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Correct practice is essential for spiritual progress. Many practitioners and teachers deviate from the prescribed methods, leading to confusion and loss. Personal modifications should not be taught in class. Regular, systematic daily practice is non-negotiable; sporadic effort is insufficient. The body reveals one's discipline. Teachers must instruct precisely from the "Yoga in Daily Life" system, not practice while teaching, and correct students diligently. A proper class structure balances exercise, prāṇāyāma, and meditation without excessive relaxation. The goal is integration into daily life, not mere physical beauty. Follow the Guru's instructions to remove negativity and find divinity within.

"You cannot ask the sun to rise twice because you have time."

"Search for God within thyself, nowhere else."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

We offer our adoration to our paramparās: Alakpurījī, Devpurījī, Mahāprabhujī, and Holī Gurujjī, and to all other saints, with this mantra: Om Namaḥ Śrī Prabhu Dīpanārāyaṇam. Om Namaḥ Śrī Prabhu Dīpanārāyaṇam. Hama Śabdhasā Prabhu Śaraṇaparāya Nam. Hama Śabdhasā Prabhu Śaraṇaparāya Nam. Om Namo Śrī Prabhu Dīpa Nārāyaṇa. Om Namo Śrī Prabhu Dīpa Nārāyaṇa. Haṁsabhādas Prabhuśaraṇ Parāyaṇam. Om Namaḥ Sīrī Prabhu Dīpa Nārāyaṇam. Om Namaḥ Sīrī Prabhu Dīpa Nārāyaṇam. Haṁsabhādas Prabhusaraṇ Parāyaṇam. Now we are all here together from different groups. Tomorrow is a very good day, as you already know from the message. After 10:30 in the morning, we should all come together to discuss how to integrate our yoga into daily life. The day before yesterday, I requested that people from around the world share how they are practicing, particularly with Bārikatu Pranām. I hope the office got this message. If not, please, from your schools, share how you are practicing Baddhikatṭu Prāṇāyāma. Are there any messages here from them? A few have already arrived; these should be presented this morning. Please ask everyone to help make corrections. In the practice of yoga in daily life, many use different exercises according to their own preferences. Every teacher should have the "Yoga in Daily Life" book and make corrections according to it. If you wish to do something different, do it only for yourself, not in class, and do not teach it differently. I have seen this in many countries, and it causes people to become lost. Tomorrow, one of the teachers will clarify what connects and what does not. Another point is our Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna. Do you know how powerful it is? Long ago, I gave the instructions myself. Now, with many people and different programs, I asked a practitioner to give instructions, assuming they would follow exactly what I said. However, many do not practice according to the correct positions or sitting postures. Some lie down in class; some open windows while others close them. Some have reported that programs are not properly conducted. Many teach their own techniques in their classes. This is only for personal practice. I have seen teachers instruct in this way, and after some time, their students leave. This is very wrong. I have said this many times, but they do not follow. This must be corrected. Practice at home yourself. Some ask if they can practice twice a week or a day because they have time. This is not sufficient. You cannot ask the sun to rise twice because you have time. Sunset and sunrise follow their own direction. The training of yoga in daily life includes physical, mental, and spiritual techniques. Many do not practice regularly and then ask if they can join the Kriyā practice with the group. This is not right; they are lost. We can clearly see from a person's body whether they practice daily or not. After one year, you come to a seminar and think, "Oh God, I did not practice." Twelve months is not a short time. If you practice constantly, systematically, according to the Master's instructions throughout the year, your life will be different. You will be very healthy, and your body will look nice. However, many become neglected. I do not want to ask for a show of hands on who practices daily, as I do not wish to make anyone unhappy. But everyone can see for themselves. When you look in the mirror, you know. I am not speaking only about this seminar in Czechia, in Strelka, but to the whole world through this center. Those who are yoga practitioners should be doing these specific techniques. I would very much like you to return home as a yogī or yoginī. Some of you do, but not many. I tell you this because you give your time to come here, yet you still do not practice. From every country, some yoga teachers should come. We need to give them physical and mental instructions. This is very important. Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna is not a simple program. It is better to practice the complete "Yoga in Daily Life" program fully for two years first—physical exercises and sitting practice—and then you can say, "Yes, I am doing it." Tomorrow I will be sitting there. For those who move up and down, this will be your last class in Kriyā Anuṣṭhāna. I will be there tomorrow. I hope I will not fall asleep because you make it so silent. It must be practiced properly. Written instructions are given in the yoga class to the person leading, but they are not followed accordingly. I ask you again: please practice according to the yoga and life instructions. There are many yoga centers. People change from one class to another. Of course, no one should stop them; they can go anytime. But they do not understand what it means. They think only of making their body beautiful. Yet this beautiful body day by day does not improve; it ages and grows older. You will not become young again. Forget it. Therefore, practice correctly so that some years will be a long, healthy life. Excessive bodybuilding, running, and swimming will not give you what you seek. Many yogīs and others engage in competitions and talk about it, but it will not be. Please practice. Furthermore, I want to come to Anuṣṭhānī. Next time we will take one day of training for Anuṣṭhāna—a whole day of practice on how you sit. The teacher should then give one ticket. One will be there; two, three, four, all others go out. Then it will be great. The rest who practice according to yoga and their life should practice exactly. This could be a one- or two-week period to learn precisely. Thirdly, for those coming, we teach them yoga in their life—exercises, how and why they are done, and why not otherwise. What is the difference between other schools and the Yoga in Daily Life school? What is the difference in our classes and seminars compared to others? Since you came to me, those sitting here were first searching for good health and spirituality. If you have been practicing with us for 20 years, your body should be truly healthy. But why are many not healed or healthy? Because we did not practice according to Yoga in Daily Life, step by step. Prāṇāyāma: exactly how to do it. How many kinds of prāṇāyāma do we do in this class? For three months, we must practice one kind of prāṇāyāma. Then you can practice two or three exercises or practice prāṇāyāma differently. I am always observing you, and now we must practice. You will be healthy and happy. You will convert yourself within. In every Yoga in Daily Life class around the world, many teachers, I see, feel, and know, are doing it incorrectly. They have long relaxation periods. You practice one exercise and relax for five minutes. Then a second program: one exercise, and then Gurujī’s way, Swāmījī, relax. Relaxation here means, for example, if you were standing, you relax in that position. It does not mean to lie down and relax again. We should have one quarter of practice, then two minutes of relaxation. Then the second part: practice again, then two minutes of relaxation. Then the third practice: prāṇāyāma. Every prāṇāyāma should be practiced with proper technique and concentration, not too long, and then relax again. After that, the other quarter is a little meditation. This is one and a half hours, with very little free time. You must practice for at least one and a half hours. Many people have lost their spirituality and feelings. They have become lost in mere exercise. Coming to satsaṅg from time to time is not enough. All my dears, all yoga teachers, however many years of experience, should please come, and we should instruct them on the practices we give. We have many yoga teachers and schools—so many I do not even know where they all are. Some did not get proper instructions and are doing according to their own feelings. They see the book but do not understand what it means or what to do. So you must practice, and the instructor must know exactly; otherwise, they should not teach. That person should not practice themselves while teaching; they should watch and correct the students. The instructions are written exactly on paper. The teacher should sometimes stand up and walk around silently but should not close their eyes or meditate. The mistake lies with the teacher. Now, of course, you have only two more days here, but you will go further. You must ask all your students how to teach. In your school, you must tell your masters to practice Yoga in Daily Life exactly. Of course, there are many thousands of people. I am sure that in the past few months there were problems practicing at home. Many yoga practitioners were sad because they could not come to the ashram to practice. Thanks to God, we now have technology. In our school ashram, teachers taught your people through the telephone, and many looked forward very much to coming here. How happy you are! I have been here nearly seven or eight months. Many of us could not meet friends because we were relaxed in