … read more »
Let this life be the last one
Yoga postures originate from the movements of animals and natural forms.Śiva gave eighty-four primary āsanas, modeled on creatures like the cobra, horse, and cow, and elements like the lotus in water. These postures are for yogīs to practice, connecting the physical form to a deeper spiritual … read more »
Follow the path
The power of bhajans, devotion, and the Guru Paramparā is the essence of spiritual life.Bhajans carry profound power and knowledge for all senses, unlike simple mantra repetition. Loudspeakers blaring mantras can disturb others' practice; consideration is needed. Meera's devotion to Krishna, despite suffering, lives on through her bhajans worldwide. The … read more »
Never lose the name of God
Health and happiness depend on inner cleanliness and divine grace, not external running.A pandemic reveals a deeper sickness in the age of Kali Yuga. Disease flourishes where tradition and dharma are lost, replaced by physical indulgence and mental depression. This inner pollution manifests as outer illness. True health … read more »
Guru and disciple
The essence of all spiritual power is Guru's grace alone.Blessings are more powerful than any material possession. This grace is the vitalizing force, like rain reviving a parched landscape. The Guru is one who has attained the supreme state, residing within the heart. A genuine … read more »
Be conscious in the present
Satsa g is a practice of purification through attentive presence and self-encounter.Open your ears and fill your chest to cleanse negative thoughts. You become your own guide. Every religion has good perspectives, but the root is one. When you come for prayer, ring bells and sing bhajans … read more »
We need real dedication
Evening Satsang with Vishwaguruji from Jadan Ashram, Rajasthan, India.There are two kinds of people living separately or in the family. Orange dress means renunciation. The story about two brothers one of them was studied and the other lived a spiritual life alone in a … read more »
Invocation and Guidance for Heart Meditation
Meditation on the heart with mālā is for peace and harmony for all.Śrī Devpurīṣī Mahādeva Kī Jai. Śrī Bhagavān Alakhpurīṣī Mahādeva Kī Jai. Viśvagurū Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara, Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī Gurudeva Kī Jai. The correct name is Madhavānandajī Bhagavān, not Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān or Madhav Kṛṣṇa. Thank you, Hari Purījī, for perfect … read more »
Who will be the successor?
Lecture by Vishwaguruji from Jadan ashram, Pali, Rajasthan.The divine order operates beyond human understanding, and attempts to control it lead to failure. A farmer demanded rain according to his schedule, and the resulting crops bore no seed. This illustrates that one must surrender … read more »
How can we reach the Supreme?
Mere scriptural study does not bring realization.Satsa ga is truth in the company of devotees. Many read countless holy books. Knowledge is there, but reading alone does not draw one near the cosmic Guru. A Himalayan ṛṣi lived in sādhanā for many … read more »
The thread of the Mala
The thread of sa kalpa binds all through the guru’s grace.All beings are connected like beads on a single thread. That thread is the guru’s sa kalpa, the vow from the heart. Breaking one’s word is to break that thread. A deep well holds pure water. … read more »
Protect Mother Earth
Caring for Mother Earth and the soul is the urgent call, as humans have destroyed the nurturing body of the Earth.Yoga and daily life are present everywhere, even in the dreams of those sleeping. In this time, there is disease, wars, and heavy ocean waves. Humans have broken Mother Earth, extracting petrol, coal, breaking the Himalayas. … read more »
Understand the words of Gurudev
The guru’s test shows listening means hearing the guru’s voice in all.The disciple declared he would do whatever the guru said, trusting nothing happens with full confidence. The guru sent him to the village. He met a mad elephant. Villagers cried run away. The disciple insisted the … read more »
Feel compassion in your heart
Prayer for departed souls and unity in practice.Yoga and Divine Life practitioners practiced peacefully like one family. They performed āratī, pūjā, mantra, concentration, meditation, āsana, and prāṇāyāma. All came together harmoniously through telephone satsa g. The corona pandemic brought suffering and many deaths. … read more »
We have to have balance
The cosmic balance of Shiva and the path of true yoga.Yoga reaches beyond body, breath, and concentration to the cosmic self at the time of Shiva. Shiva controls all beings—Rakshasas, followers of Dharma, Swamis—to maintain balance. Without balance, war arises. One hand cannot make a sound; … read more »
Go to the Satsang
Satsa g reveals the inner truth beneath outward appearances.Engage every day in satsa g, the company of truth and good seekers. Avoid negative company, where sweet words hide harm. A disciple of twenty-five years wished to attend a festival. The Guru cautioned, then gave … read more »
Guru can change impossible to possible
The path of purity centers on diet, non-violence, and honoring the invisible divine.The teaching says humans must not consume alcohol, meat, eggs, or fish. A handful of rice suffices for daily energy. God provided fruits, grass, and mother’s milk; cows yield milk but also must eat grass. Two … read more »
Darshan of Sri Alakhpuriji
The two forces within are joy and destruction, and the tongue holds the power of life and death.Within the body reside two opposing forces: one brings happiness, peace, clarity, and forgiveness; the other brings anger, hate, and jealousy. Health flows from the first, while the second creates turmoil. The tongue is a mighty … read more »
The Grandeur of Bhajans and Divine Remembrance
The grandeur of bhajans and divine remembrance fills the gathering.The session was intentionally brief, yet it overflowed with spiritual potency. A request was made to Puṣpā, and one bhajan was offered with the possibility of another if it pleased the divine. The sisters sang with … read more »
Why is God only in India?
