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Practicing Asanas

Yoga practice requires precise posture and dedicated discipline for true benefit. Begin by chanting Oṃ to resonate energy upward. Assume Vīrāsana to strengthen immunity and concentration, focusing breath at the Ājñā Cakra. Proceed through Śaśāṅkāsana and Yogamudrā to increase cerebral circulation and sharpen the senses. Practice forbearance or bliss in postures, balancing without pain. Sarvāṅgāsana and Halāsana circulate energy, stretching the body and balancing glands. Observe the prāṇa flow. Many fail in balancing postures like Haṁsāsana due to restlessness and lack of concentration. Simple postures are neglected; teachers must demonstrate strictly from the beginning for health, concentration, and spiritual development. The body is primary; without its health, nothing is possible. Many are mere consumers, not practitioners, and carry negative energy needing purification. Partnership suffers from domineering attitudes mistaken for yoga. Concentration is rare. Use a yoga book for postural clarity, as a musician uses sheet music. Master all postures, instruct patiently, and allow students time to practice and improve. "The body is not everything, but everything is nothing without the body." "In your yoga class, you should have your yoga book in your hands."

Discipline leads to perfection

Yoga in Daily Life is the discipline of integrating practice into every moment. Patañjali teaches that yoga requires daily discipline to achieve perfection. This discipline applies to nourishment, sleep, walking, and speaking. In speaking, do not assume you are the better speaker and interrupt; listen fully. In practice, maintain a fixed time for your mantra, as the divine attention awaits you at that appointed hour. God is awake while we sleep; this is not love. Our daily rhythm is crucial; disrupting it turns off the body's biorhythm. The name signifies practicing yoga within everyday duties. The system has four principles: body warming, dynamic movements synchronized with breath, stretching, and then holding the posture to become a true āsana. This is not contrary to other systems but follows Patañjali. Practice every day. Support the body with ghee for the joints and with prāṇāyāma. The practice is neutral and for all. "Patañjali said yoga requires discipline. Discipline leads to perfection." "God is awakened, and we are sleeping. That is not love." Filming location: Vienna, Austria

Level 5 of Yoga in Daily Life

Advanced yoga practice requires systematic discipline and correct technique to develop bodily harmony and health. The foundational steps establish rhythm, but advanced practice demands meticulous preparation from teachers, who must possess deep knowledge even if they cannot perform every posture themselves. Strict discipline is essential; lateness and distractions are not permitted, as they compromise the collective focus. Physical practice must be precise, with careful attention to alignment, breath, and the activation of energy centers like the Maṇipūra Chakra. Correct, regular practice strengthens the immune system and can prevent most diseases. Issues often arise from improper practice or diet, with a vegetarian lifestyle being highly beneficial. The session includes detailed postural instruction, emphasizing relaxation and concentration to integrate the body's energy. "Students are perfect and will behave exactly as the master behaves." "Practice, practice, o konte, practice." Filming location: Vienna, Austria

Satsang from Vienna

Yoga is a practical science for harmonizing body, mind, and soul, radiating inner light and peace. It begins with physical exercises, or āsanas, which generate energy and positively affect all bodily systems. This foundation is supported by good karma, defined as ethical action toward oneself and others. The next vital component is breath, or prāṇa, the vital force synonymous with life and divine presence. Proper breathing exercises promote longevity. Diet is equally crucial; consuming less food correlates with greater energy and a longer life, unlike the overconsumption common in modern living. True yoga practice integrates these elements—posture, breath, and mindful consumption—to create rhythmic harmony within the nervous system and chakras. Ultimately, this personal harmony is the seed for world peace, though this potential is often undermined by greed and competition within the yoga community itself. "Yoga karmasu kauśalam." "Prāṇa is God. God gives us our prāṇa." Filming location: Vienna, Austria

It's not good to leave the Guru or the family

The wealth lies in the vision of a true Guru, not in the physical form. A genuine master does not offer initiation to one already committed; changing spiritual lineage severs one's ancestral connection. Value the inner knowledge, not the outer cover of caste or sect. Seek quality in character and wisdom, not mere appearance. Human life is fraught with difficulty, and one must maintain it through righteous association, avoiding bad company. The search for that divine vision is the ultimate pursuit. "One who offers to give you a mantra to become a disciple is 100% sure not a Satguru." "I thought there is only one male, the Kṛṣṇa. Who is the second one?" Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

The Pranas in practice

The practice of Ānandasana and Vajrāsana awakens vital energies for health. Ānandasana is the blissful posture, not the dead body's posture. It involves stretching completely on the back to aid digestion and remove stomach tension. Vajrāsana is a most powerful posture. It strengthens the Vajranāḍī, the body's trunk, which supports immunity and life force. The practice balances prāṇa and apāna energies. Weak apāna śakti leads to constipation and urinary issues. Specific mudrās and exercises like nauli strengthen these energies. Correct practice regulates prāṇa throughout the body, purifying organs and relieving stress which originates from the stomach. "Vajrāsana is one of the most powerful postures. It is strengthening first our Vajranāḍī." "And also the constipation, because of the apāna śakti, is less." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

We need the physical form of the Guru

The longing for darśana, the vision of the divine, is the core of spiritual seeking. Self-realization is the ultimate darśana, but the inner light is dormant. Therefore, one must first seek the darśana of the living Guru. Wandering to holy places has benefit, but a true human, one with feeling, understands this. The divine has two aspects: the formless nirguṇa and the formed saguṇa. For those in a physical body, the saguṇa aspect is easier to comprehend and see. A consecrated statue becomes a living receptacle through sacred ritual, moving from inert stone to a vessel of divine presence. This transformation hinges entirely on the devotee's faith and bhāva. Daily worship establishes this connection. Yet, a statue cannot speak. The need is for the living Guru who can instruct, bless, and guide with necessary strictness. Even divine incarnations like Rāma and Kṛṣṇa submitted to Gurus. True surrender to the Guru's discipline is essential, for the Guru's glory is beyond all description. "For you, as long as you are in a physical body and have physical eyes, it is easier to understand and see the saguṇa aspect." "Even the Lord of knowledge, the God of all wisdom, went to school." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Don't expect miracles

