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Obstacles on the spiritual path
A spiritual discourse on self-discovery and yogic practice.
"We are not searching outside anywhere. We are searching within ourselves."
"God gave you the door open, but you are blind, and you put your hand always on the wall."
A spiritual teacher addresses a gathering, using parables like a mother forgetting her child and a blind man missing a door to illustrate that the divine and the solutions to spiritual blindness are found within. He discusses the journey of sādhanā, emphasizing self-purification, gradual reduction of nourishment, and moving beyond the ego and physical postures to access inner knowledge and chakras. The talk includes practical advice and references to holy texts.
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
