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Who is your meditation dedicated to
The Rāmcaritamānas is a divine lake that cools the restless mind and bestows peace.The mind is a wild elephant burning in desires. It finds peace only by diving into the lake of Rāma's glory within this scripture. This text, born from Śiva's consciousness, removes all sufferings and spiritual poverty. … read more »
Spirit, Mind and Soul
Spiritual practice requires confronting the impurities that veil the soul.Spirituality is the radiance of a pure soul, expressed as harmony. Impurities accumulate as layers over the soul through negative thoughts, words, and deeds. These obstacles are classified as mala, vikṣepa, and āvaraṇa. Mala is physical, … read more »
The Joy of Good Health
The everlasting Self is the immortal truth within, while the body, mind, and individual soul are temporary.Our destiny is shaped by karma, and fulfilling our inherent dharma—the principle of right action—is essential. Human life's purpose is self-realization, to know the Ātmā, the divine light within all. Health is foundational to this journey. … read more »
Everything Comes Back to You
The Vishuddhi Chakra is for purification, where we swallow life's experiences.From the perfect Supreme comes perfect knowledge, which is not diminished by sharing. In the myth, gods and demons churned the ocean for nectar, first producing jewels and then a deadly poison. Lord Shiva drank and … read more »
The Vishuddhi Cleanses from Toxins
We are exploring the Satya-Yuga, the golden age of truth, and the Viśuddhi Cakra.There is only one truth: Brahman, the Supreme consciousness. Our individual soul, the Jīva, is bound by karma and dharma, the cycle of birth and death. Buddha attained enlightenment through perfect practice of non-violence, Ahiṃsā, and … read more »
Do not Judge
Yoga in daily life is the conscious application of yogic principles from the moment of waking.The practice begins with the first impression upon opening one's eyes. One should behold something beautiful or sacred and offer a prayer of gratitude for the new day, setting an intention for positive thoughts, words, and … read more »
Ahar, Vihar, Achar, Vichar
Yoga is designed for human well-being, a science of body, mind, consciousness, and soul.Real happiness is good health, which cannot be bought but gained through discipline. The ancient system of Āyurveda teaches that happiness is good health. Yoga practice begins with self-discipline. Four principles govern health: nourishment, behavior, thoughts, … read more »
Yoga for Body, Breath and Mind
The eightfold path of yoga is a systematic journey to higher consciousness.Patañjali systematized this ancient practice, beginning with āsana, which are comfortable postures for meditation, not mere exercise. This is followed by prāṇāyāma, the exercise of vital energy through breath control, distinct from oxygen. Mastery involves techniques … read more »
The Fire of three tapas
The three fires are the fundamental problems of existence: physical and mental illness, worldly conflict, natural calamities, and astral or karmic disturbances.Ancient seers researched how to gain protection from these afflictions, which also shield one from planetary and societal influences. All beings, like a mobile tree, are subject to these universal forces. There are mantras to cultivate … read more »
Meditation completes Yoga
Yoga is the balancing principle uniting infinite space and consciousness.Meditation is the key to this union. Our limited experiences exist within endless consciousness, where the divine will awoke, manifesting sound, elements, and individual souls. These souls journey through time, clothed in five bodies, experiencing duality. … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Sadhana liberates us from sadness
The spiritual path leads from fear and mortality to fearlessness and immortality.Waking each day is a profound blessing. A walk through nature reveals life's interconnected beauty, with the ocean itself symbolizing divine essence. The sage Patañjali taught ahimsa and embodied a state of nirbhaya, fearlessness, where all … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras the Three Tapas as Obstacles
To achieve our aims, we face hidden obstacles.The wisdom of Patañjali guides us. To remove obstacles, first invoke Śrī Gaṇeśa, the remover of all barriers and lord of intellect. His grace brings perfection and wealth. He must be invited into the heart with … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Nine Inner Obstacles
True happiness is found only in spiritual knowledge, not in worldly pursuits.All beings seek happiness and avoid suffering. Real, lasting happiness exists solely in self-knowledge and God-consciousness, which a true Guru bestows. People hunger for fulfillment in money, relationships, or status, but this hunger is never satisfied. … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Mantra guides and guards you
The spiritual path is a challenging journey of many lives toward self-realization, requiring persistent practice under a guru's guidance.Life presents constant internal and external problems, like fluctuating emotions and distractions, which are part of the purification process. The guru acts like a smith, using the fire of discipline and the hammer of instruction to … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Conscious and Unconscious Samadhi
This planet is a mortal realm for the soul's recreation, to purify negativity and realize divine qualities.Among 8.4 million life forms, the human alone possesses intellect to discern good from bad and understand the creator. This intellect illuminates consciousness, allowing one to break the cycle of birth and death. God incarnates in … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Guru is ishwara
Heaven is in the forest; hell is in the city.Cities are full of disturbances, where people run after money with the fear of existence. The financial crisis shows human helplessness. Money is still on the planet, yet fear arises from the psychic problem of having … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Outer and Inner Disturbances
