Let's think :  By Dr.King, Swami Satyapriya

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  • Let us know Yoga better
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    These
    days there is hardly anyone who does not know what Yoga is.
    Almost everyone takes it for granted that Yoga is very beneficial.
    Many Yoga Gurus have written books on Yoga and some of these are
    quite popular.

    But if you see closely, many of these books are about certain `forms’
    of Yoga that the Guru is propagating. Also, most of these books give
    an authoritarian view of Yoga. Yoga is projected as if it is a belief
    system much like religion or any other faith-based practice.

    For example, when these books talk about body postures or breathing
    exercises, they no doubt claim the health benefits of these. But they
    rarely explain in a logical way how these practices actually achieve
    what is claimed. Often very little empirical evidence is provided in
    support of their claims.

    Some Gurus submerge their readers with hyperbole, throwing lot of
    mutually contradicting concepts and views without getting into actual
    details. They talk in terms of cosmic energy, super consciousness,
    supra mundane awareness, and so on. What these really are is rarely
    explained or defined.

    Using some modern medical jargons or vague analogies to theories in
    quantum physics, these Gurus try to give a scientific face to their
    mystic theories.

    Such an approach to Yoga has two problems. Firstly, without a clear
    understanding of the underlying mechanisms behind Yoga, it is
    difficult to reap its full potential. Secondly, a poorly understood
    system often gets distorted and diluted over a period of time.

    What we need is a clearly defined system with sound concepts. A
    system that can be put to test in an objective fashion to the extent
    possible. A system that can produce predictable results that can be
    relied upon.

    Does Yoga that we see around, meet these criteria?

    Most people think that Yoga is some body oriented practice, a set of
    body postures or some kinds of breathing exercises and so on. The aim
    of these people is often to keep themselves fit and healthy.

    Health and fitness are definitely important. But Yoga is not just
    that.

    Yoga has wide range of utility starting from mundane health
    enhancement, to stress reduction, to developing mental concentration,
    to enhancing mental capabilities, to having a taste of inexplicable
    bliss, to ultimate realization, and finally to establish a more
    peaceful and livable world.

    But some of these are not really the goal of Yoga but are only
    byproducts that one can reap by sincere practice of Yoga, as we will
    see later on.


    Yoga has a long history of thousands of years. Over a period of time,
    Yoga has undergone various changes and taken many new forms. What is
    projected as Yoga today is only the tip of the iceberg.

    What
    then really is Yoga?

    The widely accepted originator of Yoga namely Patanjali defines Yoga
    as

    Yoga is restraining the activities of the mind

    -Yoga
    Sutra 1.2


    That means Yoga is about making the mind completely calm. That does
    not mean that having a calm mind is the goal of Yoga. Calming of the
    mind is only a means, a method to attain something that is beyond
    mind. What that is, we will be seeing down the line.

    As it is clear from this very second statement in the Patanjali’s
    Yoga Sutra, Yoga is mostly a mind-oriented system that has very
    little of what we see today as Yoga.

    Let us get a bit more into this original Yoga as propounded by
    Patanjali.

    Patanjali’s Yoga is described in his work Yoga Sutra – a
    collection of 195 Sutras. A Sutra is a concise expression of
    ideas, often conveyed in as few words as possible.

    .

    ........

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  • ನೀವು ಈಗ ನನ್ನ ಆಡಿಯೋಬುಕ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಎರವಲು ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದು.
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    ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೇ,
    ನನ್ನ ಬಳಿ ಒಂದು
    ಅದ್ಭುತ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಇದೆ! ನಾನು
    ಒಂದು ಆಡಿಯೋಬುಕ್ ಲೆಂಡಿಂಗ್
    ಲೈಬ್ರರಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
    ಈ ಲೈಬ್ರರಿಯಿಂದ
    ನನ್ನ ಕೆಲವು ಆಡಿಯೋಬುಕ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು
    ನೀವು ಕೈಗೆಟುಕುವ ಬೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ
    ಎರವಲು ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದು. ಇನ್ನು
    ಮುಂದೆ ಮಾಸಿಕ ಚಂದಾದಾರಿಕೆಗಳಿಲ್ಲ.
    ಕಾಯುವ ಸಾಲುಗಳಿಲ್ಲ.
    ಭೌಗೋಳಿಕ
    ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಗಳಿಲ್ಲ. ನೀವು
    ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ, ಜಗತ್ತಿನ
    ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದಲಾದರೂ, ಒಂದು
    ಕಪ್ ಕಾಫಿಯ ಬೆಲೆಗೆ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು
    ಎರವಲು ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದು! ಮತ್ತು
    ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯ ಸೌಕರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ
    ಆಲಿಸಬಹುದು.

