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The human body is an instrument for divine expression.
This instrument is made of material elements, yet something unbelievable resides within it. The source of its sound and action is not the form itself. One must inquire into who made this instrument and what its true purpose is. A story illustrates this: a tiger raised among sheep believes itself to be a sheep until shown its reflection. It must recognize its own nature. Similarly, humans often forget their true essence, acting contrary to it. The words and actions produced by this instrument carry power, creating positive or negative effects in the world. The sound of a holy name emerges from within, yet when the instrument is still, there is nothing. The core task is to look within the mind and heart to understand what we truly are.
"Look in the water... Look at your face. You are my tiger, and you are also a tiger."
"The instrument is not here, and we are not doing it, so it is nothing."
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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
