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I often encounter visitors asking me about Karma Yoga — the yoga of selfless action — and what it feels like to live it rather than simply practice it. This is my experience. In the beginning of my time in Divinya, I did not perceive Karma Yoga in the community as what I understood later, ‘a way of life’. It started as part of the daily rhythm — a time when I would step out of my personal plans and do something for the common good. A defined time to serve, to contribute, to act beyond personal needs. At that stage, my perception was simple: there was me, and there was the world. My time, my interests, my direction. Then, during Karma Yoga, I would include others for a while. It was something I did, not something I lived. This separation didn’t disappear all at once. It started to shift in small, ordinary moments. It begins in small moments A simple example is doing laundry. I would go there with a clear intention: finish what is mine and move on. In my head, I already had the next thing waiting — what I wanted to do, where I wanted to go. Then I would notice the space. The laundry room was not clean, things were out of place. My first impulse was always the same: this is not my business. I would think someone else should take care of it. I had other things to do. And many times, I would leave. At some point, this began to change. Not because I forced myself, but because something in the way I was seeing the situation shifted. Instead of asking ‘is this my responsibility?’ it became more like: ‘this needs to be taken care of.’ That was enough to stay. No longer choosing for myself alone Before, I would choose based on personal convenience, like or dislike — what I felt like doing, what fit my plan, what belonged to me. If something was outside of my comfort zone, I would easily ignore it. Now the basis of my choices has changed. What is around me is no longer completely separate. The space, the people, the environment began to be included in how I decide. Now, what drives my choices, if not my personal preference? When there are many things to do, I make a little plan and include what is needed and carry it forward as part of the day – a contribution to the collective effort. Other times a community member shares their plan, seeking support. Then I would follow such initiatives and pause my tasks to lend a helping hand. Other times there is no plan, there is space, and I act immediately. I see something, and I take care of it. There is not much thought behind it. The action is direct. Both ways exist – planning and immediate action – and both are part of this shift: experiencing Karma Yoga as a way of life. Beyond duty There is a clear difference between doing something out of duty and acting from genuine care. When it is duty, there is always something behind it: ‘I will do this, then I will go back to what I really want.’ There is a sense of postponing myself. The other way feels different. There is a sense of being present, acting calmly, taking care of what is there, without much thinking. No rush, no inner complaint. Just doing what feels needed and moving on. The idea of “what I get from this” becomes unimportant. When space becomes personal One of the strongest changes in living Karma Yoga in Divinya, is in how space is experienced. Before, there was a clear boundary: this is mine, and everything else is not. Because of that, many things felt distant. If something was not directly connected to me, I did not feel involved. There were also moments of resistance. I remember situations where I did not want to act at all. In my head, it was: ‘this is not my business, this space is messy, someone else should fix it.’ And at that time, it really felt true. Over time, I started to see spaces differently. Living in Divinya nurtured this shift – through daily life with the Sangha and the presence of the Master Guruji Sri Vast, something in me began to transform. I was no longer just passing through a space. I had become part of it. From observing to participating Before, when I was walking through a space, I could appreciate it. I could think, ‘this is beautiful’, and even understand the idea of being part of it. But it stayed mostly in the mind. Now, it is more practical. Instead of observing from the outside, I feel it from the inside – the present moment alive in me, as part of me. I feel responsible, and responding becomes natural. Caring is no longer limited to specific tasks – it extends to whatever is present at that moment. The sense of duty dissolves and genuine care takes its place. Even if the task belongs to someone else, if I see a need, I respond. In the same way as if my right hand hurts, my left hand responds. No longer separate Before, my idea of life was about doing something good for the world: helping, contributing, creating something meaningful. But it was still centered around me doing it – me as something separate from what I am helping. Now it feels different. The boundary between me and the world is dissolving. The community, the space, the life around me are no longer something I contribute to — they are part of me, and I am part of them. From there, care arises naturally. Not as duty, not as purpose, but as life itself. That is what Karma Yoga means to me.

Living Karma Yoga in a Spiritual Community

I often encounter visitors asking me about Karma Yoga — the yoga of selfless action — and what it feels like to live it rather than simply practice it. This is my experience. In the beginning of my time in Divinya, I did not perceive Karma Yoga in the community as what I understood later, ‘a way of life’. It started as part of the daily rhythm — a time when I would step out of my personal plans and do something for the common good. A defined time to serve, to contribute, to act beyond...

