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How did creation begin?
A spiritual discourse on the purpose of pilgrimage and the nature of yoga.
"You have come from a long distance, but you are not tired. Why are you not tired? Because you were coming here to Mahāprabhujī's ashram."
"Holy Gurujī said, 'One in all and all in one.' This means we came from different ways... but we have all come here and become one now."
A speaker welcomes visitors to the ashram, emphasizing the spiritual energy of the place and the unity of the gathering. The discourse then expands into a wide-ranging exploration of yoga, defining it not merely as physical practice but as the fundamental unity underlying all existence, from the cosmic emergence of Śiva from Parabrahma Paramātmā to the ethical principle of non-violence (ahiṃsā) exemplified by the Buddha. Stories of the Buddha and a devoted princess named Sundarī are shared to illustrate the path of purification and knowledge.
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
