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Love, contentment and happiness are Universal principles within you
Human consciousness is a divine garden. You are the bee gathering nectar from its blossoms, which bloom through devotion. Without this inner love, life withers into loneliness and despair. Seeking happiness from others' love is futile, as it inevitably turns to pain. Causing another's tears incurs a severe karmic debt: one tear repaid with a thousand. Therefore, cultivate your inner garden. Abiding there brings eternal happiness and divine intoxication. This state is bhakti: devotion, friendliness, freedom, and forgiveness. To forgive another is to first forgive yourself. To show mercy is to first be merciful to yourself.
"If you think the love of others will make you happy, forget it."
"If you forgive someone, first you have forgiven yourself."
Filming location: Umag, 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