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The Essence of Prasād and Spiritual Practice

A spiritual discourse reflecting on the meaning of prasād and authentic practice.

"But what do we do with that? So many prasādas: fruits, chocolates, and so on."

"And we can say, in North India they also have temples, yes... But let us leave aside one aspect: meditation and such, practicing yoga—we want to practice yoga and so on. Let us focus there."

A female spiritual teacher addresses a gathering, questioning the ritualistic receipt and distribution of prasād (blessed offerings) and urging a focus on sincere inner practice like yoga and meditation. She speaks of seeing God within, shares a brief anecdote about a church visit, and emphasizes giving, love, and personal responsibility in one's spiritual journey, concluding with an invitation for attendees to speak up.

Filming location: Vienna, Austria

Prasād is very good, and you all receive it very well. We have had many beautiful years, experiencing this or that, every day or so. Then I always think: What is this? What happens? What is done? And so on, yes. We have taken Prasād and given it—a little bit here, a little there—and that is okay. But what do we do with that? So many prasādas: fruits, chocolates, and so on. We put them down. Okay, that’s good. But then we will... The chocolates and this and that, that’s okay. We can pass this on, or do this and that. But many sighs and this and that. And we go on, and what happens? I believe we should see that we can leave something for tomorrow or for other people, or something like that. But how do we do it? And also these mantras for the Gurujīs, Mahāprabhujīs, Jānis, Śaṅkar Bhagavān, and so on—what have we placed here? And when we placed this here and there, how have we personally borrowed well, aligned? Those were not yet placed there. Any gods—the gods are this. We place it here, and it is all right. But when we sit and sit there and have done the Buddha, then it is alive. Whoever has not, does not know. But once, as I said yesterday, the first time I went to Linz, I went to my husband or any man I met, to the church. And how all those who speak or say this, everyone goes inward—not like that, haha. Exactly as it is, no one. But of course, those who come can give money or this and that. They do not take food and then leave, and so on. But we should also be in our own; this is our Mandir, this is our temple. And so we will, when we do... When we truly do, that is everything, that is all. And we can say, in North India they also have temples, yes. Some people, Buddhists, they are all there. It is not just an Ashram. Okay, the Ashram is very good, very, very good. But let us leave aside one aspect: meditation and such, practicing yoga—we want to practice yoga and so on. Let us focus there. And more can also be demonstrated here. Then our spiritualities progress further, and all my students who are all sitting here are all practicing. But they do not say, okay, or this or that. But we will—let’s see, listen—let’s see, my children or my students who are sitting close here. They are with God. They see God, Mahāprabhujī, Deopulījī, and so on. All of us have puddles. So I think we’ll do it like this, somewhere. Hari Om. All the best. Go, Hari Om. Thank you very much. Hari Om. Thank you. Yes. Yes, good. Hari Om. Yes, Radha. Yes, I give this to you. That is very good. Okay? Farewell with us in ashrams and everywhere else and so on. Always indeed with me and so on. To me, as Mahāprabhujīs, Deophorījīs, Mahāprabhujīs. And then all these Gods, everywhere. And we accepted that, but once after two years I came and asked: What have you done? I did not wash them, they did not do this and so on. Everything is there. Yes, that was it. Yes, yes. So I said, please then take Śiva. Śiva is a Gaṇeśa, no, Hanumanjī. Okay, then take Hanumanjī, ciao, hurry up. That is not so; it is said they are everywhere. Some people say, I see, the Muslims have only Muslims and nothing else. Christians as well, who think that this and nothing else. Or those. But in India, in Hinduism and beyond, it is very long. I do not know from many, many, many years. Alakpurījī—when do we know Alakpurījī? And Alakpurījī is very long, very long, very long. It is with Śiva; Śiva-time ends. So that is Pūjā and everything that was there; we did it from there. And others have done this and that. And that was always said in this, that the—I have said—life devours life; all beings come, die, and so on and so forth. Yes? But then we said, Śaṅkar Bhagavān Śiva, he wants the Mamma, the God within the person. And then they said, they always came immediately, came negatively, and that also came. Now it is always; it has always been. And negativity comes, more comes back, goes away. So that they are more negative and little, not so much. But they are the God who now give this. And now many