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God gives everything
Divine reality encompasses both male and female principles, requiring balance in worship and practice.Begin each day with prayer and remembrance of the divine, seeking blessings for all actions to be offered as worship. This devotion sustains happiness and energy. Worldly pursuits and identities are transient, as recent global hardships … read more »
How the energy circulating in our body
The moon is a symbol of Śiva and the balance of energies within.It resides on Śiva's head, signifying its importance. In marital ceremonies, a moon-like crown symbolizes union. The left side represents the female principle, Śakti or Pārvatī, associated with the heart and mercy. Energy channels, Iḍā and … read more »
The main points of yoga practicing
Today is a day of honoring the sacred bond between brothers and sisters, observed on this full moon.Many festivals exist to unite people in joy and tradition. A story tells of a wise woman who, by tying a protective thread on a king's wrist, established him as her brother, thus creating this celebration. … read more »
The Yogic Science
The human form is a divine sculpture emerging from formless space.We originate from that clear, empty expanse. From space comes light, then air, then water, then solid earth. These five elements constitute the physical body. An inner engineer shapes this form within the mother's womb, assembling … read more »
Awake happiness inside
Heaven and hell are within the human being, not in external realms.This understanding is our current theme. The global situation has prompted reflection. A purification is occurring, particularly affecting those with certain lifestyles. Those maintaining vegetarian or pure diets have shown resilience. This period has forced introspection, … read more »
Heaven and Hell are in us
Svarga and Naraka exist within the body, shaped by thoughts and karma.Thoughts and actions create immediate experiences of heaven or hell. Goodwill and happiness for all beings bring inner Svarga. Suffering, greed, and cruelty produce inner Naraka. Even animals undergo karmic joy or torment according to past … read more »
What means non-duality
True spirituality transcends worldly identities and formal knowledge, arising from inner wisdom and humble connection.Our essence is not found in surface roles like politician or religionist, but within. Spiritual persons are humble and kind, never proclaiming their own greatness. Formal education is a limited, different path. True knowledge, vidyā, emerges … read more »
Sleeping and Yoga Nidra
The yoga of alertness involves Yoga Nidrā and spiritual awareness.The body is a flight; the heart is the engine. Sleep allows inner repair and cleaning. Restlessness in sleep arises from unresolved problems. Yoga Nidrā cleanses and relaxes through controlled instruction. The teacher must not close … read more »
Mind and desires
A mantra is the mind's tool for liberation.The restless mind cannot be controlled by force, like a football in a game you cannot hold. The essence is to transcend the mind and its desires. A poem states: "The mind has died, but 'mine-ness' … read more »
Do Good
A global crisis has forced introspection, revealing our fragility and the superficiality of modern pursuits.Many sought distraction, but in India, cultural broadcasts reawakened spiritual knowledge. This period serves as a divine lesson to slow down and seek inner truth. The current proliferation of hastily certified yoga teachers reflects a profound … read more »
Remove the depression
Maintaining a joyful heart is essential, especially during challenging times.The current global depression stems from a collective error. This situation arose because humanity alone was affected, prompting reflection. Many have turned inward, discovering family and abandoning harmful habits. Depression has become widespread, closing hearts and … read more »
The Blessing of Oneness and the Guru's Eternal Grace
The oneness of grace flows through the lineage and connects all beings.Blessings are received by chanting the names of the gurus, who provide energy and goodness for all life. The guru's presence is everywhere, regardless of distance. Invisible forces, like prāṇa or a virus, spread powerfully and … read more »
Celebrating the Divine Presence: Bhajans, Dance, and the Satguru’s Grace
Celebrating the Divine Presence: Bhajans, Dance, and the Satguru’s Grace.A bhajan declares every blossom and soul is happy where the Satguru comes. The glory of that Master is beyond description. The Satguru can turn a worm into a bee for those with the prize. Body, … read more »
The powers of practicing
The immense power of a single drop is the principle of concentrated potency.One drop of rain awakens dormant life in the earth. Similarly, a single drop of medicine can save a life. This same principle applies to spiritual practice. The subtle drip of a mantra or the sacred … read more »
Jyotish and marriage
The sacred month of Śrāvaṇa holds wisdom connecting tradition, nature, and life.Trees like the banyan and pīpal are revered, seen as personifications of the divine and providers of continuous oxygen. Unmarried daughters perform rituals, offering water and tying threads to the pīpal tree with hopes for a … read more »
What means destiny?
