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Balancing Heart and Intellect
A spiritual discourse on balancing the heart and intellect, drawing from Upanishadic wisdom and daily life.
"Often we call this person doesn't have a human heart, or we say this person doesn't have the viveka, intelligence."
"The first technique or sādhanā practice is to develop your vivekā. Divide the truth: satya and asatya."
The lecturer addresses a gathering, exploring the essential human duality of emotion and intellect. He explains that both must be balanced for a fulfilling life, using examples from personal hygiene to family relationships. He delves into the Upanishadic concept of the heart as the seat of the soul and the role of viveka (discriminative intelligence) in guiding emotions like love and anger. The talk weaves through themes of self-respect, ancestral reverence, the symbolism of fire (Agni) in various forms, and the ultimate goal of spiritual practice to create a better human and society.
Filming location: Alexandria, USA
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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
