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Recorded on: 9 Dec 2001
Language: English
Length: 0h 03m

Be humble, be wise

The greatest miracle is finding a spiritual guide. A contrast is drawn between uneducated villagers who instinctively attribute identity to God and educated individuals who identify with professional titles. The latter are described as having lost divine wisdom from their consciousness. Therefore, one must develop wisdom, which requires no formal study or seeking. Do not expect miracles; finding the guide is the miracle itself.

"Only God has a name. I am just the servant of God."

"It is the greatest miracle that you found him or her."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

That is a very practical example I would like to share. I do not know how it is here in the countryside with farmers, but in India, if you ask some village people—perhaps even those who have never attended any school at all—"What is your name?" they will say, "The name belongs only to God. I am just the servant of God. Only God has a name. I am... my little name is like this." They will tell you just that one name, and that is all. Now, observe the difference. In that same village, a boy or girl is born and receives a very high academic education. When you meet this person, even before you ask, "What is your name?" they will say, "I am Doctor so-and-so," or "Mr. Heller, good morning," or "Good morning, I am Engineer so-and-so," or "Professor so-and-so," or "Driver so-and-so." They have lost that wisdom from their consciousness; they have lost God. Therefore, develop wisdom. Wisdom does not require any studies or going here and there. So, follow the footsteps of the Master. Do not expect miracles. It is the greatest miracle that you found him or her.

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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

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