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A Sadhu is a worker
Health is sustained through dedicated practice and service, not by temporary measures. Many foretold a great illness, yet those consistently practicing Yoga in Daily Life remained very healthy. Health comes from long-term discipline in food, water, and exercise, not from claiming wellness only when convenient. Our collective health during that time demonstrates this. True practice requires years of commitment, not short-term effort. Similarly, service (seva) means selflessly helping others, such as supporting poor children's education, without attaching names or conditions. Financial support for the work flows to the centers for all, not to any individual. The guru-disciple relationship is foundational. Your first guru is like your mother—a primary, lifelong connection. Yet you may learn from many gurus, as a child learns from many relatives. A living tradition has many gurus and disciples; it is not limited to one. We are all human beings first.
"All our Yoga in Daily Life people, they were really very healthy."
"When you have once your guru, which is great, it is great... But you can go to anyone, to any gurus, you can go, blessing and learning anything, no problem, but still it is that guru."
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
