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Glory to the land of India
A spiritual discourse reflecting on India's divine heritage and personal guru-disciple relationships.
"Mahāprabhujī, Madhavānandjī, he has a wonderfully beautiful bhajan. He learned this bhajan himself. And he has sung it for the entire world, for all of India."
"Holi Gurujī said, 'This time, now everything will be India again.' And India, what is it? How is it? It is, again, my words, you will hear something."
The speaker shares a stream of consciousness filled with devotional references, recounting the spiritual significance of India through its rivers, saints, and gurus like Mahāprabhujī and Holī Gurujī. Personal anecdotes are woven in, including childhood memories of seeking the guru and attempts to avoid work, illustrating the challenging yet compelling nature of the spiritual path. The talk emphasizes the power of bhajans and the pervasive divine presence within the Indian landscape.
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
