Yoga means uniting
Yoga in daily life is unity with the divine principle present in all existence.
Life originates from and is sustained by water, which constitutes our bodies and the world. All creatures, including those unseen beneath the earth or in the air, are interconnected through life. The natural world operates on consumption, where creatures eat one another. A human is defined by moving beyond this, by not killing, by showing love and care to all. God is not a separate entity to be seen externally; God is within every creature and within your own heart. We are all fundamentally one, a unity temporarily experiencing separation, like a single drop of water merging back into the ocean. Our individual lives and bodies will eventually dissolve and return to the one source. Therefore, the practice of yoga is this conscious unification. It requires purifying the heart, relinquishing anger and jealousy, and acting with devotion. It involves caring for the body through exercise and pure food, but more importantly, it is an inner alignment. True yoga is living in harmony, causing no harm, and recognizing the divine in all.
"One in all and all in one. One in all and one in all."
"If you want to know God, He is in every creature, in every creature."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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The Power of Satsaṅg and Awareness
The power of satsaṅg and awareness determines outcomes. Two friends chose differently. One attended satsaṅg physically but mentally dwelled on a missed movie. The other went to the movie but his awareness briefly touched satsaṅg. Afterward, the satsaṅg attendee got a thorn in his foot. The moviegoer found a gold coin. They sought explanation. The teacher revealed the satsaṅg attendee was destined for a car crash. Physical presence reduced it to a thorn. The moviegoer was destined for a box of gold coins. Fleeting awareness of satsaṅg reduced it to one coin. Physical presence without awareness still mitigates misfortune. Mental presence without physical attendance still grants reward. The power of satsaṅg transforms fate. It can make a king a beggar or a beggar a king. Everything depends on consciousness and awareness.
"That is the power of bhakti, that is the power of satsaṅg, and that is the power of Gurudeva."
"It all depends on the awareness and how we go forward with our lives."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
A Prayer for the Yajña
Evening satsang from Wellington Ashram, New Zealand.
Everything is in your hands
The initiation of eight sannyāsīs was a highlight. The Master decides readiness; these were not easy individuals, each a long effort to guide. One is profoundly honest, immediately embodying the role. Another prepared for decades through hardship. Three were from Australia, one from Israel, and one Indian who left too quickly. The final one is a devoted and humble soul. Your spiritual progress is ultimately in your own hands. Teachers and masters can only support you; the decisive action is yours. A story illustrates this: disciples, jealous of their Master, trap a bird and ask if it is alive or dead. The Master replies its fate is in their hands. Your liberation, like the bird's life, depends on your decisions. Do not delay in good actions. Regarding dress, disciples should wear white; sannyāsīs wear orange. Becoming a sannyāsī is serious, not a fashion; it helps carry the spiritual light but requires true readiness and independence.
"Master, if you know everything, then tell us what is in my hand."
"My son, whether this bird is alive or dead depends on your hands."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
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The Guru Paramparā and the Power of Devotion
The Guru Paramparā and the Power of Devotion
The Bhavānī Aṣṭakam reveals that all worldly relationships are mental modifications, and only the Divine Mother provides true movement and refuge. Śaṅkarācārya calls family ties vṛttis—thoughts, distractions. The devotee confesses knowing neither tantra, mantra, pūjā, nor yoga. Neither puṇya nor sacred places are known. The devotee is a doer of bad karma, indulged in bad company, with bad intellect, bad sight, and uncontrolled speech. No other deity is known—not Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Indra, Sūrya, or Candra. Only the Mother grants gati, movement forward. She is the sole refuge amid conflicts, enemies in water, sky, mountains, or forests. The devotee is weak, deaf, dumb, sick, and helpless. The story of Toṭakācārya demonstrates this devotion. Unable to understand or remember teachings, he wept by the river, praying to the Mother. Through pure-hearted faith, he received knowledge overnight and returned chanting a complex stotra for Śaṅkarācārya. Devotion with purity of heart and conscious mind brings grace. Without faith and devotion, nothing works.
"O Bhavānī, only you are mine."
"O Bhavānī, only you are the one who gives me the gati."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
