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The Divine Journey to Our Source
The spiritual journey is about seeking our divine source, which is both within us and in sacred places.
We travel from our homes to holy sites like Badrinath, filled with longing. This feeling, or bhāva, propels us. Yet, upon arrival, we realize God was with us all along; the devotion itself was the connection. Similarly, you have traveled here to the ashram. You were already connected to this divine presence. True yoga is not merely physical practices but the realization of oneness. We must purify ourselves through sādhanā. Our roots extend to ancient sages, the Saptaṛṣis, and places like Alakpurījī. Historical texts, even old German books, document these spiritual geographies. However, ego, like Rāvaṇa's, can destroy everything. The divine sound, Nāda, leads to the ultimate reality. We have little power, as seen with Corona, but we have God's power. The guru helps churn our inner ocean, revealing both light and shadow, guiding us home.
"You have already become yourself... It was me; I was with you, my dear."
"yoga is not this physical body, not these pranayamas... All is one, and one is all."
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
