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The Difficulty of Construction and the Devilish Power of Destruction
A spiritual discourse on the destructive ease of worldly life and the demanding path to eternal joy.
"Anyone can destroy. But to build up and to protect, you cannot—no matter what it is."
"Worldly joy is temporary, and we are searching for everlasting joy, sustainable joy. That is in self-realization."
The speaker contrasts the devilish power of destruction with the difficulty of sustaining anything of value, from relationships to spiritual practice. He explains that true, everlasting happiness is found only in self-realization and union with Brahman, which requires overcoming worldly attachments and adopting a complete way of life, not a part-time practice. He references bhajans by Mahāprabhujī and Holy Gurujī about attaining vairāgya (dispassion) and liberation.
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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