    ಇನ್ನೂ ಇದೆ!.
    ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೆ,
    ನನ್ನ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳ
    ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಆವೃತ್ತಿಗಳು ಮಾತ್ರ
    ಲಭ್ಯವಿದ್ದವು. ಆದರೆ
    ಈಗ, ನೀವು
    ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್, ಸ್ಪ್ಯಾನಿಷ್,
    ಜರ್ಮನ್,
    ಹಿಂದಿ,
    ತೆಲುಗು ಮತ್ತು
    ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಹ
    ಕೇಳಬಹುದು. ನಾನು
    ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಾದ್ಯಂತ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದಷ್ಟು
    ಜನರನ್ನು ತಲುಪಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
    ನಿಮ್ಮ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ
    ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಳಬೇಕಾದರೆ,
    ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನನ್ನ
    ಬ್ಲಾಗ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್ ಬರೆಯುವ
    ಮೂಲಕ ನನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿ. ನಿಮಗೆ
    ಅದನ್ನು ಲಭ್ಯವಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲು
    ನಾನು ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳನ್ನು
    ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.

    ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು

    ನೋಡಲು, https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 ಲಿಂಕ್‌ಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ
    ನೀಡಿ. ಅಥವಾ
    ನೀವು ನನ್ನ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಓದುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ,
    ಬ್ಲಾಗ್‌ನ
    ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರುವ “ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್
    ಕಿಂಗ್ಸ್ ಲೆಂಡಿಂಗ್ ಲೈಬ್ರರಿ”
    ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ ಅನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.
    ನೀವು ಡೆಸ್ಕ್‌ಟಾಪ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ
    ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ,
    ಬ್ಲಾಗ್‌ನ ಬಲಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ
    ಅದೇ ಟ್ಯಾಬ್ ಅನ್ನು ನೀವು ಕಾಣಬಹುದು.


    ವಾಸ್ತವವಾಗಿ
    ಈ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ, ಎರಡು
    ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯಗಳಿವೆ. ನೀವು
    ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ದೀರಿ ಎಂಬುದರ ಆಧಾರದ
    ಮೇಲೆ, ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು
    ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯ ಅಥವಾ
    ಭಾರತೀಯ ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯಕ್ಕೆ
    ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
    ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ
    ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯವು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್,
    ಸ್ಪ್ಯಾನಿಷ್ ಮತ್ತು
    ಜರ್ಮನ್ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ.
    ಆದರೆ, ಭಾರತೀಯ
    ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯವು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳ
    ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿ, ತೆಲುಗು
    ಮತ್ತು ಕನ್ನಡ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು
    ಹೊಂದಿದೆ.

    ಈ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ

    ನನ್ನ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳ ಸಣ್ಣ ಭಾಗ ಮಾತ್ರ
    ಲಭ್ಯವಿದೆ. ನಾನು
    ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನದನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
    ಆದ್ಯತೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ
    ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು
    ನೀವು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ವಿನಂತಿಸಬಹುದು.
    ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನನ್ನ
    ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್
    ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿ.
    ನನ್ನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ
    ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಟ್ಟಿಗಾಗಿ
    ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು https://tinyurl.com/mybooks1234 ಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ.

    ನೀವು

    ಅನಿವಾಸಿ ಭಾರತೀಯರಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ
    ಮತ್ತು ಭಾರತೀಯ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ
    ನನ್ನ ಕೆಲವು ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು
    ಎರವಲು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಬಯಸಿದರೆ,
    ನೀವು ನನಗೆ
    ತಿಳಿಸಬಹುದು. ನನ್ನ
    ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ
    ಸಹ ಅವುಗಳು ಲಭ್ಯವಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲು
    ನಾನು ಸಂತೋಷಪಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.

    ನನಗೆ ಈ

    ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಭಾಷೆಗಳು ಗೊತ್ತು ಎಂದು
    ನಾನು ಖಂಡಿತ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು
    ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ
    ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಧಾನಗಳನ್ನು
    ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ಈ
    ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಂತ
    ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ತಲುಪಿಸಲು
    ನಾನು ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳನ್ನು
    ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ,
    ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಈ
    ಅವಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ
    ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ.

    ನಿಮಗೆ

    ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಲಹೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ
    ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಗಳಿದ್ದರೆ
    ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನನ್ನ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ
    ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್ ಬಿಡಿ. ನನ್ನ
    ಕ್ಯಾಟಲಾಗ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ
    ಲಭ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ
    ಅನುವಾದವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲು ನೀವು
    ಬಯಸಿದರೆ, ನೀವು
    ನನಗೆ ಬರೆಯಬಹುದು. ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದಷ್ಟು
    ಜನರನ್ನು ತಲುಪಲು ನಾನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

    ನಿಮ್ಮ

    ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಈ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವನ್ನು
    ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಲು ನನಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ
    ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಬನ್ನಿ,
    ಎಲ್ಲರ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ
    ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಣ.

     
    © Dr. King, Swami Satyapriya 2026
    You can borrow audio books directly from the author at https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 at highly affordable prices.
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  • अब आप मेरी ऑडियोबुक उधार ले सकते हैं।
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    दोस्तों,
    मेरे पास एक बहुत
    अच्छी खबर है! मैंने
    एक ऑडियोबुक लेंडिंग लाइब्रेरी
    बनाई है। आप इस लाइब्रेरी से
    मेरी कुछ ऑडियोबुक बहुत ही
    सस्ते दाम पर ले सकते हैं। अब
    कोई मंथली सब्सक्रिप्शन नहीं।
    अब कोई वेटिंग लाइन नहीं। अब
    कोई ज्योग्राफिकल रोक नहीं।
    आप दुनिया में कहीं से भी,
    कभी भी, एक
    कप कॉफी की कीमत पर किताबें
    ले सकते हैं! और
    अपने घर बैठे आराम से सुन सकते
    हैं।

