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How To Practice Pranayam
The subject is the divine Śakti, known as Kuṇḍalinī, the hidden power within every individual.This energy accompanies the soul, governs the body's formation, and sustains all functions through the prāṇamaya kośa. It concentrates in the main chakras and flows through the network of nāḍīs, primarily Iḍā, Pi galā, and Suṣumṇā. … read more »
Around The World - Surya Namaskar at Sri Devpuriji Ashram, Zagreb, CRO
Integrating cakra, mantra, and movement creates a complete practice.Concentration on the cakra is a distinct practice often neglected. This integration is explored through Sūrya Namaskāra. It is important not to practice only the posture, only the cakra focus, or only the mantra in isolation. … read more »
Around The World - Summer Yoga at the Beach, Split, CRO
ATW Summer Yoga at the Beach Split Croatia Musical recording. … read more »
System Of The Nadis and Chakras
The search for truth reveals the witness beyond dream and waking states.Humans possess dormant powers within, mapped by chakras and nāḍīs, which can be awakened through yogic practice. Consciousness operates on three levels: unconscious, subconscious, and conscious, corresponding to deep sleep, dream, and waking states. The story … read more »
Your Higher Thinking Is Satsang
Yoga is the eternal, unifying force between cosmic consciousness and the universe.The universe began as Śūnyākāśa, a void containing consciousness like an embryo. Through Yogamāyā, the primordial resonance Aum emerged, spreading everywhere as the form of the supreme reality. From this sound, light manifested as Sadāśiva, the … read more »
Only The Name Of The God Can Save Us
Rāga has two aspects: one harmonizes, the other creates attachment.A musical rāga is a harmonious sound influencing all nature. Specific rāgas align with particular times of day, and listening at the proper time harmonizes the body's energy centers. Similarly, color therapy affects consciousness; light and … read more »
The Way To The Self
The path to liberation is established through four foundational practices: viveka, vairāgya, the six treasures, and the desire for freedom.The individual self exists within the five sheaths and is subject to their fluctuations, experiencing both harmony and affliction. Having attained a human birth, one possesses the intellect for discernment. When governed by the senses, decisions … read more »
It's Time To Change
Makara Sankranti signifies the sun's northward journey, marking a seasonal shift.This change in nature's vibrations necessitates an adjustment in human life, particularly diet and practice. Modern diets often disregard seasonal wisdom, leading to nutritional imbalance and health issues, not merely weight. True nourishment sustains all five … read more »
Makar Sakranti Is A Special Day
Makarasa krānti marks an auspicious new beginning.The sun enters Saturn's zodiac, seen as a father visiting his son. This day also begins the sun's visible northward journey, ending a month considered inauspicious for new endeavors. It is a particularly auspicious time to … read more »
Fasting For A Spiritual Aim
The glimpse of the divine is shown through strict discipline, humility, and grace, not force.The five sheaths, the Pañcakośa, cover the soul. The Jīvātmā, the individual soul, can realize the Ātmā through discipline. Fasting requires proper guidance and inner dedication, not mere ritual. Without conscious discipline, your practice is empty. … read more »
Vedic And Hindu Dharma is A Way Of Life
Purification arises from understanding Vedic Dharma as a way of life, not a religion.The essence of the Vedas is Vedānta, contained in the Upaniṣads and Purāṇas. This teaching is received by sitting near the master. The ultimate essence is that giving happiness brings happiness, and giving trouble brings trouble. … read more »
Different Techniques To Purify Our Koshas
Purification of the kośas is achieved through disciplined sādhanā and mantra.The five sheaths are purified by specific practices. Bhajan and hari kīrtan purify the chakras and antaḥkaraṇa through divine sound. Anuṣṭhāna involves concrete rules: sāttvic food, alpāhāra, and avoiding meals after sunset to cultivate sattva guṇa … read more »
The Keyword Is The Blessing
Our subject is the Pañcakośa, the five sheaths.These sheaths cover the jīvātmā. Yogic practices like āsana and prāṇāyāma influence them. Purification requires sattvic nourishment, thought, and action, governed by the three guṇas: tamas, rajas, and sattva. These guṇas are controlled by the antaḥkaraṇa: … read more »
Wake Up From The Sleep Of Ignorance!
