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Youth and Ethic Education, Prague, Czech Republic
Working with youth when everything seems wrong requires understanding, discipline, and love. Young people with difficult starts often cannot identify their feelings or know what they truly want. Their hearts are broken from receiving harm when they should have received good, making them unable to accept goodness. They believe nothing wonderful exists for them. The first principle is understanding learned from direct experience. The second is discipline; maintaining clear rules allows youth to experience rewards and consequences, which is liberating. The third is love; it is never too late to give love, even if initially met with aggression, as change eventually becomes visible. "Broken hearts are much heavier than broken bones." "When a young person does something good, they actually see that it is working."
A call for spiritual education and ethical nurturing is essential. Children need love and wisdom, not just toys or wealth. Education should introduce spiritual literature like the Bhagavad Gītā to shape human activity. Dharma means principles; protecting dharma allows it to protect you. Non-violence in all forms is fundamental. A person without spiritual education is lost. Youth need nurturing and love, not just teaching; parents themselves need teaching. Yoga serves as vital consciousness for modern times, fostering true humanity. Tolerance among religions and respect for all cultures are needed. "Children don’t need your toys, they need your love. And children don’t need your money; they need your wisdom." "If you protect dharma, dharma protects you."
Filming location: Prague, Czech Republic
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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
