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Who am I?
A spiritual discourse on the breath of life, the limits of the body, and destiny.
"Our breath is day and night equally, and it is written how many breaths we will have; then it is finished."
"Even God cannot prolong. That’s it."
The lecturer leads a satsang, exploring the relationship between breath, life, and a predetermined lifespan. He explains that while practices like yoga and prāṇāyāma can make life more comfortable, the ultimate duration is preordained. He illustrates this with an ancient story about a ṛṣi who repeatedly postpones his death to study the Vedas, only to be shown the futility of his endeavor by Dharmarāja. The talk weaves in reflections on the five elements, anecdotes about Czech yogis, and the spiritual nature of the region.
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
