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Nothing is forever
A spiritual discourse on the cyclical nature of purification, karma, and liberation, shared through personal stories of a disciple's training.
"Gurujī said, 'Yes, it will come to the hell. But it will come...' I don't understand."
"Guruji said, 'This cycle, when it's moving, upper is down, down is up, will go again down, and this is a circle. So this is the cycle of this jīva, svarga and naraka, but there is neither; naraka is forever, and not svarga forever.'"
The lecturer recounts lessons from his childhood with his Guru in a Nepalese ashram, using the analogies of washing a stained cloth and the turning of a bicycle wheel to explain that states of heaven (svarga) and hell (naraka) are temporary, cyclical phases of purification for the soul, not permanent destinations. He emphasizes the patient, practical guidance of a master in teaching this concept, integrating references to bhajans, scriptural teachings from the Bhagavad Gītā, and the ultimate goal of transcending duality to realize nāda rūpa parabrahma (the supreme reality as sound).
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
