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~ J W~U, DO SO~illTlIING I hav~- n~v;jr l:lqfl_e f(}I'aJ~Yf.ht~ id!l~ •.

'The swami assumed a;Jotw position. Gil h1S: 'bed H! t')le;,Srn;llll, unpr~t\<;otiow; m..oteLrQom, his J()'gH!'J;o~sed -u-trd hiS"rlCe'K: head 'an..~ btcJt forrnm'g a sh;aJ.glrl line.," hen he gnleLuttlix C!O$,H'! hh eyes_, 'Wll.~ lix- JV"'p enJrl'ed 'wl~@t ~lp.;p6a'P!3d to b~'~ ?_eep O'i~:die~I'L'i;",q~t~te; ~ll,e.,f:~!9r,~1",hl.':ij(;Jt f.Bpt be.,gf)n co p~k . .Thu

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f'e main ed n bt:rll.hll "1 t is' do nc 'M: \'i.'mpMt'.er.'" aid the', S\va)i1LR:::n:r(a" eel e.bf~ ~~d Y8g1, lecturer, m):tt!O~"aht1 .IJJI.los'opher:, as he' ·ame· ·oul·o,.i'hl,s nl~QH~llive'stat~, ';A p'edect :conuo1 of Ute mhHt"

Tli!' 1i'i¥~mi'W~I~:~'d ~Ot1i:etil:1~ c.- h~j~jlj~~W:Ejs~ I}S h~ Wel;.j:t jnl~ "a~6the r ,tn~aira lh.'i~ trail ~,e_~ W Ullin a fe.jw. ~e cp~~~, Lh~,re, was 11

<si]m'~f pii.t~~· r.ll<l~~ )j v riS-~! .

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"I arm dbin'go th i~ 1'1(,) t ce SYLO W ttr~t I il:rn a 'ma'!!;iC,i,ii:t} o I' \i 8):lp&r :II LHn,.;(u Oehlg, blJl't to s.n(lio,v' t<h<ll r. by ~Cm r,f&fi:Ol~li~ 111~IJ;L'd

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ene, ~all.':C()itl\J;o] one's: IJ'Q~Hy,'hlnoti·ons; ,iltth.l,ditU!; ~l-hrtot(.laWffi

Involl.lH l:il~Y l'1lu.sGle~q~1.Ch as the h€ill't< B.t;l.d h.m~'.'"

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"QJ ,qlli -t:, ~.at'J~:b~ u r 1 a ,.e,,,;eXYQne m ure room \v.a.s

Fon\!rilcrd qf" ~ji<Lt ne hi'iQ ju~t said, IJ1~ ~W'<l;ml :FQlde;d··a la~ge (~~'Sl :$e;!)',1'l1il t.itt~eS and pJil'~~(l.Il- ~rltt h'i~ !llt~~};J~ tben told il .gtl~.~[,.tQ--h91d~ ~l1'tb ~t th'e. f<,!wel r'gl:l!1~"§i-!.hiJ14Ilis-beJJ.~~;5<') that t·here \l,'9\Ll(;1 \)1t~ riP \\'~~' he ctru~Il s.e,~ ~fi~'9~@1 tH!.'i Ito~1~1.

PR,()V'ING THE, PQ,WER: OF

MED~ITA'TIO"N

lndta's SwarfH Rafna;who Says tJru.e:Wied'itatio.n fs ,a~ slate' p'f

l' S 1-9 e p,le&:s: :sf,e:e.J.;l: .,

has corn e-fe .. A.me-riGa to

p resent ~i'is Wp:!?i& 10 'S;'t;j:~nq'e;

BY JQN -SHIROTA

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A O:lE:CK OF TFl E 'SWAMI'S le.H JI·m. (belt ...... ) "fe~~h;)d that ~Jl . h..acide'Je~op'~~·[) sm~IJ ~ut'rm-a. tUInor-,:mlely. try: m'ejlta[ cohe~n~"f,,;tit':h, . .oGrrfot'i~triltin:g the ~'·thirrd ey-e" 1Ft· fh~ photo.at rigtcJ:t whili:l DiCl~~Hei;nessy !'Ialds -the thick' hotel -:to Wel I flrmly Ih.JiJa9~. the ~YiarTlII ~.Jt!~ th~ Wot'(~~ ~vrltien by~h~·~~ih~'r_ ';1 ""'I'I's bQr.il by M~ui,"" the.swam! said,. He"Vll.l~rig""t._ .

~AQeR TO PR'OYE.·~tJ.e e,a p1l.t j toY' "C;T mfa:t;lit.lI.:(ive .pp"'~(lr, ·,tih13 'Swami ' :F~,-iH'nii '~9);l:rIY5t.ipmjh(i~-1p tq.~tl fig' by I hJi P.,ROB~ !;-t~ff ill'li

LO$ AIJQl~I%-'Mot~1I ~(jo·('n. At Hn I A55ri!i.~an~ Pu.l:ilistu~:Di~1< HOIr-Hl~'l.Sy~:{!,he/~s ''"tI1e "sWal'fld's' wI'isj, The' I]U'S@ '-a.te h"ci,d ,dimlnii;h.ed <lpp're-

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