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Inner Yoga is a technique to experience the natural state of being, beyond human perception. It is a naturalization process revealing our uniqueness and helping us to practically enter into an awakened state. Inner Yoga is different from other yoga practices. It touches a totally different realm of nature and of experience, which is profound and beautiful. Due to all the social conditions, the body entered into a kind of conditioned state and became structured. The more one structures the body, the more the mind becomes structured. To reach a harmonious life either, one’s mind needs to be flexible. Both ways can reach there: a flexible body brings a flexible mind, or, a flexible mind stimulates the flexible body. The beauty of Inner Yoga is that it removes any kind of structure in the body and brings natural flexibility. It returns the body to its natural movement, and then the mind also enters into a natural mode. Inner Yoga creates a harmonious, peaceful living experience, evoking a sense of wholeness. Inner Yoga reclaims one's relationship with nature and unites the body with the cosmic realm. It is a very profound and powerful practice and yet so simple. The more and more one goes deep inside, the more one can see how life reveals its own beauty. Totally different colors of this life will be seen. Inner Yoga is conceived by Guruji Sri Vast. It is a gift for humanity.

The Uniqueness of Inner Yoga

The beauty of Inner Yoga is that it removes any kind of structure in the body and brings natural flexibility.

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If someone had asked me about community living two years ago, I would have said “I’ll never live in a community. And I will probably never stop eating meat.” I never had a wish to live in a community, I was never even considering it. I was enjoying my “regular” way of life in Croatia. For many years of my adult life I had been interested in spirituality, in exploring myself beyond this physical realm. But spirituality had been more like an additional spice in my daily life, like an important hobby. Reading about it, taking courses about it and applying new learned knowledge in “regular life” to get what I wanted from it. Then, two years ago, my girlfriend and I went on a “spiritual trip” to India. On the third day of our trip we stumbled upon an open Satsang with Guruji Sri Vast. We were inspired by the teachings and decided to stay longer in the ashram. With each passing day, we were realizing more and more that life can be lived differently. We were realizing that spirituality is not only a nice handy tool to “manage life” better, but that spirituality can be lived everyday as a first priority. We felt that there was so much more depth within us which had been waiting for us to be ready to explore. It became clear to me that if I really wanted to explore who ‘I am’ – as I had been claiming for such a long time – that this was the moment to question what “regular life” actually means. This was a step into the unknown which I had to take, which was inevitable. This was a rare and auspicious opportunity to give life the ultimate dosage of meaning. This was the time for a new beginning. Our spiritual tourism was over, our tourist approach to life was over. One month later we found ourselves living in the Divinya community in Sweden. Since then spirituality has become a part of every moment, of every interaction. I understand now that spirituality is the ability to respond, to practically engage in anything that pops up in front of me, instead of justifying my inability with a comforting story. Spirituality is ability! I can see now that there is a divine potential in everyone. I am realizing that every moment and every situation has the potential to bring peace, bliss, beauty and clarity to me, to invoke divine qualities and make them physical. I am realizing that the obstacle to really live that potential is the idea of “me”. That my identities can influence my senses, play with my perception and interfere with my ability to see reality clearly, much more than I could have ever imagined. I am realizing that true transformation lies in dissolving, not in becoming. In these two years I have learned that the ability to relate to people can be broadened beyond the regular concepts of family, friends, nation or religion. I have realized that any idea of separation, from a human being in front of me or from a task in front of me, is self-inflicted. I don’t need to create opposition towards anything, I can include everything and everyone in my life. I have also become aware how bumpy the road to self-realization can be, how many obstacles and hidden traps there are. How our ego can be resistant to change. How it can be tricky and persuasive in defending itself from dissolving and preventing me from transforming my old patterns. In these two years, many meanings have changed their shape. The meaning of the word “regular” has changed its shape hundreds of times: regular life, regular perspective, regular way of relating, regular approach to everyday situations… Today, living with a Master and the community seems very regular. Today, I know how privileged I am to have this opportunity. Today, this is the only road that makes sense to me.