The practice of Aum moves through the chakras with prāṇa.Chanting extends beyond three repetitions. The numeral system uses nine digits and the essential zero, invented in India. The sound for the number nine often relates to 'N' across languages. The Earth is a globe, first … read more »
Importance of Traditions
Culture is the cradle of humanity.A traveler once wept, missing the sound of a European clock, a symbol of the tradition that keeps people. Culture preserves humanity. Many traditions exist from Christmas to Christmas. In some lands, churches are sold for … read more »
Discipline and respect are important
Guidance for a spiritual retreat focuses on discipline, health, and awareness.Eat moderately to avoid lethargy and support meditation. Maintain silence primarily, speaking only for essential needs. Respect your food and the process of eating. After meals, take a walk or rest briefly for balance. Be responsible … read more »
God is everywhere
Yoga is the science of humanity, uniting body, mind, and soul.The world faces blockage, but love and prayer foster oneness. The human consists of five sheaths: annamaya, pranamaya, manomaya, vijnanamaya, anandamaya. These layers conceal the Atma, like an onion with no core. Prana, the vital energy, … read more »
Working for the Liberation
The eternal treasure lies within, not in external searches.What is received from outside is temporary training, while the inner truth is permanent. All beings are part of the cyclical wheel of birth and death. The aim is to awaken the inner prāṇa, which is … read more »
Good Nourishment for Humans
The environment profoundly shapes our practice and health.This place holds a divine atmosphere, saturated with prāṇa from nature, offering healing energy. Many seek such air only briefly, yet here it is constant. Our bodies inherently require this pure environment, just as they need … read more »
A Gathering of Hearts
A gathering reflects the unity and discipline of spiritual practice.The seminar was peaceful, with everyone practicing love and devotion. Organizers worked tirelessly to create this opportunity. Participants came from many places, yet nationality was irrelevant. The focus was on shared humanity. Spirituality means purity, kindness, … read more »
Without Gurudev there is no knowledge
True spiritual knowledge and power come only through the guru's grace and disciplined practice within the lineage.The systematic techniques, like Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna, are of rare quality and lead from the physical to the cosmic. This path is not about worldly knowledge but divine devotion, uniting practitioners beyond religion. Success requires the guru's … read more »
Instruction for practicing
Consistent, correct practice according to the master’s instructions is essential in yoga, lest one lose health and spiritual connection.Every teacher must follow the “Yoga in Daily Life” book precisely; no personal variations should be taught in class. Improper Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna is observed, with practitioners lying down or not following postures. This neglect dissipates spiritual … read more »
A Call for Discipline and a Discourse on Oneness
Maintain discipline for health and understand the sacred sound.Illness spreads when precautions are ignored. Maintain physical distance at all times, not only during gatherings. A single infection can affect many. Discipline is essential. Prevention is paramount. Our elements constitute the body, but the soul … read more »
The Eternal Resonance of Sacred Sound
The living voice of the ṛṣis endures through ages, unmoving as the polar star.The Vedas originate from ṛṣis who chanted mentally for countless ages before writing. Yoga’s true antiquity far exceeds five thousand years. The Saptaṛṣis shine as stars, with one star fixed—the polar star, Dhruva. A neglected child, … read more »
Yoga in Daily Life around the world
The pure path of Yoga in Daily Life expands consciousness through bhakti and selfless service.Yoga in Daily Life is practiced worldwide. In China, practitioners adopt it without guidance, producing unauthorized books. Yet they practice and pray. Swamiji television serves without profit. During the pandemic, many helped through the appeal. Yoga … read more »
The ways of Purification
The mantra provides refuge and purification.Recite it mentally in daily life to invoke divine presence and protection. All five elements purify. Earth absorbs impurity, water blesses, air carries life, fire transforms, and space contains all. These elements cleanse body, mind, and … read more »
The Bhajan of Selling Sleep and the Path of Truth
The path is to awaken from the dream of worldly existence.A beautiful bhajan speaks of selling one's sleep, symbolizing the desire to transcend unconscious living. The true technique is Yoga Nidrā, a conscious awakening, not mere physical sleep. One must move from slumber into awareness. The … read more »
What will happen when we will go out of the body
The nature of ultimate reality and the soul is an unfathomable question.We speak of existence, yet certainty eludes us. We believe in an afterlife or liberation, but these are unverified thoughts. The material world shows consistency, like seeds yielding specific fruits, but the spiritual realm is unknown. … read more »
The Blessing of Lineage
Respect and fully utilize the blessings, energy, and knowledge bestowed by great beings and the divine.Do not claim mastery, for this blocks the knowledge and prevents spiritual growth. What is received is a heritage from ancestors, not personal property. Great spiritual masters and saints exist through generations, flowing with enduring energy … read more »
Kena Upanishad
