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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
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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
