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Obstacles on the spiritual path
The spiritual search is conducted within, not in the external world. We possess everything we seek, yet we search outside like a mother frantically looking for the child she already holds. Spiritual blindness is like a fog or a blind man missing an open door while feeling along a wall. The path involves purification of body and mind through gradual practice, not competition. The guru awakens inner knowledge but cannot walk the path for the seeker. Disease originates in impure thoughts and nourishment. Reduce consumption gradually, not austerely. Serve others before yourself.
"Everything is with us."
"The guru has given that knowledge; the guru has given that spirituality."
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
