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The infinite love and blessing of Vishwaguruji
The Guru is the only one near God and understands all.You are all brothers and sisters. God has done everything well, providing this space. The Guru is the highest and will do everything. God resides within you; your true nature is happiness. The beautiful pillars signify … read more »
Organic farming in Netherlands
A farm's journey from industrial production to living in harmony with nature.The operation shifted from unprofitable mass cultivation to a diverse, organic system. This includes greenhouses using rainwater and biological pest controls. A large food forest integrates vegetables, fruit trees, and nitrogen-fixing plants. The focus is on … read more »
Knowledge of Immortality Part II
Yoga is the divine science leading to immortality through understanding the Guru's word.This understanding encompasses all sacred teachings from sages and scriptures. Persist in contemplating these words until they are realized within. The path requires unwavering alertness, for the mind is restless and easily distracted by hope and … read more »
Khatu pranam with Swamiji
Yoga addresses health through prevention and individual care.Modern ailments often stem from incorrect diet, lack of movement, and poor posture. A specialized system offers exercises for issues like backache, but personal consultation with a physician is essential. Yoga is not acrobatic; it involves … read more »
Be a Whole, Complete Pot
The human life is given for self-realization, to awaken dormant divine powers within.This occurs through proper education and spiritual practice, not mere theory. Yoga is the practical science of body, mind, and soul. Do not become a slave to material possessions; collecting things is a burden. Renunciation and … read more »
Swara and Nada Yoga
The Supreme manifests as resonance, a sound permeating all existence.Śvara Yoga is the science of mastering the flow of breath through the three primary nāḍīs. This discipline requires immense purity, diet, and years of practice to unite individual consciousness with the Cosmic, making one a … read more »
You are Infinite
Yoga is the universal science of body, mind, consciousness, and soul, aiming for union with the cosmic reality.Its essence is found in the study of kuṇḍalinī and chakras, which govern spiritual development and human consciousness. This is not theory but a practical path for daily life, based on ancient wisdom like the Vedas, … read more »
We are cosmic travelers
The Mūlādhāra Cakra is the seat of dormant primal energy and the beginning of spiritual awakening.The red spot symbolizes the third eye of wisdom that burns all impurity. The Mūlādhāra is the foundation, containing all potential like a seed. Its awakening feels like emerging from darkness into the safety of a … read more »
How to Practise Pranayama
Yoga is the union of individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness, the ultimate aim of human life.Various paths like Karma, Bhakti, and Rāja Yoga all lead to this same destination. To progress, one requires an experienced teacher, a knower of Brahman who can explain and inspire. The inner instrument, the antaḥkaraṇa, has … read more »
Mantra is the soul of meditation
Inner meditation requires a mantra for safety and true realization.Without a mantra, meditation is like a body without a soul; it may reach depth but lacks fruitful knowledge. A mantra acts as a protective thread, connecting you to your physical body as consciousness expands, ensuring … read more »
Paths of destiny
Yoga is the principle that balances, harmonizes, and unites space and consciousness.Its author is Lord Śiva, who first manifested through the cosmic sound Oṁ and bestowed the science of Yoga Vidyā. This living tradition is transmitted from master to disciple; theory without practice is insufficient. The human … read more »
The power of the word
Sound, light, and energy are the foundational principles for spiritual development and liberation.These three reside in the navel chakra, the maṇipūra. This chakra is vital for existence, balance, and vitality. Prāṇa and apāna meet there, providing the sole entry point into the suṣumnā nāḍī, the central channel of … read more »
Human life is for atma gyana
The human journey is from external turbulence to the heart's internal peace.The world's turbulence reflects the turbulence within the human mind and heart. Money is not lost; it merely circulates. Health lost is something lost, but character lost is everything lost. Human life is the most precious … read more »
Food is Prashad
The path to merging individual consciousness with the Supreme involves purifying prāṇa through sound, food, and selfless action.Sound originates where prāṇa and apāna meet. Through breath retention, pure prāṇa ascends to merge with cosmic consciousness. Food profoundly influences body, mind, and consciousness. Consume sattvic food ethically, taking only leaves or fruits without destroying … read more »
I am Atma
The awakening of consciousness and Kuṇḍalinī Śakti is the path to self-realization.Yoga is the primordial principle harmonizing space and consciousness, not merely physical postures. From the cosmic sound Oṁ, vibration created the elements and all life. The human body mirrors the universe, containing 72,000 energy channels. Three … read more »
Shabda sanchalan kriya
