Life is Soul
The essence of devotion is found in following the Guru's words, which brings peace and harmony. The lineage originates from Alakh Purījī, who is inseparable from Śiva. One should not speak or chant excessively. A story tells of a Brahmin who constantly chanted God's name and a farmer who worked and remembered God simply. Upon death, God welcomed the farmer for his peaceful devotion but rejected the talkative Brahmin for being a disturbance. The core truth is that all life shares one soul. Nothing exists outside the self; everything perceived comes from within. True research is an inward journey into the heart.
"All souls are one soul."
"Nothing outside; what is there is within you."
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Holistic health requires returning to natural living, disciplined practice, and inner awareness.
Disease is rampant in this age due to chemically altered food, polluted water, and a lifestyle disconnected from traditional wisdom. Organic nutrition is essential; fasting two days weekly on water alone removes many ailments. Families must teach children to respect elders and stay rooted in home-based knowledge rather than constant outward distraction. Disciples should follow the guru’s guidance, yet many disregard it, just as children now control parents. True humanity fades when scripture study and spiritual seeking are neglected. Yogic practice offers direct remedies: Āśvinī Mudrā gradually heals hemorrhoids when done daily. Placing a drop of ghee or oil in the navel before sleep strengthens core health and prevents disease. The Brahmārī technique, sustained over time, eliminates headaches. During meditation, hold the mālā against the navel with gentle pressure while repeating the mantra, turning all attention inward. This focus aligns body and mind.
“In one week, two days we should not eat. And good water, please try to get good water.”
“We have to learn more about our inner self. Try to see, so meditate or think very nicely, very much, and read the holy scriptures.”
Filming location: Slovenska Vas, Slovenia
This is the time to work on our inner self
Returning to the inner self is the essential work of yoga and the guru.
Humans work hard externally—building roads, houses, caring for creatures. This effort is good, but it neglects the inner body. Daily work on the inner self, even one or two hours, is needed. Yoga is the ancient science of the inner self. The sages made it easy and comfortable. Physical exercises differ from yoga; yoga emphasizes breath. In Haṭha Yoga, Trāṭaka is a technique using the eyes without light. The guru is like a pilot, guiding through inner darkness. Just as a pilot flies blindfolded using instruments, the guru leads within. Asking the guru for everything is not good; discernment is needed. The path involves the five sheaths: Annamaya, Prāṇamaya, Manomaya, Vijñānamaya, Ānandamaya. The guru gives meditation techniques. One can sit for five minutes or an hour and feel happy. Upon opening the eyes, a nice light is felt. This is the difference between yoga and other technologies. The prayer recited invokes the inner self and the guru.
"What is yoga? Why do people practice yoga? Why do teachers design yoga practices? This is for the inner aspect of the human body, inside and out."
"The Guru takes us through our inner Trāṭaka, straight ahead. Our inner guide leads us in that quiet way."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajans evening from the Strilky Ashram
A fine shawl, a sacred motherland, a coach of the body, and a two-day meeting.
A bhajan says the body is a fine shawl dyed with God's name, woven on eight lotus chakras; saints keep it spotless. Mother India is like sandalwood, a land of penance and sacred duty. Dawn blows the conch, dusk sings a lullaby, and fortune is shaped by actions. Poets sing sacrifices, wisdom is pure as Ganga, soldiers chant Gita, goal is God-realization. The body is a coach pulled by ten horses, the ten shaktis, controlled by mind and intellect. Knowledge is light; the Atma sits inside with discernment. Five thieves—desire, anger, pride, greed, ego—seized the coach, made horses lose way. Gurudeva's arrow-word made them flee. In the coach are solar systems, five karmendriyas, five jnanendriyas, brahmanas. Through holy worship, joy is enjoyed in this body. Life is a two-day meeting: yesterday, today; tomorrow unknown. It is a play of coming and going; alone we came, are alone, go alone. Only karma, mantra, Gurudeva's light guide. Life flows like unholdable water; at end, no one helps. Meditate on God; dharma, dhairya, mitra, artha must be proved at right time.
“The soul of this country, Bhārata, is like chandan, like sandalwood.”
“The only thing that will go with us is our karma, our deeds. The power of the mantra and the light of Gurudeva—this will guide us.”
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
Bhajan evening in the Strilky Ashram
The bhajan of the caged bird reflects the soul's entrapment in karmas and qualities. A bird confined in a cave endures great suffering, crying out with pain no one comprehends. This symbolizes the soul still bound. Pain is part of life, yet one day abiding in Sat Chit Ananda is certain. The bird, placed in a cage, lives a life no longer its own. Observers see beauty, but the existence is harsh. Never confine a creature; compassion means letting it remain free. The bhajan conveys unbearable suffering. How to open the cage? Humans are similarly caged, dispersed everywhere yet believing themselves at ease. Preoccupation with money and possessions conceals the inner cage. The bird, if free, would stand in a tree, questioning its placement by God. Another bhajan speaks of a girl locked in a cage for countless lifetimes, seeking her beloved husband. Without shame, she lived as a child unable to walk, unable to find the beloved. Eventually, she found the divine beloved and dissolved into the immortal, unborn one. Through bhajan, liberation is attained.
"The bird is held within, and its life is no longer its own."
"We too are inside a cage. What is that cage?"
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