Tomi: Spirituality is Ability

If someone had asked me about community living two years ago, I would have said “I’ll never live in a community. And I will probably...

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I have been engaged in the construction project from the beginning to the end and I can say that I have learned so much more about practical architecture than I did in two years of architecture studies at University. It was an amazing experience to build with all the ecological material: From the wooden structure, the perlite in the foundation, to the hemp insulation in the walls and the Ice-Stick heating system, everything is carefully chosen to create a building as environment friendly as possible. And there is so much more to learn about design and architecture! The composition of materials, shapes, forms and colors create a sensation of spaciousness, harmony and transparency. Every detail is so thoroughly thought through. In the building process I have learned so much about myself and how people can create together. To learn about ecological building at Divinya means not only to learn how to build a sustainable building, but it is all about building a sustainable human relationship; to learn how to create an experience that is ecological in its own. Our intentions and the way we work together must be harmonious, otherwise it cannot be called 'ecological'. I came to understand: To create a more sustainable world outside, we first have to learn to become more sustainable within ourselves. Learning architecture at Divinya means learning inner architecture and how we are constructed ourselves. Karl, Sweden. Participant of the Ecology & Spirituality Course

Karl: We are building consciousness

I have been engaged in the construction project from the beginning to the end and I can say that I have learned so much more about...

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If you want to change the world, change the way you look at the world. I always thought I would change the world by fighting for change, by fighting against the ones in power who had a certain belief system. I did not realize that fighting for change meant that I was letting the same energy flow through me, the energy of wanting to become the one in power according to my own belief system. Seeing others as wrong and thinking I could do it better kept me in this negative energy and was actually keeping me away from the result I wanted to see, which was a more loving world. What am I focusing on when I see a world that needs to be changed? Do I feel the need to change something when I look at a flower, at the sun, the moon, the animals, the ocean, the mountains or the beach? No, all these things are perfectly beautiful as they are. The world as the Divine has created it is perfect the way it is. So why do I let my energy be involved in wanting to change things instead of focusing on all the things that are beautiful, peaceful and loving on this planet? I realized I can only really change the world I live in by changing the way I experience this world. For around 4 months, I have been living together with the beautiful Divinya community in Sweden, with whom I’m growing every day to see the beauty in everything and everyone around us. Instead of asking the world to change, I’m asking myself: If I want to receive love from others, can I love them instead? If I want to see peace in the world, can I give the world my peace instead?

Veerle: If you want to change the world

If you want to change the world, change the way you look at the world. I always thought I would change the world by fighting for change, by fighting against the ones in power who had a certain belief system. I did not realize that fighting for change meant that I was letting the same energy flow through me, the energy of wanting to become the one in power according to my own belief system. Seeing others as wrong and thinking I could do it better kept me in this negative energy and was...