The unlimited sound, Anāhada Nāda, is the cause of the universe.Each individual and every cell contains a universe. A self-realized one declares the entire creation exists within. Every thought is a universe, appearing and disappearing like a bubble. The heart chakra, Anāhata, is the essential anchor … read more »
Five thoughts for a real human
The human being possesses hidden powers to be realized.Yoga is the ancient science leading to the cosmic Self. The individual soul is a bundle of karma, and its reactions form destiny, decided by past lives. Your present circumstances, body, and parents were not your … read more »
Prana, Nadi and Jiva
The nature of prāṇa and the kośas is subtle and profound.Prāṇa is not oxygen and has no direct English translation. It is the vital force that defines a living entity, a prāṇī. When prāṇa leaves, one dies. The jīva is the life principle, closely connected to … read more »
Purify the lake of svadisthana
The cosmic Śakti is the universal energy that unites consciousness and creation, manifesting within all beings.This energy, the Kuṇḍalinī Śakti, flows through 72,000 nāḍīs in the human body, with three primary channels: Iḍā (moon, mind, emotion), Pi galā (sun, intellect, action), and Suṣumṇā (consciousness). The body's energy centers, or chakras, correspond … read more »
Yoga creates balance
The body, mind, and soul must be harmonized.The body is a mortal structure of five elements, born to grow and die. It is a miraculous creation, yet a source of attachment and pain when imbalanced. The mind is an unseen function processing senses, … read more »
Be a candle of wisdom
The inner light is the divine spark within all beings, manifest through the chakras.Missionary work creates restlessness; let each believe as they do. Each person carries a tiny light of God, not to be a prophet but to enlighten the world. Darkness cannot remove darkness; only light can. This … read more »
Science of Yoga
Yoga is the ancient science of body, mind, and consciousness for Self-realization.It is the balancing principle between space and cosmic consciousness. The first manifestation in the universe was the cosmic sound Oṁ, the resonance from which the five elements and all creation emerged. The human being, one … read more »
Spiritual sadhana will liberate You
Spirituality is the pure, divine consciousness within, beyond religious dogma.The universe is concentrated in the human heart, which is meant to be God's residence through compassion and love. Humanity's first duty is to protect all creation. The individual soul, covered by layers of karma and … read more »
Shvar sadhana
Svara Yoga balances breath for consciousness and liberation.The moon and sun nostrils govern emotion and intellect, mirroring lunar phases influencing nature and action. Human life has lost its natural rhythm with these cycles. Yogic consciousness remains awake even in sleep, known as Yoga … read more »
Bandhas
We practice the three bandhas together as Mahābandha.Bandha means to block or tighten, creating opposition to develop strength and energy, like pressure clearing a blocked drain. Contracting the anus muscle in Mūlabandha creates a pleasant sensation ascending the spine, pulling energy toward the … read more »
How far do you follow Your dharma
The true test of love and devotion is revealed in crisis, not comfort.A devotee requests troubles for believers so they constantly remember the divine name, while comfort leads to forgetfulness. True happiness is found where God's name resides, not in wealth which often makes spirituality disappear. Repeating a … read more »
Life is the Play of Consciousness
Awakening spiritual consciousness depends on the Maṇipūra Cakra, a purification and fire center.Consciousness resides within the five sheaths of the phenomenal being. The soul, or ātmā, exists within these bodies. As long as negative karmas and qualities persist, the astral body and individuated soul exist. Freedom from these … read more »
With willpower, anything is possible
Mastery of destiny is a lifelong task requiring personal effort, not external miracles.The body, mind, and feelings are natural; a healthy being experiences all emotions. Mastery comes through discernment and applying one's own wisdom to oneself, for we readily comfort others but not ourselves. A true master solves … read more »
Ten pranas of the manipur chakra
The Maṇipūra Cakra is the city of jewels and the seat of the prāṇas.Hindu mythology presents three primary divinities: Brahmā the creator, Viṣṇu the sustainer, and Śiva the liberator. Viṣṇu resides in the fire principle, which coexists with water, the ocean of nectar and life. From Viṣṇu's navel emerges … read more »
One without second
The Mūlādhāra chakra is the root center storing the seeds of destiny from past karma.Destiny is the fruit of past deeds, yet time itself is an illusion created by the human intellect. Realization occurs in timeless Samādhi, where consciousness becomes one without a second. The knower, knowledge, and object merge. … read more »
Yoga burns away karma
Sādhanā requires perfect technique and discipline, like following road rules to avoid an accident.The human body is an engine requiring sāttvic nourishment, not worldly fuel. The Maṇipūra Cakra is the vital center where prāṇa and apāna unite and where the soul enters; it is the seat of Hara Śakti, … read more »
Svadhisthan Chakra
The journey of consciousness progresses from the Mūlādhāra to the Svādhiṣṭhāna Cakra.The universe is an endless cosmic mother containing balanced consciousness and willpower. The divine sound AUM is the source of all creation, resonating within every atom. This human life on the karma planet is a unique … read more »