The Upaniṣads contain the ultimate knowledge, Vedānta.The term means to sit near the Master, signifying the disciple's reverent mental settling to destroy ignorance. Brahman is the highest Self, pure being beyond qualities. The Kena Upaniṣad asks, "By whom?" It teaches that Brahman … read more »
Body liberation and moksha
Beyond body and mind lies true liberation.Physical techniques are important but will not take you further. The body is like a car; at the destination you leave it. Within the body is something that wants to go to the highest. Body and … read more »
Monday is the day of Bhagwan Shiva
Monday is Śiva's day, a key time for fasting and discipline.Our lives are governed by the sun, moon, and stars. The moon is Śiva. Monday begins our week. Different cultures have made different days holy or free, often losing the original discipline. We have lost the … read more »
Puja for Gurupurnima from Jadan
The Guru is the supreme reality and the sole source of liberation.The ceremony is an act of worship to that principle. The ritual involves purification, mantra chanting, and offerings to the divine. The Guru is visualized as the remover of all obstacles. Devotion is expressed through the … read more »
Mataji was pure form of Love
Today is the Mahasamadhi day of the divine mother, Sadhvi Shri Purnanand Bhartiji.She was a synonym of love. A child brought here at six hours old was first held by her. She sat under the neem tree near the Shiva temple, doing her mala. She always had prasada. … read more »
Purity and clarity
The sanctity of daily practice is found in mindful compassion and ritual.Amāvasyā is a holy day for sādhanā. Many perform acts like offering water to plants and feeding ants. We must not kill ants; they are thirsty and hungry. Fasting is not starvation but a disciplined remembrance, … read more »
Morning excercise from Jadan
Yoga is a universal science for human health, harmony, and connection to the cosmic Self.It is practiced globally through postures, breathwork, and meditation. We gather to practice these techniques together. The session includes physical movements like Sarvahitāsana, focusing on stretching and rotation, followed by breathing exercises such as Agnisāra kriyā, … read more »
Advice for Dark Sun
The dark moon is a period for inner purification and mindful practice.Guru Pūrṇimā is a day of spiritual accounting, assessing one's practice and blessings. Celestial events like the dark moon affect the body and consciousness subtly, as do invisible diseases. This influence necessitates purification. Wash your body, … read more »
Learning from the Master is important
The path of yoga demands a living master.Yoga extends far beyond physical practice. Perfection requires the practice given by the Guru. Without this, one remains incomplete. It is like seeking a diploma without attending university. Sanātana Dharma is eternal and unchanging. Other faiths … read more »
Preparation for Gurupurnima
The path to Brahmaloka requires purification of thoughts and deeds.The best for a human is to attain cosmic consciousness and reach Brahmaloka. Various yoga techniques exist; whatever is done with body, mind, and energy is yoga. The highest meditation is silent mantra repetition after chanting … read more »
Interview with Vishwaguruji
Spiritual development depends on parental guidance and the master's influence.Parents filled with love and spirituality teach about God and the Master's will. Being with holy saints from childhood fosters a nature inclined toward purity. The master imparts knowledge through everyday conduct, not formal lectures. This … read more »
Gurupurnima
The glory of Guru Pūrṇimā and sacred fellowship is celebrated.This day honors the Guru, who is the source of knowledge and tradition. The Guru principle is everywhere, not confined to one place. In this time of global difficulty, devotees should meditate on their Guru at … read more »
Devotion to Gurudev
The path of Guru Bhakti and the observance of Guru Pūrṇimā.Pay complete attention to the Guru’s words, absorbing every syllable as nectar. Practice the guru-given mantra or mālā without interruption, regarding it as essential as daily hygiene. Never question the Guru; the Guru’s word is absolute … read more »
Practice leads to the development
Time is an illusion obscuring the ultimate oneness.We measure life by sun and moon, yet are disconnected from time's true nature. This running has no destination, neither here nor there. That state is Parabrahma, Paramātmā, Ātmā. We are tied to time and thus … read more »
Mantra is in the Hearth
The path to realization requires surrendering the ego's claim to achievement.A sage constantly rebuilds his hut, finding purpose in the karma of work itself. A young disciple, Abhimanyu, seeks refuge with a strict Rishi. The Guru tests him through severe neglect, denying food, water, and shelter. … read more »
Be with your Guru
The essence of true spiritual transmission is carried in the bhajan, a pearl on the thread of voice, passing between master and disciple.A bhajan’s words are pearls from the ocean, and the voice is a fine thread. That pearl passes directly, without division, as a gift from master to disciple. The disciple then becomes master, offering pearl to … read more »
Atma
The nature of Ātmā, the path of Uṭhān and Patan, and the awakening of Kuṇḍalinī Śakti.Ātmā is the same quality in all 8.4 million creations—an ant, an elephant, a human—just as a tiny fire stick and a vast forest fire share the same essence. This Ātmā is not separate from Paramātmā. … read more »
Sing Bhajans Always
The power of bhajan surpasses intellectual discourse through vibrational harmony in the five elements.Bhajan enters every being because its tune balances the five tattvas into oneness. Lectures convey information, but bhajan transmits clarity even when words are lost. Through months of humble singing, no disease touched the community. Ego … read more »