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How can I achieve complete freedom and peace? This existential question and this longing that has driven spiritual seekers throughout the ages brought me to discover the path of Yoga. My journey with yoga began with the idea of finding the ‘best’ yoga practice. Nowadays, there are so many different approaches to yoga out there, and I tried many different ‘styles’, philosophies, and teachers with the hope of coming to a greater understanding and mastery of this path. I thought that if I practiced one hour of particular body postures, one hour of particular breathing exercises, one hour of particular meditation techniques and diligently studied ancient scriptures every day, I could come closer to spiritual liberation. But as I persevered, I could not help but wonder: How can I make spirituality my life – do I need to sit every day for 24 hours in meditation, and how would that even function? Do I need to retreat from the world and live in a cave to achieve that undisturbed tranquility? And what about all of life? Do I need to let go of everything that exists in order to sit and meditate? And why then has the world been created – to just go beyond it? I was puzzled… Living with a spiritual community In this quest, I came across Divinya. I had heard that it was a space where people are exploring a yogic life. I was thrilled! I immediately applied for the volunteer program ‘Ecology & Spirituality’, with the plan to stay for at least 3 months in the community. However, when I finally came, this place was not at all what I thought it would be: I had imagined a group of people sitting in meditation and studying scriptures all day long, but everyone was very active in so many areas and projects. This usual picture of a monk, who calmly walks around, sits and meditates in nature, does yoga postures, studies and performs rituals, was not met. I was disappointed and started to wonder, “What am I doing here?”. But as time went by, I started to notice that there was a great sense of peace, joy and serenity all around, which I could more and more feel inside of me, too – a shift started to take place. It took me some time to really understand what Divinya at its core is all about. In this process, my definition of yoga changed fundamentally. There is a unique yoga practiced in Divinya, called Inner Yoga, which is a profound technique that aims to reveal one’s natural state of being. However, what inspires me the most is that the yoga continues beyond the end of the yoga class: Yoga here is understood first and foremost as a spiritual path of rediscovering one’s true Self. The community’s way of living is inspired by the Teachings of the enlightened Master Guruji Sri Vast. The community explores how these spiritual Teachings can be brought into a practical living experience – a living spirituality – a living yoga. It is a space for reflection, inner growth and self-transformation, a space to explore the fundamental questions of life: “Who am I – without my cultural and social identities, without my stories from the past?”, “What is my highest potential?”, “What is the meaning of life?” and “How can I bring union between me and this life?” These questions are inquired on an individual as well as on a collective level, in order to find answers for a new paradigm of perceiving and living this life. Union with Life – the ultimate goal of Yoga I had read and heard about ‘union with life’ as the ultimate goal of yoga, but only now did it become actual; it became part of what I experienced, not only something that I understood mentally. Even though the community is so dynamic and active, creating a more and more self-sustainable life, the main goal of every action is not the result itself, but the inner experience. The intention behind every action is to serve beyond one’s individual self-interest and to bring forth love and sacredness in every thought, word and action. The question is: Whatever I do, can I experience peace within me unconditionally, no matter what the situation? Can I experience love, no matter who stands in front of me? Is the boundary between what I experience as ‘me’ and ‘not me’, expanding? Every moment is approached as an opportunity to grow beyond this so-called ‘myself’. It is a new experience in which my spirituality is not separate from my life anymore. In this way, every daily action and interaction becomes a yoga practice. It is not about ‘doing’ things for ‘others’ – it is about not perceiving anyone as ‘other’, as outside of me, as someone or something ‘else’. In Divinya, union is approached very practically. Can I experience union with the people around me? Or do I have to withdraw from everyone and everything that disturbs me, and meditate to experience a sense of peace and union? In the togetherness of the community, I experience a level of union that I haven’t experienced before. Not much organisation or talk is needed, since everybody is sharing the same vision and is practicing to be aware of what needs to be done, at any given moment. It is a space free of judgment, comparison, fight, or performing. It is simply people living together, naturally, peacefully. Sometimes it almost feels like a dream, a utopia, but then it strikes me that it is my new reality now. One of the most important realisations for me is that this peace, this human communion, is actually achievable. One thing is to be in peace within myself, and another is that this peace radiates out from me to my surroundings and is reflected by everyone around me. This means I don’t need to protect my peace, since it is collectively explored by everyone. This is a very unique experience for me that brings hope for a new world. What I have encountered in Divinya is a whole different way of living this life as a natural being on this planet. It is an exploration of the complete human being. The one who is living in natural harmony with their surroundings because they do not perceive anything as separate from themselves. ‘Natural living’ in Divinya does not mean rolling naked in the mud or dancing around the fire, but being natural. Being natural here is understood as one’s ability to respond naturally to any given situation. It means exploring our human potential of expressing love beyond our boundaries of ‘me’ and ‘mine’. This collective approach leads to so much unconditional caring and sharing with everyone around, and this creates a very warm atmosphere in day-to-day life. Everyone is invited to take part in creating this dream. Divinya is not home to specific people, but to a thirst, the thirst to explore life in freedom, peace and union. Self-reflection is at the heart of finding Peace There is a core understanding shared by everyone, which is at the root of the peaceful togetherness: The clarity to meet confrontations within oneself. To meet that inner person who gets confronted, instead of projecting and acting out towards someone else. – What is more important – that my ideas and opinions are being valued and followed or that we are at peace? There is a great focus on inner reflection in Divinya: “Do my thoughts, words and actions lead me to the experience that I am wishing for? My ideas, my opinions – whatever my mind comments on – who is this person who is commenting? Is this thought coming from freedom, from love, from an experience of union? Or, if I look deeply, is it actually rooted in fear, in separation, in pain? Or is it just a habit, a repetition of how my parents, my grandparents and humanity have been thinking for a long, long time?” Inner Transformation – A New Me is Born I am witnessing many changes in me, both in my body and in my inner state. What I have noticed lately is that my breathing is much more aligned with my movements now – something that I previously knew only from my asana practice. By being more and more present, this synchronisation between movement and breath has started to occur naturally in my everyday life, giving me the same joy that I used to experience in a yoga class, during all acts and movements throughout the whole day. Yoga has transformed from being a one-hour practice to an ongoing experience in all aspects of life, where my body, my breathing and my mind are more and more aligned in every moment. I started my yoga journey on the mat, and it has become a living experience. I can see how every practice from all these years has helped me to reach this point, and I am deeply grateful for all of it. I believe that this transformation is possible for everyone, which inspires great hope in me. My life has changed immensely. I find so much more meaning in my daily actions now. There is so much aliveness and passion in me. Life in Divinya is supporting me to look beyond ‘myself’, inviting me into a totally new experience of this life. The idea I had built about myself over the years is gradually dissolving. I am finding something new in me – a new me, full of peace, joy, love and freedom. I am beginning to see myself in everyone and everything, which creates a profound silence and a deep sense of completeness. Life is sparkling freshly.

