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Rich and Poor
True richness is found in our human birth, not in external wealth.
We are blessed to be born with a healthy human body, possessing hands, legs, eyes, and intellect. This is our fundamental wealth. Being rich or poor is a state of mind. A person with billions may feel poor if their heart is impoverished, while someone with nothing can be truly rich if they are happy and consider themselves so. The core issue is the gap between our understanding and our lived practice. Our perception defines our reality. Financial wealth is separate from this inner richness. The primary obstacle is a poverty of spirit, which contradicts the very possibility of changing one's mindset. True wealth is an internal condition accessible to all.
"The poor will never be rich because the heart is poor."
"You may not have even one crown, but if you are happy and you say, 'I am rich,' you are rich."
Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic
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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