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Jan 2020
56m 56s

1: The Sages Are In the Pages

RAGHUNATH CAPPO & KAUSTUBHA DAS
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An introduction to the  essential bhakti-yoga text Srimad Bhagavatam highlighting how to transform our lives through the hearing and contemplation of timeless yoga wisdom.

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