    और भी बहुत कुछ
    है। अभी तक, मेरी
    किताबों के सिर्फ़ इंग्लिश
    वर्शन ही मिलते थे। लेकिन अब,
    आप मेरी किताबों
    के इंग्लिश, स्पैनिश,
    जर्मन,
    हिंदी,
    तेलुगु और कन्नड़
    वर्शन भी सुन सकते हैं। मैंने
    दुनिया भर में ज़्यादा से
    ज़्यादा लोगों तक पहुँचने की
    कोशिश की है। अगर आप अपनी खास
    भाषा में पढ़ना चाहते हैं,
    तो प्लीज़ मेरे
    ब्लॉग पर कमेंट करके मुझे
    बताएं। मैं इसे आप तक पहुँचाने
    की पूरी कोशिश करूँगा।

    किताबें

    देखने के लिए, बस
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    पर जाएँ। या अगर आप मेरा ब्लॉग
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    पर क्लिक करें। अगर आप डेस्कटॉप
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    आपको ब्लॉग पर दाईं ओर यही टैब
    मिलेगा।


    अभी,
    असल में दो लाइब्रेरी
    हैं। आप कहाँ हैं, इस
    पर निर्भर करते हुए, आपको
    या तो इंटरनेशनल लाइब्रेरी
    या इंडियन लाइब्रेरी में ले
    जाया जाएगा। इंटरनेशनल लाइब्रेरी
    में इंग्लिश, स्पैनिश
    और जर्मन किताबें हैं। जबकि,
    इंडियन लाइब्रेरी
    में इंग्लिश किताबों के अलावा
    हिंदी, तेलुगु
    और कन्नड़ किताबें भी हैं।

    अभी मेरी

    किताबों का सिर्फ़ एक हिस्सा
    ही उपलब्ध है। मैं धीरे-धीरे
    और भी जोड़ूंगा। आप मुझसे किसी
    खास किताब को प्रायोरिटी पर
    जोड़ने का भी अनुरोध कर सकते
    हैं। कृपया मेरे ब्लॉग पोस्ट
    में कमेंट करके मुझे बताएं।
    मेरी सभी किताबों की पूरी
    लिस्ट के लिए कृपया
    https://tinyurl.com/mybooks1234 पर
    जाएं।

    अगर आप

    नॉन-रेसिडेंट
    इंडियन हैं और भारतीय भाषाओं
    में मेरी कुछ किताबें उधार
    लेना चाहते हैं, तो
    आप मुझे बता सकते हैं। मुझे
    उन्हें अपनी इंटरनेशनल लाइब्रेरी
    में भी उपलब्ध कराने में बहुत
    खुशी होगी।

    मैं निश्चित

    रूप से यह दावा नहीं कर सकता
    कि मुझे ये सभी भाषाएं आती
    हैं। लेकिन मैंने इन किताबों
    को आप तक, आपकी
    अपनी भाषा में, अपने
    पास मौजूद सभी तरीकों का
    इस्तेमाल करके लाने की पूरी
    कोशिश की है। तो, प्लीज़
    इस मौके का पूरा फ़ायदा उठाएँ।
    अगर आपके पास कोई सुझाव या कोई
    खास ज़रूरत है, तो
    प्लीज़ मेरे ब्लॉग पर कमेंट
    करें। अगर आप अपनी भाषा में
    किसी किताब का ट्रांसलेशन
    करवाना चाहते हैं, अगर
    वह मेरे कैटलॉग में पहले से
    मौजूद नहीं है, तो
    आप मुझे लिख भी सकते हैं। मैं
    ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा लोगों तक
    पहुँचना चाहता हूँ।

    आपकी

    तारीफ़ मुझे यह कोशिश जारी
    रखने के लिए हिम्मत देगी। आइए,
    हम सभी के फ़ायदे
    के लिए ज्ञान शेयर करें।

     
    © Dr. King, Swami Satyapriya 2026
    You can borrow audio books directly from the author at https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 at highly affordable prices.
    4 min
  • మీరు ఇప్పుడు నా ఆడియోబుక్‌లను తీసుకోవచ్చు.
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    మిత్రులారా,
    నా దగ్గర కొన్ని
    అద్భుతమైన వార్తలు ఉన్నాయి!
    నేను ఒక ఆడియోబుక్
    లెండింగ్ లైబ్రరీని ఏర్పాటు
    చేసాను. మీరు
    ఈ లైబ్రరీ నుండి నా ఆడియోబుక్‌లను
    చాలా సరసమైన ధరకు తీసుకోవచ్చు.
    ఇకపై నెలవారీ
    సభ్యత్వాలు లేవు. ఇకపై
    వేచి ఉండే క్యూలు లేవు.
    భౌగోళిక పరిమితులు
    లేవు. మీరు
    ప్రపంచంలో ఎక్కడి నుండైనా,
    ఒక కప్పు కాఫీ
    ధరకు ఎప్పుడైనా పుస్తకాలను
    తీసుకోవచ్చు! మరియు
    మీ ఇంటి సౌకర్యంతో వినండి.