The soul’s journey to Brahmaloka through the guru’s grace demands endless patience, for the guru shepherds the devotee across lifetimes until liberation. Worldly life is everything, but the guru follows the soul to Brahmaloka over vast time. The greatest error is to postpone spiritual effort, saying “Tomorrow” or “Next year.” Expecting swift miracles leads to psychic illness—depression, hallucination, false imagination. The only miracle is death; otherwise, the soul waits long in the queue of other realms. The guru’s blessing, given as shelter, protects the disciple until the journey’s end. Purifying the soul’s accumulated karma, heavy as tons of debris, requires ages. Negative thoughts create parallel difficulties. The guru can grant instant liberation but refrains. A farmer delayed joining the guru due to attachment to his son. He waited for his son’s marriage, then a grandchild, then to repay debts. He died and was reborn as a cow, still attached to family duties. The guru visited, offering liberation, but the soul postponed. As a dog guarding the house, it again delayed. As a cobra shielding its grandchild, it was killed by family. The soul became a worm, the lowest form. The guru placed the worm in a lotus offered to Vishnu. At Vishnu’s lotus feet, the worm attained moksha. The guru’s grace carries the soul to Brahmaloka even when karma worsens. “Do not expect any miracles. And if you want to expect miracles, then you will become psychically ill: depression, hallucination, wrong imagination.” “Even if your karma is getting worse and worse, one day it will be that you will get into the Brahmaloka.” Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

The Incarnation of Holy Guruji

The incarnation day of the Satguru is observed. A saint's life bears extraordinary signs, like the infant Krishna revealing the universe. There are two kinds of incarnations: those for a special purpose and those who bless the earth daily through their presence and words. The Guru's bhajans are the resonance of divine knowledge, their words like jewels that go directly into the heart. These compositions are the words of the Vedas, made comprehensible. The Guru and his own Guru are one in the transmission of this knowledge. True discipleship means becoming an instrument, with the divine writing through the devotee. This oneness is the essence of spiritual realization. The Guru's life was a continuous blessing and a series of tests, demonstrating that the master provides all necessities. True spiritual wealth is internal, not in external robes. "The bhajans we are singing are the words of the Vedas." "To put orange robes on your body is not to be a real sannyāsī. You have to live life as a sannyāsī." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

The power of the mantra

The Mahāmṛtyuñjaya Mantra grants victory over death. This Vedic mantra's power is demonstrated through the story of Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍeya. His destiny was a short life, predicted to be twelve years. Instructed by his guru, he worshipped Śiva and chanted this mantra. When the time of death arrived, he embraced a Śiva Liṅga. Lord Śiva manifested and forbade death from taking him. Thus, the ṛṣi achieved immortality. Chanting this mantra daily is said to remove sorrow, poverty, and the fear of death. The guru-given mantra is the essential seed within all mantras; its power is a proven science. Austerities and practice can burn away karma and lead to liberation. Be happy and seek liberation, not worldly entanglements. Bless others generously, as blessings hold great power. "Only that Bholenāth Bhagavān Śiva, He can change." "Your guru mantra becomes a seed in those other mantras." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Unselfish Actions

The path of yoga is skill in action, as taught in Karma Yoga. There are two kinds of karma: selfless action without expectation of fruit, and selfish action performed for a result. Selfless service is done for all beings and elements of nature, not merely for personal connections, and without later seeking thanks or reward. Selfish action, like working for a salary, is standard but can be softened by performing it with love, as if it were your own. In family and community life, one can practice selfless service through simple, helpful acts. All physical and mental movements constitute karma. The fire of yoga practice can burn the seeds of past karma. The ultimate aim is to act with clear awareness, surrendering the fruits, and through dedicated practice and worship, purify consciousness to transcend the cycle of rebirth. "Yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam"—yoga is skill in action. "Yoga agni, karma dagdhani"—the fire of yoga burns all karmas.

Real happiness is in the shelter of the Saint

The vision of the Gurudev is the greatest wealth, a blessing that awakens divine knowledge. Darśan is the vision of the divine, while kudarśan represents demonic darkness. We first seek the darśan of parents, who are the initial gods, and family harmony is essential. Theoretical knowledge comes from teachers, the Vācārthī Guru, but true spiritual knowledge, Lakṣārthī, comes only through surrender and humility under a Satguru. This inner awakening unfolds like a lotus. Worldly knowledge sustains material existence, often akin to servitude. The essence of all scriptures is two words: give comfort to receive comfort, give trouble to receive trouble. True happiness is found in the shelter of saints and their teachings. The current age sees a decline in familial respect, but peace begins with mothers fulfilling their sacred duty. The seeker awakens from ignorance into endless bliss through the Guru's vision. "Śuk diya śuk hothe, duk diya duk hoy. If you give others good things, you also get good. If you give troubles, you will also be in trouble." "Gurudev darśan dhan ho, cetana ānanda ghan ho. The vision of the Gurudev is wealth, the awakening of consciousness is dense bliss." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Hatha Yoga will give us will power