meditation at home. This was also very good, as harmony returned to the family. The first week or two were difficult, but then husbands, wives, and children became relaxed at home. They began practicing mantras, exercises, prāṇāyāma, readings, talking with children, and taking care of the house and family. What was it? Satgurusva. Someone who can sing, please sing now. Last year when we sang, everyone sang very strongly and loudly. This year, you are completely dipped in, yes, you have become dull. You know why you became dull? Everybody was... Please... So sing nicely. Okay, wake up. Take off all your masks because now... Yes. Now nobody sings. I mean, Corona is not here. All Corona cannot come out of our countries or our trees. Our tree is so strong. Until Corona comes through, we have it inside. They will tell them, "Finished." Where is your power? Jayā Śīlā. It was not so energy-full. It was not so full of energy. No, that’s not good. After I have spoken to you for so long and about so many things, you still have not woken up. So wake up and show me how tired you are. Okay? Now, another bhajan. Which bhajan? A very nice bhajan. Which one? There is one bhajan from Śrī Maṅgalāljī. He says it does not matter what happened; follow the words of the Gurudev. He gives advice on what to do to follow the instructions Gurudev gives. He describes our body as a field. To clean this field, we must take out the roots—give out our anger—which are smelting everywhere. Yes, you can put even there, you can put even there, you can put even there... We, as farmers, must deal with this field to eradicate negative properties like anger. Satgurū jī kā vachana nibānahe re, nibānahe re, nibānahe. Satgurū jī kā vachana nibānahe re, nibānahe re, nibānahe. Gurū jī kā vachana nibānahe. Kāma krodha ko dūra haṭāvo, dhana kī keṭī savā karāvo. Re Nibhana He, Re Nibhana He, Sattva Gurujī Ka Vachana Nibhana He Re Nibhana He, Re Nibhana He, Sattva Gurujī Ka Vachana Nibhana He Dayā Dharam Maharī Jali Chai. Pyāsā Marāṭhī Vohāyāī Sattva Guru Kū Pāpatayā Pai Āpato Niraṅpilana He, Āpato Niraṅpilana He, Rāī Nibānā Hai, Rāī Nibānā Hai, Sat Guru Jī Kā Vachana Nibānā Hai, Rāī Nibānā Hai, Rāī Nibānā Hai, Sat Guru Jī Kā Vachana Nibānā Hai. Abha Keti Mene Pai, Sab Sakya Mila, Choran Dhai Nipa Ikati Karalo Pai. Vira Tora He Prabhu, Vira Tora Sabana Na He. Re Nibbana Hai, Re Nibbana Hai, Sattva Gurujī Kā Vachara Nibbana Hai. Re Nibbāna Hai, Re Nibbāna Hai, Gyānī Gurujī Kā Vachana Nibbāna Hai. Malāgara Vraśa Banāyā, Malāgara Ālaya Pēchānakho Bājāra Siddhāyā. Pāparamolakamolakapāyā Mērā Mannāmānāhe, Prapūdhapā Mērā Mannāmānāhe. Reṇīpānāhe, reṇīpānāhe. Satgurujī kā bachana nibānā hai. Gyānīgurujī kā bachana nibānā hai. Pake tī nipā jāyī. Māna mānā pāyī. Sant jāna merā mā pāyī. Adbhuta rūpa bhī jānā hai, adbhuta rūpa bhī jānā hai. Re nī bānā hai, re nī bānā hai. Gurujī kā vacana nivānā hai. Śrī Śrī Devīśvara Mahādeva kī Jaya. Śrī Svāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavān kī Jaya. Śrī Maṅgīlālajī Mahārāj kī Jaya. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Mahāprabhujī kī Jaya. Satya Gurudevakī Jaya. Good? Dobre? Therefore, you should become, how to say, exploding. Now you are so happy, and you see Mahāprabhujī made something, Devpurījī. Now you are like that; we are happy. Mahāprabhujī Devpurījī did something. You know how black clouds were coming. I think everybody said, "Oh, Mahāprabhujī, please." And I also said, Devpurījī, please. So, very good what you are doing. Good. Further, what we were talking about: Kākabhaṭīṣa. Each and every letter has its meaning. Everyone can use that one letter as they like, but if there is something which has great sense in it, it is called the Satguru Chalīsā, and this is called the Kakabatīsī. Yesterday we were there. Yesterday we got here. It is said that when you put the other side first, "pa" and "pu," then it’s called pāp. Pāp means sin. Znamená hriech. So do not, please, correct the pāp. The sin. Every day we shall do good things. Otherwise, sin comes more and more. Papa, pāpakī, khotī, kamāī. Therefore, it is said: that which you take from others is not yours. And when we take from others, then, janma janma, janma janma—birth by birth—to mahā-duḥkha. In every birth you will have great troubles. Dukha, you know what is dukha? Troubles. This was till yesterday. Now, the second: P and then P. P-P. Now these are two. P-P. Pula pire ajñānī. That who has no knowledge, who does not know what it is and unnecessarily does different things. The child is crying, no? Are our children? One should go. So, Papa Phula Phire Janī. That one is only making a joke without any knowledge, doing wrong things. That is what is called being in ignorance. Many of us are in ignorance. When in this human life we forget this, then, lakh chaurasi bhūkte khāni. Then, in lakh—lakh means thousands and thousands of lives—in this chaurasi, you know what chaurasi is? Chaurasi is 8.4 