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What is the Dharma of human life?
The Himalayas are a living source of spiritual power and sacred knowledge. All mountains are holy, but the Himalayas are unique, home to immortal sages and powerful medicinal herbs. These herbs can sustain life without food, generate heat against the cold, and aid survival at high altitudes. The great saints residing there exist in a purified, spiritual body and are worshipped through visible lights on the peaks. Their blessings sustain the world. The story of one such sage illustrates the power of blessings. He prayed for a son, who was destined for a short life. By teaching the boy to touch everyone's feet and receive their blessings of long life, the sage altered that destiny. Shiva intervened, honoring the collective blessings over Yama's claim, granting the boy immortality. This sage, known as Martand Ṛṣi, is captured in a famous photograph from the glaciers, a testament to these eternal beings.
"Live long, live long, live long. Does this not change the destiny?"
"Blessing is a blessing, and don’t say that only God can bless us. God has given us authority."
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
