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You will get what you have given
Life is a sacred cycle of consumption and suffering, demanding non-violence from aware humans. Living beings consume each other due to ignorance, perpetuating a cycle of killing and being killed. This brings suffering and ensures rebirth into the same pattern. Humans possess knowledge, distinguishing us. We must not kill any creature—birds, fish, or animals—for they feel pain. God provides for all life, not just humans, like rain for every tree. Our actions return to us; causing harm ensures we will be harmed. To break the cycle, embrace peace. Give up meat and eggs, as these are lives. A realized being merges with the divine, like a drop in the ocean, and does not return. Live on seeds, leaves, and what is given without killing.
"Jīva jīva bhakṣyate. The living being consumes the living being."
"O human, do not kill any creatures—birds, many birds, many things, the fish in the water, everywhere."
Filming location: Launceston. Tasmania, Australia
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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
