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Avoid manipulated products
A satsang discourse on the roots of ill health and the supreme value of spiritual community.
"98% of us do not live healthily. So what shall we expect? Our body is suffering. Our mind is suffering."
"Lucky are those who can come to satsaṅg. And unlucky are those who cannot come. Satsaṅg is so pleasant."
The lecturer addresses the gathering, analyzing modern causes of disease from artificial food and polluted water to the manipulation of animals and crops. He stresses the need for disciplined control of the senses, particularly taste. The discourse culminates in a lengthy parable about the ṛṣis Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha, illustrating through a divine test that the blessings of one minute in satsang are more powerful than 62,000 years of solitary tapasyā (austerities).
Filming location: Vienna, Austria
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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
