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Yoga Vedanta Philosophy

A spiritual discourse on Vedanta philosophy, worldly duties, and the path to non-dual awareness.

"Vedānta is the essence of the Vedas. And the essence of this is divided and explained in one word. Advaitavāda, non-dualism."

"If you protect your dharma, dharma will protect you. This is Sanātana Dharma. Sanātana, this is eternal dharma."

Satguru Swāmī Madhvānandjī delivers a teaching, weaving together core Vedantic concepts like the eternal Ātmā and the changing Jīvātmā with practical life lessons. He critiques a purely intellectual understanding of non-duality, emphasizes the importance of honest action and dharma, and explains various worldly and spiritual challenges framed as three doṣas, three guṇas, three tapas, and four types of divine punishment (daṇḍa). The talk concludes with a blessing for the global audience.

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Dev Purīṣa Mahādeva, Satguru Swāmī Madhvānandjī Bhagavān, Dīpa Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī, Satya Sanātana Dharma Kī Jaya. With the blessing of Almighty Śrī Ambho Mahādeva, one in all and all in one, that sustainable creature begins with Śiva. Ātmā is sustainable. Jīvātmā is changeable. Jīvātmā is changeable, meaning it is movable, it's mobile, and the body is changeable. So that svayambhū, as our ātmā, is everlasting, unchangeable, pūrṇa. Immortal, that is ātmā. On this subject, a lot of work has been done by Ādiguru Bhagavān Śaṅkarācārya. And that is from which the teaching comes; it's a philosophy called Vedānta. Vedanta philosophy is divided. It's called Yoga Vedanta, or just Vedanta. And this philosophy of Yoga Vedānta, or Vedānta, is in two parts. One is based on intellect, and the second is based on realization. Only if it is on the surface, intellect, that makes you distance from the reality. Then they say, "This is not good, this is not good, that is not good." There's only ātmā, only ātmā, but for us, it presents time. We cannot neglect. They say, "No photo, no statues." Nothing, this is a material. All in Nirakāra, the formless. So, there is always something, and I also listen from them. In one big conference, Vedānta: "Ahaṁ brahmāsmī," I am Brahman. I am so'ham, I am ātmā. Nothing, no materials, nothing. And then the person who was talking said, "When will be lunch time? We are hungry." So I said, "Let's go and eat." So we were sitting, I got eating, I took his plate away, and put it empty. I say, Ātmā doesn't eat. And you were so much talking, "I am Ātmā, I am this, body is nothing." So please, we are not so far. So let us eat. You eat, imagine: good chapatis, laddus, mithai, sweets. No, no, we were not talking about this. Therefore, my dear, that's called rūḍivād. Rudivad means it is something; in German they say a gnar, stupid. So there is a difference in reality and in your space. Yes, we are searching that Vedānta. Vedānta means Vedas. Anta means the end. But those Vedas have no end. Because what is limited is not pūrṇa. Therefore, that science or that wisdom of the Vedānta, of the Vedas, is complete, pūrṇa. Vedānta is the essence of the Vedas. And the essence of this is divided and explained in one word. Advaitavāda, non-dualism. But there is a philosophy existing. There are many people still who believe only in Dvaitavāda, the dualism. There is nothing one. There are differences. Yes, I do accept. There is a dvetvāda and a dvetvāda; both are there. As far as the body is existing, it is dvaitavāda, dualism. My body, your body, everybody, somebody, nobody. My body, your body, someone, everyone, no one. My feelings, your feelings, their feelings. My feelings, your feelings, their feelings. These are my limbs of my body. These are my limbs. My heart, my liver, my kidney. My heart, my liver, my kidney. So, as soon as we come to the visions, as soon as we take a dṛśya, the visions create duality. When I was here, he was not here. Now he is here, but I am not here. Why? Because the street of wisdom or love, the path of wisdom and love, is so narrow. Ketten együtt nem mehetnek rajta. E kettőnek egyé kell válni. Akkor eljutunk a púrṇához. Az egyiknek föl kell adni a saját azonosságát. There are two: the river and the ocean. And these two have to merge into oneness. But when the river is merged into the ocean, we will not