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The Light That Dispels Darkness
A spiritual seminar opening talk and Q&A session on spiritual practice, karma, and human purpose.
"If we trust God, if we recognize God... then He will take all our karmas on Himself."
"The greatest enemy of the human is the crocodile of laziness."
Swami Ji addresses attendees at the start of a retreat, urging self-reflection on spiritual practice (sādhana) and the purification of the inner faculties (antaḥkaraṇa). He emphasizes overcoming laziness and negative company (ku-saṅga), and announces the upcoming learning of mantras. The talk transitions to a Q&A where he answers questions on maintaining practice, the nature of enlightenment and Avatars, discerning true gurus, balancing spiritual and worldly life, and the causes of global suffering.
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
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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
