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Gurupurnima From Jadan
The gifts of saṃskāra, mantra, and sevā are offered in the ashram’s satsaṅga.Saṃskāras instill culture in children, anchoring the mind through sacred rites. The mind’s two halves unify through practices like tying the śikhā and chanting Sanskrit. Mantra repetition purifies thoughts, bringing peace that enhances all endeavors. Children … read more »
Installation of the Shiva Lingam in Om Ashram
The nurturing fire of Bharga is a process of self-sustenance.The action itself contains its own completion and nourishment. One does not proceed beyond this point, for the fire is the entire journey. The work being done is the work of self-care. The agent and the … read more »
Gurupurnima Satsang and Celebration
Guru Pūrṇimā Eve and the Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅga: The Light of the Lineage Today is the eve of Guru Pūrṇimā, a most auspicious day.The Dvādaśa Jyotirliṅgas descend from the sky for installation at Om Āśram. Such an opportunity comes rarely. The twelve Jyotirliṅgas grant fulfillment of wishes. The Guru principle is Gu, darkness, and Ru, light. The Guru leads … read more »
Glory Of Gurudev
Guru Pūrṇimā signifies the celebration of the guiding principle that dispels ignorance.The guru is defined as the remover of darkness, leading one from ignorance to the light of self-knowledge. This principle is embodied as creator, protector, and destroyer of obstacles. The day commemorates the incarnation of Vedavyāsa, … read more »
Three Kinds Of Sadhana
The practice of sādhanā is supported through group retreats, daily yoga classes, and satsaṅg.Satsaṅg presents the wisdom of the tradition and all saints, continuing the Brahmavidyā practice. The teachings include the five elements, the ten prāṇas, the five layers of the body, and the structure of the worlds. The … read more »
Children Program
Time is a creation of the human mind.The Youth Union leaves spaces clean and gifts gratitude. Children need barefoot contact with earth and nature’s details. Good teaching holds them silent and attentive. Trust is a treasure; under the Guru’s protection, fear vanishes. Thoughts, … read more »
Ayurveda and Yoga Goes Hand In Hand
Āyurveda defines health as physical and mental equilibrium.Health exists when the bodily humors are balanced, digestion is strong, tissues function properly, and wastes are eliminated timely, while the self and mind remain content. The entire universe, including humans and food, is composed of … read more »
Knowledge Is Our Best Wealth
The path from learning to wisdom involves completing our inner chapters.Time passes, yet we wish to remain established in Brahman. Where are we not? The difference between vidyā and jñāna is crucial. Jñāna is direct perception of reality. Vidyā is the learning process, the highest wealth … read more »
Morning Satsang From Srilky
A bhajan celebrating a guru's life and mission is examined.The composition details a divine incarnation's birth, early spiritual awakening, and renunciation. It describes rigorous training under a master, leading to a visionary encounter and the reception of a global mission to teach yoga and alleviate … read more »
We Cannot Deny Guru Principle
Guru Pūrṇimā has two explanations.The first is the day the earth first experienced the complete light of sun and moon directly, symbolizing the union of Śiva’s power and the earth. The second is the birthday of Vedavyāsa, who preserved the … read more »
The Sun, the Moon, and the Vajra Nāḍī
The Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra and prāṇa are central to practice.Chant with resonance to connect. Visualize offering to Śiva. Prāṇa must be strong and present in the chant. The written Oṃ contains symbols: the svastika represents the sun, a source of life. The dot represents Brahman; … read more »
Dharma Is An Universal Principle
The essence of Sanātana Dharma and the path of a teacher is understanding universal principles beyond man-made religion.Yoga is a complete science of body, mind, and consciousness, more demanding than becoming a doctor. Religion is a man-made thought, while dharma is the eternal principle and obligation inherent in all existence. Everything—elements, seasons, relationships—has … read more »
Amavasya - Moon Darshan
The moon governs the mind, and its grace is accessed through the Guru's guidance.Somavati Amavasya, the dark moon, is a powerful time connected to Shiva and the flow of nectar. The moon's changing phases mirror the restless, changeable nature of the mind, which is ruled by emotion and indecision. … read more »
Science Of Prana And Pranayama
Prāṇa is the cosmic energy that sustains life and consciousness.It transforms negativity and possesses a healing quality. This energy becomes mixed with earthly elements, such as from the ocean and vegetation, to form the oxygen necessary for physical life. Pure cosmic energy is too potent … read more »
Prana Is King Of Our Life
Human life is precious and sustained by prāṇa.All beings share five elements and ten prāṇas. Language differences hide the one God. The human form emerges after millions of births. This body allows liberation. Prāṇa is the essential life energy. In the Upaniṣadic story, … read more »
Purify The Karmic Layers
The law of karma and destiny governs all rebirth, and the Gurukul path offers purification.Destiny arises from karma, both positive and negative. Positive karma purifies the negative layers enveloping the soul. This self-sustaining system does not require God’s constant intervention. Heavenly realms are temporary; exhausted good karma forces return to … read more »
