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In the dream of awakening
The path of awakening is yoga, and the awakened yogī is the witness and leader. Life is a dream from birth to death, and its meaning is known only to those who awaken into the non-passing reality. Such beings are humanity's crown jewels. The journey follows a Mahāyogī through India, a land dreaming of awakening. The first steps go to an ashram preserving an enlightened one's physical traces, where birds and people sing to the Awakening Light from dawn. The quest leads to a city of saints, where individual consciousness merges into cosmic consciousness only through human effort and the human body. The Guru, as conscious light, moves with the land's love, greeted with music and expectation. Liberation comes only by freeing oneself from ignorance and absorbing self-knowledge. A Guru's presence is the greatest blessing. From deserts to temples, the journey visits spaces illuminated by great souls, where every ego dissolves before divine simplicity. The relationship with a personal deity is the cradle, path, and goal. Life is spiritual discipline; with a steady mind and love for the divine, any difficulty can be faced. Conferences on non-violence and peace emphasize that peace begins in one's own heart. The West seeks to subdue nature, but the view here is to worship nature as mother. True winner is unity in differences. The journey includes prison visits, offering prisoners dignity and hope, and investor meetings, reflecting a land rich in spirit becoming rich in body. It concludes at an ashram, a place of awakening through practice, devotion, and wisdom. The dream of the journey ends, but the dream of awakening is crowned by the unity of seeker and awakened.
"Vidyā keval mānuṣīye ke śarīr aur buddhi se hī prāpt hotī hai." (Knowledge is obtained only through the human body and intellect.)
"Śānti, śāntoṣa, śraddhācāra, samadarśitā, sadāpana, these are the words of a sādhu."
Filming location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
DVD 200
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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
