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Jan 2020
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4: Expanding the Space Between Stimulus ...

RAGHUNATH CAPPO & KAUSTUBHA DAS
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Raghunath Cappo & Kaustubha Das discuss transcendental sound, true happiness as an internal experience, the material world as a warped reflection, expanding the space between stimulus and response through sattvic yoga lifestyle, and Raghu's fat head. (Covers Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.12-1.1.19)

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