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Recorded on: 7 May 2004
Language: English, Croatian
Length: 0h 03m

Who is Yogi

The path requires mastering senses and controlling mind to merge one's self with the self of all beings. This state is very hard to achieve. When attained, one performs action without being affected by it; though doing, you are not doing. The practitioner's soul must be pure: without jealousy, anger, hatred, complexes, or greed. We possess these challenging qualities in abundance.

"It concerns one who has mastered his senses and controlled his mind; whose self has become one with the self of all beings."

"At that time, though you are doing, you are not doing. Your action then has no more effect on you."

Filming location: Croatia

We have spoken many times about spirituality, purity, and the purity of the soul. It concerns one who has mastered his senses and controlled his mind; whose self has become one with the self of all beings. It is about dayā—mercy, kindness—being without anger, without temper. This is very easy to say and very hard to do. It was easy for Kṛṣṇa to say, but he gave us a hard test. I think it was not very nice of Kṛṣṇa. He could have given us something easier, but this is the diploma. So, when one's self is merged into the self of all beings, one remains unaffected even while performing actions. At that time, though you are doing, you are not doing. Your action then has no more effect on you. But only then—listen carefully—the one who practices yoga, whose soul is pure: no jealousy, no anger, no hatred, no complexes, no greediness. These are all qualities. And we are very rich in these qualities, very rich—those whose soul is pure and who has mastered his senses and controlled his mind.

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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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