call it a river anymore. Only one ocean. Similarly, when at the end of this realization, these individual streams of different thoughts, energy, existence, etc. should become one with that Supreme. That is, the jīva merges into the Śiva. As long as the river has not entered into the ocean, have a big struggle. There's a lot of curves. A lot of obstacles, many, many things, many different situations. The river doesn't like to be there, but one thing keeps that river to be there: that longing to come to the origin, to the ocean, to that Brahman or Śiva, whatever you call it. So when there is no duality, then there is no duality. But if there is a duality, you will always suffer separately. Therefore, there is Advaita Vāda as long as there is a form. We put up a picture of the twenty-four incarnations. Krishna, Vishnu, Shiva. Shiva is not an incarnation. Shiva is Swayambhū. But through the form or the name, we divide it. So there is a dualism. We are all sitting here, many different. But as Advaita Vāda, non-dualism, we are all one. Therefore, Ādiguru Śaṅkarācārya said, very nice bhajan was saying before yesterday, where it is said, "I am not the senses. I am not these hands and feet." Neither Jñānendriyās nor Karmendriyās. Neither mind nor intellect, neither this consciousness nor ego. Then I'm not that mother or father. Nor the difference of guru and disciple. I'm not eating. Nor am I digesting, and I am not the one who is giving eating. But to get that state of the consciousness, my dear, it will take yugas and yugas, according to our discipline, what we are. We will be rejected immediately. So it is a hard nut. First, you have to come inside honesty. But yes, we are very honest. None of you is dishonest. You are all honest. But what is within us? The greed, the money. The money lets us dance. It's the food that lets us dance. After eating, every creature is happy. And when there were a few days with nothing to eat, there was no more dance. Who's dancing in you? Not you. That food. So, Guruji said, it is the food which is dancing. It is that which is jumping, and it is that which is laughing. Today, the food is not at home, and everything is powerless. Similarly, we know the world is struggling. Money. But if you are not using and earning that honestly, that money will sooner or later become a trouble. You don't know in which way. So there is a call, "Holy Gurujī Satsaṅg." Many times you can hear in Hindi language, he said, "Rāj daṇḍ, palīta daṇḍ, agni daṇḍ, chōr lūt lē jāy. Itnā daṇḍ, dunyā sahay, dharam daṇḍ, sayā na jāy." Clear? Yes, I'm proud of you that you speak so much Hindi. Rāj daṇḍ: any kind of punishment from the government side. Tax office, or wrong driving, police comes and gives you a ticket, and many things. You didn't pay the electric bill, you didn't pay the telephone bill. Or it cost you a lot, that you will digest it. What to do? You have to pay the ticket from the police. Rather than the pleated end. Pleat. Pleat is like a ghost, that destiny. That spirit. You know, there are three tapas. Ādi-bhautik, ādi-daivik, ādhyātmik. And to become free from these three tapas is not easy. And we are constantly tortured in these three kinds of fire. Ādi-devik, Ādi-bhautik, Ādyātmik. So you heard today about dosas, you know, this is good, here is good, and Muktamani makes it so tasteful. Yes, you should eat a little sweet, and then you should eat a little sour and a little salty, and this keeps the potassium balance. And so she cooks for this and then serves this. My God, our Annapurna center is jumping. And Sattva, Rajas, Tamas, and about Ādi Bhakti, Ādi Devīk, Ādhyātmik, these are the nine. These nine numbers you can't remove, and above nine there is nothing, only zero, and that is. Shiva consciousness, so nine will always be nine. It doesn't matter if you write a hundred times nine, nine... you calculate, and what you will see is a nine. 10 times 9 is 90. Zero doesn't count. Again, 9. Similarly, we are between these troubles, these principles, doṣas. Guṇas. And tapas. So tapas means the heat. When the iron is very hard. The heat in the fire becomes softer. Then it leads to being molded, but it doesn't twist itself. You have to hold with the tongue and hammer. Down is also hard. Up is also hard. No chance to go here, and their master is holding. Then he surrenders. Then, twisted. But resistance