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To give eating is a good karma
The act of giving is a spiritual practice rooted in recognizing the divine source of all. Nothing is truly ours; everything belongs to God. Therefore, to give is merely to return what is His. This act is best performed by seeing God within all creatures, making feeding the hungry—both people and animals—a form of good karma and direct service. The obligation to give extends to familial duties, like daily cooking, which can feel like an inescapable chain. This burden is contrasted with the ideal of marriage as a blessed union where individual identities merge into one, like a drop falling into the ocean. However, the modern trivialization of commitment, where 'yes' is said repeatedly for marriage, divorce, and remarriage, has eroded this sacred meaning.
"Nothing is mine. Whatever it is, it is yours, O Lord."
"To give back to Him is to give to all living beings, for He resides in everyone."
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
