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We have to go through the five koshas
The five sheaths are layers covering the true Self. Life is a mystery, and we are unaware of our own life. To provide clarity, existence is described through five sheaths, not the self. The physical body is the sheath of nourishment from food and drink. Energy arises from this nourishment, forming the vital sheath. The mental sheath is a mighty, blind power that governs us if left uneducated. The intellectual sheath is the faculty of discernment and science. The causal sheath of bliss is the seat of desires. These layers are covers over the Ātmā. One must penetrate these sheaths to reach liberation. The Self is content with knowledge and science, beyond hunger and thirst. Do not neglect the physical body through extreme fasting. The journey is lifelong work.
"Mind is a mighty, very strong power, and all the siddhis, all the miracles, and many different things can only be mastered through the mind."
"Jñāna Vijñāna Tṛpta Ātmā. The Ātmā is content. The Ātmā knows everything, the science and knowledge both."
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
