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4 kinds of health
Yoga addresses four dimensions of health: physical, mental, social, and spiritual. Yogic practices are psychosomatic, affecting both body and mind. Physical health alone is insufficient without mental health, and vice versa. Social health is defined by avoiding harmful behaviors like crime or idleness; unhealthy social conduct leads to societal avoidance. A healthy individual contributes to a healthy society and nation. Spiritual health is equated with tolerance. The claim that one's own mother, religion, or culture is "the best" is subjective; from a broader perspective, all can be seen as good. True spiritual health requires accepting this plurality. Intolerance is framed as a sign of spiritual and mental unwellness.
"My mother is the best mother. But which mother is not the best mother?"
"Spiritual health means tolerance. Those who have no tolerance are mentally ill."
Filming location: Maribor, Slovenia
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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
