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Satsang from Strilky - Diwali
The festival of Dīvālī celebrates the victory of light over darkness and the incarnation of divine light.Dīvālī, meaning a chain of lights, is an ancient festival of harmony, peace, and joy. It symbolizes the destruction of ignorance by the light of knowledge and the inner light of the soul. The celebration marks … read more »
The Light of Diwali and Joy of Life
Diwali is the festival of light, celebrating the victory of divine consciousness over ignorance.This light represents love, wisdom, and our true nature. God incarnates to protect dharma and all creatures, embodying equal love for every being. Religion reunites through knowledge and love, leading to oneness. Spiritual festivals exist for … read more »
Diwali satsang from Jadan
The light of Diwali represents the divine illumination that dispels ignorance.Brahman itself is the light, which is truth, love, unity, and self-realization. All life moves toward light, just as a seed sprouts upward. Our inner self is this light, while ignorance is the darkness that leads … read more »
Mudras and Bandhas
The inner fires shape human consciousness and destiny.Perceptions imprint on the mental space, carrying joy or hate throughout the day. Human identity is defined by protective qualities: understanding, forgiveness, love, and mercy. Various fires exist within. Physical fire manifests as flame, volcanic lava, … read more »
Spirituality and Religion
Yoga is the ancient science of body, mind, and consciousness, connecting to spirituality.The universe began from a central point of cosmic consciousness, a vibration of sound called nāda. This sound is life, present in every cell. From this resonance awoke a blue light and energy, the golden embryo … read more »
Swami Gajanand in Bratislava
Prāṇāyāma techniques are categorized into preparatory purification, classical methods, and other practices.Preparatory techniques like Nāḍī Śodhana and the six kriyās, including Kapālbhāti, purify the body for stronger prāṇāyāmas. Classical techniques include Bhastrikā, Ujjāyī, Brahmārī, Śītalī, Siddhakārī, Plāvinī, Mūrchā, and Sūrya Bheda. Nāḍī Śodhana purifies the blood and … read more »
Manipulating the Time is like Jetlag
The Vedas contain the eternal wisdom of cosmic time and the crisis of human memory.Cosmic time is measured in yugas according to eternal law. Human manipulation of time disturbs the entire planet's biorhythm. We are in Kali Yuga, a terrible age of suffering where discipline wanes. Memory fades because we … read more »
Pranayama Part 2
Prāṇāyāma's spiritual aims are to control the prāṇas, achieve motionlessness of prāṇa and mind, and awaken the Kuṇḍalinī.These are pursued through specific techniques. Prāṇāyāma is often combined with mantra repetition, termed Sagarbha, which greatly increases its effectiveness. Mudrās and Bandhas are typically integrated with these breathing practices to direct energy. The practice of … read more »
Pranayama Part 1
Prāṇāyāma is the conscious regulation of breath, the vital link between the physical body and meditation.It influences autonomous bodily functions through the breath, which is uniquely both automatic and controllable. By establishing a rhythmic breathing pattern, one indirectly affects the heartbeat, nervous system, and other processes, enabling profound effects. Prāṇāyāma's essence … read more »
Lead a Life without Stress
A life without stress is achieved by ceasing to create inner obstacles.The individual self within is a witness to all experience, yet we forget this and create stress through our own thinking and fixed ideas. We fabricate problems from minor issues, like the dentist who created immense … read more »
Yoga teacher seminar with Gajanand
Observing the natural breath is the essential foundation before practicing prāṇāyāma.We must first know how we breathe without interference, as modern life often creates unnatural patterns. Start by lying down and relaxing the entire body. Observe the speed and depth of your breath—whether it is like … read more »
Discipline is the Key to Success
Consciousness receives information, which the intellect judges before the mind stores it in the subconscious, where it becomes desire.The intellect then judges these desires, prompting action. All actions stem from our own perceptions and stored impressions. Fear, like seeing a spider, is an impression stored and later projected. Meditation purifies these inner impressions. Our … read more »
Prana - our life energy
Prāṇa is the universal life force, subtle and omnipresent, which cannot be reduced to mere breath or physical energy.It is the essence of consciousness and divinity, manifesting in all forms. Western science does not comprehend it, as prāṇa is known only through direct experience and practice. It pervades the cosmos, accumulating in objects and … read more »
Meditation - Practice and Theory Part 4
Meditation is the seventh limb of Rāja Yoga, leading to Samādhi.Yoga begins with discipline. Consciousness expands with each thought, drawing from an inner dictionary built by the five senses. These impressions are recorded in the subconscious by the mind, which later brings them to the conscious … read more »
Self-Inquiry Meditation
The path is self-inquiry and human dharma.Life is a journey of the soul through time, experiencing happiness and suffering across many lives. By grace, one obtains the human form. The human is created as a protector, not a destroyer; this duty is … read more »
Meditation - Practice and Theory Part 3.
