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Very important to become vegetarian - plants also have life
Consciousness ascends through purity, culminating in a super-conscious state attainable in this life. Our individual awareness is clouded by negative emotions like anger and greed; we must instead cultivate divine qualities such as love, compassion, and mercy. A fundamental practice is adopting a vegetarian diet, refusing to cause death for taste, as killing inflicts pain on all mothers—human or animal. While plants have life, we should consume mindfully, taking only what is necessary like fruits and leaves without destroying the whole organism. Storing and consuming dead animal bodies in the home is likened to keeping a human corpse, attracting negative energies that disrupt family harmony. Historical figures like Buddha exemplified this purity through meticulous, non-violent living and compassionate almsgiving. Your spiritual progress is a personal journey; theoretical knowledge is worthless without practice. Ultimately, you alone must navigate your destiny through your own conscious work.
"Realize the human qualities: purity, love. For me, no one had to die. Better I die."
"Your spiritual work on your body and mind and consciousness—that will guide you."
Filming location: 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
