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Recorded on: 18 Nov 2000
Language: English
Length: 0h 04m

Shivoham

The immortal Ātmā is the unborn, indestructible Self beyond karma.

Some beings are bound by karma, others are free. Approaching one who is free from karma leads you to that same freedom. In the fire of wisdom, all impurities are burned away, leaving only purity. The Vedas declare this Ātmā to be indestructible, unborn, and immortal. This same knowledge was given by Kṛṣṇa, who stated the Ātmā is within all. Therefore, engage in a practice: first, acknowledge your problems and suffering. Second, affirm your true nature as the Ātmā, distinct from these temporary states. Recognize your identity as that immortal essence.

"I am that immortal Ātmā. And you are also that immortal Ātmā."

"Think two things. One is your problem... Second, smile upon yourself: 'I am not all this; I am Ātmā.'"

Filming location: Slovenia

Therefore, some are above karma, and some still have karma. But when you come to the one who has no karma, then very soon you will also have no karma. When you go to the fire, everything will be burned. Only the pure quality will remain. Therefore, that Ātmā cannot be destroyed at any time. Vajrātmā mehu, ajar or amar—it is unborn and immortal, as has been declared by the Vedas. The same wisdom, the same knowledge was declared by God Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna. What did He say? "I am that immortal Ātmā. And you are also that immortal Ātmā." And you too are this immortal Ātmā. Listen. A moment. Today we want to sing without instruments. Let your inner instrument play. You have to feed, you have to think. You have to think two things. One is your problem: your unhappiness, your illness, your suffering, your jealousy, your fear—all of this. Second, smile upon yourself: "I am not all this; I am Ātmā." So on one side, these qualities; on the other side, these qualities. What do you think? I am that Śiva. I am that Ātmā. Everything.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

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

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