Meditation is the practice of awakening divine energy within to achieve peace and understanding.Begin the day by seeing harmonious symbols and saluting the earth. Recognize the two energies within: divine qualities like love and negative qualities like anger. Cultivate the divine through prayer, good deeds, and service without expectation. … read more »
Meditation - Practice and Theory Part 2.
Meditation is the door to the inner self and the key to cosmic oneness, leading to a harmonious life.Active meditation means keeping the divine name in speech while performing one's duties with hands. Dharma is realizing one's relation to the Supreme. The human tools are intellect and heart, with the heart's treasure being mercy. … read more »
Meditation - Theory and Practice, Part 1.
Meditation is the path to enlightenment.All great saints achieved enlightenment through meditation. Buddha meditated and saw his past lives, traveling from mineral forms through vegetation and animals to human birth. He saw a future beyond individual existence into pure oneness and … read more »
Human Dharma is Protection
The human journey is for self-realization through dharma, bhakti, and yoga in daily life.The soul is an individual reflection of the cosmic, eternal Ātmā. This soul enters life through forms made of the five elements, cycling through 8.4 million types of creatures. Human life within this cycle is rare … read more »
Remembering Holy Guruji
The Guru's grace is realized through devotion, discipline, and the master's protective presence.A disciple's experience reveals the Guru's nature. Communication with the master transcends language, occurring through bhajans and silent understanding. The Guru fulfills the disciple's sincere wishes, often through divine arrangement. Spiritual practice, or sādhanā, is the … read more »
Awakening of the Kundalini
The sustainability of life is found in ancient spiritual traditions, not in modern technology.Traditional villages preserved sacred lakes, ensuring clean water for all through reverence, not plumbing. This reverence protected nature. When spirituality is lost, mental and environmental pollution follows. The body's energy channels, like rivers, must be kept … read more »
A master will always give
The spiritual path requires a guide, sincere practice, and self-awareness.A true master gives all knowledge openly, as found in the book The Hidden Powers in Humans. Practice the self-inquiry meditation to purify the chakras. Life's hurdles are training; you are only given obstacles you can … read more »
Practice is Purification
The lifespan is fixed; fear and ghosts are creations of the mind.A story tells of a boy captured by a ghost in a cave. The ghost consults God, who states the boy's lifespan cannot be altered, not even by a second. The boy, realizing his time is … read more »
The Peace Is Within
The strength of satsa g and the inner sound is found within the community and one's own practice.A satsa g community supports its members, holding each other up during difficult times like closely built houses. The peace to face life's challenges exists inside one's sādhanā; attempting to avoid them leads to suffering. The … read more »
Dhire dhire
Yoga is the ascent of consciousness through the integration of body, mind, and spirit.It is not merely physical exercise but a complete science of living. The goal is union with the divine source. This requires systematic practice and discipline. The path purifies the inner being. It dissolves the ego … read more »
He nath aba to
The Self is the witness, not the body, mind, or doer.It is eternal consciousness and bliss, identical to the supreme reality. Liberation is realizing this inherent nature, not attaining something new. The primary veil is the ego, the mistaken identity with the body and mind. This … read more »
Prabhu Mere Avaguna Cit Na Dharo - Bhajan
The spiritual demand for liberation must be direct and unwavering.A disciple must approach the Guru with total longing, refusing to accept delay. The Guru possesses equal vision, seeing beyond one's flaws to the pure essence within. This is illustrated by the philosopher's stone, which transforms … read more »
Itna To Karana Guruji - Bhajan
The disciple urgently calls for the Guru's immediate presence and grace.This plea is not passive but a demanding cry from the heart, expressing a deep need that cannot wait. The call for darśana is a request for the Guru's vision to destroy all sins and suffering … read more »
Living as Sannyasin
The spiritual path transcends worldly distinctions of gender and origin.Ātmā has no gender; a woman's spiritual capacity equals a man's. Sannyāsa Dīkṣā is the highest initiation, a serious step not to be taken lightly. Being a disciple is beautiful yet difficult, as is being a … read more »
Satsang means being with the truth
The lesson is about holding on during a crisis, not letting go.A horse becomes tense from eating wheat. When tending to its hoof, the moment it resists and tries to pull its foot down is the most critical. That is not the time to release your grip. … read more »
Blessing of Ganesha
Gaṇeśa Caturthī is a spiritual celebration, not merely a literal story.The tales are a language for the wise, pointing to inner principles. Gaṇeśa represents the principle that removes obstacles on the spiritual path. His axe cuts through hindrances; the rope pulls one back from wrong turns. … read more »
Gyan Putra
The Gyānaputra school provides transformative education.The school opened with urgency, growing from 120 students to a full institution. It offers a real alternative to inadequate village schooling, changing students' futures and mentality. Education opens doors, allowing children to envision careers like … read more »
The richness of satisfaction