Haṭha Yoga purifies the system through specific kriyās. Śaṅkha Prakṣālana cleanses the intestines using warm salt water and movement, requiring and building willpower. This ancient technique balances the nāḍīs and removes accumulated waste, affecting all layers of being. It must be done under guidance, with dietary follow-up. Trāṭak, focusing on a flame, purifies eyesight, calms the mind, and balances the Ājñā Cakra. It improves concentration and regulates bodily rhythms. Both practices require discipline, starting with control over eating habits for true health. "Śaṅkha Prakṣālana is specially meant to purify our whole system, to balance the nāḍīs and to awaken the flow of the Suṣumṇā Nāḍī." "Trāṭak is excellent for purification of our eyesight, for curing many problems with our eyes. It is excellent for our concentration, awakening of the Ājñā Cakra, and releasing stress." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Knowledge of the Saints

Yoga in daily life is the endless well of knowledge, sustained by the living Guru Paramparā of Sanātana Dharma. Knowledge is like a well: the visible water seems little, but its source is infinite. A mother’s milk flows from endless love; yoga is the milk of immortality. Intellectual knowledge perishes with the body, but knowledge passed through lineage continues. That is Guru Paramparā. It gives rise to Sanātana Dharma, the only living lineage. Other traditions closed their revelations. In Sanātana Dharma, the wish-fulfilling cow of knowledge flows continuously. If one breaks away and digs another well, the water is not found. All six philosophies are included in yoga; the highest is Yoga Vedānta. The Bhagavad Gītā reveals eighteen yogas, all converging into one. Even a master in samādhi can forget re-entry into the body; the disciple reminds through the navel. The subtle body operates beyond the physical sheath. Annamaya, Prāṇamaya, Manomaya, Vijñānamaya, and Ānandamaya are the five sheaths. Some saints sustain on prāṇa alone. Constantly practice, not merely intellectually. “One in all, and all in one.” “Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya, amṛtam.” Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Darshan

Darśan is a supreme level of yoga, the act of seeing and merging with the divine. We seek holy places and altars for this complete vision. The journey itself transforms our awareness into the object of our devotion, whether a place, a deity, or a saint. Through constant remembrance and feeling, we develop the same radiance and aura, becoming one with it. This principle is universal across all pilgrimages. The stories illustrate that correct understanding and protocol are essential. True darśan is ultimately found in the Guru, who embodies all divine aspects. "While thinking from home till Jerusalem, your consciousness, your energy, your awareness is converted into Jesus. Because you come to this darśan." "Gurur Brahmā, Gurur Viṣṇu, Gurur Devo Maheśvaraḥ, Gurur Sākṣāt Parabrahma." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Recharging of positive energies

Welcome to a gathering for spiritual practice and recharging energy. This place holds undisturbed earth that recharges positive energy. Touch the ground directly to feel this. Yoga is a lifelong part of existence, not a short seminar. Do not hurry or overexert. Self-realization is not a future event to be attained here; it is already present. The mortal life is for caring for body and mind, to live happily and healthily. All worldly relations and attachments are temporary and will be left behind. The practice makes one happy, healthy, and relaxed through learning renunciation. While alive, one should be happy and give love and kindness to all. Various teachers will guide practices suitable for different capacities. The human body is a wonder to be known. Pain in the body serves as a protective boundary. This time is for inner relaxation, peace, and unifying body, mind, and emotion. "Do not expect self-realization in this seminar. You have realized already." "Renounce and enjoy." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Sanskrit names are important

Āsana is a term with deep meaning in the yogic system, which is connected to the Sanskrit language. The word signifies a seat, a dwelling place, or a posture. One's yoga mat is a yoga āsana. The place one sleeps is an āsana. The specific postures, like Bhujaṅgāsana, are also called āsana. The term's meaning depends entirely on context. Yoga is a vast science greater than allopathic medicine, and its proper terminology carries inherent knowledge. Similarly, prāṇāyāma fundamentally consists of inhalation, retention, and exhalation. The Sanskrit alphabet resonates with the body's energy centers, and the language balances the mind. True communication begins with the heart's touch. "Wherever you sit, that is your āsana." "Prāṇāyāma is only three: pūraka (inhalation), kumbhaka (retention), and recaka (exhalation)." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

The value of Satsang

The great mantra Hari Om reveals the unity of sound, form, and the divine. The syllable Om contains the three tattvas of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva. Viṣṇu resides upon the thousand-headed Śeṣanāga, who supports the earth. From primordial emptiness arose the resonance of Om, from which the deities manifested. Human pride in science ignores how extraction destabilizes the earth, which rests precariously. Spiritual practice is essential, yet ego and vice can persist even after millennia of austerity, as shown in a parable. The story of the ṛṣis Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha demonstrates that a single minute of true satsaṅg holds more power than 72,000 years of solitary sādhanā. All philosophies distill to the law of karma: actions return as their own fruit. Therefore, purify consciousness through diligent practice and righteous living, avoiding harm to all beings. "Are you blind? You don’t see the judgment? For one minute of satsaṅg, the whole earth raised up, and when it was 72,000 sādhanās, that was not moving." "If you give pleasant to all... you will get the sukha. If you are giving troubles to others, you will also get a trouble." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Yoga will remove suffering

Yoga is the original, simple science of union, not the myriad of modern imitations. It calms the mind and emotions, which positively affects the entire body. Wrong practice or half-knowledge causes suffering. Choose simple, accessible postures suitable for all ages, avoiding extremes. True yoga encompasses life's entire journey, beginning with the conscious conception of a child. Parents must purify their bodies, minds, and thoughts through harmonious living and specific diets to welcome a noble soul. This care continues after birth with loving protection, proper nourishment, and ceremonies like massaging the infant's chakras. The human birth is a crucial milestone for the soul to escape the cycle of rebirth by cultivating humility and kindness. The first spiritual practice is discerning the eternal truth from the impermanent world. Attachment is the primary obstacle, a persistent glue one must strive to rise above. "Yoga is yoga." "Brahma satya and jagat mithyā. The final truth is the Brahman. This world is not permanent." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Our practice is very important