The five afflictions are obstacles on the path from duality to unity.God is one; the universe is His exhalation, a manifestation where we feel separate. This separation is duality, which is ignorance. Non-duality, seeing no difference between God and self, is knowledge. In this state of exhalation, … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Ignorance is the Biggest Obstacle
The practice of surrender, Īśvara Praṇidhāna, is the path to divine grace.Three entities command equal respect: the lake, which holds water for all; the tree, which gives without expectation; and the saint, who speaks truth for everyone. Surrender means performing all duties with God in mind, not … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Obstacles have to be expected
Today is a divine day of wisdom, mercy, and surrender.This day marks the incarnation of a great teacher, whose life and message are recorded in sacred texts. The core teaching is that wishes are fulfilled through purified karma and unwavering faith, not through selfish demand. … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Love Has Many Forms
The path requires śraddhā, vīrya, and smṛti.Desire resides in the mind, not the body. Śraddhā is confidence, devotion, and belief in one's practice. Vīrya is the health and strength of the body and senses, providing the energy for progress. Smṛti is memory, … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Preparation for Samadhi
The citta must become a steady, undisturbed flame to approach samādhi.Patañjali's Samādhi Pāda comes first to prepare the three bodies: physical, subtle, and causal. Mastery of the physical body is not torture but moderation—eating and drinking just enough to survive. Himalayan yogis use roots like kaṇḍamūla, … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Devotion and Samadhi
Spiritual progress accelerates through devotion.Systematic practice calms the senses, turning them inward. This introversion is a cultivated calm, not psychological withdrawal. In this state, the inner instruments—mind, intellect, consciousness, and ego—must also be steadied. Remaining mental impressions from past experiences … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras the Glory of Purusha
The incarnation of divine light is observed through celestial signs and understood through cosmic principles.First comes the unmanifest light, Jyoti Svarūpaḥ or Śiva, the source consciousness from which all else arises. This is the primal manifestation without mother or father. From this, the three guṇas become active, represented by Brahmā, … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Raga and Dvesha Create Vrittis
The path requires calming the mind by controlling the senses and eliminating attachment, which is the cause of bondage and disturbing forces like desire and aversion.Non-violence is the highest principle. Running from problems is not a solution; one must face them. The mind must be observed and controlled through discernment, not by force or escape. True detachment is mastery over desires, … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Focus your thoughts at paramatma
The spiritual path requires sustained practice and a fragile dispassion.Practice is the constant effort to steady the mind. Dispassion is the turning away from sensory entanglements. This dispassion is delicate and easily extinguished. It can be inspired by scripture or profound reflection, such as contemplating … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Vairagya protects from vrittis
The path to self-realization requires consistent practice and true detachment.You are the seer, the knower, the draṣṭā, yet you search for yourself externally. Self-knowledge, ātmā jñāna, is not found in theory but within through practice. The world of objects, dṛśya, constantly changes, layering impressions on … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Disturbing and Helpful Vrittis
Mastering the mind requires understanding and disciplining its fluctuations, the vṛttis.Progress depends on this foundational discipline, which is mental, not merely physical. The vṛttis are influenced primarily by three organs of knowledge: vision, sound, and smell. What we see, hear, or smell naturally triggers judgment and … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Be steady in meditation
All sound is simply sound; disturbance arises from our perception, not the sound itself.Patañjali teaches that disruptive and helpful thoughts are vṛttis. The problem is disliking external sensations, believing they disturb us. Withdraw the senses to unite with your inner sound; then external noises cease to be a disturbance. … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Dharma of Intellect
The human spiritual journey is defined by specific blessings and duties.First, we are blessed to be born human, possessing intellect and the duty to exercise judgment and protect all creatures. Our human dharma is a responsibility; if we protect it, it protects us. Second, we are … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras - Vairagya and satsang
Yoga is the authentic system for progressing from stone to cosmic consciousness.Yogis researched all planetary life, understanding every entity possesses consciousness. They explored astrology as the third eye and palmistry as the ocean's philosophy, where lines change with destiny. Life originates from one divine consciousness, the light … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Dark Cloud of Laziness
Trees are sacred life, equal to saints, and protecting them with lakes, rain, and saints is our prime duty.Humans, trapped by greed and attachment, destroy nature and ignore liberating wisdom. Attachment is a prison; detachment is freedom. Our restless thoughts form an unhealthy jungle. Overcome them by directing consciousness inward, realizing we are not … read more »
Patanjali's Yogasutras Nectar of Divine Words