comes from ego. Very soon, it becomes cold. You can't twist. No problem in the tapa. More heat again, your strength is gone. So, rājadaṇḍa, all kinds of, you can say, fine or the punishment, whatever you will call it, because we did not respect the law. How many didn't bring today pillows and bags and this? We have been talking for the last three days. It will take time. Some lives we have. Rajdand pleated and pleat. This is working on the subtle level: illness, mental illness, accidents, and many things. This is called palitadāna, from those spirits in the space, invisible. We don't feel it now, but when they come to catch you, to put you in front of the Supreme Court, so any kind of pain and illness that begins in the body, that is a, we call, a warrant. Get ready to go to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court is that cosmic law, and that we will accept it. We will go to dentists, and we will pay so much money. We will go to the kidney doctor; we will pay them. He said, "What can I do?" Hard-earned money is going out. That we can accept. Chorlu are agnidānt. That thing burns in the fire. The whole house is burned. You had two million euros in the house, and they burned. Now, if you tell your insurance company that you had two million euros, they will say, "Yes, we will pay you." They go to the tax office. They will come from, "Where did you get two million dollars?" You will have more trouble than with the fire. So, this we can also digest. And fourth, Caur lūt le gyānya. Caur means a thief. Caur pedig a tolvajt jelenti. In many ways, they will steal from you. Sok féle módon lopnak tőled. Oh God, my money pocket is stolen. Oh, ellopták a pénztárcámat. Rājendra, Pṛthvīndra, Agnīndra, Candra, Lūta, Lejjaja. These four kinds of punishment. Ez a négyfajta büntetés. Itnárden, dunyászahé. That must, this world, the people can't digest. Dharma daṇḍasahyana jaya. But you can't give dharma, the money, donations, that you can't digest. Always you will say, "I gave donation, I gave this, I gave this, I want to have back." So, dharma, therefore, dharma is that which will count as your good deed in the Supreme Court. So that's why Yoga and Dalai is saying, "Be honest, teach honestly," of course. You are not only ātmā; you need water, you need food, you need a car, you need fuel, you need a ticket, everything: wife, children, rent, electricity, telephone, etc. So we can't renounce everything, but both hands cleanse together, and that's called Dharma: Nisvārta and Svārta. Svārta means for our own self, selfish, for our needs, and Paramārtha for God, for spirituality. If the scale is very equal, then you are just as it is. Surviving, you will go through. But if the paramārtha, the good thing, is more and svārtha is less, then you proceed towards ātmāgyāna. Many companies do not or did not pay taxes to their country, to their nation. Not paying tax is also stealing. And these countries will fail. Not countries, companies, sorry. And out of fear, they have to declare bankruptcy. Yes, you can declare, but this declaration will not be accepted in the Supreme Court. He looks there, but we are always repeating. Jesus said, "Don't believe in this gold. Believe in the God." So I am the way to God. Do not run behind the gold. So, it doesn't matter who is supporting you. You know, the European Union is very, very generous. They are giving out a lot of money for a better life for humans, for nature, for education, for many things. Do not think that the European Union is making us all poor, no, no... Do you know how many millions or billions of euros go to this or different countries? Yes, there are many projects. Am I wrong or right? If I'm wrong, then they will remove me from the European Union. But that is very much misused. They gave money for some little, small villas because old villas need to be repaired again and kept as original as they are. And for that, they give three million euros. And who got it? Used only 500,000. Where did 2.5 million go? I don't know. You gave me both hands. But I was feeling itching, so I put it in this pocket. But this was too heavy, so I put it in this pocket. I have nothing. I'm honest, I didn't take. Only took the pocket. Such money, it is said. One cent. One euro. It comes from someone's sinner's hands. Will take all your wealth away. And if one good comes, it saves your