people in India, many, they are returning again; they are right there. But now Modi, ah yes. And Modi really needed a lot for the people there in India, including women, children, and the youth. The young ones said, others say, we did not say, do not think, why did we eat this or that animal meat, and so on. So now a lot is coming back again. So, here as well, we have said and we know from how many years ago. I have gone further back, again back, and again back, and again back. And as I have told you all, and how much we have, I have done so that you have seen well—or how does one say, how does one say, I don’t know. Yes, she was, my mother, she came and she was also the Human and Missile and maybe that eating meat and this and that perhaps. But then, she came very nicely and she understood everything. Also, this other one, Radha and all the others as well. Why have you come? From where have you come? That is not enough. Others say, okay, I am a good boy, or not a good boy, or he is working, or I am saying something, okay. No, this is not easy. And I truly thank you that in these times, when everyone has had meat and all that, you have eaten it. No one has seen that this is in the bottle and that or that. Perhaps not the problem, and this and that. Or perhaps not so much. But now I have nothing to show. You have, and this is, I believe not just faith—I know it—that we will go to God. We will go to God. I will tell you, my dears, all of you, that we will go to heaven. No, you want to go to heaven? Then say something. You must tell me something. Yes, you may say something. Yes, I will say something. It is good, Swāmījī. It was not good. But you have done nothing good, Swāmījī. You want Satsaṅg and Bhajan. What have we done now? What did you say? What did you say to me? It is like an ocean. And in an ocean, it no longer works that way. The ocean just flows like that. When I say something, whether it is good or not, I say that it is good. Always the fruits come forth. Yes, of course, there is eating and so on, but so much has come, we must give. These are our people now and not wait for the day after tomorrow. Yes, so it is for you, and okay, we will leave it for other people tomorrow or so. It always comes for us. There is always a great abundance. Yes, from where? From God. From where? Then where is your God? Yes, God is within you like that. Look within; you do not realize what your God has bestowed. Your God is present there. Where? Come and eat. So, there is so much to learn and to give to others, and not just a little piece for myself here. And we all give. All the people come here; we give so many things: this or that or that, everything. And go there and then wherever it leads. It doesn’t work because there isn’t much Satsaṅg here. So, you then move on to the human being and so on and so forth. But should we take something, a Satsaṅg, Bhajan, that happened five minutes ago? Just five minutes, come here, prāṇa this and that, and go. This house is God, the holy God for us. And so we must always give ourselves something and observe. And we will progress further and we should love everyone. Yes, for everyone, we should say, hello Friend, this, this, this. And do not say, this is not good. What is this? This is not like that. Yes, we are all good. We are all God. In everyone, for example, you cannot do it, and say, don’t worry. Then he wants to say, hey, hello, how are you? It’s good, I have given you this. Oh, this was for you, thank you very much, yes. Then the person will say, he gave me. But we go a little further and say, really, it was good. It comes, it comes. And then, how do you say, negative. The negative is there, but in the end, it will pass. He says, actually, it was good. Yes, it is coming. And so, how does one say that? What are you thinking now? We say yes or no. Yes, exactly, very good. Very, very good. I am so happy. Only two people, this and four. So, three and four. Others have never eaten. Thank you. Yes. Three persons and five persons. Or not, not four. Until then, you didn’t say anything. Or, Holy Gurujī said, when nobody is telling, then it is a buffalo. And this buffalo, he sat down, so it’s finished. I will not tell you anything. So if you want to eat Prasād, it is for anyone who likes it or not. So next time, please when you come, then you should speak, say some words, okay? We will make a prayer afterwards, okay? Okay? Hari Om. Next time I will come and sit with you all. I will look as you look at me. I will look like sitting. Okay? Yes, yes, yes. Yes, because no one says hello to me. Master is okay. No, no,... no. No, no. No, no, no, no. You see, even the women, the Frauen, they say, yes, thank you very much, I am here. Yes, yes,... yes.

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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:

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