The soul's journey is to merge with the cosmic Self through awakening from ignorance.Every entity sprouts toward light, its origin. Human consciousness is sharper, called inner awareness. The Gurudev is awake in the mortal room where others sleep in ignorance. This sleep is ignorance, causing suffering lifetime after lifetime. … read more »
Protect Your Light Of Spirituality
The human life is given to realize the eternal Self, Brahman, and achieve freedom.The Self is a reflection within consciousness, obscured by the layers of the sheaths. Desires create waves in the mind, disturbing the natural peace and purity. The body is a lamp holding the inner light of … read more »
We Need The Right Knowledge
The five koshas are interconnected layers of being, not confined to specific body parts.Health in the annamaya kosha, the physical body, depends on proper nourishment from food. This directly affects the pranamaya kosha, the vital energy sheath, whose purity is essential for mental and intellectual well-being. Pollution damages Earth's … read more »
Feel The Presence of Your Teacher
The journey through the Pañcakośa reveals the self.This mortal world is where we come and go. Humans, unlike other creatures, try to change life and are not content. We are a part of the earth, composed of five elements, and aim to return … read more »
Change something for spirituality
The true teacher dispels illusion and reveals the inner light, merging individual consciousness with the divine.This merging removes all doubt and karma. The path is shown within, where the beloved resides. All worldly attachments fall away when this union occurs. The journey is slow and steady; the path is narrow and … read more »
How To Purify Our Koshas
The path purifies the five sheaths through selfless action and devotion.Walking to a temple or holy place transforms physical energy into spiritual positivity. This journey awakens the heart and brow centers, creating awareness of past mistakes carried as karmic weight. Selfless service, like feeding the hungry … read more »
The Truth Is Very Hard To Digest
Hari bhajana alone is truth; the world is a dream.In the Himalayas, Śiva and Pārvatī dwelt, the source of all spiritual sciences. Pārvatī asked for a simple path for Kali Yuga, where beings lack discipline. Śiva answered from his own experience: hari bhajana alone is … read more »
You Love Them, You Feed Them, And Then You Eat Them
During the whole year we are celebrating many different occasions, ceremonies and festivals.In those moments we are full of happiness and joy. But we are not aware and educated enough to think about, that because of our way of celebrating, millions of animals are getting tortured and killed. … read more »
New Year Blessing from Nepal
The Ānandamaya Kośa is a crossroads presenting a choice.The five sheaths constitute the human temple. True beauty lies in spiritual qualities like devotion and discipline, which transform the inner instrument and allow the soul to feel joy. At the crossroads, the path of ascent … read more »
Amrit Sagar - Ocean of Immortality
When the Vijñānamaya Kośa becomes Prakāśa Puñja, the light that is the source of all light, the Ānandamaya Kośa turns into Amṛta Sāgara, the ocean of immortality.The Ānandamaya Kośa, pure sattva, directs either toward desires or toward the divine. It functions like a gear, engaging with amṛta or with worldly pleasures. Filled with Prakāśa, it becomes nectar; the Jīvātmā then abides in … read more »
Everyone Wants To Be Happy
The pursuit of happiness and the avoidance of suffering is the fundamental drive of all beings.This search is conducted through the five sheaths that constitute the human being. The physical body, the Annamaya Kośa, seeks comfort and freedom from pain. The energy body, the Prāṇamaya Kośa, requires vitality, which can be … read more »
Impressions from Nepal - Boat trip
A journey unfolds upon the water, a shared passage of connection and presence.The way is known not by an individual but through collective movement. Hands are held, forming a connection between boats. The experience is one of balance, requiring care to avoid falling into the water, though such … read more »
The Five Kośas and the Nature of Parāvidyā
Parāvidyā, the higher knowledge, awakens in the Anāhata Cakra when the inner instrument is pure.The vijñānamaya kośa benefits from both aparāvidyā and parāvidyā. Aparāvidyā brings worldly science and comforts. Translating spiritual knowledge requires feeling and knowledge, not just word-meaning. Words like mana, prāṇa, and nāḍīs defy simple translation. Without parāvidyā, … read more »