Satsaṅg in the Guru’s presence and the Nāhaṁ Kartā mantra reveal the temporary nature of the world and turn the seeker inward. The mantra “Nāhaṁ Kartā, Prabhudīpa Kartā, Mahāprabhudīpa Kartā He Kevalam” frees one from the doer-ship. The atmosphere here is free of television, radio, news, and mobile phones. Just being in the same area with the Guru is darśan—more important than any lecture. Karma yoga changes something within; it is the best kriyā. All practices—āsanas, bhajans, karma yoga—are important; to rank them is misunderstanding. The seminar offers time only for oneself, free from material duties, under the Guru’s umbrella. Return to daily life requires keeping the seminar constantly in mind and holding one hand with a mālā, not gadgets. Unity in satsaṅg is strength; the Guru is like a queen bee, the community like bees. Life is temporary; nothing can be taken when the soul departs. The bhajan of the two parrots teaches: enjoy life in God’s name, for all else is fleeting. Real love is understanding toward all, without which suffering spreads. “Bandhī Muṭṭhī Lākh Kī, Khulī Muṭṭhī Rākh Kī”—with soul the body is precious, without it only dust. The soul is detached; when it leaves, the body is left behind. Knowledge in the bhajans is like jewels, spoken by self-realized souls. Before death comes, realize the self; do not be like a bird seeking fruit on a bare tree. “Nāhaṁ Kartā, Prabhudīpa Kartā, Mahāprabhudīpa Kartā He Kevalam.” “Bandhī Muṭṭhī Lākh Kī, Khulī Muṭṭhī Rākh Kī.” Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Practicing Yoga in Daily Life

A yoga practice integrates physical postures, breath, and concentration to balance body and mind. Begin with deep breathing, expanding the stomach then chest, exhaling from chest then stomach. Postures like Tāḍāsana involve stretching upward, embodying the support of community like Kṛṣṇa lifting Govardhan. Balance is cultivated through focused attention on a single point, such as a tree or mat corner. The practice flows through āsanas like Garuḍāsana and Haṃsāsana, requiring concentration and steady breath. Prāṇāyāma follows, using alternate nostril breathing to purify and calm. Finger placement at the eyebrow center aids focus. The sequence concludes with relaxation and integration, feeling the breath and being present. "Concentrate on one unmovable spot, you can concentrate even on the corner of your yoga mat." "When you breathe calmly and deeply, you will hold the balance better." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

The birth of Sri Krishna

The celebration of Krishna Janmashtami illuminates the divine avatar, the art of scripture translation, and the Guru’s grace. Seekers are encouraged to read the Bhagavad Gita deeply. The most beautiful commentary is the Jñāneśvarī Gītā, composed by Saint Jñāneśvara of Maharashtra. The Gita translations by Dr. Radhakrishna and by Argananchi Mahārāj, called the Yathārtha Gītā, are also highly praised. Holy books must never be translated with selfish intent, such as claiming exclusivity for a particular group. Proper translation demands mastery of three things: Śabda Artha, the plain meaning of words; Bhāvārtha, the nuanced sentiment; and Jñāna Artha, the spiritual knowledge. Only one who embodies all three can render scripture without distortion. The birth story of Lord Krishna is narrated: He was born to Devakī in secret, hidden from His uncle Kaṃsa. A female child was substituted and slain, but an Ākāśavāṇī declared the true child lived. This illustrates the avatar’s descent: whenever unrighteousness prevails, God incarnates in human form, as in Kali Yuga. Mahāprabhujī was such an avatar, traveling to remote villages to liberate souls. Swāmījī, too, came as an avatar from India, crossing oceans to guide seekers in distant lands. The Guru is greater than the holy Gaṅgā; when the Guru arrives, it is as if Gaṅgā herself has come to the home. In meditation, the vision of Krishna appeared on the inner sky, revealing that Mahāprabhujī is an avatar of Krishna. This insight dissolves separation between the worshipped and the worshipper. All devotees gathered here are supremely fortunate to receive the Guru’s direct grace. "One who has the knowledge of three things is able to translate properly." "Guru is greater than Gaṅgā." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Mother Earth

Reconnect with the healing earth through direct contact. This soil is pure, free from artificial fertilizers and pesticides. Touching it is like touching a mother's body, transmitting healing vibrations. An experiment showed children's allergies disappeared after contact with a farm environment. Similarly, this earth recharges and heals. We are not separate from nature; we share the same five elements. The earth holds life, ready to bloom even after years of drought. Use this connection as a therapy in daily life. "Feel as if you are touching your mother’s body. This earth is our mother." "Whatever we get is from the Mother Earth." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

The nature of Vikara

The anatomy of vikāra and the flow of knowledge is the topic. Human bodies share the same construction, yet distinctions create vikāra. Physical vikāra is the body’s material nature. Mental vikāra includes desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride. Jñāna protects by guiding conduct, diet, and thought. Sāttvic food is prescribed, yet anger can still explode like popcorn from heat. Another popcorn expands limitlessly from joy. A jñānī remains unshaken even under attack, offering the other cheek. Intellectual knowledge alone is noisy and ego-strengthening. A principal mocked God to a meditating yogi. The yogi, slightly stirred, showed God hung tiny cherries on large branches and huge melons on thin vines. Divine sense lies beyond intellect. Suppressed anger burns the Mūlādhāra Cakra. Expressing and releasing anger quickly prevents tension. Antaḥkaraṇa impurities must be purified. The body inevitably returns to earth, so inner purification is essential. “Jñāna is one of the best protectors for our life.” “Knowledge is that knowledge where there is no ignorance.” Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Practicing asanas with Vishwaguruji