whole family. Therefore, there is no problem in getting money, but use it correctly. And don't count that. You did it. So this is called daṇḍa. Daṇḍa means punishment. So, rāja daṇḍa, plīta daṇḍa, agni daṇḍa, chōra, lūta lejāi, itnā daṇḍa, dunyā say, that much they can digest. Haram daṇḍa, sayāna jāi, if you do something for humanitarian or veterinarians or the other for environment, you can't digest. Only your government can digest. The Union can digest, the European Union. Because their aim is to help nature, animals, humans, environments, everything. So one building is healthy and very good. And three buildings around are completely destroyed. Like a ruin, so it will take time to rebuild again. So you are on the way to rebuild the European Union. Support. Work. Don't bring it home, that money which has not been given to you or which you earn without honesty. And therefore, we are very happy and very proud of all our yoga and spiritual life teachers. They are teaching for the sake of human liberation and protection. But someday, he steps out and begins to earn money. But these four daṇḍas, which I said, will very soon attack them. Therefore, we are saying, "The non-profit organization." And that we are doing. You know, our people have planted thousands of trees. We do help some ill people who have no money. We also help poor animals. Many things, what we can? So these principles of the Vedānta: "Just I am Ātmā. Ātmā doesn't eat, Ātmā doesn't sleep, Ātmā doesn't do. My body needs, why should I not take?" If the body suffers, I will not suffer. Yes, my dear, when the body will have pain here, and pain here, and... then pain here. You take care of your hat, you lose the trouser; you hold the trouser, you lose the shirt. And we have only two hands. What does this mean? This problem, that problem, that problem. And why is it appearing? Because of this poor daṇḍa, daṇḍa, punishment. So, three doṣas. Not that dosha, what you get in South India to eat. That is a dosa. And this is doṣa, and three guṇas. Haram guṇa: sattva, rajas, tamas. Sattva, rajas, tamas, and three tapas. So haram tapa are the body, are the dāridra, ātma, māyā. As I devote, I are the dāridra, are the ātma. And according to this tree, so haram serene, the poor kind of punishment will come. May feel a been petition: rājadaṇḍa, plīha, and agni. And finally, you will have nothing again. Therefore, it's not only that we should say, "I am only Ātmā." One man came to Gurujī, and he just came and said, "Soham." Gurujī said, "Okay, bring one bucket of water from the water well." He said, "Ahaṁ, so'haṁ, ātmā." Gurujī said, "I know very well." Go and bring the water. So, never say this, that I am the ātmā. Everyone knows, without ātmā you can't live, so we have our dharma. If you protect your dharma, dharma will protect you. This is Sanātana Dharma. Sanātana, this is eternal dharma. Your toes. Can you imagine the doctor tells you your big toe has to be taken away? Please, can you try to give some other medicine? Any limb of our body we don't want to lose, because every limb of the body has its dharma. Every organ has its dharma. Look how loyal our heart is. Our heart is really very honest. It doesn't matter what you are doing. Even you are diving deep in the ocean, but the heart keeps its dharma. Maybe you are deep sleeping. Maybe you are alcoholic. Not alcohol. Still, your heart is very loyal to us. Did you ever say on Christmas day or birthday to your heart, "Thank you, my dear heart"? How many times a year did you say to your heart, "What, you don't like me, my dear heart?" What can I do for you? Now, did you ever say to your heart, "Good night, my dear, you should also rest today"? Don't make this mistake. But the heart is loyal to its dharma, its own dharma. So he's taking care of his dharma. Now you have to protect this dharma of the heart. Similarly, kidneys, livers, etc., etc. So that is called dharma. Dharma raksita. If you protect this dharma, Dharma rakṣita, rakṣita, then dharma will protect you. So, my dear, that is the Śiva Līlā. That is Śiva consciousness. That is the ātmā. That's why I am Shiva's consciousness, but we are very far. Why can't you come quickly near? You can't. We can't, because there are so many layers and layers of barriers of energy. When everything is cleared up, then he was here but I was not there, and I'm here but