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Living from Guruvakya
The community sustains itself through daily engagement with spiritual teachings despite limited direct contact. A group in a distant country actively practices, gathering in temples and collaborating during visits. They rely on recorded guidance throughout the year, meeting their teacher only briefly annually. This infrequency is noted as a challenge, yet the teachings prove sufficient for their ongoing practice. The dynamic highlights the power of the spoken word to connect and maintain a spiritual path across distance and time. The relationship is seen as mutually fortunate when more frequent contact is possible.
"The only challenge is that they see me just once a year, and only for two days."
"Then, for the entire year, they live from the Guruvākyas."
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
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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