Shri Kedareshwar Mahadev Mani Temple In Nepal /2
Daily practice and pilgrimage transform consciousness through disciplined devotion.A morning walk to the temple is a sacred pilgrimage. This daily principle, or Nitya Niyam, is a foundational spiritual practice. The story illustrates its power. A sage refused to attend a king's ritual, demanding proof … read more »
Seva And Ahimsa Is Love
Service, or Karma Yoga, is the holistic practice that purifies all five sheaths of being.It requires integrating Jñāna, Bhakti, and Rāja Yoga. Merely being vegetarian is insufficient for the Annamaya Kośa; true ahiṃsā is love for all creatures and extends to protecting nature from human destruction like deforestation, pesticides, and … read more »
Shri Kedareshwar Mahadev Mani Temple In Nepal /1
Yoga is the divine energy that balances and unites cosmic consciousness and space.This unity manifests from the formless void, where pure consciousness resides. A singular impulse within this consciousness awakens as primordial sound, Nāda. This sound reverberates, manifesting as divine light, Śiva-jyoti. This light and its sustaining energy, … read more »
Impressions from Nepal - The Walk to Shivas Temple
The nature of existence is questioned through paradoxical inquiry.The state of being alive is examined and directly negated. This inquiry arises from a playful dialogue, yet points to a serious contemplation. The apparent contradiction serves to dissolve fixed concepts. The declared spiritual topic stands … read more »
Practice Humbleness
There are two kinds of knowledge in the Vijñānamaya Kośa: Aparāvidyā and Parāvidyā.Aparāvidyā is worldly knowledge learned through schools and professions, making life comfortable. It stays only for this life, influencing karmic effects, then disappears. Parāvidyā is the science of the universe, leading to liberation, siddhis, and knowledge … read more »
Satsang at the Temple of Kedareshvara Mahadeva
Sanātana Dharma is the eternal principle governing all existence, beyond human division.The Himalayan region is the ancient spiritual abode of sages and deities, where Śiva first manifested. Borders are human limitations; the world is one family. In this age, people fight to divide faiths, but all prophets … read more »
Impression from Nepal - The Shiva Temple
The divine presence of Śiva as Kedāreśvara is identical to that of Kedārnāth.This name, Kedāreśvara, signifies the same deity worshipped in the Himalayan shrine of Kedārnāth. In that sacred geography, two primary abodes exist: Badrināth for Viṣṇu and Kedārnāth for Śiva. The essence of the deity here is … read more »
When The Light Comes - Darkness Disappears
The journey through the kośas reveals how attachment obscures our true nature.We seek a love where we are one soul, like brothers who share everything without "my" or "thy." This ideal is tested in life's difficulties, where relationships often reveal hidden attachments. The intellect sheath, vijñānamaya kośa, … read more »
Peace should come first within us
Bhakti, devotion, arises spontaneously and cannot be forced.At Christmas, memories vary: cold and snow for some, summer surf for others. Family, joy, food, gifts, and children’s laughter mark the time. Spiritually, it commemorates Jesus’ birth, his message of forgiveness. A hymn fragment recalled: … read more »
Intellect needs proper guidance
The human intellect is a supreme tool for achieving life's ultimate goal.The individual soul journeys through countless experiences until receiving the human form. This body contains the entire universe and possesses immense dormant power. The intellect, a dormant power within, requires training and discipline to awaken. It … read more »
Our Mind Can Turn Everything Up Side Down
The mind is a garden to be cultivated and an ocean to be navigated.It operates through layers, coordinating conscious awareness with subconscious memories. This mental body is powerful and changeable, capable of uprooting spiritual progress through restless thoughts and emotions. The ultimate truth is not found in the external, … read more »
The 5 Koshas - The Layers of the Body
Food influences the five layers, or kośas, that cover the soul.The soul, or jīvātmā, is enveloped by these bodies and is influenced by all actions. Positive actions purify these layers and guide the soul toward its origin; negative actions create distance. The physical body, the annamaya … read more »
