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Go back to Nature
The body is a sacred abode composed of five elements, housing mind, awareness, and soul. Fear of death warns to take care. The soul fears departure because it feels comfortable here; we do not know if happiness awaits after death. So love and care for this body. Feed it healthy food, pure water, good milk. Quit alcohol except for medicinal use, as somarasa from the ocean churning is acceptable. Prāṇa nourishes through breath and consumption. Nature offers prāṇa; trees give oxygen. Come to nature, do not destroy it. Practice prāṇāyāma: feel the breath, relax, become one with nature. Consciously expand the lungs. The body is the true house; keep it clean and natural. Youth clubs should avoid alcohol and meat, offering positive songs and activities. Meditate on the So’ham mantra. The self is indescribable, pure, beyond space. Serve that divine self.
"Do not think of dying. Do not think of leaving this beautiful world and this body."
"The body is our house. Keep your body nice, keep it clean, and nicely decorated, so that inside and outside you feel pleasant."
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