Practice makes perfect, and spiritual riches are found within.Practice is essential. Satsang shapes the mind, and mantra transforms. Negative thoughts and distractions create unrest. The mind's waves obscure deeper reality. Arrested thoughts arise from past actions, creating disturbance. The solution is to shift awareness … read more »
The Essence of Offering
The essence of spiritual offering lies in the heart's devotion, not in perfection or grandeur.A simple offering given with love is most special, just as singing a bhajan from the heart surpasses technical mastery. The story of Sabarī illustrates this: she offered berries tasted with love, which Rāma accepted joyfully. … read more »
Satsaṅg with Gurujī
The Guru's grace works through direct experience and surrender, often beyond logical understanding.Training begins with simple, demanding discipline like sitting for long hours without relief. The Guru perceives a disciple's inner thoughts and uses situations to expose and dismantle the ego, inflating and deflating it repeatedly. Service is … read more »
How to overcame vritis
The mind's vṛttis cannot be controlled by chasing them, just as one cannot stop a bushfire by running after it.A fire was lit in a remote area and began to spread. Attempts to beat it out with a blanket were futile, mirroring the endless chase of thoughts. Experienced locals arrived not to fight the flames … read more »
Essence of practicing
A single spiritual act can grow into something immense.The story of Draupadī illustrates this. She once tore a piece of her sari to bind Kṛṣṇa's wound. He promised to repay that cloth thousands of times. Later, when her sari was being pulled in the … read more »
Yoga retreat on Iz island
Surrender and practice are the path through life's overwhelming waves.A wave once lifted and crashed a boy onto the sand, teaching that running is futile. A lifeguard led him back to face the wave, instructing him to dive under it to find peace. Similarly, singing … read more »
Morning satsang from Iz
The practice of yoga must be ever-new, approached with the initial enthusiasm of a beginner.Recall the vibrant feeling when practice first began. That freshness must be maintained, not through volume but through constant awareness and curiosity. Each moment is new; this body performs each posture for the first time now. … read more »
Appreciate What You Have
The beauty of satsa g and conscious living is often best perceived from a fresh perspective.Outsiders can help one see the familiar anew. The atmosphere of satsa g and the shared bond within the spiritual family is special and incredible. This connection is ever-present, as the teacher remains aware of all … read more »
The Cosmic Worlds
Lokas are cosmic planes of consciousness, not physical places.The cosmos contains many lokas, with fourteen fundamental ones. Movement among them is a shift in awareness, not spatial travel. The waking state corresponds to the earthly Bhūrloka, dreaming to the astral Bhuvaḥloka, and deep meditation … read more »
Satsang with MM Swami Jasrajpuriji and Swami Gajanandji
Satsang transforms the value of life, turning a burdensome existence into a precious jewel.Listening to the teaching alters one's qualities, like a bamboo absorbing the fragrance of sandalwood. Identification with the body, composed of elements and inner functions, is released. When this identification ceases, desires and the fear of … read more »
A Year in India: Lessons in Karma, Grace, and the Guru's Presence
The spiritual path requires urgency, motivation, and the willingness to sacrifice.Transmitting deep feelings is difficult unless hearts are attuned. A year of service in an ashram provided profound instruction. Cleansing layers of paint from a temple became a metaphor for purifying the inner self from impurities. … read more »
Satsang from Strilky with MM Swami Jasrajpuriji and Swami Gajanandji
Anger is a universal energy that can be transformed, not suppressed.Holding anger is self-poisoning, as shown by a woman whose cancer regressed only after releasing decades of buried fury. Suppression creates dangerous inner tension. The divine energy, prāṇa, is neutral; its manifestation depends on the cakra … read more »
An Unforgettable Night in Jaipur and Reflections on Practice
The path of practice is woven from daily life and self-understanding.To sit comfortably in meditation, integrate floor sitting into daily routines like eating or reading. This rebuilds a natural posture without extra time. Spiritual awakening often begins unexpectedly, perhaps through art or nature, leading to deeper … read more »
Jadan is a spiritual heaven
Returning to an ashram is a return to the spiritual home.A sannyasin's true home is the entire world, yet the soul returns home upon entering an ashram filled with the Guru's vibration. Living in an ashram harmonizes one's being with a high spiritual level, a state … read more »
Evening satsang from Strilky with Hemlata and Swamiji
Physiotheraphist Hemlata explains all about knees, feet joints and their protection during yoga practice, Swamiji about spice and ayurveda.
Doubt and Kusanga
The heart is a temple that must be occupied by the divine presence to prevent negative forces from entering.Physical discomfort in practice often stems from bodily tension and can be eased with supportive props. The mind is untrained and destructive, like a monkey ruising a garden, with ignorance as its father. All phenomena are … read more »
London's evening satsang with Swamiji
A home's foundation and the practice of satsa g are essential for a harmonious life.According to Vāstu Śāstra, the land's shape and entrance direction are crucial; an entrance from the north or east is best, while the south should be avoided. The front of the property should not be wider … read more »