    ఇంకా ఉంది.
    ఇప్పటివరకు,
    నా పుస్తకాల
    యొక్క ఇంగ్లీష్ వెర్షన్‌లు
    మాత్రమే అందుబాటులో ఉన్నాయి.
    కానీ ఇప్పుడు,
    మీరు ఇంగ్లీష్,
    స్పానిష్,
    జర్మన్,
    హిందీ,
    తెలుగు మరియు
    నా పుస్తకాల యొక్క కన్నడ
    ఎడిషన్‌లను కూడా వినవచ్చు.
    ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా
    వీలైనంత ఎక్కువ మందిని
    చేరుకోవడానికి నేను ప్రయత్నించాను.
    మీకు మీ నిర్దిష్ట
    భాష కావాలంటే, దయచేసి
    నా బ్లాగులో వ్యాఖ్య రాయడం
    ద్వారా నాకు తెలియజేయండి.
    దానిని మీకు
    అందుబాటులో ఉంచడానికి నేను
    ప్రతి ప్రయత్నం చేస్తాను.

    పుస్తకాలను

    యాక్సెస్ చేయడానికి,
    https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 లింక్‌ను
    సందర్శించండి. లేదా
    మీరు నా బ్లాగు చదువుతుంటే,
    బ్లాగు పైభాగంలో
    ఉన్న “డాక్టర్ కింగ్స్ లెండింగ్
    లైబ్రరీ” ట్యాబ్‌పై క్లిక్
    చేయండి. మీరు
    డెస్క్‌టాప్‌లో వీక్షిస్తున్నట్లయితే,
    బ్లాగులో కుడి
    వైపున ఒకే ట్యాబ్‌ను మీరు
    కనుగొనవచ్చు.


    ప్రస్తుతానికి,
    వాస్తవానికి
    రెండు లైబ్రరీలు ఉన్నాయి.
    మీరు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నారో
    బట్టి, మిమ్మల్ని
    అంతర్జాతీయ లైబ్రరీకి లేదా
    భారతీయ లైబ్రరీకి తీసుకెళ్తారు.
    అంతర్జాతీయ
    లైబ్రరీలో ఇంగ్లీష్,
    స్పానిష్ మరియు
    జర్మన్ పుస్తకాలు ఉన్నాయి.
    అయితే,
    భారతీయ లైబ్రరీలో
    ఇంగ్లీష్ పుస్తకాలతో పాటు
    హిందీ, తెలుగు
    మరియు కన్నడ పుస్తకాలు ఉన్నాయి.

    ప్రస్తుతానికి

    నా పుస్తకాలలో ఒక ఉపసమితి
    మాత్రమే అందుబాటులో ఉంది.
    నేను క్రమంగా
    మరిన్ని జోడిస్తాను.
    ప్రాధాన్యత
    ఆధారంగా ఒక నిర్దిష్ట పుస్తకాన్ని
    జోడించమని మీరు నన్ను
    అభ్యర్థించవచ్చు. దయచేసి
    నా బ్లాగ్ పోస్ట్‌లో వ్యాఖ్యను
    ఉంచడం ద్వారా నాకు తెలియజేయండి.
    నా అన్ని పుస్తకాల
    పూర్తి జాబితా కోసం దయచేసి
    https://tinyurl.com/mybooks1234 ని
    సందర్శించండి.

    మీరు

    ప్రవాస భారతీయులైతే మరియు
    భారతీయ భాషలలో నా పుస్తకాలలో
    కొన్నింటిని తీసుకోవాలనుకుంటే,
    మీరు నాకు
    తెలియజేయవచ్చు. నా
    అంతర్జాతీయ లైబ్రరీలో కూడా
    వాటిని అందుబాటులో ఉంచడానికి
    నేను చాలా సంతోషంగా ఉంటాను.

    నాకు ఈ

    భాషలన్నీ తెలుసని నేను ఖచ్చితంగా
    చెప్పుకోలేను. కానీ
    నా దగ్గర ఉన్న అన్ని మార్గాలను
    ఉపయోగించి, ఈ
    పుస్తకాలను మీ స్వంత భాషలో
    మీకు అందించడానికి నేను అన్ని
    ప్రయత్నాలు చేసాను.
    కాబట్టి,
    దయచేసి ఈ అవకాశాన్ని
    సద్వినియోగం చేసుకోండి.
    మీకు ఏవైనా సూచనలు
    లేదా ఏవైనా నిర్దిష్ట అవసరాలు
    ఉంటే దయచేసి నా బ్లాగులో ఒక
    వ్యాఖ్యను రాయండి. మీ
    భాషలోని ఏదైనా పుస్తకాన్ని
    అనువదించాలనుకుంటే,
    అది నా కేటలాగ్‌లో
    ఇప్పటికే అందుబాటులో లేకపోతే,
    మీరు నాకు
    వ్రాయవచ్చు. వీలైనంత
    ఎక్కువ మందిని చేరుకోవాలనుకుంటున్నాను.

    మీ ప్రశంసలు

    ఈ ప్రయత్నాన్ని కొనసాగించడానికి
    నన్ను ప్రోత్సహిస్తాయి.
    రండి, అందరి
    ప్రయోజనం కోసం జ్ఞానాన్ని
    పంచుకుందాం.