The anatomy of practice is a guided session in awareness. Lie down and make yourself comfortable. The real yogic posture addresses physical problems by giving time to the body—muscles, nerves, glands, organs, circulation, and breath. Let the body heal itself. Analyze your posture and feel the muscles, joints, and circulation in function. This practice influences the inner organs and is beneficial for specific conditions. Write the benefit of each posture for your examination. Concentrate and know the sequence. The posture removes gases and acidity, strongly affecting the kidneys. Practice will protect the body in later years. "How many muscles are in the human body? Perhaps you already know many, but your teacher will tell you exactly." "Write in your copy the benefit of the Katuprāṇāms... a question could be asked: 'Khatuprāṇām number 22, what is the benefit?'" Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Basic advice for Yoga Teachers

The essence of teaching and prāṇāyāma lies in humility and adherence to pure systems. A true teacher is humble and does not assume the role of a master. Do not create new postures or mix different spiritual texts and systems. Mastery requires deep knowledge of one specific system, including its techniques for āsana, prāṇāyāma, and meditation. Prāṇāyāma is not created by any individual; it is an established science. There are only three core prāṇāyāmas: inhalation, exhalation, and breath retention. Specific techniques like Chandra Bhedana or Nāḍī Śodhana serve particular purposes, such as strengthening lung capacity and purifying the blood. Breath is more vital than food or water, sustaining life constantly. Prāṇāyāma purifies the physical body, calms the mind, and promotes a balanced life. Life is said to have a counted number of breaths; calm and slow breathing preserves this count. Practice with discipline and awareness, not drowsiness. Prāṇa is life itself, distinct from the soul, and is gained primarily from oxygen and the environment. "Do not teach with the attitude, 'Now I am the master.'" "Prāṇāyāma is the same for everyone. It is not something I create, you create, or X, Y, Z creates." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Rules and regulations are important

Sādhana rests upon four essential principles: conduct, thought, diet, and recreation. Discipline in behavior is paramount, encompassing punctuality and consideration. Thought must be guarded, as exchanging distracting thoughts creates disturbances within the mind and intellect, leading to afflictions and obstacles. Therefore, many masters impose strict silence during practice. Such rigorous retreats, even for corporate leaders, serve as treatments for stress and psychic turmoil by forcing confrontation with internal heat and agitation, which are then calmed by the Master's guidance. Personal transformation through consistent practice affects one's entire environment, bringing peace to relationships. The essence is to speak only what is necessary, avoiding idle talk. Adherence to these principles of conduct, thought, moderate eating, and mindful activity forms the foundation of successful spiritual practice. "Exchanging your thoughts will disturb you, definitely. Because such thoughts in sādhana create vikṣepa." "Speak what is necessary. That’s very important for sādhana."

The Path of Conscious Living and Mercy

The soul's purification through yoga and mercy is essential in this age. We gather in a place with strong spiritual vibration, welcoming many from around the world. This practice is global and neutral, unrelated to religion, focusing solely on liberating the soul. We are covered by ignorance and karma, often acting without knowing the consequences, which causes suffering for the body, family, and environment. The inner soul suffers greatly. The science of yoga in daily life is for developing spirituality, gaining clarity, and purifying karma to seek forgiveness for unconscious acts. A key difference exists between religion and spirituality; spiritual purity cleanses negative karma. We possess intellect and discernment, but must follow our inner wisdom over ignorance or ego. Central to this is karuṇā, or mercy, which must extend to all living beings. Every creature values its life and feels fear. The demand for meat creates a chain of harm, with major karmic responsibility falling on the consumer. This action, often done unconsciously, creates a cover over the soul, hindering liberation. Purification comes through sincere practice, prayer, and mantras, leading to higher consciousness. "O God, you are known as equal-visioned. You do not count our sin." "Therefore, the science of yoga in daily life was developed, and millions of people practice around the world." Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Flowing of prana and consciousness

The body must be kept whole for the free flow of prāṇa. The 72,000 nerves must be clear and undamaged; this state is called akhaṇḍa. Tattoos or wounds break this integrity, creating leaks in energy. A story illustrates that a physical blemish once saved a life by making a body unsuitable for a ritual sacrifice. The Vajranāḍī is a key nerve supporting immunity, strengthened by postures like Vajrāsana. Energy flows through channels like Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Suṣumnā, connected to numerous chakras throughout the body. These chakras correspond to elemental kingdoms from earth to the divine. The awakening of kuṇḍalinī is inherently safe, designed by the creator. Concurrently, raising a child requires nurturing the body with proper food, the mind with positive sensory input, and the character with virtues like truth and compassion. Establishing a disciplined daily routine of cleansing, exercise, and sleep ensures balanced growth and energy flow. "All the 72,000 nerves should be very clear and clean, where the prāṇa can flow freely." "Parents have a very, very important role in how the child grows up." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

The Heritage of India: A Glimpse into Timeless Wisdom

The heritage of India is a living civilization based on eternal truths. Rakṣā Bandhan is an ancient tradition promoting love and protection, evolving into a festival of universal friendship. Indian civilization endures because its foundational principles are timeless, like the sunrise. The scriptures contain profound knowledge of the universe, life, and time, from atomic moments to cycles of billions of years. The creation is governed by precise mathematics, centered on the five great elements which correspond to the five human senses. Sanskrit is a divine language, its fifty sounds linked to the body's energy centers and forming the root of many world languages. This ancient knowledge system includes yoga, Āyurveda, music, and astronomy, revealed for humanity's regulated living. Modern science gradually aligns with these ancient truths, while theories like evolution, which suggest life from inert matter, are flawed. Life, a conscious force, creates the universe. Dating this eternal knowledge is a limited, worldly pursuit. "The entire universe is complete, and from that completeness, this complete universe has come." "Life can create innumerable things, but an inanimate object cannot create life." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Ask for the eternal love

