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The Poet's Reach
A spiritual discourse on devotion, ego, and the nature of true creativity.
"A poet can reach anywhere, even a place where the sun cannot reach." "In devotion, there is no compromise. There is no question of 'why, how, why, how, I can’t understand.'"
The lecturer explains a Hindi proverb about the poet's transcendent reach, using it to explore themes of faith, doubt, and ego. He distinguishes between selfish (aparā) and selfless (parā) devotion, warning that ambition and doubt are obstacles. He discusses the qualities of destructive versus divine writing, the necessity of karma yoga alongside meditation, and shares teachings from Mahāprabhujī and Holy Gurujī, concluding with a story of Arjuna and Krishna to illustrate pure devotion.
Filming location: London, UK
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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
