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The birth of Sri Krishna
A celebration of divine grace and the Guru's principle.
The occasion is the appearance of the divine in human form, an avatar. God descends during difficult ages to liberate and protect. The story of that birth involves being hidden from a tyrannical uncle, with a divine child exchanged for a baby girl who mysteriously disappears. The scriptures, like the Bhagavad Gita, must be translated with correct words, deep feeling, and true knowledge, not for selfish gain. The Guru is the living embodiment of that divine grace, greater than any pilgrimage. The Guru is the avatar present here and now, having traveled far to liberate all. In essence, the beloved deity and the Guru are non-different.
"The translation of the Holy Grants is not so easy. The first is śabdārtha... then bhāvārtha... and then jñānārtha."
"A Guru is bigger than Gaṅgā. Gaṅgā came to your home to liberate you."
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
