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Keep Your Spiritual Thirst
A morning satsang on the qualities of a true spiritual seeker and the path to knowledge.
"Without being a jijñāsu, you cannot get anything. When you are thirsty, you are thirsty, and you seek water."
"The best Gaṅgā for us is satsaṅg. So the uttam jijñāsū comes in, sits in satsaṅg."
The lecturer addresses the gathering, defining the jijñāsu—the true aspirant with an inner thirst for spiritual truth. He contrasts the theoretical knowledge of a bookworm (vācārthī) with the experiential wisdom (anubhava) of a realized seeker (lakṣārthī), using the metaphor of bathing in the purifying river of knowledge (Jñāna Gaṅgā). He emphasizes the necessity of discipline, personal practice, and the grace found in the Guru's lineage, concluding with a blessing.
Filming location: Vienna, Austria
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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