Matteo: Living Yoga

How can I achieve complete freedom and peace? This existential question and this longing that has driven spiritual seekers throughout the ages brought me to discover the path of Yoga. My journey with yoga began with the idea of finding the ‘best’ yoga practice. Nowadays, there are so many different approaches to yoga out there, and I tried many different ‘styles’, philosophies, and teachers with the hope of coming to a greater understanding and mastery of this path. I thought that if I...

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Interview with Guruji Sri Vast “I cannot say that Inner Yoga was created by me. It was the experience that my body went through during the shift which took place in me. The body started to respond and move naturally on its own, responding to the movement taking place in the cosmic realm. It was the experience that my body went through during the shift which took place in me. Whatever you see, something is happening to you. When you look at a tree, or a cow, or a beggar in the street, whatever you see – something is happening to you. It is not necessarily the natural way because our mind is full of informed desires. This desire is not necessarily a true desire. It is suppressed in nature. So, whatever we see, only a certain part of the experience is expressed. For example, a plant is in need of water. By seeing that plant, a person may feel the need for water, but not necessarily something is happening to him, not necessarily his body is moving towards giving water to the plant. One cannot say that nothing is happening, something is happening. But the person is not there, in the present, to respond, to experience, to witness what is happening inside of him. When you look at a tree, or a cow, or a beggar in the street, whatever you see – something is happening to you. When you look at the wounded animal, when you look at the dried flower, something is happening to you. But you must be there to witness, to experience, to express and respond to what is happening there. The beauty of Enlightenment is the ability to respond. In the Enlightened state, the body responds to every movement in the nature. Slowly I recognized that my body is moving and responding and experiencing in a totally different manner. It was able to experience what was being experienced by the nature. The person is not there, in the present, to respond, to experience, to witness what is happening inside of him or her. For example, there is an experience in the flower itself and when you enter into the flower, you experience what is experienced by the flower. You are both blooming simultaneously. It is a beautiful experience. When you look at the tree, you are able to become one with the tree and you are able to experience what is experienced by the tree itself. The beautiful opportunity in this life is that you are born in this life, in the human body. You want to be able to experience every dimension of this life. It is a divine nature. It is a beautiful God-realization that what is created, is experienced. In the Enlightened state, the body responds to every movement in the nature. The origin of Inner Yoga comes from that. My body started to respond, to move and through that movement, what took place was how different planets, different stars, different species of this life are connected within this body. And through that experience, Inner Yoga arose. I was not purposely creating or developing Inner Yoga. It was just taking place. Through this practice, one can enter into what is naturally entered by me.” Through this practice, one can enter into what is naturally entered by me.

The Origin of Inner Yoga

“I cannot say that Inner Yoga was created by me. It was the experience that my body went through during the shift which took place in me."

