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Full moon Satsang with Vishwaguruji
Yoga Nidrā is the awakened sleep of the yogi. This practice originates from Śiva and the Himalayan yogis. It was transmitted through the lineage of Mahāprabhujī, Devpurījī, and Alakhpurījī, now shared globally. This sleep is not ordinary; it is a state of full bodily rest with complete inner wakefulness, a luminous consciousness. It is compared to an animal resting with alert senses. This profound state is rare and known by very few genuine disciples. The common experience of tiredness from lack of sleep is different from this yogic clarity. One can practice by lying down, relaxing the body completely, yet maintaining inner awareness. Upon rising, move the body gently to return fully.
"Sleeping in the river, awakened. We are sleeping, but completely awakened."
"As long as you are relaxed within yourself and very, very awakened, the whole body is relaxed and the energy of that."
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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
