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Principles of yoga
Know thyself; your real self is a light of God. Believe there is a God and pray to overcome your mistakes, or sin. By helping others and being kind, you will overcome these sins. This process of believing, praying, helping, and being kind is the path to becoming one with God. These actions are the principles of yoga. The logic for overcoming sin is circular, stating the premise as the conclusion without explaining a causal mechanism. The relationship between the core actions is ambiguous, presented as both a sequence and a collective set of principles without clear definition. The causal link between helping others and achieving divine union is asserted but not explained.
"Pray to overcome your mistakes, or what you may call sin."
"Believe, pray, help, be kind; these are the principles of yoga."
Filming location: 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