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Excerpt from the soon-released book: Rediscovering Life on Earth by Guruji Sri Vast The term Ecology is a very, very interesting term. People talk about an ecological point of view, ecological farming, ecological production, etc, yet whatever we do, in terms of ‘Deep Ecology’ it is not valid. Even ecological farming itself is not valid. Today’s civilization started with farming: We started agriculture; we started a culture of cultivation, and slowly evolved further and ended up in this robotic civilization. So from the ecological point of view, whatever we are doing, it is not right. From an ecological point of view, living in a cold climate is not right at all. Even if you use wood heating, even if you use earth heating, we are not talking about an ecological way of heating. Heating itself is not ecological! What is ecology and the divine agreement? When we are talking about ecological food, most of the time we are talking about ecologically grown and cultivated food, without chemicals. Then what about the packing? For the packing we say that we use compostable plastic. Then what about the transport? For the transport we use bio-diesel. Then what about the trade? We say it is Fair Trade. Then who is producing it? It is coming from Thailand… Then what kind of ecology is this going to be? If you talk about ecology you must live and have a real understanding of ecology. Ecological food must be location specific. Eating bananas in Germany is not eco-friendly. Eating apples in South India is not eco-friendly. You have to understand, we are all pranic beings (prana: life, breath); we live in a pranic region. In India we have banana, pineapple, mango and coconut, and they all interact with each other. If we remove the pineapple from that ecosystem, something is taken away from there. For bananas, mangoes and coconuts, the pineapple is playing a role. And the neem tree is playing a role for the banana plant. No plant is a waste. Normally we see the ecosystem through the human-centric point of view. You may say, “Don’t cut this tree, it is an apple tree. But that tree over there is no problem. That one is waste.” You may not be able to eat anything from that other tree, but the apple tree may need it. Something from this tree is supporting the existence of the apple tree, and the apple tree is supporting your existence. There is an interrelationship between everything, that is ecology and the divine agreement. In India we are living in one particular pranic region, and in Sweden we are living in another pranic region. If one wants to be healthy, one should first of all not misplace oneself. The second thing is, even if you happened to misplace yourself, at least try to eat local food, what is produced in that region. If potatoes and strawberries are produced in Sweden, then that is good to eat there. If your food system is based on what is available locally you will be much healthier. On top of that, when you mix strawberries with pineapple, from an ecological point of view, something is contradicting: You are confusing your system with the pineapple from a warmer pranic region and the strawberry from a colder pranic region. One thing is understanding ecology; the other thing is living with ecology. Now, in the name of ecology we are trying to be comfortable. We are talking about guilt-free ecology; we are not talking about ecology. We like to have the same comfort, but eco-friendly. We are not questioning our clothes, whether it is necessary to have clothes or not. Instead of raising that very fundamental question, we are questioning whether we can have ecologically produced clothes. We demand organically produced clothes. In a way it is a good initial step from inorganic to organic. From this, the next step is asking for total freedom. We have our individual needs, individual spaces: Individualism. Now we want to entertain and sustain these individual needs in an eco-friendly manner: “I have my fridge, I have my TV, I have my house, and everything is run by solar power.” You feel good. You don’t question: How many people can use that fridge? Or how many people can use that space? In your body there is a kind of agreement between all the parts, between all the components of your system. This agreement you can call ‘consciousness’. When one part is slipping away from that agreement, you collapse. There is a planetary consciousness. Ecology and the divine agreement means that rain comes, wind comes, sun comes; there is a kind of balance in everything. There is an agreement in nature. If the coconut tree suddenly wants to give apples, or if the rice plant decides to give wheat, saying, “I am tired of giving rice all the time, I am on my own, and I want to make my own decisions, now I want to do something different. I want to give wheat.” – then you are in trouble. There is an agreement in nature. There is an agreement in this ecosystem for this kind of insect, for that kind of animal, for this kind of bird and that kind of fruit. They all feed each other. There is a natural agreement: A consciousness. In the solar system, all the nine planets are rotating within one certain agreement. If the moon suddenly says, “I don’t want to rotate like this, I want to rotate in another way,” or if the planet says, “I want to increase my speed by twenty kilometers per second; I am tired of rotating the same way, in the same direction…” it wouldn’t work. There is a consciousness behind everything. For example, take a car. When you put all these parts together it becomes a consciousness, “I do like this, you do like that and you do like this,” and the car moves. If one part refuses to follow that agreement, the car does not function. Now what is your problem? You are not following your natural agreement and that is why you are not functioning; your car is not moving. When you say you want to be part of the higher consciousness, it means you want to take part in that natural agreement. Three things belong to you: Mind, body and spirit. Your body needs to be part of the agreement with the soil, with the earth. When your body is not taking part in the soil agreement, you are in trouble. Your mind starts to fly, because your body belongs to the soil. That is why we keep on talking about naturalization, ecology and all. We have to take part in the natural agreement. Our body belongs to the soil. The way the planet is functioning, your body is also functioning. Your body itself is a universe, a system, a little planet. The Mother Earth, the Moon, the Sun – they are all different and unique, and so are you. –– Students of the 3 - 12 months Ecology and Spirituality program will benefit from various opportunities to directly expose themselves to the Teachings of Guruji Sri Vast and attend Guruji’s Satsangs and Retreats during their stay. About Guruji Sri Vast the author of “ecology the divine agreement” Guruji Sri Vast is a mystic of our times with a vibrant spiritual realization that draws people from all walks of life, from all parts of the world, into his fold every day. He has come to serve humankind with a direct message of Total Liberation, which necessarily includes an invitation to actively participate in the manifestation of a new ecological era, creating a Sustainable Future for All.

