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Who Is Your Beloved
Sūratā is the pure, wandering inner attention that must merge with the true Self.
Sūratā is the virgin, representing pure intention and concentration. It is the constant awareness observing all directions, like a driver alert to the road. If this attention lapses, accidents occur. This attention wanders, placing faith in things only to withdraw it. The aim is to marry, meaning merge, this sūratā with the calm ātmā. The outer world is illusion; temptation and ego cause the loss of divine consciousness. The individual soul, due to ego, becomes ignorant of its true Brahman nature. One must find the Lord, the knower of Brahman. Spiritual practice may seem fruitless because hidden impurities remain, requiring purification. One should be thankful for the practice itself.
"The accident happens so quickly we can hardly control anything. So the sūratā should be always alert."
"O my Lord, please do not consider my mistakes."
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