millions, and there we will suffer if we are in life. We just run here and there and do nothing, then again we will suffer there. Agyani means without knowledge. Papa Pula Piri Agyani, and so, in this life and life, we will be suffering. And then, in this and in other lives, we will be suffering. Baba, bhūra karam ko tyāg. Baba, bhūra karam ko tyāg. Bhura means many negative things. So when you are doing these negative things, you should give them up. Jinse khule tumāre bhāg. If you neglect all these negative things, then it means your luck will open. When somewhere you get something, you find something, that is your luck. So, luck—good luck is luck, no? So, how will it come? It’s my great luck. We did something good, and that’s why we got the luck. Bābā, bure karam ko tyāg, but first, negative things you should give up, jin se khule tumāre bhāg. Then, due to this, you will be great again, getting everything. Bha, bha, bhakti satgurukī karnā. There is bha, this is the one letter. Bha bha bhakti satgurukī karnā. Please, you should have your bhakti to the Gurudev. Baba bhakti guru kī karnā, so baba guru kī bhakti karnā should make the sevā. Everything. Bhakti karte kabhi mat dharna. And so when you are doing the bhakti—now we are sitting all here, holy bhajans, good friends, good talk, good things—this is bhakti. So don’t be afraid when we are like you here. Baba, bhakti, Satguru kī karnā, bhakti karte kabhī mat dharnā. So when you do bhakti, you should never be afraid. You go to prayer, you go to the temple, you go to satsaṅg, you go to the church, you go to the mosque, everywhere. That is the good thing. And you should not be afraid. Because we are there, Mama, ma. Many of you have your name with "mā." Whose name is first? M. Hand up. 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. 20.... M. So, M, Mama, Mama, Madhvānandkā Kehnā. So, Holī Gurujī is also with Madhvānandjī, no? So, M is Maheśvarānand and M is Mādhvānandjī. I think it was, I know today or year that I am with Gurujī. Mama, Madhvānandka Kehna, Holi Gurujī said, I said you, Guru Āgyā me nithire na, always you should be in service of Gurudeva. No problems will be. Mamma Madhvānandaka kehnā, Guru āgyā meṁ nita hireṅa, every day in Sevā. So we are all in the Seva, no? We are all here in the Seva. I am in the seva, you are in the seva, in Gurujī’s all, no? Ja som tu v seve Gurujī, vy ste v seve Gurujī. Yes, yes... If you always think of God Rāma, or Gurudev, or God, etc., then what will happen? And dhan Lakṣmī. An means good food, that we always get our food. We are not hungry. Remains, dhan, the Lakṣmī. Do you know what is Lakṣmī? Dham znamená Lakṣmī. Lakṣmī, to je majetok. Anadāna Lakṣmī, mile jag mahī. This you will get in this world. If you remember, always remember God, you will get everything, all good things. R, whose name is with R? Any R one, R two, R three, four, etc. One more. And my yoga name also, you can take it inside? So, r, r means r, r r, r r means, there are r, also r a, and as l, a r, r m, m. So all these two letters inside. There are always two letters. Rāma, and then Rāma, Rāma apne ghat khojo, Rāma apne ghat khojo, Rāma apne ghat khojo. Do not run anywhere; search for God within thyself. Search God within thyself, nowhere else. Through that, in birth and death, all will be removed. All negative will go away, and all negativity will go away. So all the weight which we have on us from this life, if we will say, "Rām, Rām... Rām," we will become very relaxed. If we repeat "Rām, Rām, Rām," we will get rid of it; we will be free. So it was. This is the number 30. This will be tomorrow. Is anyone’s name with L? Is anyone’s name with L? L. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Luck, it must be lucky. Oh yes, one more, you are lucky. Both is for you. Lagan binā nahīṁ pāvo, bāto meṁ kyu samay gumāvo? Guruji said, "The Lala element said, ’Lagan.’" Lagan means concentration. Lagan bina nahi pāvo, bilā koncentraciā you will get nothing. Without concentration, you will get nothing. Why are you gossiping? And in gossiping, you lose your life. Make mantra, this, this. No gossiping. Do not gossip and do not slander. In every country, people say it somehow this way: what you have to do tomorrow, do it today. So what we have to do tomorrow, do it today. And what we have to do today, do it just now. Is there anyone here who has the name V? All of you are in my lecture. Is Vasanth here? So the many, one, two, three, they are all here. Baba, viṣaye, vāsanā mīṭo, desire, desire, give up. Viṣaye vāsanā, just unnecessarily you lose your whole life. Baba, viṣaye vaśanā mito, therefore give up all these negative things. Jab hove prabhu se betī, then you will meet God. So either you are making other things in your life, or you make meditation, then you will see God. Then next we will say S-H-S-H this tomorrow. Prabhū Śrī Bhagavān Kī Jai.

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