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Introduction of Professor UpadhyayJi
The relationship between master and disciple is one of transmission from fullness to emptiness.
A vessel full of oil represents the master, while an empty vessel represents the disciple. The disciple must be receptive and empty to receive the master's knowledge. The flow moves from the full vessel to the empty one. This requires the disciple's complete openness and the master's willingness to pour. The process is one of grace and transfer, not of equal exchange. The empty vessel must be positioned correctly to receive the flow. The master's fullness is the source; the disciple's emptiness is the prerequisite.
"The full one, the pūrṇa, is the master. The empty one is the disciple."
"How will this oil go there?"
Filming location: Vép, Hungary
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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