Video details
Purna means complete
A spiritual discourse on the purpose of human life, beginning with devotional chanting.
"Where there is ignorance, there is suffering. Where there is suffering, there is struggling."
"Therefore, manuṣya kā śarīra sādhanā ke rūpa meṁ, hameṁ ye milā hai. (Therefore, this human body has been given to us as a means for spiritual practice.)"
A swami addresses a gathering, exploring the aim of human life through the concept of Pūrṇa (completeness) from the Brahman. He explains that ignorance of this completeness leads to suffering and an endless, dark existence after death, using analogies like a dream and a song about the "car of death." The solution presented is to awaken from ignorance through sincere spiritual practice (sādhanā) and taking refuge in the Guru.
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
