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Iccha Shakti
A spiritual discourse on the power of desire (icchā) and the necessity of discernment (viveka).
"Whatever you wish, everything is possible; nothing is impossible."
"Before you express your wish, you should know what kind of wish it is, because when it is fulfilled, at that time you change your opinion."
Swami Mahādvānanjī Bhagavān explores the nature of Icchā Śakti (willpower) through teachings from the Rāmāyaṇa and Bhagavad Gītā. He emphasizes that while God's grace can fulfill any wish, one must use intellect to discern the true nature and potential consequences of a desire. He illustrates this with a parable of a monkey whose unchecked desire for a basket leads to a fatal encounter with a cobra, and concludes with a teaching from Shiva to Parvati that the ultimate truth in Kali Yuga is devotion and the repetition of God's name.
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
