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We need purification
Purification is essential for spiritual progress, as an unpurified life yields no lasting fruit. Every spoken word fills one's being with energy. True practitioners possess peace, harmony, understanding, and love, irrespective of their life status. Chanting connects one to divine energy, yet the mind must be cleansed of ego and anger. This requires consistent effort and humility. Flexibility is key; like a tree's branches that bend with the wind, one must adapt to avoid breaking. However, strong roots of inner purity are vital, or the entire being can be uprooted. The human root is the mind; if it breaks, all is lost. Liberation is possible until the last moment. One's records of karma determine the future. Good deeds create good karma, and misdeeds create bad karma. Good karma does not accompany one but leads to rebirth in a favorable position. To be free, one must transcend both good and bad karma by performing selfless good actions and surrendering all to the divine. Spiritual pride is an obstacle. The soul is the same universal essence in all movable and immovable existence, though it assumes various forms based on karma. Do not create dualities of superiority, as this is ego, which destroys like a storm. One must work diligently toward complete unity.
"Consider a big tree. A strong storm comes, and the wind blows. The branches should move with the wind. If they go with the wind, they will not break."
"In the Bhagavad Gītā, it is said that the roots of trees go down, but the roots of humans, in the brain, go up."
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
