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Celebration of Gurupurnima from Jadan Ashram, 25th of July 2010
The Guru is the essential guide for crossing the ocean of worldly existence. Attending the Guru's satsang and receiving their darśana is paramount, for the Guru's feet are a sacred pilgrimage. Without the Guru's grace, spiritual realization is impossible, just as creation cannot occur without the divine trinity. All worldly attainments—fame, wealth, knowledge, or family—are ultimately worthless without devotion and service at the Guru's feet. The scriptures sing the praises of such devotion. One must seize the rare human opportunity to be in the Guru's presence with full awareness, for time is passing. The mind must become firmly attached to the Guru's lotus feet to receive the blessing that leads to liberation.
"The one who helps us cross the ocean of worldly existence is called a tīrtha."
"You may possess all knowledge... but without the Guru, without the Guru’s blessings... it is worth nothing."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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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:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
