Vedic Worldview
By Thom Knoles
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Join philosopher, educator and celebrated speaker on the cognitive sciences, Thom Knoles for inspiring insights and wisdom to support your personal evolution. Thom is an renowned expert on the relationship between quantum physics and human consciousness, and on the 5,000 year-old body of wisdom known as The Veda. For over 50 years, he has personally taught Vedic Meditation to tens of thousands of students and consulted to governments and private corporations throughout the world.
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What’s the Relationship Between Consciousness and Matter?
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Can We Engineer Our Incarnations in Advance?
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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The Vedic Worldview on Sexual Energy as a Manifestation Technique
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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The Vedic Approach to Work-Life Balance
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Adventures with Thom in India
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Questions About Evolution
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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My Maharishi - My Fondest Memory of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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The Relationship Between Buddhism and the Vedic Worldview - Part Two - Questions Arising
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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The Relationship Between Buddhism and the Vedic Worldview - Part One
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Refreshing One’s Dharma - Part Two - Questions Arising
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Refreshing One’s Dharma - Part One
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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A Display of Devotion - My Favorite Scene in The Ramayana
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Punya - A Reflection of Self-Realization
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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My Maharishi - Changing the World at 30,000 Feet
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Commandments, Charm vs Intuition, Déjà vu
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The Peculiar Idea of Conscience
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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How to Find Your Soulmate
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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An Invitation to Become an Initiator of Vedic Meditation
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Veda Vyasa: The Cosmic Storyteller
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Jai Guru Deva - Respect and Gratitude for Learning Anything From Anything
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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The Good News About Climate Change
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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The Role of the Garden of Eden in the Cosmic Storyline
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Transcending Co-dependence
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Vairagya - Spontaneous Non-attachment
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May 25, 2025 |
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How to Take Control of Your Life
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May 18, 2025 |
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Introducing Shri 1008 Mahamandaleshwar Maharishi Vyasanand Giri Maharaj
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May 11, 2025 |
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My Maharishi - Before He Met His Master
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May 04, 2025 |
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If Only… Living Life Without Regrets. Part Two
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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If Only… Living Life Without Regrets. Part One
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Q&A - Chakras, Sannyasi and Grihasthi
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Can Vedic Meditation Help ADD/ADHD?
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Boons: Aligning with Cosmic Desire
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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My Maharishi: Enlightenment Through Devotion
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Sorry, Not Sorry
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Cannabis' Effects on the Three Gunas
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Spend Some Quality Time With Thom
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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What is Rounding in Vedic Meditation?
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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The Relevance of the 25 Qualities of the Unified Field
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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How to Tame Your Inner Critic
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The Ultimate Discipline
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Established in Being, Perform Action
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Criticism, Manipulation, Verbal Abuse
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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The Distinction Between Kama and Prema
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Narcissism - The Cause and a Solution
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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How to Manage Dopamine and Other Feel-Good Chemicals Naturally
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Got Questions on Your Mind?
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Overcoming Loneliness in a Disconnected World
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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The Myth of Hard Work
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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How to Cope with Toxic Behavior
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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How to Control Election Outcomes
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Questions About Social Discomfort
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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What's it Like to Be You? Understanding Empathy
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The Purpose of Education
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Revenge vs Justice
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Leela Shakti - Play Power
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Karma, Charm, Art, and Suffering
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Kumbha Mela - A Celebration Like No Other
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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The Great Puruṣārtha - Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Laws of Nature - How to Align with Evolution and Avoid Suffering
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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What is the Impact of Witnessing an Eclipse?
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Quantum Mechanics for Beginners
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Spiritual Mediums, Right and Wrong, Partners Who Don't Meditate
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Yagyas - Awakening Impulses of Creative Intelligence
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Who’s Who: Understanding Sanskrit Titles
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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The Bhagavad Gita - Lessons in Life from the Battlefield
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Masculinity in the Modern Age
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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The Science and Art of Mantras
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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The Fallacy of Control
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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An Invitation to Vedic Meditation Initiator Training
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Guru Purnima - The Origin and Significance
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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The Guru Gita - Song of the Guru
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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The Pain of Childbirth
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Mastering the Siddhis
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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How to Make Things Right
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Questions on Spiritual Principles
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Austerity and Enlightenment
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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You Deserve the Best
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Embracing the Sweet Truth
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May 26, 2024 |
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Mind, Intellect, Ego
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May 19, 2024 |
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My Maharishi - A Paragon of Abundance and Self-Sufficiency
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May 12, 2024 |
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Intervention, Evolution, Contribution, Equilibrium
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May 05, 2024 |
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Vedanta - The Final Conclusion
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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I Had an Awakening Experience. Now What?
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Minimizing Violence Through Ahiṃsa
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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How to Inspire Worthy Enquiry
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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The Symbology of the Shiva Lingam
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Devas 101
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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AI, Sacred Cows, Exceptional Children
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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How Do I Alleviate the Suffering of Others?
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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The Fruits of Action
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Why the Long Hair?