The Ātmā is immortal, and the Jīvātmā, the individual soul, shares that immortality but is bound by karma in the cycle of saṃsāra. Our duty is to act with awareness. Every action has a form, and the intellect judges it, but the final choice is ours. True awareness awakens viveka, or discernment, which provides clarity but does not command. We must act rightly, understanding we have no right to judge others, for all actions bring consequences. Life is not easy; we are on a boat in an ocean, seeking the shore, which is the Satguru. The Guru is Parabrahma, beyond all. Do not ask the Guru for worldly things like a job or partner; this is ignorance. Ask only for bhakti, for divine love to fill your heart. This prema is oneness. A true devotee, obedient and without worry, is cared for by the Guru, who provides everything. "After giving the judgment of the intellect, then your awareness awakens. That is very important." "Prem kā pyālā, oh Lord, oh my God, oh my Gurudev Mahāprabhujī, can you fill it, my part of my heart, full of that devotion?" Filming location: Vép, Hungary

The Path of Discipline: Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna and the Inner Chariot

The Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna is a profound sādhanā for spiritual development. This practice brings peace, balance, and self-awareness. The complete discipline lasts three months, requiring strict isolation, silence, and a pure diet. Most practitioners undertake a shorter, condensed version. Success demands rigorous physical and mental preparation, including bodily stillness and dietary control. The ten indriyas, or senses, are like horses pulling the chariot of the body and mind. Their control is essential, as desires and mental modifications are major obstacles. The practice aims to internalize awareness, leading to the perception of inner sounds and, ultimately, a transcendent resonance. Discipline over the senses and avoidance of distracting sensory contact are foundational. "Patañjali said, 'Atha yoga anuśāsanam.' Out of a hundred people, perhaps thirty percent will be successful." "Your body is that city, and you are the king of this kingdom. The senses are your subjects. Do not be their slave." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Keep your energies pure

This seminar is for purifying energy and retreating the body. Modern life fills us with stress and impure energies from electronics, pollution, and others. We must cleanse these through our practice. Maintain physical space from others to avoid exchanging foreign energies. Use natural materials like kuśa grass or pure cotton on your yoga mat; plastic mats block and distort energy. Wear full, cotton clothing during practice to protect your energy field. Do not force the body; adapt yoga for all ages. Practice prāṇāyāma to clear pollutants. This purification is essential for spiritual progress and overcoming obstacles. "Darkness cannot come towards light. But if this light is out, then darkness is celebrating." "Your body should be covered. What happens is that you are recharging what is called biofeed energy." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Vairagya and Sadhana

Steady practice corrects our inner energy systems. Yogic kriyā repairs our chakras like an engineer fixes a machine. Modern life creates stress and retreats, but true balance comes from shared presence, not escape. The mind is an unseen server governing everything; its proper function matters greatly. Regular sādhanā at a fixed time establishes a healing biorhythm, leading to deep meditation. Do not practice at the expense of family time. Spiritual ambition without genuine discipline is like a farmer pretending to be a monk; it fails. Authentic practice is humble, consistent, and without expectation of sudden miracles. This preserved ancient knowledge is profound, and your steady, harmonious practice is itself a great achievement. "Anuṣṭhāna means doing some sādhanā to attain perfection." "Too much of anything is not good anywhere." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Perfections

This gathering is a gurukul of the heart, a family for spiritual learning. Even divine beings like Rāma and Kṛṣṇa studied in a guru's household. Ancient wisdom contained profound science and sense, but modern mentality has lost this reality, causing suffering. Humans were created with divine abilities, but a curtain was placed over this perception to prevent misuse. For example, the yogic power of far vision, or Doordarśan, is now mimicked by television, which requires no sādhana. True vision, like that of a Trikāla Darśī who sees past, present, and future, comes only through purification. We must cleanse impurities of body and mind—māla, vikṣepa, and āvaraṇa—and conquer desires. This retreat's atmosphere is essential for transformation, far beyond what a webcast can provide. Our system integrates all yoga paths, with satsaṅg being supreme for cultivating peace. "Humans are born as embodiments of God, but God found that he made a mistake. Therefore, he took away or hid within them those miracles, abilities, and knowledge." "The past is gone, the future is not here. What is the presence? Like that will be your future." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

The mind is a cheater

The mind’s restless nature and the path of devotion in Kali Yuga. In Kali Yuga, Bhakti Yoga is supreme because strength, time, and knowledge are lacking amid rampant temptations. Two forces, Devi and Asuri Shakti, clash; Asuri Shakti fuels drugs and alcohol. Negative association leads to ruin, right company to upliftment. The inner organ—mind, intellect, memory, ego—is tainted by impurity, distraction, and veiling. The mind is greedy, covetous, restless, and a thief. It shifts moment to moment, ungraspable like a reflection. Attempting to clean the mirror does not clean the face. Like a dog chasing its reflection, the mind brings loss. The mind plays with us; do not follow its fickle dictates. Impressions from many lives harden as stubborn impurities. They cling like stubborn gum, not easily removed by ritual alone. Knowledge and dispassion act as a sour agent to separate them. In this age, only the divine name is the refuge. Repeating the mantra, one crosses the worldly ocean. Bhakti is the easiest path, though other yogas exist. Ultimately, one must take shelter of the Guru. Satsang and devotion bring purification. "Man ke mate na chaliye—do not follow your mind." "Kali Yuga kevala nāma ādhāra, sumira sumira nara, hoya bhava pāra." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Questions and answers from Vep

