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Our soul is one
A spiritual discourse on the nature of life, non-violence, and the soul's journey, using the metaphor of a flame.
"God has given something special to the humans... a true human is the only one who does not say, 'I will live here, I will eat food, but I will not act in a way that causes pain to any humans, or animals, or birds, or anything.'"
"This life is yours, everyone's, and mine. My lamp is, I don't know how far it is, but I also have this lamp, and one day my lamp will be gone."
A swami addresses a gathering, explaining the preciousness of human life and the principle of non-violence (ahimsā) as the key to spiritual progress. He describes the soul (ātmā) as a flame that ultimately unites with the divine, contrasting it with the ego and the physical body. He concludes with practical guidance, urging daily maintenance of a lamp in one's home or ashram as a form of seva (service) and sādhanā (practice) to honor this inner light.
Filming location: Slovenia
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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
