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Shivaratri, closing ceremony
The mind is deluded by māyā and does not see the true Gurudeva, foolishly suffering birth after birth. The time has come to sing the glories of the divine name. Without understanding, one wanders confused like in a dream, missing the opportunity. The true Gurudeva is awake; one must take the army into the field of yoga. Having transcended illusion, the heart finds the divine at the lotus feet and desires nothing else. All beings are perishable. The root of meditation is the Guru, and the root of liberation is the Guru's grace.
"Without understanding, like in a dream, they wander confused; the thread slips away from their grasp."
"The root of meditation is the Guru, the root of the Guru is Param, the root of Param is the Guru’s word; the root of liberation is the Guru’s grace."
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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