Maintain conscious distance to preserve your spiritual energy. Every touch exchanges energy, like a bee transferring pollen between flowers. This exchange can impart impressions or drain vitality. During practice, maintain a space between hands, roughly an arm's length around your body. Sitting on natural materials like a grass mat is preferable to plastic, which may affect your energy field. Modern life exposes you to many energies and radiation. You must protect your core vitality through awareness and natural barriers. Positive relationships allow for touch, but general interaction requires caution. Your accumulated experiences and memories hold energy that must be released. The foundational practices of yoga, prāṇāyāma, and mantra create a protective seal for your being. "Every touch is sensitive, like a touchscreen telephone. Similarly, touch can take your energy or give your energy." "You can forgive; forgiving is easier, but forgetting is not." Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Awareness of being a Human

The universe arises from a singular, limitless consciousness. From its vibration, light manifests, followed by creation and duality. Humans are gifted with intellect to discern divine qualities from negative ones. True human nature is compassion, mercy, and love. Education begins with parents, imparting spiritual and ethical knowledge now often lost. Yoga is the science to unite the individual soul with the Supreme. The soul carries karma from all actions. To cleanse karma and attain a long, healthy life, follow Ayurveda and a sattvic, vegetarian diet. This is non-violence, the highest principle. Discipline in practice is essential. Yoga balances and harmonizes, leading to spiritual awakening. "One gram of practice is worth more than a ton of theory." "Non-violence is the highest principle. If you follow Ahimsa, your spirituality will grow." Filming location: Croatia

Morning exercise with Vishwaguruji

Prāṇāyāma addresses headaches by supplying oxygen to the brain. Headaches often stem from dehydration, spinal imbalance, caffeine dependency, or poor digestion. Specific yoga postures indirectly relieve neck and head tension. The primary remedy is increasing oxygen flow through targeted breath control. Kapālabhāti prāṇāyāma focuses on forceful exhalation to influence the skull and brain. It differs from Bhastrikā, which maintains a single rhythm for inhalation and exhalation. Correct practice originates from the abdomen, with the stomach moving inward during exhalation. This technique enhances cerebral circulation and releases tension. "If you drink two and a half liters of water every day, you will get relief from your headache." "In Kapālabhāti, there is more concentration on exhalation." Filming locations: Ostrava, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Dawn Meditation

Today's practice is dawn meditation with prāṇāyāma. Begin by looking up, then bend forward to touch toes, head between knees, and mentally pray for mercy and non-violence. Raise hands, lean back, interlock fingers, and stretch sideways. Press back to chair, chin to chest. Sit with head level as if balancing a glass, perform fifty cycles of inhale and exhale, counting silently. There are two techniques: Kapālabhāti, only exhaling, and Bhastrikā, like a locomotive starting. Now, concentrate on dawn and sunrise. Close eyes, chant Aum, withdraw to the eyebrow center. Visualize the dawn in the dark blue inner space. See yourself in a meadow, the orange horizon growing. The first ray, Uṣā, the ray of immortality, touches the forehead. The sun rises fully; mentally repeat any wish three times. See the astral body folding hands, then feel the physical hands clench. Gaze at the sun with astral eyes, absorbing its energy. Feel the body, let the sun dissolve within. Inhale deeply, whistle three Aums, and chant the Śānti Mantra three times. Rub palms, warm the face, and open eyes in the palms. “Merciful one, bless me with your divine mercy. Let me practice Ahiṃsā and protect me from Hiṃsā.” “This ray of the Uṣā is the ray of immortality.” Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

The Healing Bridge: Integrating Yoga into Modern Medicine

A holistic yoga system offers a vital complement to modern medicine within a globalized, rapid, and restless world. Western medicine excels at structural issues but faces challenges with widespread psychosomatic conditions. Applying yoga occurs on three levels: as preventive self-care to reduce systemic costs, as a supportive adjunct to enhance medical treatments, and as a primary treatment for specific functional or psychosomatic ailments. Encouraging patients to practice the complete system, rather than seeking quick fixes, allows them to resolve their own issues through self-knowledge. This path addresses the root restlessness driving the demand for rapid, universalized treatments that often fail. The methods provided are excellent for both prevention and fostering genuine well-being. "When someone comes with a particular complaint, I advise them: 'Practice the Yoga in Daily Life system as a complete system.'" "People suffer because they are globalized, rapid, and restless. Consequently, they seek quick, rapid, and universalized medications and treatments—an approach that often fails." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

Yoga, Health, and Peace: A Medical Perspective

True health requires integrating physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being, which modern life disrupts. Our unnatural lifestyle causes chronic stress, damaging our organs and leading to widespread disease. Yoga is a holistic, evidence-based system addressing this. It works on three levels: conscious practices like meditation influence the cortex; prāṇāyāma calms the subcortical autonomic nervous system; and āsanas affect the peripheral organs. This integrated approach combats key modern ailments. Memory loss and dementia are epidemics, worsened by our reliance on technology and poor diet. Yoga, along with a vegetarian diet rich in healthy spices, is scientifically shown to preserve memory and prevent cognitive decline. Similarly, yoga techniques are proven to alleviate and prevent depression by fostering present-moment awareness. By restoring balance across all levels of our being, yoga guides us toward self-realization. Understanding our connection to others allows us to live in peace. "All these diseases are actually caused by an overload of stress." "Yoga techniques influence us on all levels: physical, mental, social, and spiritual." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

A Welcome Address on Peace and Yoga

Peace is humanity's deepest longing, achieved through inner transformation. Outer circumstances reflect our inner state; greed, jealousy, and hate destroy peace. We must be the change we wish to see, serving as examples. True peace harmonizes us physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. Yoga provides a practical path, developing inner peace through spiritual techniques. This inner peace then reflects outward into our families and the world through our words and actions. The teachings and lineage of our spiritual masters guide this work of selfless service and universal unity, inspiring efforts for global harmony. "Be the change you want to see." "One and all, and all in one." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

