A Gathering at the Mahāprabhū Dīp Satsaṅg
This ashram is a center for yoga, culture, and harmony. It is maintained by devotees and supports the local village. People visit from across Europe and beyond for its peaceful atmosphere, clean air, and spiritual education. We offer teachings on Sanskrit, Indian scriptures, and European culture, maintaining a balance. The foundation promotes a sattvic lifestyle, including vegetarian and vegan food, emphasizing ahimsa. Veganism is a spiritual step to prevent animal suffering, like not taking milk from calves or honey from bees. Similarly, parents should care for their own children rather than use kindergartens. Preserve your native culture and language even when traveling; do not abandon your roots. Each country has its own beautiful culture. Yoga, especially the Sarvahitāsana practice, is the essential science for health of body, mind, and spirit. Practice daily. Avoid white sugar and junk food. You are welcome to visit this home anytime.
"Vegetarian is like a vegan, but more... very straight and very spiritual."
"Yoga is a science of the body, a science of the mind, a science of spirituality, and a science of the best practices."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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Be careful with diet
Modern health suffers from a lost connection to natural food and cooking. Most physical and mental unwellness stems from poor diet and heart. Commercial foods like bread contain unknown, harmful ingredients such as feather powder and hair. Humanity's great mistake is forgetting how to cook and use nature's bounty, like medicinal trees. People discard beneficial plants, such as the babul tree, which can cure many ailments. They chase artificial, advertised foods devoid of life force, or prāṇa. True nourishment requires learning to properly prepare vegetables with correct spices. Return to home cooking, abandon junk food, and use natural ingredients to ensure health.
"Eighty-six percent are not healthy because the heart and the diet are not good."
"Eighty percent of diseases in women can be cured through only this babul."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
Guru Pūrṇimā: From Darkness to Light
Guru Pūrṇimā marks our new year, leading from darkness to light. In Kali Yuga, negative energy spreads like wildfire, consuming the world through cruel practices like meat-eating. Meat's origin is unknown and could include human flesh, showing this age's depth. All creatures have eyes and a soul; you see God in the eyes of other beings, for every soul is the same God. Despite practices, you will not see God if you do not recognize this unity in all life. Every creature feels fear and pain, and torturing them distances us from divinity. Those under a saint's shelter avoid harming life; others remain in darkness. The guru guides you, even through harsh lessons that remove karma, for his bitterness brings the sweetness of knowledge and protection. Upholding your dharma—your duty to protect every creature and element—is essential, as dharma will then protect you. The complete remains complete. Human dharma is to protect all life. While negative ways spread, a positive message grows through practice and teachings, which we must share. Follow your master's guidance for your good, as unified vibration creates strength.
"Every soul is the same."
"Gu means darkness, ru means light."
Filming location: Vienna, Austria
The Seed of Transformation: From Suffering to Surrender
The seed of transformation requires watering and surrender.
We plant a seed and water it through satsaṅg. The seed cracks open and grows. Initial growth is invisible, like bamboo strengthening roots. Suffering is universal. We distract ourselves from suffering with busyness and joy, but these are momentary. We ask: who is suffering? The "my" in "my problems" is imaginary, revealed when comfort zones shake. Problems are often self-created and solvable. We give problems to the divine but forget to share happiness. Neither happiness nor sadness belongs to us; the ātmā is the observer. Desire for more distracts from inner work. Peace comes without external things. Spiritual development requires our own effort; the guru lights the flame, but we must fuel it. Teachings are for ourselves, not others. Be the change. Selfless service brings lasting joy, unlike expectation-driven actions. Remove "you" and "me" to become "we." The mind is a dust-covered mirror; each practice removes a layer. Surrender all—success, failure, qualities, flaws—to the divine. Live like a lotus in muddy water, untouched.
"Every lock has a key. Every problem has a solution."
"We need to realize that neither this happiness is ours, nor this sadness is ours."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
