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We seek purity
A spiritual discourse on purity and devotion in the modern age.
"Therefore, I always implore our devotees: 'Please do not be black, please do not be black.'"
"I want to be this drop. I want to drink... it desires only purity, directly from my God."
The lecturer reflects on the pervasive darkness of the Kali Yuga, observed in clothing and culture, and contrasts it with the purity found in sacred music and devotion. He shares teachings from his Gurudeva, using the metaphor of a pure drop of water (pū) to describe the soul's yearning for divine purity over worldly abundance, and calls for inner cleanliness and the declaration of the pure "I am."
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