     
    © Dr. King, Swami Satyapriya 2026
    You can borrow audio books directly from the author at https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 at highly affordable prices.
    5 min
  • You can now borrow my audiobooks.
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    Friends, I have some wonderful news! I have setup an audiobook
    lending library. You can borrow some of my audiobooks from this
    library at a very affordable price. No more monthly subscriptions. No
    more waiting queues. No more geographical restrictions. You can
    borrow the books anytime, from anywhere in the world, for the price
    of a cup of coffee! And listen at the comfort of your home.

    There is more. So far, only English versions of my books were
    available. But now, you can listen to English, Spanish, German,
    Hindi, Telugu and even Kannada editions of my books. I have tried to
    reach as-many people as possible across the globe. If you want your
    specific language, please do let me know by writing a comment on my
    blog. I will do every effort to make it available to you.

    To access the books, just visit the link

    https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234. Or if you are reading my blog, then
    just click the tab “Doctor King’s lending library” at the top
    of the blog. You can find the same tab on the right hand side on the
    blog, if you are viewing on the desktop.

    At the moment, there are actually two libraries.

    Depending on where you are, you will be taken to either the
    international library or Indian library. The international library
    has English, Spanish and German books.


    Whereas, the Indian library
    has Hindi, Telugu and Kannada books in addition to English books.

    Only a subset of my books are available at the

    moment. I will add more, gradually. You may also request me to add a
    specific book on priority. Please let me know by dropping a comment
    in my blog post. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/mybooks1234 for a complete list of all my books.

    If you are a non resident Indian and would like to

    borrow some of my Indian language books, you can let me know. I
    will be more than happy to make them available even in my
    International library.

    I definitely can’t claim that I know all these

    languages. But I have made every effort to bring these books to you,
    in your own language, using all the means at my disposal. So, please
    take best advantage of this opportunity. Please drop a comment in my
    blog, if you have any suggestions or any specific requirements. You
    can even write to me if you would like to take up translation of any
    book in your language, if it is not already available in my catalog.
    I want to reach as-many people as possible.

    Your appreciation would encourage me to keep this

    effort going. Come, let us share knowledge for the benefit of all.

    Haga clic para españolKlicken Sie hier für die deutsche Versionहिंदी के लिए क्लिक करेंతెలుగు కోసం క్లిక్ చేయండిಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ  
    © Dr. King, Swami Satyapriya 2026
    You can borrow audio books directly from the author at https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 at highly affordable prices.
    4 min
  • Meine Hörbücher sind jetzt zum Ausleihen verfügbar!
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    Freunde, ich habe tolle Neuigkeiten! Ich habe eine
    Hörbuch-Leihbibliothek eingerichtet. Dort könnt ihr meine Hörbücher
    zu einem sehr günstigen Preis ausleihen. Keine monatlichen
    Abonnements mehr. Keine Warteschlangen mehr. Keine geografischen
    Einschränkungen mehr. Ihr könnt die Bücher jederzeit und überall
    auf der Welt für den Preis einer Tasse Kaffee ausleihen! Und ihr
    könnt sie ganz bequem von zu Hause aus hören.

    Und das ist noch nicht alles. Bisher waren nur englische Versionen
    meiner Bücher verfügbar. Jetzt könnt ihr sie aber auch auf
    Englisch, Spanisch, Deutsch, Hindi, Telugu und sogar Kannada hören.
    Ich habe versucht, so viele Menschen wie möglich weltweit zu
    erreichen. Wenn ihr eure Wunschsprache bevorzugt, lasst es mich bitte
    in den Kommentaren auf meinem Blog wissen. Ich werde mein Bestes tun,
    sie euch zur Verfügung zu stellen.

    Um auf die Bücher zuzugreifen, besucht einfach

    den Link https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234. Oder klickt, wenn
    ihr meinen Blog lest, oben auf den Reiter „Doctor King’s lending
    library“. Wenn Sie die Seite am Desktop ansehen, finden Sie den
    gleichen Tab auf der rechten Seite des Blogs.


    Aktuell gibt es zwei Bibliotheken. Je nachdem, wo
    Sie sich befinden, werden Sie entweder zur internationalen oder zur
    indischen Bibliothek weitergeleitet. Die internationale Bibliothek
    bietet Bücher in Englisch, Spanisch und Deutsch an. Die indische
    Bibliothek hingegen enthält neben englischen Büchern auch Bücher
    in Hindi, Telugu und Kannada.

    Im Moment ist nur ein Teil meiner Bücher

    verfügbar. Ich werde nach und nach weitere hinzufügen. Gerne können
    Sie mir auch ein bestimmtes Buch vorschlagen, das ich vorrangig
    hinzufügen möchte. Hinterlassen Sie dazu einfach einen Kommentar
    unter meinem Blogbeitrag. Eine vollständige Liste all meiner Bücher
    finden Sie unter https://tinyurl.com/mybooks1234.

    Wenn Sie im Ausland leben und einige meiner Bücher

    in indischen Sprachen ausleihen möchten, lassen Sie es mich wissen.
    Ich stelle sie Ihnen gerne auch in meiner internationalen Bibliothek
    zur Verfügung.

