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Recorded on: 23 Aug 2006
Language: English, Czech/Slovak
Length: 0h 04m

The rules are for the fools

Rules are for fools.

Someone shared a critique: many rules exist, yet many do not follow them. Another stated, "The rules are for the fools." This is perfect wisdom. For those who behave properly, rules are unnecessary. Rules are created for fools. Initially, a warning is given: "Don't do that." After repeated warnings, a law must be established. The critique was shared openly to avoid gossip. The original speaker of the phrase remains unknown, though they introduced themselves.

"The rules are for the fools."

"For those who behave properly, for them, it is not rules."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Today someone told me something very nice; I must share it with you. Should I tell you now, or tomorrow? Śāntī told me—now, this is a negative critique, but it means I speak openly, not whispering in Pārvatī's ear. Otherwise, there will be negative gossip. Śāntī told me that she said, "There are so many rules, and nobody follows them." Not nobody, but many don't. And someone said, "The rules are for the fools." I said, "That is very wise, perfect. Because for those who behave properly, for them, it is not rules." So the person who said, "The rules are for the fools"—I do not know who he or she was—but introduced oneself. That is it. So, of course, rules are made for the fools. The first time, they say, "Don't do that." The second time, you say, "Don't do that." The third time, we have to make a law.

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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

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