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A Discourse on Dharma, Diet, and the Spirit of India
A spiritual discourse on dharma, diet, and cultural identity.
"Food belongs to Bhagavān Śiva. All living beings consume other living beings; they consume other living beings."
"We are all Hindus, Vindu, human beings. But earlier, this was not here; it was revealed later by them."
A speaker, likely a spiritual teacher, addresses a gathering, weaving together observations from travel abroad with concerns for India's spiritual and cultural fabric. The central theme is adherence to traditional Hindu dharma, with a strong focus on vegetarianism as a non-violent principle, criticism of meat-eating and foreign influences, and a call to preserve indigenous language and essence over external practices like the use of English. The talk is discursive, covering caste, illness, and anecdotes about encounters in Europe.
Filming location: Jaipur, 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