The nectar of divine wisdom and the discipline of the senses are essential for spiritual progress.Vācanāmṛta is the nectar of a master's spoken words, which purifies the hearing and cleanses negative vibrations absorbed daily. Jñānamṛta is the nectar of wisdom leading to immortality. Caraṇāmṛta is the holy water from a master's … read more »
Sankalp Mantra
The practice of Śaṅkalpa Mudrā brings completeness to all physical, mental, and spiritual efforts.Perform it three times daily in a good posture. It serves your personal life, family, and work for society, done with awareness of unity with Brahman. This mantra and practice lead consciousness toward completeness, improving bodily … read more »
Satsang is the way
The supreme path is true spiritual companionship.Satsang, communion with truth, is the essential way to self-realization, discipline, and protection from negative influences. It is a rare blessing, especially with a true guide. I long for those companions; their absence brings tears to … read more »
Guru kripa makes everything possible
The Guru's grace makes the impossible possible.Physical togetherness is ideal, but mental connection through shared focus, like viewing the moon, also unites us. The Guru fulfills wishes; what seems impossible becomes possible through this grace, as shown by weather changing for a … read more »
Sadhana and family
The spiritual path of the householder is the discipline of family life without escape.The householder's primary dharma is to educate their children; failing this is a spiritual failure. This duty requires self-mastery, as children lose confidence when parents lack inner certainty. Modern society and governments often fail to support … read more »
I surrender my service to all
The true purpose of human life is universal service and spiritual wisdom, rejecting narrow human-centric views.I reject the slogan to live only for humans; one must live for all creatures, as every entity is the self, which is supreme. Service to all is service to God, without discrimination. We receive a … read more »
Monsoon and sadhana
The human body and all life are governed by seasonal cycles, just as vegetation is.Climate change is the greatest threat, caused by human greed which pollutes the mind and then the world. This results in water scarcity and extreme weather. The earth burns from the heat of pesticides, which also … read more »
Kumbha Mela the Festival of Immortality
Master 546 - Kumbha Mela - the festival of immortality DVD 546 … read more »
The value of bhajans
Recognize the value of spiritual life and the necessity of a guide.True wealth lies in recognizing value, not in discarding it. A society that uses and discards extends to ethics. Gratitude is essential. Spiritual practice provides concise guidance, but one must act on it, not merely know … read more »
The beauty of the name of God
Yoga is the eternal path existing before creation.Its first aim is Self-realization, union with the formless Brahman, our origin. The second aim is the impossible fight for physical immortality, forbidden by cosmic protocol where all who are born must die. The third aim … read more »
The five elements in balance
Yoga is the union and harmony of body, mind, and soul.It is a scientific system for human well-being. Health is the first principle, gained through conscious nourishment and movement. The body is a combination of the five elements. Balance within these elements is yoga. Proper nourishment … read more »
The human body is a valuable instrument
Yoga is the ancient science of harmony for body, mind, and soul.The universe is founded on space, consciousness, their balancing union called yoga, and the resulting energy. This same cosmic energy is within us. Human life possesses higher consciousness but is plagued by negative traits like greed, … read more »
The beauty of spirituality
Yoga is the ancient science of harmonizing body, mind, and soul for health and spiritual development.Humans possess immense inner potential to awaken. Modern generations now seek healthy living and personal spirituality, moving beyond past materialism and religious disillusionment. Spirituality means universal love, respect, and purity, distinct from organized religion. True happiness … read more »
Exercise will make You capable
Yoga begins with discipline.Our existence spans from the cosmic consciousness into individual life and back. The soul experiences many layers over countless ages, as researched by the sage Patañjali. The first instruction is discipline, saying no to our weaknesses … read more »
Yoga against stress
Stress is a destructive force that disrupts personal harmony and society.All negativity stems from stress, which first destroys one's personality, then the environment, and finally splits families. A yogic way of life, integrating body, mind, and soul, is the path to harmony. This dharmic life involves … read more »
Be alert
The mind is a mighty power, the lord of which is the ever-changing moon.Repeating the divine name of Rāma destroys sins and grants supreme peace, as it is the final shelter for the supportless. The mind coordinates the five senses, collecting impressions that become stored desires in the subconscious. … read more »
Everything is purna
Everything is Pūrṇa, or completeness.Our individual consciousness creates a barrier of ignorance, separating us from this oneness and bringing suffering. When consciousness merges with the Pūrṇa, there is no duality; it is a zero, a śūnya, where no problems or … read more »
Relations creates situations
The human condition is defined by the tension between our deep attachments and the path to liberation.We are bound to this world through the five elements and our relationships, creating a web of moha, or delusive attachment. This attachment breeds fear, selfishness, and suffering, especially the fear of death and the unknown … read more »
Yoga is universal consciousness
Yoga is the universal principle of balance, harmony, and unity, connecting space and consciousness.It is the ancient science of body, mind, and soul. The goal of human life is to merge individual consciousness with the Universal Consciousness. We have the freedom of action, but every thought and deed creates … read more »