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Spiritual significance of the white elephant
To see or dream of a white elephant, the śvetāravat, is a profound spiritual event. It is the chariot of Brahmā, and such a vision can confer the benefit of fifty years of practice. I once dreamt as a child that a white elephant lifted me onto its head with its trunk; from that day, my spiritual seeking began. I share this now to speak of gajamoti, a rare crystal-like substance that brings supreme blessings. Though we may not possess the physical object, we can hold its thought in our heart to receive its virtues of happiness and peace.
"If you can even dream of a white elephant, I tell you, it is as if you have practiced fifty years of spiritual sādhanā."
"Therefore, from today onward, keep in your thought that you have gajamoti in your heart."
Filming location: Melbourne, Australia
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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
