Advice for the education of children
The foundation of a child's education is the love, presence, and guidance of the parents. A mother is the first and best teacher, providing foundational instruction. When both parents work, leaving the child in another's care all day, the deep, continuous connection is missing. This can lead to a child feeling unloved and becoming depressed, questioning their place. The solution lies with the mother and father. If a child is distant, a parent must dedicate time daily for teaching and bonding. A compassionate tutor, especially a female teacher for a young boy, can provide parental-like love and emotional support to alleviate depression. Parents work for money, but children instinctively seek their mother. We must keep children close. Without proper guidance, children may be led astray by influences like pocket money, which can lead to harmful experimentation. You cannot force a growing child without causing breakage. A spiritual teacher or yoga guide can help redirect one onto the right path. We are all learning until our last breath. Fill the mind with good thoughts and knowledge before sleep.
"Who is my mother? I have a mother at kindergarten and a mother at home."
"If you give pocket money, I fear it may lead them astray."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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We are in the boat of Gurudev
The bond between guru and disciple is the boat to cross the ocean of illusion. This bond is strong, deep, and pure, sustained by the disciple's service and trust. The guru's grace guides and protects. One must surrender and hold on, even when the waves are strong. The journey requires the disciple's own decisive blessing, the most important grace of all. The guru's grace finds the disciple, but the disciple must choose to stay in the boat. The goal is to burn away impurities like lust and anger through dedication. There is no separation from the guru's essence.
"Guru Kṛpāhi Kevalam. Everything that he has, that we all have, is all the kṛpā and the blessings of Gurudev."
"The fourth kṛpā is the most important one: kuṭkī kṛpā. This means the blessings, the kṛpā, of ourselves."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Nada Yoga
The Supreme Brahman is of the form of Nāda.
The Vedas declare Nāda Rūpa Parabrahma. The Supreme has no other form. Infinite sun systems are created out of that one sound. From the vast emptiness, the primordial vibration Oṃ awakened. Through that resonance everything visible and invisible was created from a single point. Whatever exists in the macrocosm exists in this body. Alongside the four Vedas exists a fifth, Gandharva Veda, which is Nāda Yoga. The Nāda manifested in the body can be realized through human intellect and practice. A bamboo in the Lord’s garden harbored deep inferiority and stubbornness. Its rigidity left no way through. The Lord cut the bamboo’s arm to fashion a flute. The Lord said, “When the sound of My breath emerges, Nāda Brahma will manifest.” The heart of humanity hardens like stone. The harshness is removed through that sound. We are all flutes. The prāṇa coursing through is bestowed by Parabrahma Paramātmā. Practice makes perfect. Yet without the Guru, the work is not accomplished.
“Nāda Rūpa Parabrahma.”
“Jo baṛā ho gayā, baṛā huā to kyā huā? Jaise peṛ khajūr, paṇḍit ko chhāyā nahīṁ, phal lāge ati dūr.”
Filming location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
We should understand the Yoga
The path of yoga integrates hearing, memory, and consistent practice. Śruti is what is heard; Smṛti is memory. Memory alone is insufficient, like transient clouds. Theoretical knowledge from lectures and books is not enough. The practical application of knowledge, shared within the guru-paramparā, is substantial. Practice must be daily, like watering a plant, or knowledge is lost. Yoga in Daily Life is a scientific system encompassing many paths like Haṭha, Kriyā, and Bhakti Yoga. The goal is not merely physical health from āsana but spiritual growth through meditation on the chakras and Kuṇḍalinī, leading to higher consciousness. Do not neglect practice for teaching, and honor the connection with parents and elders.
"Memory is within us. The theory is just like clouds that come and go."
"If we do not practice, then our memory, smṛti, will go."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
