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The Viśuddhi Cakra and the Journey of Consciousness
A spiritual discourse on the Viśuddhi (throat) chakra, consciousness, and karma.
"According to this philosophy, there is karma, and karma is action. Action is day and night continuing. Everything we do with body and mind, with our emotion and our intellect, is collecting in a particular part of the body."
"Therefore, many yoga practitioners are not successful. Either they will learn a little bit from me, a little from the Prema Purī, a little from the Svānāmukī, and then after go to the Dayāmātā. It’s nothing. You are cutting here, here."
The teacher explains the Viśuddhi chakra as an energy center affecting body, mind, and consciousness, framing it within the cycle of karma (action and reaction). He discusses higher states of samādhi, using the metaphor of mountain tunnels to warn against fragmented spiritual practice. He narrates the story of the bandit Vālmīki's transformation through mantra repetition to illustrate the purification of karma, and concludes by advising steadfastness on one spiritual path.
Filming location: Vancouver, Canada
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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
