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Purna means complete
The aim of human life is to realize one's true, complete nature. All existence originates from Brahman, the singular, complete consciousness. Unrealized beings dwell in duality, which is ignorance, and from ignorance arises all suffering. The universe and its source are this completeness, or Pūrṇa. From Pūrṇa, only Pūrṇa emerges. Attempting to live artificially, against this natural law, leads to an incomplete life. The human body is the singular instrument provided for spiritual practice to attain this knowledge. Without using it for this aim, one remains asleep in ignorance. When the body dies, the soul enters a state of endless travel through darkness, accompanied only by its subtle impressions. Therefore, one must awaken now and practice diligently. Every passing second is lost forever.
"Where there is ignorance, there is suffering. Where there is suffering, there is struggling."
"Whatever you take from Pūrṇa, remains Pūrṇa."
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
