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Accept yourself
Accept your natural self; it is inherently beautiful.
A long nose is positive, like Gaṇeśa's. Do not use excessive makeup; let your skin regenerate. Use only necessary amounts. Unkempt beards are unnatural and unclean; keep your given hair washed and neat. Do not color your hair; artificial chemicals attract negative reactions from nature, like bees. Do not hide gray hair; it signifies dignified age. Maintain neat hair and clean dress, behaving properly without artifice. This approach also relates to environmental protection. Using less makeup reveals your true beauty over time. A car's paint does not change its fundamental age.
"God has given you a beautiful color; leave it as it is."
"A 20-year-old car, doesn't matter how much you will paint, is 20 years old."
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
