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Apr 2023
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1024: Don't Just Think You're Not Your B...

RAGHUNATH CAPPO & KAUSTUBHA DAS
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"Most people see what they expect to see, what they want to see, what they've been told to see, what conventional wisdom tells them to see - not what is right in front of them in its pristine condition." Vincent Bugliosi / don't just think you're not your body, know it / the true self has nothing to do with our worldly dealings / control the senses by eating prasadam / Bhakti takes spirituality to the next level

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