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Use it, or you will lose it
Human life embodies a unique potential for higher knowledge.
A master gives that knowledge through pure teaching.
Holy scriptures hold words that cannot be altered.
Clothing, skin color, dyed hair—all outer forms are fleeting.
Leaves turn yellow and fall; the wind carries them off.
This body too will go, no matter how much one waters or treats it.
From earth it comes, and back to earth it returns, then rises again as fruit.
The cycle never stops.
Space is the ultimate aim—clear, without sun, moon, or fire.
The horizon moves farther as one draws near; it cannot be grasped.
A father hid his treasure in a wall, yet his sons did not know until he died.
Money can be stolen, but inner wealth remains.
Practice yoga, prayer, and mantra—do it or lose everything.
That inner treasure stays.
Spiritual practice is the only lasting possession.
The horizon of the self is reached only through continual practice.
“Patta ṭūṭā dal se le gayī pavan uḍāī.”
“Use it or lose it.”
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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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
