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8u>=i7er7-No#e-----------------------------------------iii
9niver7a=8rayer-----------------------------------------iv
8rayerToTeMo#er
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8ur<o7eOf!ife
-----------------------------------------vi
TeS<iri#OfIndianS<iri#ua=Ineri#an"e--------------------------viii
CFA8TERI
YoAa------------------------------------------------;
YoAa------------------------------------------------;
E77en"eofMarmaYoAa--------------------------------------*
Fa#aYoAa
--------------------------------------------.
YoAaA7ana7--------------------------------------------.
8ranayama---------------------------------------------D
Munda=iniYoAa------------------------------------------&
RaLaYoAa---------------------------------------------$
Con#ro=ofMind------------------------------------------4
NadaYoAa---------------------------------------------/
CFA8TERII
MarmaYoAa
-------------------------------------------'
MarmaYoAa--------------------------------------------'
TraininAofMarmaYoAa-------------------------------------;2
A##ainNir=i<#aS#a#e
---------------------------------------;;
Wa#i7Marma------------------------------------------;*
Fow#oFindRiA#orWronAA"#ion-------------------------------;*
InnerVoi"e--------------------------------------------;*
8rayerforaMarmaYoAin------------------------------------;.
CFA8TERIII
Ba?#iYoAa-------------------------------------------;.
BramanorGodEEi7#7--------------------------------------;.
8owerof8rayer------------------------------------------;D
Ba?#iYoAa
-------------------------------------------;&
Pa<aYoAa---------------------------------------------;4
San?ir#anYoAa------------------------------------------;/
Ma=i7an#arana9<ani7ad-------------------------------------;/
CFA8TERIV
RaLaYoAa--------------------------------------------*2
Me#a<y7i"7of#eInnerMan----------------------------------*2
Tame#eSiEWi=dBea7#7------------------------------------*;
Ci##a-----------------------------------------------**
MindandI#7My7#erie7--------------------------------------*D
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Con#ro=ofMind
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Siddi7----------------------------------------------*/
CFA8TERV
S<iri#ua=Sadana----------------------------------------.2
Twen#yS<iri#ua=In7#ru"#ion7-----------------------------------.2
Re7o=ve7
---------------------------------------------.;
Me77aAe7ofVairaAya--------------------------------------.*
!iveWi7e=y--------------------------------------------.D
Me77aAeofBrama"arya------------------------------------.&
9<ade7amri#am------------------------------------------.4
8ra"#i"a=S<iri#ua=In7#ru"#ion7----------------------------------./
!iveinGod--------------------------------------------.'
9niver7a=!ove------------------------------------------D2
8ra"#i"eofMedi#a#ion--------------------------------------D;
TyRea=Na#ure-----------------------------------------D*
Divine!ife--------------------------------------------D*
DivineMe77aAe------------------------------------------D.
Se=fCAna=y7i7-------------------------------------------DD
Im<or#an"eofMee<inAaS<iri#ua=Diary-----------------------------D&
S<iri#ua=Diary------------------------------------------D$
TeS<iri#ua=Diary----------------------------------------&*
CFA8TERVI
8i=o7o<yAndVedan#a------------------------------------&D
Youare#eMa7#erofyourDe7#iny-------------------------------&D
MnowTy7e=f-------------------------------------------&&
Me77aAeofAmri#a----------------------------------------&&
Vedan#a----------------------------------------------&/
Me77aAeofGi#a
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E77en"eofYoAaCVa7i7#a------------------------------------$2
Me77aAeofWi7dom---------------------------------------$;
Me77aAeof8ea"e-----------------------------------------$*
8i=o7o<yandMedi#a#ionon-Om--------------------------------$.
Sa#CCi#CAnandaCSvaru<oam----------------------------------$D
Pivanmu?#a--------------------------------------------$D
CFA8TERVII
Dia=oAue7FromS"ri<#ure7-----------------------------------$&
RamaCVa7i7#aCSamvada------------------------------------$&
DevaCYa?7aCSamvada--------------------------------------$$
YaLnava=?yaCMai#reyiCSamvada---------------------------------$4
Na"i?e#oCYamaCSamvada------------------------------------$4
Mau7a=yaC8i<<a=adaCSamvada----------------------------------$'
9dda=a?aCSve#a?e#uCSamvada----------------------------------42
YaLnava=?yaCGarAiCSamvada-----------------------------------4;
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8raLa<a#iCIndraCSamvada-------------------------------------4*
CFA8TERVIII
Se=fCRea=i7a#ion-----------------------------------------4D
CFA8TERIR
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NewYearMe77aAe----------------------------------------4&
Guru8urnimaMe77aAe--------------------------------------4$
Du77eraMe77aAe-----------------------------------------4$
Dee<ava=iMe77aAe----------------------------------------44
Advi"e#oS#uden#7----------------------------------------4/
Me77aAeofFreedom---------------------------------------4'
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