Chakras and Kundalini
The science of Yoga is the science of body, mind, and consciousness.Yoga is the eternal balancing principle in the universe, not a religion or philosophy. Within the human body lies a dormant treasure of wisdom and abilities connected to energy centers called chakras. We have ten senses … read more »
The shapes of God
The mythological image of consciousness begins with Ākāśa, infinite space, which is the eternal element and our true Self.Ākāśa is the unlimited space where all limited experiences and movements occur. Our consciousness-space, Chidākāśa, stretches with our experiences, yet the underlying space itself does not move or change. God is understood as this omnipresent, formless … read more »
What is hidden in muladhar
The Mūlādhāra Chakra is the foundation of human consciousness and the seat of destiny.This root center at the base of the spine is the support for life and consciousness. It holds Prārabdha, the destiny created from past deeds, which determines the conditions of one's life. This destiny is a … read more »
The self on time waves
Yoga is the science of balancing body, mind, and consciousness to achieve union with the cosmic source.Our problems often stem from a lack of internal harmony. Yoga offers a practical path, not just theory, to cultivate this balance. The ultimate goal is the union of individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness. This requires … read more »
Kundalini yoga science
Yoga is the science of body, mind, and consciousness, a balancing principle that harmonizes our inner self.It originates from Cosmic Consciousness, governed by the divine energy Yogamāyā. This energy takes on qualities as it moves through the universe. Yoga means union—the reunion of individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness. There is only one … read more »
Ego is blinded by maya
The mind's delusion under desire is a test requiring divine intervention to cure.Nārada, a sage, is asked to evaluate a princess's qualities. Upon seeing her, he becomes captivated, forgetting his detachment. He privately extols her virtues but gives her father only superficial praise. Consumed by the desire to … 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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
Meditation and quality of life
Meditation is the answer to all questions about life's purpose and one's own nature.Humans possess higher aims beyond basic animal functions. Upon waking, one must ask: What does it mean to be human? Do you value this life? Good qualities like love and kindness define humanity and are cultivated … read more »
The Language of the Heart
There are two languages: the intellect's language of words and the heart's silent language of love.The heart's language needs no translation and speaks everything through simple presence. This is the foundation of a personal, wordless relationship with the divine. You are connected to a spiritual lineage of masters, a current of … read more »
Self-Enquiry Meditation: To Know How You Are
Self-enquiry meditation is to know how you are.Study your inner chapters of life. Sit comfortably, keep your body straight but relaxed. Close your eyes, withdraw from the external world, and take a deep breath. Chant Oṃ once, feeling its resonance ascend and descend … read more »
The fourth Sri Swami Maheshwarananda Festival of Spiritual Music (1/4)
The divine is beyond worldly distinctions and grants fearlessness.God is described as both merciful and without conventional mercy, existing beyond human duality. To this divine, stone and gold hold equal value, and no worldly ruler inspires fear. The devotee finds sanctuary in the Teacher … read more »
The 2nd Sri Swami Maheshwarananda Festival (3/5)
The path is inner realization through the guru's grace and dedicated practice.All religions lead to one God. The breath is our primary nourishment. The guru provides the wisdom and practices to realize the Self, burning karma and ignorance. Meeting the guru gives life its true aim, reducing … read more »
The form of God is the vibration
Oṃ is the divine sound, the origin and essence of all creation.Oṃ is the primordial vibration, the sound-form of the absolute. Its written symbol contains a Bindu, representing both the point from which the universe emerged and the drop of immortal nectar. Yogis meditate upon it eternally. … read more »
Practising asanas from Rijeka
We practice āsanas to bring awareness to each chakra from Mūlādhāra to Sahasrāra.Begin by standing and feeling the Mūlādhāra area. Āsanas activate chakras like a reflex point, not the organ itself. Perform Maṇḍūkāsana, focusing on the perineum and practicing Aśvinī Mudrā by contracting and relaxing. Abdominal breathing here … read more »
Jivatma and anandamaya kosha
The five kośas are interconnected layers surrounding the inner divine light.The Annamaya Kośa is the physical body, purified through practices like āsana. The Prāṇamaya and Manomaya Kośas have their own anatomies and vṛttis, as detailed in Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras. The Ānandamaya Kośa, made of bliss, is … read more »
We got from Vishwaguruji pure knowledge
The knowledge received is pure and requires deep, patient digestion, not quick consumption.Revisiting teachings reveals new understanding as one changes through practice. Writing, especially transcribing mantras slowly, deepens absorption and calms the mind. Respect for sacred texts is essential, as the value one assigns dictates the benefit received. … read more »