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The Fire of Jealousy and the Path of Sūrat
A morning satsang on overcoming jealousy and the power of spiritual concentration (sūrat).
"Jealousy is a fire. From this world, bad qualities should be burned away. So, whoever is jealous is burned, and the person about whom you are jealous is protected."
"Nothing is faster than Sūrat. Nothing is faster. No rocket, no telephone, nothing. That sūtra is quickest. Just you must hear the word 'moon,' and you are already there."
Swami Maheshwarananda continues a discourse on jealousy, describing it as a destructive fire that harms the jealous person. He recounts a story from the Līlā Amṛta where the disciple Maṅgīlālji humbles jealous sādhus, teaching them to focus their sūrat (concentration) on bhajan. The Swami explains that this focused awareness is the fastest vehicle for spiritual progress, urging disciples to use it to pull the "coach" of disciplined practice (nāma dharma) toward the goal before life ends. He also announces plans for International Day of Yoga.
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
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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
