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Is the mantra secret?
The mantra is personal, but sharing it is not a mistake. Your practice is intimate, and the mantra is not meant for telling. However, if another person learns it, it does not matter and is no problem. If that person then chooses to practice with it, that outcome is also good. The initial rule of secrecy is immediately contradicted by complete permissiveness, creating a logical inconsistency. The purpose of keeping it private is left unexplained, as sharing is deemed not wrong. The benefit to others is presented as a separate, hypothetical good, disconnected from the act of sharing itself.
"If others will practice, it's also good."
"your mantra is not for telling."
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