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The nature of Vikara
The anatomy of vikāra and the flow of knowledge is the topic. Human bodies share the same construction, yet distinctions create vikāra. Physical vikāra is the body’s material nature. Mental vikāra includes desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride. Jñāna protects by guiding conduct, diet, and thought. Sāttvic food is prescribed, yet anger can still explode like popcorn from heat. Another popcorn expands limitlessly from joy. A jñānī remains unshaken even under attack, offering the other cheek. Intellectual knowledge alone is noisy and ego-strengthening. A principal mocked God to a meditating yogi. The yogi, slightly stirred, showed God hung tiny cherries on large branches and huge melons on thin vines. Divine sense lies beyond intellect. Suppressed anger burns the Mūlādhāra Cakra. Expressing and releasing anger quickly prevents tension. Antaḥkaraṇa impurities must be purified. The body inevitably returns to earth, so inner purification is essential.
“Jñāna is one of the best protectors for our life.”
“Knowledge is that knowledge where there is no ignorance.”
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
