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Bring back happiness
A global pandemic reveals humanity's shared suffering and the need for collective prayer and positive action. The disease remains a mystery, closing schools and halting work worldwide. Protective measures like masks are necessary, though their efficacy varies. The illness attacks the lungs and body, causing great suffering and complicating even burial rites. This hardship stems from human mistakes, requiring divine forgiveness and knowledge. Do not succumb to sadness or withdrawal. Practice safe distancing. The natural world, especially trees and clean air, offers healing prāṇa and purification. Touch vegetation and appreciate open spaces. Cultivate happiness and openness like a smiling flower, not withdrawal like dried fruit. Engage with others; do not become silent and stiff. Practice laughter and joy as a form of yoga. The mantra is a prayer for the entire world, for all beings and elements. Salt is a purifying element, and we are part of that earthly salt. Chanting and laughter are tools for purification and health.
"All our education centers—kindergarten, primary school, middle school, high school, college, universities—are closed."
"Feel happiness. If you are a little bit withdrawing yourself back, then it means, like, dry fruits pulled in. But we should be like that flower, opened."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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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
