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Recorded on: 7 Oct 2005
Language: English, Croatian
Length: 0h 03m

Our Eyes Are Given to See the Beauty of God

The aim is to see God's beauty and divinity, which is self-realization. We possess eyes to behold this divine beauty. A teacher, when offered a sightseeing tour, declined, stating he had seen many sights but now sought to see directly that which is within: self-knowledge. Therefore, your interest should be this inner vision. See the beauty of God in every person and every place you look. This consciousness of perceiving God everywhere is the first realization. Following this, you will attain self-realization.

"Eyes are given for looking at the beauty of God."

"I have seen so many things, but I want to see that which I have not seen, and that I see is within me: ātmā jñāna, self-realization."

Filming location: Croatia

What do we want to see? We want to see God, His beauty, His divinity; that is our aim. When Holy Gurujī came to Europe for the first time, we went to Prague. Many of you have seen Prague; if you have not seen it, you should see this beautiful city, this beautiful town. These three beautiful cities on the bank of the river are Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. Of course, there are many other beautiful ones also, but these three are special. So people, devotees, asked Holy Gurujī if he would like a sightseeing tour tomorrow. Gurujī said, "I have seen many sights, but now I want to see this straight. I have seen so many things, but I want to see that which I have not seen, and that I see is within me: ātmā jñāna, self-realization." So this should be your interest. Nayan diyā darśana karneku—eyes are given for looking at the beauty of God. Paramahaṁsa Yogānanda said, "O God beautiful, O God beautiful, in the mountains, in the forest, in the rivers, in the lake, in the desert, in the ocean, in the sky, in the stars, O God beautiful, O God beautiful." So wherever you see, whomever you see, see the beauty of God; and wherever you look, whomever you see, see the beauty of God, see God in them. And such a level of consciousness is the first realization. And then you will have self-realization.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

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

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