Learning Has No End
Life is a school of perpetual learning, guided by the Divine Mother of knowledge.Vidyā, or learning, is a lifelong practice with no empty space devoid of lesson. Knowledge is of two kinds: intellectual knowledge of the material world and spiritual theory, and the applied knowledge of aiming toward a … read more »
Knowledge Is Endless
Knowledge has two streams: intellectual and spiritual.Brahman is the source of all knowledge. Intellectual knowledge is limited, like water in a tank, serving only the material world. Spiritual knowledge, Ātmajñāna, is endless, like a river. People chase titles and diplomas, but these … read more »
Brahma Vidya Needs Practice
The path requires discipline, devotion, and the sweetness of practice.Practice and discipline are essential for success. The Gita instructs: practice, practice, practice. Mirabai fixed her devotion on the guru's feet, finding no delight elsewhere. The world is like a dream, fleeting and insubstantial. Without the … read more »
Keep Discipline In Eating
Human life is a discipline.Creation established that life eats life for sustainability, leaving no escape except for humans. Humans must practice discipline in eating and sleeping, unlike animals. Eating little, alpāhāra, and avoiding heavy evening meals prevents excessive sleep driven … read more »
What Is The Guru
The seven days are Brahmavākya, the eternal words of Brahman, established by the Saptaṛṣis who reside in Antarīkṣa.This earth is Mṛtyu Loka, a junction of coming and going, and our Karma Bhūmi where we perform action. One must honor their Janmabhūmi, the place of birth, and their Dharma Bhūmi, the land of spiritual … read more »
What Is Vidya
Destiny is governed by Vidhātā, who writes our fate based on past karma at birth.This writing, our destiny, cannot normally be changed. Our actions create karma that follows us across lives. Even powerful beings like Rāvaṇa cannot alter what is written, as shown when he fails to change his daughter's … read more »
Life Is A Kriya
Life is a sacred process of purification through prescribed rites.Earth is a realm of action where the soul comes to work towards Brahman-knowledge. The body is alive through action; its cessation is the final act. Vedic tradition outlines sixteen saṃskāras for the human soul, serving … read more »
Hanuman Ji, Son Of The Wind
The essence of devotion is pure, selfless love for the divine.Human forms vary across climates and lands, but race is an illusion; there is only one humanity. Spiritual history speaks of divine incarnations and the earth's emergence. The story of Hanuman represents the intellect and strength … read more »
Lokas - Introduction
The science of the universe, Brahmavidyā, reveals the cosmos within the human body.The Vedas contain all true knowledge, with modern science often later confirming their claims. The universe is a Brahmāṇḍa, a cosmic egg containing all planets, stars, and elements within the consciousness of Brahman. Individual souls are … read more »
The Flow Of Prana, Relaxation
Preparing the energy circle is the foundation for practice.Assume Ānandāsana with arms stretched sidewards, ensuring no contact with others. Visualize a perfect energy circle emanating from the body to the fingertips and toes, like a clock. This circle is filled with prāṇa-śakti, constituting the … read more »
Everything Has Its Time
Everything has its time, and you will not receive more than what is destined, nor before its time.You may travel and practice many techniques, but you will not attain your desire prematurely. A seed requires time to sprout and bear fruit. Do not constantly change seeds; remain steady in your practice. Spiritual attainment … read more »
This Is The Breath of Life
The practice begins with relaxation in Ānanda Āsana, feeling the prāṇa within the motionless body.Life is prāṇa. Observe the natural expansion and contraction of the body with the breath. All movement is the play of prāṇa. The cosmic process mirrors the breath. Creation is the exhalation of Brahman, sustenance is … read more »
Yoga In Daily Life Is A Great System
The science of yoga is an endless ocean of wisdom for human well-being.This system is based on ancient literature and addresses the entire human being, not merely physical exercise. The individual soul travels through countless lifetimes, carrying impressions within consciousness. The human body is a temporary gift containing … read more »
Purpose Of Yoga Is To Purify
Today is Saṅgam day, a meeting of groups exchanging energies that require purification.A proper retreat requires disciplined time to cleanse the five bodies or kośas: Annamaya, Prāṇamaya, Manomaya, Vijñānamaya, and Ānandamaya. Prāṇa, the cosmic energy, becomes colored and turbulent through human interaction, leading to mental infections. The purpose … read more »
Path To Brahmavidya
The Vajranāḍī is essential for guiding prāṇa on the path of Brahmavidyā.Prāṇa is life; without it, the body is empty. This vital force created all nāḍīs in the womb and keeps them clean. Among 72,000 nāḍīs, four are primary: Suṣumnā, Iḍā, Piṅgalā, and Vajranāḍī. Vajranāḍī begins between … read more »
Understand What Means Purity
Spiritual development requires absolute interest and is founded on practical purity, beginning with nourishment.Without understanding and applying fundamental principles, progress is impossible. Purity in food preparation and consumption is essential; mixing meat and vegetables contaminates the energy. Personal hygiene, like washing hands and mouth before and after eating, is … read more »
Prana Is Essence Of Life