    Ich kann natürlich nicht behaupten, alle diese

    Sprachen zu beherrschen. Ich habe alle mir zur Verfügung stehenden
    Mittel genutzt, um Ihnen diese Bücher in Ihrer Sprache zugänglich
    zu machen. Nutzen Sie diese Gelegenheit! Hinterlassen Sie gerne einen
    Kommentar in meinem Blog, falls Sie Anregungen oder spezielle Wünsche
    haben. Sie können mich auch kontaktieren, wenn Sie ein Buch in Ihre
    Sprache übersetzen lassen möchten, sofern es noch nicht in meinem
    Katalog enthalten ist. Mein Ziel ist es, so viele Menschen wie
    möglich zu erreichen.

    Ihre Anerkennung würde mich ermutigen, diese

    Arbeit fortzusetzen. Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam Wissen teilen – zum
    Wohle aller.

     
    © Dr. King, Swami Satyapriya 2026
    You can borrow audio books directly from the author at https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 at highly affordable prices.
    3 min
  • Ya pueden pedir prestados mis audiolibros.
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    Amigos, ¡tengo noticias maravillosas! He creado una biblioteca de
    préstamo de audiolibros. Pueden pedir prestados algunos de mis
    audiolibros a un precio muy asequible. Se acabaron las suscripciones
    mensuales. Se acabaron las colas de espera. Se acabaron las
    restricciones geográficas. Pueden pedir prestados los libros cuando
    quieran, desde cualquier lugar del mundo, ¡por el precio de un café!
    Y escucharlos desde la comodidad de su casa.

    Y aún hay más. Hasta ahora, solo estaban disponibles las versiones
    en inglés de mis libros. Pero ahora pueden escuchar las ediciones en
    inglés, español, alemán, hindi, telugu e incluso canarés. He
    intentado llegar a la mayor cantidad de gente posible en todo el
    mundo. Si desean escucharlos en su idioma, háganmelo saber
    escribiendo un comentario en mi blog. Haré todo lo posible para que
    estén disponibles.

    Para acceder a los libros, visiten el enlace

    https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234. Si estás leyendo mi blog,
    simplemente haz clic en la pestaña "Doctor King’s lending
    library" en la parte superior. Puedes encontrar la misma pestaña
    a la derecha del blog si lo estás viendo desde una computadora.

    Actualmente, hay dos bibliotecas. Dependiendo de
    dónde te encuentres, accederás a la biblioteca internacional o a la
    biblioteca india. La biblioteca internacional tiene libros en inglés,
    español y alemán. Mientras que la biblioteca india tiene libros en
    hindi, telugu y canarés, además de libros en inglés.

    Actualmente, solo una parte de mis libros está

    disponible. Añadiré más gradualmente. También puedes solicitarme
    que agregue un libro específico con prioridad. Por favor, házmelo
    saber dejando un comentario en mi blog. Visita
    https://tinyurl.com/mybooks1234 para ver la lista completa de
    todos mis libros.

    Si no resides en la India y deseas pedir prestados

    algunos de mis libros en idiomas indios, puedes hacérmelo saber.
    Estaré encantado de ponerlos a tu disposición, incluso en mi
    biblioteca internacional.

    No puedo afirmar que domine todos estos idiomas.

    Pero he hecho todo lo posible para traerles estos libros en su
    idioma, utilizando todos los medios a mi disposición. Así que, por
    favor, aprovechen esta oportunidad al máximo. Si tienen alguna
    sugerencia o requisito específico, dejen un comentario en mi blog.
    Incluso pueden escribirme si desean traducir algún libro a su
    idioma, si aún no está disponible en mi catálogo. Quiero llegar al
    mayor número de personas posible.

    Su agradecimiento me animará a seguir adelante

    con este esfuerzo. Vengan, compartamos nuestro conocimiento para el
    beneficio de todos.

     
    © Dr. King, Swami Satyapriya 2026
    You can borrow audio books directly from the author at https://tinyurl.com/mylibrary1234 at highly affordable prices.
    4 min
  • What exactly is Hinduism?
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    If you ask this question to a Hindu, probably he

    would flounder to give a straight simple answer. He could speak for
    hours about what Hinduism is all about but never define it precisely
    in unambiguous words.

    Most would talk about set of cultural practices,
    myriad Gods and their worship, mythologies and what not. Some among
    them would confuse you by high sounding philosophical jargon which
    they themselves have never understood 😉


    And

    there are others, who always think that it is their duty to reform
    ‘others’. So, they tell you what Hinduism is not. And how it can
    be reformed by proper religious training, exposure to high philosophy
    of Upanishads, and moving back to the ‘originals’- whatever that
    means.


    In India, religion - you may call it Hinduism

    if you so wish - is not really about straitjacketing into some
    ideology, or the so called ‘meta physics’, or ‘the hidden
    meanings’. But it is actually in deep rooted value system. Religion
    is a wrong word in Indian context. It is called dharma.

    Let me give two simple examples.

    There is an incident well picturized by the

    great Indian director G.V. Iyer in his Sanskrit movie on
    Shankaracharya. As per the depiction, once a thief climbs up a
    coconut palm to steal some coconuts. The palm belonged to an orthodox
    Naboodari Brahmin from South India.