Ecology and the Divine Agreement

Excerpt from the soon released book: Rediscovering Life on Earth by Guruji Sri Vast.

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Welcome to Divinya’s garden and its vision One important step towards the self-sustainability we ultimately want to achieve at Divinya, is our permaculture garden. The garden is enriching our living experience in so many different ways. It allows us to come closer to our bodies and to the life in our ecosystem in a profound way. It feeds us not only with nourishment but with natural wisdom every day. We choose to aim for becoming independent from the currently existing food industry. In our societies we might not be aware of the actual impact food has on our physical and mental well-being, neither of the destructive consequences it has in the world. The global industrial food complex is based on the exploitation of human beings, animals and entire ecosystems. This is why at Divinya we are eager to make our way of living part of the solution itself. We wish to sustain our life based on the values of caring, sharing and participating. Only by living and learning together we can create a new experience and a new reference for life. Taking active part in the whole food process, from making the garden beds, seeding, transplanting, observing and caring, to harvesting, preparing, cooking and eating together, makes this experience whole. As an expression of a collective experience, we maintain the garden as an open space, where everyone is welcome to participate and to take care with a sense of collective ownership and responsibility. When we eat something we absorb a whole living experience. Energy is always flowing. Whatever we give out through our thoughts, words and actions will move on and have some effect in this world. This is why, when we work in our permaculture garden we make sure to always act with peace and love. After all, these vegetables will reach our plates and our bodies, passing on to us all the information they have collected during their lifespan. They were allowed to grow under the sun and in the fresh air, purely, without any pesticides or any financial interest involved. What is more, we put so much loving care into them, both in the garden as well as in the kitchen. As a consequence, they nurture our bodies not only with the energy from the sun and the soil, but as well with the information of freedom and love. Whenever we sit down for a meal we become aware of this invaluable blessing we receive. Experiencing the plants in the garden, growing through all the different stages of existence, reminds us that there is a cosmic order which every being on this planet follows. The processes of sprouting, blooming, ripening and regenerating are connected with the four seasons. According to the respective cosmic constellation, certain fruits and vegetables are present in our ecosystem at particular times of the year. The cosmic movement creates not only a movement in the ecosystem but also in our bodies. We naturally long for food that belongs to the same ecosystem we live in and exactly at the time of their ripening. For example, if it is the season for apples to be ripe in our region, our bodies will long to eat apples. We come to know that we too belong to the same cosmic order. If we mix food from different regions we confuse our physical system. The more we separate ourselves from the food we eat, by importing it from far away and not being involved in its cultivation process, the more we alienate ourselves from this planet. Being present with all our senses Inspired by the Teachings of Guruji Sri Vast, which are the foundation of Divinya’s philosophy and vision, we are invited to see the glittering joy in every detail of nature, and to become present to this moment through all our senses. “When you look at a blooming flower, and you become part of that flower blooming – it is so beautiful. When the flower pulls you and when you allow yourself to be pulled by that joy, something is happening inside of you. Such a joy is experienced by the flower, and when you are able to experience that joy, you and the flower become one – you are not separate in that blooming moment. Many things can come – tears, laughter, silence, dance, poetry, songs – So many things can come, if you allow it. Suddenly the flower and you are not two different expressions of this moment anymore.” Guruji Sri Vast By being present and opening our senses to the godliness of the whole composition of the present moment, we start to realize that nothing else can substitute this pure and subtle joy which is expressed everywhere and in everything. It also reveals that we, with our domesticated backgrounds, need to be patient to become part of this natural order again. We witness and celebrate the entirety of the ripening process as the fruit slowly reaches its full potential. Even if it might be tempting to harvest the fruit a few days earlier, the experience only becomes complete if we allow the whole process to evolve naturally. The same with overripe food – its nurturing properties of aliveness is expired. We are becoming more and more aware that everything we eat creates an experience inside of us. When we eat unripe or overripe food, we are not only taking away the opportunity for the strawberry to reach or be enjoyed in its full potential, but also denying the experience of completeness and aliveness within ourselves. The garden also offers a healing space for us, due to its calm and peaceful atmosphere and the mesmerizing beauty of all the plants and the design of the garden itself. Designing the permaculture garden was a dynamic process, co-created by the whole community. One aspect is the grand scale of the garden which contributes to an atmosphere of space and freedom. We studied sacred geometry and the effects and functions of different shapes and compositions, and in what way they contribute to express beauty, freedom and sacredness. Gardening as a spiritual practice When we are engaged physically in the garden, using our hands to feel the soil, letting our feet touch the ground, sensing nature’s beauty, feeling the wind blowing through our hair and the sun and the rain touching our skin, we are in touch with all elements, preparing ourselves to reclaim the relationship with nature and unite the body with the cosmic realm.

