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Concentration is the fourth step of the Divine Mother.
A performer on a rope balances with unwavering focus, looking outward yet centered inward. A crane stands motionless on one leg, not meditating but poised to catch a fish—single-pointed attention. Such concentration brings peace, watching the world while fixed on the source. The ring of wisdom given by a queen to her son held an inscription: every state passes. In joy or sorrow, the message appeared—this too will not stay. Only the path given by the guru remains. The fourth night is Mother Kūṣmāṇḍā, whose name means the little cosmic egg. Before her, the universe did not exist. With her charming smile, she created the cosmic egg. From her left eye came Mahākālī, from her middle eye Mahālakṣmī, from her right eye Mahāsarasvatī. Then she bestowed Śakti to Śiva, Lakṣmī to Viṣṇu, Sarasvatī to Brahmā, and absorbed all back into herself as the generator of all.
"This will also go. This will go."
"With her smile, she created the universe, the little cosmic egg."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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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
