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Celebrating Gurupurnima, bhajans and darshan
The Guru's grace is the sole means to cross the ocean of worldly existence. Life is transient like the wind, and the world is a net of fear. Only through devotion and the Guru's compassion can one be liberated. The Guru is Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara—the visible form of the supreme reality. However, claiming to be the Guru or God while embodied is a grave error. The true Satguru is one who is merged in the Absolute. While the Guru is in a body, they are with the disciple. When that body is abandoned, the Guru is within the disciple. Even divine incarnations like Rāma and Kṛṣṇa endured immense suffering within the world's play, yet as witnesses, they were not ultimately touched by sorrow. Spiritual practice is void if, at the final moment, one abandons truth. The pure conscious soul within is the basis of life, and the Guru is the boatman guiding it. Worry is erased by taking refuge at the Guru's feet.
"Guru Brahmā, Guru Viṣṇu, Guru Devo Maheśvara, Guru Sākṣāt Parabrahma, Tasmai Śrī Gurubhyaḥ Namaḥ."
"śaraṇ tumhārī, cintā merī miṭāde. Gurudev, śaraṇ tumhārī, cintā merī miṭāde."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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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