Birth of Lord Rama
The story of Rāma's birth reveals the glory of Ayodhyā and the fulfillment of divine promise.Ayodhyā, the unconquerable city of Dharma, was ruled by the righteous King Dasharatha. Despite his virtue, he remained without an heir due to a curse invoked by Rāvaṇa. Upon the advice of the sage Vasiṣṭha, the … read more »
The way, we are able to reach the God
Yoga is the divine science for purifying the layers of being and realizing oneness.Human life is rare, and we are here as protectors, not destroyers. The goal is to awaken the divine energy within, not the negative forces that lead to suffering. Yoga is the ancient first science, a … read more »
Jadan Ashram Presentation
The Śiva Mandir in Jadan Āśram is a pilgrimage of sacred symbols connected to the Kedārnāth Jyotirli ga.Kedārnāth is a northern Himalayan abode of Śiva. This temple's origin links to the Pāṇḍavas and the Guru lineage, which brought Śiva's yoga from the Himalayas to Rajasthan. A special stone outside, inscribed "Bhagavān Śrī Kedārnāthjī," … read more »
Atha Yoga Anushasanam
Annapūrṇā is the divine mother who nourishes all creation through seeds, grains, and water.The soul descends from the astral plane, uniting with earth through water, which sustains all life. Consciousness enters vegetation through sunlight and moonlight. The human body is a precious vehicle for the soul, equipped with mind … read more »
The science of pranayama
The science of prāṇa and the system of Yoga and Daily Life lead to health and spiritual realization.All paths lead to the one essence. The classical prāṇāyāma techniques are Pūrak (inhalation), Rechak (exhalation), and Kumbhak (retention). Breath is like a battery sustaining life; prāṇāyāma aims to recharge it, purify the body, and extend … read more »
The Foundation of Seva: From Action to Realization
The foundation of spiritual life is selfless service, or seva.A walk prompts reflection on two decades of development, all stemming from this single activity. True selfless action is rare, as many lack the capacity or opportunity to serve continuously. Service is a key agenda in … read more »
We can not divide the Love
Yoga is the universal science of body, mind, consciousness, and soul for liberation and self-realization.It is not a cult, magic, or a single religion; it is the foundation from which all spiritual paths emerge. All saints and incarnations practiced yoga, which is union and harmony. The human tendency to create … read more »
The Path of Practice: From Knowledge to Realization
Spiritual practice transforms knowledge into lived experience.Theoretical understanding remains incomplete without direct engagement. The guru often assigns tasks that seem irrelevant, yet they dismantle mental constructs and foster growth. Just as repetitive physical work loses its perceived difficulty through doing, our inner … read more »
Practicing Yoga for health
Yoga is the eternal science for holistic health, addressing physical, mental, and spiritual pollution in this age.Human ambition and greed disrupt the natural harmony, causing suffering for all creatures. The ancient yogis designed a complete, sustainable system for well-being. This science includes āsanas, prāṇāyāma, and purification techniques, which must be practiced correctly … read more »
Stillness is in the centre
The radiance of the divine name and the gesture of silence illuminate the path.A master's legacy lives through teachings, bhajans, and images. These pictures are tools to transcend form, each radiating a different quality for connection. One essential image shows a specific mudrā with the index finger. This finger's … read more »
Live bhajans from Mahaprabhuji's Mahasamadhi celebration in Jadan
The Guru is the sole refuge and essential guide for liberation.Without the Guru, there is no awakening, no detachment, and no escape from ignorance. The Guru's grace alone cuts the cycle of birth and death and bestows liberation. The Guru is the father, mother, and the … read more »
Mahaprabhuji's Mahasamadhi celebration from Nepal
Satsa g is the boat to reach the ultimate reality.Satsa g is a rare opportunity. The Satguru brings this satsa g from the realm of truth. Only Brahman, the One, is everlasting reality; the changing world is unreal. This mortal world is where all that … read more »