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Closing satsang from Vep
Discipline and purification are the path to inner peace.
Find something good in every event, for negativity is easy but fruitless. Do not cry for the past; it is gone beyond reach. Take care of the present, and the future shapes accordingly. Discipline is the foundation, as Patañjali taught. A disciplined person is happy in every aspect. Four principles must be followed: ācāra, vicāra, āhāra, vihāra. Ācāra is behavior—hate the sin, not the sinner, and embrace with understanding. Vicāra is thought purification; delete negative vṛttis from consciousness with love and compassion. Āhāra is dietary discipline; replace tamasic foods, and fast twice weekly to prevent disease. Vihāra is discerning where to go and with whom, avoiding harmful company. Practice yoga daily without compromise: minimum one hour of āsanas, half an hour of prāṇāyāma, and forty minutes of meditation. Meditation means just being in the presence of the divine, not asking or planning. Purify the maṇipūra center to dissolve anger and jealousy. Effort done honestly brings divine support regardless of belief. When the mind is purified, radiance grows naturally. Every experience, even painful, teaches lasting knowledge.
“Find in every event in your life something good.”
“Discipline. A person who is disciplined is happy in every aspect.”
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