he's not there, because that is where unity comes. There is no suffering before it's suffering. So the essence of the Śivarātri this weekend, Devpurījī blessed us very much, and maybe he inspired me inside. What am I telling? I didn't write my lecture the whole night and then come and read. I did not even know what I should speak until I was sitting here. But this seat where I'm sitting is adorable, so you have to make praṇām to this holy seat. This is Alak Purījī's Siddha Pīṭh. Ālak Purījī's holy seat. This is the seat of Śiva. This is Guru Gadī, the seat of the Gurudeva. And when you are sitting with that authentic authority, then it flows. Someone else is talking. But you are not authentic, and you come and sit here. He will say, "Okay, hello, how are you?" "Well, thank you." Actually, I want to tell, but I know you know everything. Yes, but I can tell you that we should practice. And, yes, I don't want to take time off, Swamijī. So, thank you for inviting me. This is because there is someone there. And that everyone, you can get this. But you have to work for that. I will be happy that we have so many Guru Gaḍīs around the whole world and in their villages. And you have that where the altar of Guru Dev is, in that house there is his Gādī. Now, you are not Gādī Patī, you are not that authorized to sit there, but you serve this, and when you serve. You get more than you are sitting there. Always, we are in a plus point. Minus point is God all the time, so he doesn't dare to come. God doesn't dare to come. Therefore, he said, once in a yuga, he knows we will give him a lot of work. So let us do the seva and enjoy his kingdom in the correct way. So, my dear, many are listening with the webcast around the world. We send them blessings, all dear listeners. We all here, who are sitting, thousands of people in Hungary, we all are blessing you. So I collect blessings from all, and I give you that. I don't mind using my hands to take it and give it to you. Then, do you bless all the other audience? Then tell loudly the name of Mahāprabhujī, which we bless you. Name of? Okay, thank you. You are very generous. Thank you, and they also bless us. Look. Thank you. I accept your blessings, and for all your blessings, for all. So, think on these twelve points. Three doṣas, three guṇas, three tapas, and four punishment daṇḍas. Three doṣas, three guṇas, three tapas, and four kinds of daṇḍas. Are you free from this? Let's take off. Then we stretch our wings to Brahmaloka. Thank you. Wish you all the best. And we can say how we are, but we are yours. I say to Mahāprabhujī, "Mahāprabhujī, it doesn't matter how I am, good or bad," Maybe whatever quality I have, I am yours. I am the dust of your feet, or I am the servant of the dust of your feet. Mahāprabhujī, we are paralyzed with our old qualities. But still, it is possible that we can go with you. But still, make it possible for us to go with you. Come, the singer! Without cap! Without jacket! Thank you for watching. Jāmi me chālu saba tajaki, kalapa nāglo dhara ke vairāgana bhe chālu saun. Chandra-sūra-janahi-kaṇḍa ujalā, chandra-sūra raṅgana-rūpayana upayana. Raṅgana-rūpayana upayana dī ahī, pause raṅka nare gurme chalu saunam. Antar yāmī me chalu saunam. Ajya sabha, tajya kalpana lokal. Ajya sajya ki kalpana dhāra kem rāga nāve, sādhāra kem rāna pithā lūsā, antaryāmi pithā lūsā desam. Antavirāja bāraṁ bāraṁ Deshami, Abhiraj Baram Deshami. Aamiya Jaratahe Satguru Indra Surya, Satguru Indra Surya. Chalusa Antaryāmī Me, Chalusa Ajya Sabhā Tajya Kekalapana Dharakya, Vīrāganaveśa Dharakya, Vīrāganaveśa Gurū Mahārāj Chal, Usalime Chal, Sṛddhi Pakāye, Padāe Samanabhāme, Pīranai Janamadāre. Śrīdhī Pakāye, Padāe Samanābhāme, Pīranai Janamādare. Sādhāra-siṅgāsan āpavirāje sāvo-veṅgama-de, sāvo-veṅgama-de. Sādhāra-siṅgāsan āpavirāje. Kāla āj sab taj ke kalpanā loka darake me raganave, salusān antaryāmī me salusān. Shri Deep Narayan Bhagwan Ki Chai, Shri Shri Devishwar Mahadeva Ki Chai, Satguru Swami Madhavan Ji Bhagwan Ki Chai, Satya Sanatan Dharma Ki Chai. Nāham kartā, prabhu-dīpa-kartā, mahā-pra-kartā hi keva-sānti, sānti, sānti. So, next webcast we will see from where it will be. Until you work, do your karma yoga. Do your work. Don't try to run away. There is no way. Where you will run over your foot? Hearts, thank you.

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