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Advice for Dark Sun
The dark moon is a period for inner purification and mindful practice.
Guru Pūrṇimā is a day of spiritual accounting, assessing one's practice and blessings. Celestial events like the dark moon affect the body and consciousness subtly, as do invisible diseases. This influence necessitates purification. Wash your body, hair, and clothes to remove dead cells. Practice prāṇāyāma but do not look at the sun during the darkness. Stay indoors. While some avoid chanting, it is beneficial to repeat mantras. The event impacts all life—animals, birds, and the ocean. Do not eat junk food. Fast if possible, though medicine is an exception. Donate or feed animals. After the event, resume normalcy.
"Spirituality is not a religion, but it is what is happening within ourselves."
"During that moon, we should not be outside; we should stay in our house."
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