Divinya Garden – Food for Body & Soul

Experiencing the plants in the garden, growing through all the different stages of existence, reminds us that there is a cosmic order which

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A deep longing for a new beginning A new year has started and lies fresh and newborn ahead of us. What will it bring? Particularly last year, due to the pandemic, there was a lot of turbulence in the collective energy field, a lot of fear, uncertainty, doubt and desperation. Now is the time to transcend these experiences, so that we can go further. In Divinya we have been reflecting upon the experiences we went through during the past year and what we learned from it. We asked ourselves: What do we like to continue and what do we want to let go of? What kind of change are we deeply longing for ourselves and for humanity? A great cosmic shift The enlightened Master Guruji Sri Vast, the source of Divinya’s inspiration, has been pointing out that there is a great cosmic shift taking place at the moment and that we are moving from a rather defined, goal oriented and self-centered era towards a new space which is more open, more inclusive and more collective-oriented. This cosmic shift can support us to evolve further and to expand ourselves. In Divinya we see this as a great opportunity not only for us, but for the whole humanity for a new beginning. 2021 is inviting us to open our hearts and to see things beyond our own boundaries. That means including more people into our lives than only a small circle of family and friends. We want to share our love with everyone who happens to be in front of us. And we want to go even further, beyond our human boundary, including all life and all beings in our love and care. A new Era We believe that when we move collectively in this direction, we will discover the New Humanity. In Divinya, tuned in with the Master’s approach to life, we don’t want to wait for this change to happen some day in the distant future. We wish that the change we want to see in the world starts with us. When we wish to see more love in the world, it means that we want to express our love towards one another – here and now. When we wish to see more peace in the world, it means that we want to bring peace into our hearts and radiate it – here and now. When we want to see more beauty in the world, then we create beauty around us. We don’t want to be busy in thinking about how wrong the world is, we want to be busy in creating the world we want to live in. Through our thoughts, words and actions and the way we experience this life, we are creating a new beginning. It is time to dream for a whole new world for everyone. And we welcome everyone, no matter where you are, to take part in this beautiful dream and to enter together into a new era for humanity – an ecologically sustainable, enlightened Era – ‘The Divine Age’. The Divinya community wishes you a happy and peaceful new year filled with beauty, joy and freedom and that it may be a truly new beginning for all of us, united in the dream for a new world.

A great opportunity for a new beginning

2021 is inviting us to open our hearts and to see things beyond our own boundaries. That means including more people into our lives

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