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Balancing and Harmonizing
The spiritual path is a narrow lane climbed in the dark night of ignorance. It requires the perfect balance of opposing forces, exemplified by Śiva, who balances negative and positive energies. Practice without devotion becomes mere powerless technique, like a car without fuel. Do not hurry or celebrate success prematurely, for the path is slippery and full of deep holes. The distance to realization is vast, but through grace it becomes the internal journey of awakening the chakras within one's own body. Walk slowly and carefully, sustained by devotion and the Guru's mercy, avoiding the attractive melodies of the senses which lead one astray.
"Just technique is nothing. Your car is perfect in order, but two things are missing: battery and petrol, that’s it."
"Walk carefully, slowly. If you master this, if you come out of the street, before that, these 25 will sing you Mohanī Rāga, a melody which will attract you."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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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
