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The River of Love and Consciousness
The purpose of human life is to merge with the divine. We are blessed to be in this river of divine love and consciousness, which flows to the ocean of immortality. Every consciousness entering this river will merge into cosmic consciousness. Human life is given to know God and oneself, to love and protect all creatures. The human consciousness can reach the cosmic state, but worldly temptations, stress, and differences cause confusion. People lose the way to the river that flows toward God. One who enters the river becomes the river; that river entering the ocean becomes the ocean. Therefore, the purpose is to find the divine center and remove all obstacles on the path.
"Whoever enters into that river will become the river, and that river which enters into the ocean will become the ocean."
"Therefore, the purpose of human life is to find the center and the divine presence... and to remove all the obstacles which come on the path."
Filming location: Zagreb, Croatia
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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