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The Foundation of Faith and Family
A spiritual discourse addressing modern family life, faith, and traditional values through stories and teachings.
"Children who drank the mother's milk, his brain, memory power, and his intellect remain in harmony. Otherwise, he loses his compassion, love, and affection."
"A wound cut with a knife can be healed, but a wound cut with words can never be healed in the heart."
The speaker, likely a spiritual teacher, critiques modern parenting practices like daycare and babysitters, arguing they erode a child's foundational faith and respect for parents. He shares parables and personal anecdotes to illustrate the causes of familial discord and the supreme importance of faith, concluding with an extended allegory about a devotee named Sonāmukhī Dās whose unwavering faith leads to miraculous protections for a kingdom.
Filming location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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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
