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Earth and Ocean
A satsang discourse on the sacredness of birthplace and the earth, prompted by the reconstruction of a temple.
"Where someone was born, that is very, very holy Mother Earth."
"Let’s today feel this, our earth... we all are coming automatically to that place, meaning that earth where there is a holy place."
Swamiji addresses the gathering, beginning with the historical destruction and recent rebuilding of a temple to Bhagavān Rāma. He connects this to the sanctity of one's birthplace and the earth itself, urging everyone to physically connect with the soil. The talk expands into the five elements, the nature of consciousness (jñāna), and includes humorous anecdotes about family dynamics before concluding with a call to observe a 24-hour lamp-lighting for the temple and a collective chant.
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
