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Sacrifice of the Saints
The crucifixion of the self is the central theme.
Great saints, like Jesus and the Sufi Anā al-Ḥaqq, were crucified for declaring divine truth. Their persecution mirrors how we crucify ourselves by ignoring spiritual principles. We are like birds with cut feathers, unable to fly to higher consciousness because we violate life's rules. We blame others, but we shape our own limitations. Certain philosophies wrongly claim women lack souls; they possess souls and great compassion. Historical battles stopped when women intervened, showing their respected role as peacemakers. Men are protectors. Today, neither gender maintains this discipline, absorbing negative energies that cause suffering. True self-realization, expressed as "Ahaṁ Brahmāsmi," is realizing the Ātmā is one with Brahman. This requires inner discipline, not outer pursuit. We have an outer world of illusion and service, and an inner world of desire and reality. Spiritual achievement is a difficult climb, requiring we open our inner eye through daily, disciplined practice of divine name, like a healing ointment.
"Look within thyself. It is you who have shaped the bird's wings."
"Each drop of the blood... which was flowing from his body, he said, 'Allāh.'"
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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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
