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The fortunate ones who found the path of Sanathana Dharma
Sanātana Dharma is the eternal path, a highway without obstruction. We are fortunate to have found it under the shelter of our lineage. The essential discovery is the object of our meditation. The Guru is the central figure. A master is like a lit candle and a disciple an unlit one. When the unlit candle meets the burning one, light is transmitted; the disciple becomes the master. This is why it was said that those who understand the Guru become Gurudeva. Therein lies the critical difference between a guru and a paras stone. A paras stone turns iron into gold, but a guru transforms the disciple into a guru. That is the fundamental distinction.
"The master is that candle which is already lit. The disciple is that candle which is still not lit. On the day when this candle which is not lit will come to that candle which is burning, you will get the light; the disciple will become the master."
"Those who understand the Guru, they become themselves Gurudeva."
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