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  • Recorded on: 15 Oct 2005
  • Language: English, Hungarian, Croatian
  • Length: 0h 04m

It is the yogateacher's duty to treat everyone equally

The teacher's path requires equal vision and surrender. A teacher must see all students equally, without personal preference. Spiritual development occurs through the act of teaching itself. The protective mantra is "I am not the doer," signifying the Guru speaks through the teacher. Students are not drawn to superficial qualities like appearance or cleverness, which are common. They value the teacher's clear consciousness, honesty, devotion, and knowledge. This is the foundation of their confidence.

"Remember the golden preaching: Samdṛṣṭi—equal vision."

"People appreciate your clear consciousness. People appreciate your honesty."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

Therefore, after discussing the body (tan), mind (man), charity (dāna), worship (bhajan), the inner instrument (antakaraṇa), and the three types of austerity (tapas), these are the crucial points. Among them are two points concerning the confidence between teacher and student. For the teacher, there should be no differences. You should not pay more attention to someone you personally love or like. That is not good. Remember the golden preaching of Mahāprabhujī: Samdṛṣṭi—equal vision. This is because the teacher is developing themselves spiritually and in knowledge through the very act of teaching. Therefore, we have a very beautiful mantra for our protection: "Nāhaṁ kartā" ("I am not the doer"). In that moment, you are not teaching; Gurudev is teaching. He is speaking through us. "Nāhaṁ kartā"—that is the essence. "Esa mera Satguru Anderbole"—like that, my Gurudev is speaking within me. Then you will see your classes blossoming. Do not think people are accepting you because you are nice, clever, or physically beautiful or not. No, no, no. Such qualities can be found everywhere. Do not think people love you because you look good, are kind, or are physically active. You can find this everywhere. People appreciate your clear consciousness. People appreciate your honesty. People appreciate your devotion. People appreciate your knowledge. That is why they place their confidence in your hands. For a teacher, knowing these things is very important.

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:

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