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Meditation - Practice and Theory Part 4
Meditation is the seventh limb of Rāja Yoga, leading to Samādhi. Yoga begins with discipline. Consciousness expands with each thought, drawing from an inner dictionary built by the five senses. These impressions are recorded in the subconscious by the mind, which later brings them to the conscious intellect for judgment. The mind is changeable like the moon and connected to our emotions; do not stop it, but give it direction. This guidance is the work of meditation. It purifies consciousness to awaken inner peace. The aim is to achieve higher consciousness and realize the oneness of the cosmic Self, beyond the dualities governed by the energy centers. Human life is a rare opportunity to end the cycle of rebirth through right action and meditation.
Active meditation is service and helping others. Passive meditation is prayer and inner union. Both lead to the realization that all beings are one. Plant good causes to yield good fruits.
"Yogaḥ citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ. Through your yoga and daily life practice techniques, you bring your mind to your real aim or destination."
"Helping hands have more value than folded hands."
Filming locations: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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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