    The Brahmin comes to know about this. He comes

    to the spot, and sees the thief atop the tree. He ties his
    ‘angavastram’ (a shawl worn by a Hindu) to the coconut
    palm high up, while the thief is still up on the palm. Now the thief
    cannot escape since he cannot cross the angavastram belonging to a
    Brahmin due to caste rules. Nor he can jump down from such a height.
    So, he remains on the tree helplessly.

    The Brahmin returns home.

    Fetches a plate full of food and a bunch of coconuts. He keeps the
    food and the coconuts below the palm. Unties the angavastram from the
    palm, and asks the thief to get down. When the thief finally gets
    down, he offers him the food as well as the coconuts and advises him
    never to steal again. He even suggests that he should ask for them,
    if he is really in need.

    The Brahmin is orthodox and practices

    untouchability. But that does not stop him from sympathizing with the
    needs of the thief that have forced him to become a thief. The
    Brahmin has no intention to punish the thief but he only wants to
    correct him, in his own way.



    This could well be a concocted story but it

    speaks a lot about the value system that is at the heart of Hinduism.

    I have seen families of very orthodox Brahmins,

    who often worked for the welfare of poor and suffering people,
    crossing all the caste restrictions. In one such family, I have seen
    the members feeding the poor during the time of famine by opening up
    a free meal camp. These people are otherwise very orthodox, they
    rigidly practiced caste discrimination. But when it came to humanity,
    all bars were lifted.

    It is a different matter that there are many

    violations of this Dharma by pseudo Dharmics.

    This is where the real Hinduism is. It is not

    in high philosophy, nor in metaphysics, nor in digging out the hidden
    meanings, but in deep rooted values. Most Indians fortunately inherit
    this by birth. It is just that modern ‘wild goose chase’ has
    taken them away from this basic value system which till recently -
    and I believe even today - was with them to a large extent. That is
    what silently defines the Hinduness.

    This, if at all, needs to be taught in our

    schools and nurtured. Teaching philosophy, imparting formal
    religious training, can only make one knowledgeable and to some
    extent conceited, but can never instil the most important thing,
    namely the values.

    It is not true that India is in dire need for

    religious training, the religion as meant by Dharma, that I
    have attempted to describe. There are many great Indians who are
    silently working on that. They may not be very visible nor they care
    for publicity. They silently do their job. That is the reason why
    Dharma still lives on in India - thanks to such people who always
    keep a low profile.

     
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  • How can Monism (Advaita) and Dualism (Dvaita), with reference to the Upanishads, be shown to be one and the same?
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    Neither

    the Advaitis nor the Dwaitis would accept this equation. Each side is
    biased by what their preceptors have said. And the debate goes on,
    about which is the right view. I think if we can see that both are
    same, many confusions would get resolved. But how do we do that
    within the framework of the Upanishads?

    Let me

    try to explain this in as simple words as possible.

    Let me start with the well-known verse from the Chandogya

    Upanishad which describes how the world came into existence. It
    says

    “in the beginning ‘this’ (that means the source of this

    world) alone existed, which was one and only thing.

    "agrE idam Ekam Eva Adviteeyakam aaseet”

    “that ‘willed’ to be many

    "tat bahu syaam prajaayEya iti aikShata”

    Chandogya Upanishad 6.2.2-3

    The Upanishad goes on to explain how this one and only thing,

    which the Upanishad refers to as ‘Sat’, became three basic
    material elements. And how these material elements combined together
    in various proportions to become further more forms. This constituted
    the material world which is insentient. Gradually, various physical
    bodies were formed. Then

    “That being thought ‘let me enter these bodies formed by

    the three basic elements, by taking the form of individual souls, so
    that I can divide them into individual names and forms’

    "Saa iyam dEvataa aikShata ‘aham anEna jeevEna aatmanaa

    imaa tisra dEvataah anupravishya, naama roopE vyaakaravaaNi’”

    Chandogya Upanishad 6.3.2

    This is how this world came into existence according to the

    Upanishads (even other Upanishads explain almost the same way)

    But Shankara has problem with this description. Admitting that Sat

    transformed itself into many bodies and souls, amounts to saying
    that Sat is subject to change. Anything that changes cannot be
    eternal. But Sat or Brahma (as Shankara refers to it) is eternal!

    So Shankara dismisses the entire narration as just a symbolic way

    of saying that whatever exists is nothing but Brahma. In that case
    what about this story? Shankara says that its purpose is just to
    drive home the point that what we see as world – including material
    things and the souls etc. – is nothing but Brahma or Sat. This
    creation never took place. If at all it took place, then it is a
    creation of the Maya – Maya kalpita – and not real. It is
    Mithya!

    This is Shankara’s Advaita Philosophy – put succinctly as

    “Brahma Satya, Jagat Mithya, jeevo Brahmeva, na para"

    Brahma is the only reality. This world (of diversity) is an

    illusion. The individual soul is none other than the Brahma”

    But dualists or Dwaitis like Madhva disagree.

    Madhva said that

    “all the three – the material world

    (Jada), the individual soul (Jeevatma), and the supreme soul
    (Paramatma or Brahma) are all real. Not just real, they are eternal
    too. The difference is that the material world and Jeevatma are not
    independent and they depend on the Paramatma which is the only
    independent thing. Obviously, there are three categories of things,
    not just one – Brahma, Jeevatma, and material world. So, it is a
    world of multiplicity – or non Advaita or dual or Dwaita.”

