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Recorded on: 1 Aug 2004
Language: English, Czech/Slovak
Length: 0h 04m

The Eternal Presence of the Master

The Master's presence is eternal, yet we often fail to recognize it until the physical form is gone. We gather under this tree, a witness to many satsangs and Guru Purnima celebrations. I recall when the Master was physically present here and remarked on the extraordinary devotion felt. This year, the physical form is absent for the first time. Our human intellect struggles to comprehend the Master's essence even while they are here. Realization often comes only after the departure, and by then it may feel too late to appreciate that specific presence. However, the divine presence itself is never lost; it remains with us always. The feeling of loss pertains to the physical vessel, not the eternal connection. The love and devotion from devotees are always felt by the Master, transcending form.

"Gurujī said to me, 'Mahesh, I have seen many Guru Pūrṇimā satsaṅgs, but this was an extraordinary satsaṅg.'"

"But when the Master leaves the physical form, then we realize. Somehow, it is already too late."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Śrī Dīp Nārāyaṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya, Deveśvara Mahādeva Kī Jaya, Mādhav Kṛṣṇa Bhagavān Kī Jaya, Sanātana Dharma Kī Jaya. Beloved Bhaktas of Śrī Devapurījī, Mahāprabhujī, and Gurujī, dear devotees of Śrī Devapurījī, Śrī Mahāprabhujī, and Gurujī, divine ātmās, today is Guru Pūrṇimā. The moon is still full in that constellation. We are here under this beautiful sky and this beautiful tree, where we have already celebrated several Guru Pūrṇimās and held many, many satsaṅgs together. Today reminds me very much of that day when our beloved Holy Gurujī was with us here on the holy occasion of Guru Pūrṇimā. Gurujī said to me, "Mahesh, I have seen many Guru Pūrṇimā satsaṅgs, but this was an extraordinary satsaṅg." The Master feels the love and devotion, the Master feels the love and devotion from the Bhaktas. But unfortunately, this year is the first year. It is indeed the first year since Holy Gurujī is not present in his physical form. This tree under which we are sitting is a witness to Gurujī's divine light. Yet there is one problem: we humans, with this human intellect, do not understand—not even the Master. But when the Master leaves the physical form, then we realize. Somehow, it is already too late. It may already be too late. Though the presence of the divine is always with us. But that divine presence is always with us.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

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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