Education for Flexible Identities

Education requires recognizing the teacher and learner within oneself. If you cannot find the guru inside, you cannot recognize an adequate external guide. One must simultaneously be governed and govern, embodying this contradiction to harmonize self and society. True education awakens self-education first in oneself, like a candle needing its own flame to light others. Modern schooling historically replaced one fixed identity, like a peasant, with another, like a worker, but today that rigid model is destructive. We need education for flexible identity, learning to manage energy for fight or peace, as in yoga. Freedom is not limited by others but created through them; society is a necessity for liberty, not an obstacle. Our words and thoughts matter, as we are largely water, and they influence our very structure. "If you are not able to recognize the guru in yourself, how can you recognize your guru in another person?" "The other person is not an obstacle but a necessity for me to live my freedom." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

Yoga in Daily Life: Health Promotion in the Czech Republic

Yoga in Daily Life systematically promotes health in the Czech Republic. The system began here in 1973, based on the traditional concept of Vedānta. It offers training on four levels: physical, mental, social, and spiritual, for everyone regardless of background. This aligns with the national health strategy, which now explicitly includes spiritual health. New government action plans until 2020 target areas where yoga can directly contribute: promoting physical activity, proper nutrition, mental health, reducing risky behaviors, and mitigating environmental stress. The system's sophisticated, methodology-unique techniques make it suitable for research and intervention programs, with publications available for specific health groups. The association has grown to become the largest in the country, with a widespread network of centers offering lessons. "The state belongs to those that allow and highly appreciate cooperation with public, private, and non-governmental organizations." "This harmonizing of the physical, mental, social, and spiritual level, is truly the only chance to keep peace and development in our society." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

The Path of Yoga for Universal Peace

Yoga is the universal manual for achieving peace. It is far more than physical flexibility; it is the interconnection of body, mind, and spirit, extending from the individual to all humanity and nature. Lasting peace has not been found through material wealth or political philosophies alone. Yoga, founded on non-violence, provides the path. It is a way of life that harmonizes all faiths by directing one inward to know the self. Transforming the world begins with transforming oneself. This practice requires no money and can be started immediately. By investing in yoga education and making personal practice a priority, individuals become ambassadors of peace. The collective action of many yogis can change the world. "Yoga is the only practice that gives peace to everyone without harm, judgment, or discrimination." "To fix the world, you must fix your mind." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

Opening Address: Yoga for World Peace and Non-Violence

Yoga is a universal principle for achieving peace, beginning with inner peace. Our organization supports this conference to promote non-violence and harmony, values shared by yoga and Hindu teachings. Personal qualities like truth, compassion, and self-control are essential for this journey. We believe all religions are equal paths to one God, and yoga serves as a balancing practice for all. This conference aims to exchange ideas on using yoga's principles to foster global peace and respectful relations among diverse peoples. "Yoga is not a religion. It represents the original balancing principle that promotes nonviolence and peacefulness." "To achieve peace in the world, we must start by achieving inner peace ourselves." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

The Means Are the End: On Non-Violence, Patience, and Peace

The means are the end; the purity of the instrument determines the outcome. Life initially teaches non-violence through powerlessness, when a violent response is impossible. Yet true understanding comes with maturity. Society focuses on ends, neglecting means. This creates fundamental questions: can war bring peace or violence bring justice? The answer is no. Wrong means always yield wrong ends, for the means become the end. A seed becomes the tree. Hatred breeds hatred; violence breeds violence. Only non-violence, born from compassion, breeds compassion. Some claim wrong means bring wealth and power, while right means bring struggle. But happiness is a peaceful mind. Those using right means possess this peace and live in the present. Those using wrong means have disturbed minds, living in past or future. To follow non-violence requires immense patience and faith. It is a slow, complete cure like Ayurveda, healing from within like yoga. "There are countless reasons for which I can give my life, but for no reason can I kill a person." "Happiness is a peaceful state of mind." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

A Message of Peace from Prague

The key to our future is universal unity and peace. I witnessed this spirit in a crowded square where people of all languages smiled together, a vision for our world. Achieving this requires not just public desire but political will. Prague has a historical legacy of promoting peace, from medieval delegations to modern nuclear agreements. Our world faces civil wars, climate change, and threats from weapons and terrorism. I work with parliamentary networks seeking pledges from nations to not be first to use and to reduce nuclear arsenals, aiming to lower global risk. Support these efforts. True peace begins within each person. "There is only one God, the universal God, only one religion, humanity, and only one nation, humankind." "Peace among nations is dependent on peace in human beings." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic

The Silent Revolution: Yoga as the Antidote to Mind Pollution and Failed Leadership

We need a silent revolution in leadership and consciousness. Old models have failed, creating crisis. Leaders are overwhelmed, lack self-awareness, and cannot inspire, leaving people disengaged. The solution is changing leaders. We are entering a cognitive age where mind care is paramount. Control your thoughts, for they become your destiny. Media exaggerates violence; data shows heart disease and cancer are far greater threats. The real danger is mind pollution—the poisoning of our minds. Yoga is for non-violence and peace. It is a systematic science for mastering the mind and achieving inner peace. A peaceful society guarantees the right to self-realization. Yoga accelerates human growth and is vital for well-being and social harmony. We must go public, integrate yoga into all education and leadership training, and promote it globally. "Control your thoughts, for they trigger your emotions and feelings. Control your emotions, for they become your words." "Yoga is a systematic, conscious science of human development. Its main technique is gaining mastery over the mind, stopping the internal dialogue." Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic