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Sataguru hurt me with the arrow of knowledge
The spiritual experience of receiving the Guru's knowledge is described through the arrow metaphor.
The Guru's arrow of knowledge strikes a seeker. It wounds deeply. Tears begin to fall from the eyes. Every hair on the body stands erect in ecstasy. The deep knowledge brings intense pain in the heart. This pain causes one to faint and fall to the ground. Ritual priests and religious leaders do not know this pain. Doctors and healers cannot diagnose it. Only another who has been similarly struck can understand. The complete God shatters the seeker into pieces. He does not use a physical bow and arrow. His words are the arrows that strike. These word-arrows destroy all mental pride and ego. Then all illusion and deception cease. In nothingness, the sun of inner light rises. Only the one struck knows this experience.
"My Gurudev hit me with an arrow."
"He completely smashed me, He put me into small, small pieces."
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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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
