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The Call Beyond Stubbornness
The call is to move beyond the stubborn, negative mind that obscures the Self.
This stubbornness is a deep-seated resistance, a refusal to see what is. It is the ego's fortress, built from fear and the desire to be separate. You cling to your suffering, to your small story, because it feels familiar. This clinging is the very obstacle. To see the Self, this resistance must cease. You must be willing to let the fortress crumble. It is not about acquiring something new, but surrendering what you have falsely held. When stubbornness ends, what remains is your true nature.
"Come with me, and I will show you the Ātmā, the real Self."
"Stubbornness. Stubbornness, yes, in a negative way."
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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