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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My Maharishi - Humor Incarnate
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Dark Room Retreats
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Ayurveda - A Definition and a Display
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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How to Move Forward from a Divorce or Separation
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Can Art Be Separated from the Artist?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Light Inside: Empowering Incarcerated People Through Meditation
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Exploring the Veda
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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How to Prepare for the Year Ahead
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Time, Dark Matter, Surrendering vs Passive
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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The Relationship Between Manifestation and Charm
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Self-Referral Happiness vs Object-Referral Happiness
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Mindset Minus Mind Games
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Soma - The Fluid Dynamics of Consciousness
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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How to Have Thanksgiving Every Day
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Progressive Change, Perspective, and the Past
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Sankalpa - A Fresh Perspective on Bucket Lists
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Simple Science of Happiness: Be Here Nowra Public Talk
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Awakening Abundance - Preview Episode
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Avoiding the Unwanted Effects of Om Through Pranava
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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The Third Eye - What it is and What You Need to Know About it.
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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The Solution to All Problems
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Are Body-Based Goals Evolutionary?
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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A Vedic Perspective on Postpartum Depression
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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The Mechanics of Stress and Stress Release
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Inspiration, Apathy vs Non-Attachment, An End to Humanity?
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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The Role of Beliefs in Dharma
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Does Charm Always Feel Easy?
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Integrity
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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The Function of Dreaming Consciousness
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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The Role of Devotion in Our Evolution
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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The Function and Relevance of Kirtan
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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India - The Cradle of Civilization
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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My Maharishi - A Second Father to Me
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Our Role in Parent-Child Relationships
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Why do We Self Sabotage Ourselves?
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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World Peace is an Inside Job
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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The Akashic Record Explained
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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The Relationship Between Trust and Charm
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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The Evolutionary Function of Suicide
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Understanding the Caste System of India
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May 29, 2023 |
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Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
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May 21, 2023 |
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Punya - How to Increase Your Deserving Power
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May 14, 2023 |
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Yudhishthira and the Most Wondrous Thing
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May 07, 2023 |
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Navigating Family Relationships When Times Are Difficult
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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AI and Singularity. Is this the beginning of the end?
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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How to Cope in Tough Economic Times
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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The Impact of Habits on Our Evolution
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Maya is Not an Illusion
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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My Non-Vedic Reading List
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Questions About Karma
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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The Rising Tide of Anxiety - the Cause and the Solution
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Satsang - An Invitation from Thom Knoles
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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My Vedic Reading List
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Where Do Suicidal Thoughts Come From?
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Shruti - The Sound of Manifestation
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Mood Making - What it is and Why We Should Avoid it
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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The Difference Between Luck and Good Fortune
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The Beauty of Sanskrit
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Tantra - Embracing the Art of Brinkmanship
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Worst-case Scenarios | Parts Work | Intentions and Goal Setting
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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The Role of the Mistaken Intellect in Evolution
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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My Time in Prison
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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The Vedic Perspective on the New Year
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Vedic and Australian Aboriginal Connections. Evolution and Devolution
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Trust vs Certainty
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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The Three Gunas
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Mata, Pita, Guru
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Memory and Dementia
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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My Time in Australia
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Protest - Enhancing Vedic Meditation - Japa Meditation
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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My Maharishi - No Problem
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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The Holy Tradition and The Role of Gurus in Modern Times
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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My Maharishi - My Exemplar
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Omnisexuality
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Law of Attraction, Time Travel, Influences on the Body
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Upanishad: The General and the Sergeant
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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The Age of Enlightenment
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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The Meaning of Non-Attachment
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Affairs of the Heart
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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My Maharishi - Reviving Ayurveda and The Big Bang
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Releasing Stress in New York City
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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The Ganges - More Than Just a River
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Upanishad - The King and the Swordsmith
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Is Vedic Meditation the Only Meditation Technique That Allows Transcendence?
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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How to Get Out of a Rut
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Come Sit with Me in Rishikesh - An Invitation to My 2023 India Retreat
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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The Yugas and the Importance of Understanding Them Correctly
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Parental Stress - From the Womb to the Grave
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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My Maharishi in Nepal
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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How to Not Be Offended
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Life Beyond Earth
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Parental Readiness, Compliance with Nature, and Cosmic Consciousness
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Why We Have Cravings
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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My Maharishi - David Frost
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Knowledge is Structured in Consciousness
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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What Makes The Sacred Powerful?
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Duality and Non-Duality
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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The Ultimate Path to Becoming a Vedic Meditation Initiator
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May 31, 2022 |
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Become a Teacher of Vedic Meditation
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May 29, 2022 |
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Depression and the Role of Vedic Meditation
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May 22, 2022 |
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The Search for Self Identity
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May 15, 2022 |
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Catholicism and the Vedic Worldview, Negative Thinking vs Intuition, Helping the Dying
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May 08, 2022 |
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Does Vedic Meditation Expose Us to Evil Influences?
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May 01, 2022 |
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The Importance of Puja to Vedic Meditation
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Ask Me Anything - Parenting Solutions
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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What is Consciousness?
