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An Offering of Light and Gratitude
This closing address expresses gratitude and calls for personal action to cultivate universal peace. The speaker thanks all participants, including specific spiritual leaders and artists, for their contributions to a successful interfaith conference. The essence of the gathering is summarized as achieving unity from diversity. The duty now falls to each individual to practice the teachings heard, as theory is worthless without action. Organizing many such conferences is urged to awaken a global consciousness for peace. This peace is defined not as a religious or political concept, but as a universal principle belonging to all. The event is likened to a seed that attendees must nurture into a worldwide tree of understanding and tolerance. The speaker also offers a personal prayer on the anniversary of their Master's passing.
"Tons of theory is nothing compared with a grain of practice, and so this theory which you heard today, we have to put into practice."
"Peace is not a religion, not a philosophy, and not a politic, but it is a universal principle."
Filming location: Brno, 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
