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Atma is the same in every being
Faith is the essential foundation for all spiritual progress and worldly action. Time is precious and must be used with decisive purpose. The divine light of the one Paramātmā resides within every being; seen as the ātman, all are one. Souls incarnate to experience the fruits of their karma, which is inevitable and bound by time. Action is in your hands, but its fruit is divinely ordained. One must act with discernment and wisdom to avoid error. Devotion atones for past sins, for there is only one Master, though called by many names. True dharma is eternal and universal. When all thoughts become one, universal peace can be established. The human duty is to protect, not destroy, all living beings. Realization comes from asking "Who am I?" and knowing "I am the ātman." Great beings manifest to guide this understanding. Proceed with thoughtful discernment to manifest excellence, preserving culture through right sanskāras.
"All beings are my ātman, and the ātman itself is Paramātmā. When seen in the form of ātman, we are all one."
"The action is in their hands, the deed is in your hands, but the fruit of the deed is in our hands."
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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
