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Where to find God
The path to divine realization is opened not by intellectual knowledge but by pure devotion and sacrifice. Peace and bliss are attained through satsaṅg. One enters the kingdom of God through the gate of sacrifice, which for a seeker means abandoning bad habits and taking the divine name. A story illustrates this: two brothers, one highly educated but unhappy, the other an uneducated, innocent devotee of Śiva living simply in a forest. The educated brother, pitying the younger, teaches him a Śiva mantra. Later, the younger brother, having forgotten half the mantra, walks on water to ask for it again. The elder brother then realizes the younger's perfection comes from his pure heart and devotion, not ritual knowledge. God resides within the heart. Another tale tells of children asked where God is; one answers that God is everywhere, demonstrating that devotion requires not scholarship but pure love and faith. Doubt and a fraudulent heart obstruct the divine. The thread of love and devotion to the Guru is delicate and must never be broken, for Guru's grace is the ultimate means to liberation.
"Enter the kingdom of the Lord through the gate of sacrifice."
"Without bhakti, you cannot see God."
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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