The discourse concerns living Gods and the necessity of spiritual practice.Wisdom streamed from Himalayan ṛṣis and yogīs. India keeps living Gods and Gurus. Elsewhere, no living God remains after Jesus. God comes where God is, like coal where coal is. People fail to recognize divine presence … read more »
In reality there is no birth and death
The eternal Ātmā is without birth or death, and the realized being moves with the freedom of a bird.The soul descends from the cosmic, passing through clouds, into grass, plants, animals, birds, fish, and humans. The cycle has no known beginning. What is called a birthday is mere convention; true birth occurs when the … read more »
Be patient and faithful
The cow of knowledge yields fresh butter only through steady, loving care.Turn inward and withdraw the mind. Use the mālā and mantra with oneness. Sing bhajans, but always credit the composer. Never hide their name. A sādhu asked the distance from Earth to heaven, and the answer … read more »
Singing mantras for Shiva
Tomorrow is Somavatī Amāvasyā, a Monday new moon of great auspiciousness.Prayer on this day to Guru and Śiva fulfills all desires. Holy days follow: Navratri for Śakti Pūjā and the Sanātana Pañcā ga new year. Blessings of Gurudeva shower upon all brothers and sisters. Two stotras … read more »
Do seva with your heart
Sevā, selfless service with body, mind, and speech, is the highest path.Sevā is greater than all meditation and mantras, but must be done with the whole heart, holding nothing back. Tan means offering the entire body to help others and bring happiness. Man means directing the mind … read more »
Practising sarva hitta asanas
A session of Sarvahitāsana, a posture good for all, is practiced.Discipline is required, including adhering to meal times. The practice involves standing postures and movements. Interlock fingers, place hands on the head, and stretch upward. Move side to side with legs together. With legs apart, raise … read more »
What means Satsang
The value of bhajan and satsang in daily life is essential for spiritual practice.Daily life demands prayer, bhajan, and meditation. Without these, human existence remains incomplete. Bhajan connects consciousness to oneness. Concentration returns through prayer. Bhajan releases all tensions of the day. Tiredness vanishes through bhajan and prayer. Nighttime … read more »
Drops go back to the ocean
The mind's flow determines spiritual progress.A guru sent a disciple to purchase oil with one paisa. The merchant filled the vessel yet oil remained. The merchant doubted the disciple's sanity. Upon return, the guru questioned the small amount. The disciple claimed … read more »
Kundalini and bhramari pranayama
The human system is a map of energy, with the chakras and their petals corresponding to the letters of language.The fifty-two petals of the chakras align with the fifty-two letters of the Sanskrit alphabet. This connection reveals language as a divine structure within the body. The mother tongue holds primacy, as the first sound comes … read more »
The Human Dharma
The human life is a vehicle to realize the soul and reach the divine source.This body is a temporary conveyance like a train; we leave it at our destination. In this age, fundamental relationships and purity are forgotten, as seen when parents are discarded. Humans consume animal bodies yet ritualistically … read more »