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The forms of God
A spiritual discourse on the journey of the soul and the nature of divinity.
"Bhagavān does not remain confined to any one place. Bhagavān Rāma also departed; He too left. But the name is of Bhagavān, is it not?"
"The ātman does not say, 'I am Hindu,' or 'I am Muslim,' or 'I am this,' or 'I am that.' The ātman is one and the same."
The speaker delivers a wide-ranging monologue, contemplating the evolution of human consciousness, the appearance of divine figures like Rama and Krishna, and the eternal nature of the soul. Key themes include the critique of meat-eating and alcohol, the oneness of the self (ātman) beyond religious labels, and a call to return to the principles of Sanātana Dharma. The talk uses metaphors of water cycles and seeds to illustrate spiritual concepts and concludes with a devotional prayer.
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
