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The Seed of Life and the Path of Reverence
The seed of life and reverence for all beings is the foundation of practice. Physical exercise like asana is essential, akin to washing upon waking, but sustenance comes first. All creatures, from ants to humans, possess the seed of their life. The Buddha exemplified reverence, moving slowly to avoid harming any living thing and sharing his alms food first with ants and animals. This principle of non-harm extends to not consuming meat or alcohol. A tree descended from the Buddha's own was planted in Australia, showing this reverence can grow anywhere. True practice involves this profound respect for all life, connecting us to a greater spiritual reality.
"Only doing āsana, prāṇāyāma, and so on is very important, very important."
"He goes for bhikṣu, and he is going, walking to there. But very slowly, so that no ants, no animals, and if there are some trees, little trees, will not break anything."
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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
