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Searching Brahmagyana
A closing address for a Yoga in Daily Life teachers' sādhanā camp.
"Every individual has their own big balloon. This balloon has five layers, which we call the pañca kośas."
"Manas, buddhi, citta, ahaṁkāra—these are antaḥkaraṇa. And this antaḥkaraṇa is polluted through another three things, three qualities: mala, vikṣepa, and āvaraṇa."
Swami Avatarpuri concludes a week-long training camp for yoga teachers. He emphasizes that spiritual education is a continuous beginning, not an end. He explains core concepts like the five sheaths (pañca kośas), the inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa), and the three impurities (mala, vikṣepa, āvaraṇa) that affect it. The talk covers the importance of being Guru Mukhī, the nature of selfless (niṣkāma) versus selfish (sākāma) karma, and the threefold sufferings (tri-tāpa). He advises teachers on how to guide students within their own cultural contexts while upholding dharma.
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
