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Let this life be the last one

Yoga postures originate from the movements of animals and natural forms. Śiva gave eighty-four primary āsanas, modeled on creatures like the cobra, horse, and cow, and elements like the lotus in water. These postures are for yogīs to practice, connecting the physical form to a deeper spiritual reality. Modern variations stem from these ancient movements. The practice is a form of respect for all life. Human knowledge and material possessions are transient and do not accompany the soul after death. Only the eternal ātmā remains. Time is short; one must engage in sincere practice and positive association to realize this truth and avoid continued suffering.

"Practicing yoga postures means respecting all these animals, all the good trees, everything—respecting from that origin."

"Only that Ātmā, Jīvātmā, Paramātmā—with that it will go."

Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya. Devapuruṣa Mahādeva Kī Jaya, Madhavānandī Bhagavān Kī Jaya, Alakhpurījī Mahādeva Kī Jaya, Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī Jaya. Good evening, everybody. We have received a message from Yugoslavia. I have told people many times regarding Alakhpurījī’s photos or such things: please do not distribute anything. Now, one person has printed something and wishes to give it to others. We must inform him that it is copyrighted. I am telling all of you listening around the world about this copyright for Alakhpurījī’s materials. Once everything is in order, then of course we will give permission. You can share with everyone, but we must first make some corrections. Today is a very hot day, and it is very cold, but very soon we will have warm time in Europe also. Regarding sādhanā, our practice, we must learn exactly which exercises we are doing. I have said many times that when Śiva gave the 84 different postures, or āsanas, they were mostly the postures of animals. For example, the cobra, the horse, the cow, the cat, the tiger, the hare, and some trees. There are many different ones, including those related to water and swimming. The posture in the water is called the lotus flower, for the lotus is in the water. So, the lotus posture. We know all that. Many yogīs lie down in a lake in the lotus posture, with their hands also positioned, floating on the water for half an hour or an hour. Also, the postures of trees, like Sarvāṅgāsana. So many—Sūrya, Candra—all these were given by Bhagavān Śiva, and of course many for humans. But within the human body, the human eyes, human speech—how to speak—all of it involves how we twist our body. This was written by Śiva: 84, or chaurāsī lakh. Within that Chaurāsī Lākh are so many creatures. That is called the Chaurāsī Cakras, like animals. Finally, it ascends to the Brahmalokas. These are the real yoga postures, meant for yogīs. Nowadays, we have many different kinds of postures, and also what they are flowing, the foot wall, and many others. All of this originates from the movements of the ṛṣis from that time. It is said that humans back then had small brains. They lived in the forest, or near waters, or in caves, etc. They did not know how to build a house like this. So, people could not perceive certain things, but slowly, slowly... At that time, there were two gurus: the first, our God Śiva, and the second is a guru. In this way, we should consult many books, and they speak only of Caurāsī, 84. All our mantras are connected with this. O men, come and try to turn inward. Otherwise, we will travel, die, be born again, and so on. And where, who was there? It is also like an ocean, and the clouds, and very fine drops of water—everything is like this within that. So humans are trying to come, and we are doing our practice. Sometimes, just now, such a yuga has arrived. It will be a very terrible thing. It will come towards animals. Therefore, practicing yoga postures means respecting all these animals, all the good trees, everything—respecting from that origin. Now, we humans think we are very advanced; we are learning so much. We learn science. We are learning very much at the university. But it is said, all this will not go with you. Only that Ātmā, Jīvātmā, Paramātmā—with that it will go. And that jīvā does not want anything. It simply is, and nothing material will go with us. When we die, our body, along with many other things, is gone. Your prāṇas, where they are—it means completely all else is lost. And you do not know one soul asking another soul, "Hey, where are you coming from?" It is not like that. One is trying to merge with it. So time is short. If we can do this practice, we will progress further; otherwise, we will suffer again and have a bad night. Satsaṅg: 'sat' is the truth, and 'saṅg' is to be with someone, with such a person. Bhajans, songs—everything that is our nourishment. Good words, good talking is positive, and negative talk is very negative. It is very important that we, in this life, do not know how many lives we have had or how many we will have. We say, "Please, God, let it last." And it can be; the Supreme can give that. Otherwise, we are like a flame that can be blown out and is gone. But that flame of our ātmā is eternal, and no one can take it away. That realization comes through yoga; it comes from very spiritual humans. So look, see yourself. Do not lose this life. It is hard, and yet not hard at all. This is what we are coming to, so it is said. Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jai. Śrī Siddha Viśvar Mahādeva Kī Jai. Hindu Dhām Samrāṭ Sadguru Svāmī Madhavānandajī Bhagavān Kī Jai. Viśvaguru Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Svāmī Maheśvarānandajī Yogī Rājā Kī Jai. Śrī Alakhpurījī Mahārāj Kī Jai, Satyāsana Tandharam Kī Jai.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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