Prakrti - The mother nature
A remedy for joint health and the duty of a teacher to connect with nature.
A yearly treatment for joints involves a specific food preparation. Combine roasted fenugreek and whole wheat flour with ghee, almonds, jaggery, and spices to form laddūs. Consume one each morning for about a month during the cold season, avoiding other oils and specific foods like tomatoes, yogurt, and sour fruits. This regimen strengthens knees, back, and joints, and is beneficial post-childbirth. Nature provides incomparable peace and is essential for practice. A teacher must guide students into natural settings for silent retreats, fostering harmony and equal vision. Avoid gossip and personal complaints; create an atmosphere where all feel respected and leave happy. Like a tree, offer shelter and sustenance without retaliation, serving selflessly.
"Eat one laddū every morning... do not consume any other kind of oil."
"Oh my mind, be like a tree... I endure their nastiness. I give them my fruit instead of a stone."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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Follow your Gurudev
The Guru is the singular, indispensable lamp.
Understanding the Guru's nature comes only in his absence. While present, his light is taken for granted. He traveled widely, visiting many saints and places, yet his devotion remained solely with his lineage. He transformed barren land into an ashram. His constant practice was singing bhajans and giving lectures about his masters. The teaching environment must be kept purely for spiritual matters, avoiding negativity. The Guru's strictness was part of his grace. His physical presence embodied a great spiritual personality. The ultimate truth is that everything is the Guru's grace.
"When the lamp is here, we don't look at the lamp."
"All is Mādhāvānandajī."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
The Essence of Satsaṅg and the Inner Path
This is a spiritual discourse on the essence of satsaṅg and the path to inner peace, delivered by a speaker from a guru lineage. The speaker explores the nature of true happiness, the importance of discernment (vivekā), and the integration of spiritual principles like the Yamas and Niyamas into daily life. Key themes include the choice between satsaṅg (gathering in truth) and kusaṅg, the role of a guru as a guide, and the practice of contentment and self-inquiry to overcome inner enemies like anger and jealousy. The talk emphasizes personal responsibility, the impermanent nature of problems, and the ultimate goal of liberation (mokṣa) through practices like mantra and meditation.
Filming location: Raumati Beach, New Zealand
Yoga Practice on Vajranāḍī, Sarvahitāsana, and Brahmārī Prāṇāyāma
The practice focuses on Vajranāḍī, Sarvahitāsana, and Brahmārī Prāṇāyāma.
Lie on your stomach and relax. Sit back on your heels with hands on thighs. The Vajranāḍī is a nerve channel. Vajra means powerful like iron. It is located between the big toe and second toe. Vajranāḍī is the body's power source. It resembles a tree with unseen roots. Sitting on the heels, raise them to bring energy to the brain. Place hands on the temples and bite gently. This posture relieves headaches. Sarvahitāsana means good for all nerves and muscles. Practice it daily to refresh circulation and vitality. Simple yoga until life's end makes death easy and happy. For Brahmārī Prāṇāyāma, inhale deeply. Place fingers lightly in the ears. Bite teeth evenly with lips closed. Produce a humming sound, not "viśva." Practice three to five times only. Do it in the morning, midday, and evening. It balances the inner self.
"Vajra means like iron—very powerful, very strong. That Vajranāḍī is the power of our whole body."
"Sarva hita: hita means good for all. The whole body, everything—muscles, nāḍīs."
Filming location: Slovenia
The Yogic Anatomy and Practice
The subject is Kuṇḍalinī and Chakras. Humans possess a highly developed consciousness capable of realizing the divine energy within. The self is experienced in the heart, yet is present throughout the entire body. The human system is composed of five sheaths: the physical, energetic, mental, intellectual, and blissful bodies. The 72,000 nerve channels converge at points called chakras, which are centers of energy and consciousness. Desires and mental power are strong forces that can bind or liberate. Various yoga paths exist to purify these layers and direct energy upward from the base chakras, associated with primal instincts, toward the higher centers of perception and unity. The ultimate aim is to transcend all sheaths and realize the oneness of the individual soul with the universal consciousness, which is present everywhere.
"Though it is here, yes, but I am... I am here, but I am everywhere."
"Everyone is God. So everywhere is God."
Filming location: Vancouver, Canada
