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Satchidananda Atma is the Truth
A spiritual discourse on the nature of the absolute Self, Parameshvara, and the path to self-realization.
"Brahma Satya, Jagat Mithyā. The truth is that Sachidānanda; this world is unreality."
"The difference between you and me is that I know and you don’t know, and that’s why you are suffering."
The speaker delivers an extensive teaching on non-dual Vedanta, explaining the progression from the universal Parameshvara to the individual Ātmā. Using scriptural references, the story of Krishna and Arjuna, and a parable of a tiger cub raised by goats, he illustrates the mistaken identity of the soul and the necessity of Guru-given knowledge to realize one's true nature as immortal, blissful consciousness (Sat-Cit-Ānanda). The talk covers themes of ignorance, meditation, mantra repetition, and the pitfalls of judging spiritual teachers externally.
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
