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How could we live a happy life
20:35 - 21:26
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From: 2 Jul 2019
The Gāyatrī Mantra is a Vedic practice for peace and balanced memory, not a sect. Research on the Vedas explores mantras and their effects. Chanting at sunrise connects one to solar energy. Traditional practices, like girls praying to sacred trees for harmonious marriage, stem from unity, not superficial beauty. Marriage was a familial and societal alignment. Life is sustained by prāṇa, the vital energy in all beings, which constitutes the prāṇamaya kośa. This energy is life itself; its departure is death. All creatures possess this prāṇa and chakras. One should not kill while prāṇa remains. Consciousness persists after the body, necessitating prayers for ancestors. These are not fairy tales but realities of the subtle body.
"If you chant the Gāyatrī Mantra for five minutes, it will give you immense peace and your memory will be balanced."
"Prāṇa means life, and Prāṇa is God. So that energy we call God."
The fourth Sri Swami Maheshwarananda Festival of Spiritual Music (1/4)
21:30 - 22:55
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From: 6 Sep 2025
The divine is beyond worldly distinctions and grants fearlessness. God is described as both merciful and without conventional mercy, existing beyond human duality. To this divine, stone and gold hold equal value, and no worldly ruler inspires fear. The devotee finds sanctuary in the Teacher and is called to live bravely, without worry. Happiness arises from meeting the Lord with joy, transcending limited identities to express universal respect. The path is one of letting go and realizing infinite joy within.
"God is always happy and merciless."
"Never be afraid. Fearlessly and bravely live."
Filming location: Slovenia
The fourth Sri Swami Maheshwarananda Festival of Spiritual Music (2/4)
23:00 - 23:38
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From: 6 Sep 2025
All power lies within. Strength of will and mind is essential for self-realization and to change the world. Weakness is death, so one must pull oneself together and rise up now. Meditation and high ideals must be faced directly, never abandoned, for this leads to salvation and reveals one's true nature. An inner fire must burn to reach the goal; without it, one cannot ascend. A constant stream of conscious strength must always flow.
"All powers lie within you, so start to rise up now and work it out."
"Without fire, you will never get higher. If your heart does not burn, your life will never turn."
Filming location: Slovenia
The fourth Sri Swami Maheshwarananda Festival of Spiritual Music (3/4)
23:45 - 0:58
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From: 7 Sep 2025
The path of spiritual practice leads to liberation, and the company of truth bestows supreme joy.
Engage in spiritual practice with love for the divine. This practice is the means to liberation. The first type of practice involves discrimination and truth. The second is motivated by desire for heavenly rewards. The third is the practice of renouncing wealth, which leads to bliss. Even a small, ego-driven practice is merely a shadow of true liberation. The assembly of truth, satsaṅga, is glorious. In it, word-essences resound, and heart meets heart. This communion transforms base metal into gold and grants the highest bliss. The light of the guru dispels inner darkness, igniting the latent spiritual force. Through grace, all bondage is severed.
"Engage in spiritual practice with love for the divine, for through that comes liberation."
"In the company of truth, one attains the highest bliss."
Filming location: Slovenia
