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Take your destiny into your hand
Ultimately, you are the one who must help yourself by remaining steadfast under the shelter of the Guru's grace. The most difficult spiritual practice is to observe your mental modifications. You must ensure no thoughts enter that weaken your willpower for practice or create doubts in your devotion. All other disciplines are not as important as this primary task. The essential aim is to keep your consciousness uninfected. Guard your mind constantly. Stay under the umbrella. This vigilance is the core practice. Self-help is achieved through this surrendered vigilance. The path requires this internal guardianship above all else.
"To observe your vṛttis, to ensure that no thoughts enter your consciousness which weaken your willpower to practice your spiritual sādhanā."
"All other sādhanās are not so important compared to this: to take care of your consciousness, to ensure your consciousness is not infected."
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