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Mantra Purifies
The subject is the cakras and kuṇḍalinī, the hidden powers in humans.
Dreams show our past, including past lives, and give direction through symbols. Yet distinguishing dream from reality is difficult. A farmer dreamt an entire life and lost a son, then awoke to find his daughter dead. He wondered for whom to cry first. This illustrates the witness consciousness beyond the three states. Our sūtra, or thread of attention, binds us to material desires. Cakras are non-physical energy centers within the energy body. This energy influences the physical body, hormones, and nervous system. Concentrated attention directs this energy, which can be positive or negative. Suppressed emotions like anger or offense attack specific cakras, affecting health and causing issues like insomnia or anxiety. The solution is Yoga Nidrā. This practice targets all energy toward the divine, purifying it. Cakras are like lotuses, initially dormant and inverted. Through devotion, prāṇāyāma, and mantra, they are nourished and turn upward. Learn to love yourself and all creation. This devotion purifies the energy body. To visualize cakras, do not focus on the spine or front body. Instead, perceive the entire energy body in the mental space, like a color X-ray, to see and purify the cakras and kuṇḍalinī.
"At the death, when the body is put on the fire... nobody came near."
"O Lord, my wish is that at the time of renouncing this body, You are standing with me."
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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