Prāṇa is the principal force in Brahmavidyā Kriyā.It is not merely air, but the vital energy sustaining all functions. A story illustrates this: the senses each claimed importance, but when prāṇa departed, the body died. There is cosmic prāṇa and active prāṇa that … read more »
Bliss Comes From Blessing
Bliss arises through conscious relaxation and Brahmavidyā Kriyā.Relax each limb, feel prāṇa encircling the body as an aura. Bring attention to the navel’s expansion and contraction with natural breath. Maṇipūra Cakra unites prāṇa and apāna. Ānanda āsana, a supine posture, is practiced to … read more »
Guruji Mera Amara Jari Le Aya
The Brahmavidyā Kriyā is a profound practice leading to spiritual awakening.Practitioners share initial experiences of energy circulation, heat, clarity, and vivid dreams, though some encounter confusion with the technique's directions. The practice is best done when rested and requires consistent, devoted application. It is a group … read more »
Vrittis - Waves Of Thought
The citta vṛttis, or mental modifications, are of two types: akliṣṭa and kliṣṭa.Akliṣṭa vṛttis are positive, sāttvic thoughts that bring harmony and development. Kliṣṭa vṛttis are disturbing thoughts that cause trouble and illness. These vṛttis accumulate in the citta, the storage linking to the subconscious, influenced by our … read more »
Foundation Of Life
Relaxation harmonizes body and mind, preparing one for knowledge.Consciously relax each limb and coordinate with the breath, observing the flow of prāṇa. Knowledge, or vidyā, is a power with dormant faculties in everyone. Like electricity or a knife, this knowledge can be used for … read more »
Brahmavidya
Brahmavidyā is the supreme knowledge that transforms human consciousness into universal consciousness.Attainment comes through kriyās or complete surrender and devotion. The heart is the endless lake where immortal consciousness and energy reside as Paramahaṃsas. The mind, like a monkey, can destroy the spiritual garden built over lifetimes. … read more »
The Layer Of Spirituality
Prāṇa is the cosmic energy and the essence of life, intimately connected to the sacred elements of Earth.Our planet uniquely possesses the water element, which is life and the presence of the divine. From the primordial sound of creation emerged the elements, with water enabling life. We are not separate from nature. A … read more »
The Primordial Sound, the Chakras, and the Path to Oneness
The primordial sound and the chakras reveal the path to oneness.Modern humanity, despite material comforts, finds no happiness because contentment alone brings bliss. Contentment awakens only within the heart. From the infinite void arises the primordial sound, Nāda or Oṁ, which is the light of Śiva, … read more »
Give Up Your Ego!
The divine status of the saint is absolute and inseparable from the divine itself.Holy Bharat is the land of ancient Sanātana Dharma, the eternal law. Saints are the eternal incarnations. A story illustrates this truth. The sage Nārada once questioned his mother's constant visits to saints. His mother instructed … read more »
The Wondrous Creation and the Human Journey
The wondrous creation and the human journey are examined.Creation is a perfect divine science, evident in every atom and minute life form, which possesses divine light and consciousness. This God-made world is perfect, unlike the incomplete man-made world. Life's quality, not quantity, signifies the … read more »
The Holy Land and the Path of Devotion
The holy land is where divine incarnations and saints appear.These incarnations, both eternal and timely, manifest through the supreme power of Yogamāyā. Their earthly lives are marked by immense suffering, as seen with the parents of Krishna, the exile of Rama, and the crucifixion of … read more »
Yama and Niyama (10) Ishvara Pranidhana
Īśvara Praṇidhāna is complete devotion and surrender to God, the culminating principle.It is emphasized by its placement at the end, just as Ahiṃsā is at the beginning. This principle appears earlier in the Yoga Sūtras as a direct technique to achieve samādhi. Perfect practice of the yamas … read more »
Yama and Niyama (9) Svadhyaya - self study
Svādhyāya is a threefold practice of study progressing from scripture to self to the Self.It first means studying holy texts and spiritual biographies for inspiration and personal lessons. True study requires contemplation and application. Deeper svādhyāya is self-inquiry meditation, neutrally observing thoughts and emotions to purify the mind. The deepest … read more »
Yoga and meditation workshop from Raumati
The path to meditation is prepared through āsanas and prāṇāyāma.Āsanas are not merely physical; they build concentration, release tension, and cultivate strength and flexibility in both body and mind. A story illustrates this: a lion raised among sheep believes itself to be a sheep until … read more »
Yama and Niyama (8) Tapas - self discipline
Tapas is voluntary, purifying discipline, distinct from involuntary suffering.The Yoga Sūtras first mention tapas, svādhyāya, and īśvara-praṇidhāna as Kriyā Yoga, a preparatory path. Tapas derives from 'tap,' meaning fire, symbolizing purification through chosen challenge. It is a yogic achievement, not the unavoidable pain of … read more »
Yama and Niyama (7) Santosha - contentment
Santosh is contentment independent of all conditions.Normal satisfaction depends on fulfilled desires and is temporary. True contentment is an inner achievement, making one happy regardless of outer circumstances. It can be approached by accepting life as the result of past karma or … read more »