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The Oneness of the Jīva and the Power of Om
The one infinite consciousness is the source and essence of all. Within the human body are countless individual life-forces, yet one supreme consciousness pervades them all. This awareness is unborn and without desire. The entire manifest universe arises from primordial sound, or nāda. From this sound emerges light, fire, air, water, and earth. The sacred syllable Om is this foundational vibration, present within all beings and even discovered within the sun. True yoga is the union with this infinite reality. The individual soul and the supreme soul are one. Forgetting this knowledge leads to suffering. The power of remembrance and spiritual awakening resides within, activated through practices like the conscious repetition of Om.
"Inside the human body, there are countless jīvas... But among all these jīvas, there is one great jīva."
"Everything arises from sound. So nāda is the very first... Om is what it is."
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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