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Love is a Self-Referral Phenomenon
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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My Maharishi - The Beginning at Rameshwaram
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Spirituality vs Money, Tradition of Vedic Meditation, Dharma and Self Expression
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Vedic Meditation vs. Detached or Dissociative States
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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The Fundamentals of Being an Agent of Progressive Change (Pace Gallery Lecture)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Alcohol and Vedic Meditation Part 2
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Communing With the Dead, Fear of Dying, Post-Death Transitions
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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My Maharishi - Relationships
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Nivar-Tatvam - Go Where You Are Not
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Raising Conscious Children
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Free Will vs Destiny
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Gratitude, Community, and Mixing Mantras
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Alcohol and Vedic Meditation Part 1
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Shanti Patha - A Song for All Times
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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My Maharishi - January in Silence
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Colonization, Gossip and Jealousy, Giving Away Our Power
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Dealing With Family Gatherings
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Reparenting Psychology and the Vedic Perspective
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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The Difference Between A Spiritual Awakening and Psychosis
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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The Art of Following Charm
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Hypnosis and Vedic Meditation
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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My Maharishi - Following Charm to Brazil and Germany
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Post-Concussive Symptoms, Misfortune, and Dementia
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Where Do Our Thoughts Come From?
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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The Difference Between Vedic Knowledge and Hinduism
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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The Revival of Ayurveda
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Emotional Healing, Comparison Thinking, Feeling Emotions
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Navratri Sharad - Celebration of the Divine Feminine
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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My Maharishi - Daily Life and Travels with My Master
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Drugs and Spirit Medicine
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Vedic Meditation and Mantras
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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The Story of Sophie
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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My Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Walnut Tree
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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5D, Spirit Babies, Success and Support, Paramahansa Yogananda and Kriya Yoga
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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Curing Insomnia and Finding Purpose through Vedic Meditation
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Heroes and Villains
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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How Do I Cultivate a Regular Meditation Practice?
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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How to Learn Vedic Meditation
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Mindfulness vs. Vedic Meditation
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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What Are the Vedas?
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Relaxation vs Vedic Meditation, The Dark Night of the Soul, Death and Dying, Spiritual Diets
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Is Everything Random or is There Perfect Order?
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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My Maharishi - Who Was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Jealousy, Selfishness and Polyamory
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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What is Evolution? And What is Our Role in Evolution?
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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God, Gods and Goddesses Part 3
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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How Do I Choose A Meditation Teacher?
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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The Process is the Outcome
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Manifestation, Relationships, PTSD, Cancel Culture and Using Funk to Empower Yourself
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May 30, 2021 |
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Is Vedic Meditation Religious?
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May 23, 2021 |
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How Enemies Are Created
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May 16, 2021 |
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God, Gods and Goddesses Part 2
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May 09, 2021 |
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Goal Setting and the Vedic World View
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May 02, 2021 |
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What Is Rounding?
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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My Maharishi - Moonlight on the River
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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What Is Karma?
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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God, Gods and Goddesses - Part 1
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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An Upanishad Story - The Yogi and the Man in the Pond
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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What is Stress and How Can You Control It?
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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What is Reincarnation? The Vedic Perspective
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Death is Not Real
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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What Is Dharma?
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Creation, Maintenance and Destruction - The Qualities of the Evolutionary Process
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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What Is Freedom?
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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The Crisis of Governance and Your Role in Its Resolution
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Truth - That Which Never Changes
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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Fear and Fearlessness - The Pinnacle of the Development of Human Consciousness
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May 05, 2020 |
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Self-Reliance And The Few Who Lead the Many
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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The Relevance of Yoga Today with Eddie Stern
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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State of Consciousness and Social Change
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Understanding Grief
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Vedic Meditation: Mechanics and Implications
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Seven States of Consciousness
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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Yoga: A Sustainable Life Practice with Eddie Stern
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Charm and Change
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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Dharmapunx Buddhist Ideology with Josh Korda
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Walls and Bridges: Navigating Our Political Climate, Part 1
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Oct 20, 2018 |
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Meditation for Mother and Baby
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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Gratitude vs. Deserving
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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Contentment vs. Enlightenment
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Jan 11, 2018 |
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The Myth of Control: Favoring Choicelessness
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Dec 12, 2017 |
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What Causes Suffering
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Nov 18, 2017 |
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Deserving and Desiring
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Nov 05, 2017 |
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Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness & Morality with Kevin Kelly
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Sep 26, 2017 |
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Thom Answers Your Questions
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Aug 07, 2017 |
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Unconditional Happiness
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Religion, Reason and Politics with Graeme Wood
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Jul 10, 2017 |
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Life Without Fear: Cultivating Personal Invincibility
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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The True Story of Karma, Part 1
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May 08, 2017 |
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Buddhism vs. Vedic Philosophy and Practice with Lodro Rinzler
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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Inside The Mind of A Master
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Mar 19, 2017 |
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Marketing Spirituality
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Mar 13, 2017 |
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The Vedic World View
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Mar 13, 2017 |