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The Living Temple of Oṁ: Reflections on the Inauguration of the Oṁ Ashram
The Oṁ Ashram is a living temple, shaped as the sacred syllable Oṁ.
Two types of temples exist: stone and human body. The divine presence dwells in both. The Oṁ Ashram remains the only temple in the world formed as Oṁ. Oṁ is the symbol of yoga, life, and the yogi’s heart. Its construction followed ancient Vedic tradition. The foundation stone includes stones from local lands. A nine-day yajña purified the outer space and inner being. Simple people donated funds and built it with their hands. Activation came when gold-plated kalaśas were placed on its domes. A brief window of five minutes aligned cosmic forces. Cosmic energy now flows through the kalaśa directly to the Śiva Liṅgam. This energy radiates outward, transforming wrong into good. The Śiva Liṅgam bears twelve forms of Śiva and is surrounded by one thousand eight Śiva statues. The guru’s presence functions like light in a dark cave. Darkness within melts instantly before that light. Thus, the stone temple and the inner temple merge in practice.
"There are two types of temples—the stone one, and the human one. There is the presence of God in both of them."
"What is the value of the guru? You can see the dark cave. Then comes the light. And when the light comes—it doesn’t depend on how dark the dark in the cave was—it will disappear."
Filming location: Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia
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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