    These seem diametrically opposing views. How do we reconcile

    between them?

    For that, we need to look at the verses that we discussed earlier,

    more closely. And ignore Shankara’s objection to taking it as
    reality. Let us say it really happened. What then?

    Does it amount to saying that the Sat can undergo changes and

    hence it is non eternal? No. It does not imply that. If you look at
    the long chain of events that were described (I have skipped them for
    brevity), Sat existed as Sat even after it became many – 3
    elements, combination of three elements, physical bodies, individual
    souls etc. How is it possible that something can become something
    else and still remain unchanged?

    That is the hangover we have from the space-time limited world

    that we live in. In our world, a thing can be in one place at any
    given instant of time. It cannot be in multiple places at the same
    time. That is the space-time limit that binds us to this world. So,
    we can be in only one place at a time. Extending this logic, we can
    show that we can be in only one form at any given time (I will skip
    that reasoning)

    But if you see the Upanishads, Upanishads always describe Sat or

    Brahma as beyond space and time. So, our limits don’t apply to
    Brahma. Brahma or Sat can be in more than one place in more than one
    form, all at once! For doing that, Brahma need not have to undergo
    transformation. It just ‘replicates’ itself. Into as many forms
    as it wishes to.

    This is what is described by the above verses in the Upanishad.

    The original form multiplied into many, but remained as it was,
    without any change. So, there is no threat to its eternality. So, we
    don’t need to take this story as symbolic – not at least for this
    reason. We don’t need to invent the concept of illusion or Maya as
    Shankara did. Both the Brahma as well as the material world as well
    as Jeevatma are all real and there is no illusion. So, multiplicity
    is real.

    But what multiplied as many? It is the same thing. So, in essence,

    what exists as many things is nothing but the very same thing Brahma
    or Sat. So, this is almost Shankara’s Advaita except for the
    ‘Mythya’ part.

    Now coming to Madhva, his theory of multiplicity is also right

    since there are multiple forms – material world, Jeevatma, and
    Paramatma or Brahma. But are all these three kinds of things exactly
    equal? No, when a form is taken, it is bound by some specific
    properties associated with that form. And it is these properties that
    differentiates between them, even when they are all same in the
    essence. How? Let me explain this with a simple example.

    You have water, ice and steam. Are these same? Definitely not.

    Water is liquid, it can flow, it can quench our thirst etc.
    Similarly, ice is solid, it is cold, it cannot flow, it cannot quench
    our thirst etc. Same is the case with steam. Each has a different
    property, different form, different usage. But are they different?
    No. All of them are forms of H2O. So, if you look at the essence,
    they are same. But as long as they have some form, they are different
    with different appearances, with different capabilities – naama
    and roopa.

    So, if we can transcend our space time limited world, and look

    beyond into the Brahma’s world, we can see that there is no
    difference between Dwaita and Advaita in the real sense.

    (I can go on, showing that even the Mandukya Upanishad

    description of Atma being in 4 different states simultaneously can be
    explained this way, without rejecting the dualistic world altogether,
    while maintaining the Advaita)

     
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  • What is Brahmacharya, and how helpful is it in life or spirituality and meditation?
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    This word Brahmacharya is probably the most misunderstood
    word. People somehow link it to ‘preserving sexual energy’,
    being celibate, transmuting the ‘sexual power’
    etc. There is a long history behind all these notions and it is hard
    to see the light.

    Brahmacharya just means a stage in one’s life when one is
    with a teacher doing his studies. Brahma means ‘teacher’
    and charya means ‘to be with’. Since one has to focus
    completely on studies during that time, one is advised to have
    restraint over one’s desires, so that he won’t get distracted
    from studies.

    This is what the ancient sage Manu says about how

    one should be when one is in Brahmacharya.stage - student stage - of
    life.

    A student should keep
    his senses always under control in the same way a horse rider reins
    in his unruly horses. With complete control over his senses and the
    mind, he should keep his body fit and concentrate on his studies with
    full attention. (Manu Smrthi 2.88 & 2.100)

    But during the adolescent stage with many natural

    changes that go on in the body, and with a vulnerable mind, a
    youngster often finds it difficult to control his desires. Yielding
    to those desires can divert attention and can be a hurdle on one’s
    path. Though it is totally unavoidable, one needs to make every
    attempt to rein in the desires.

    Manu dwells into why this is necessary.

    The desires can never
    be fully satiated by enjoying various sense pleasures. The more one
    enjoys the sense pleasures, the more aroused are his desires, the way
    fire erupts more by adding fuel to it. (Manu Smrthi 2.94)

    At the same time Manu is more pragmatic in

    understanding the youngster’s mind. He says that

    It is not possible to
    be totally free from desires. The right thing to do is to understand
    the adverse consequences on one’s studies and cautiously rein in
    the desires. (Manu Smrthi 2.96)

    Unfortunately, too much emphasis is given on

    sexual desires and the word Brahmacharya has now-a-days almost
    become synonymous to sexual control - whatever that means.

    Many self claimed experts as well as some well

    known Gurus have become misguided by this wrongly placed emphasis on
    sex. It is true that one has to have control over excessive desires,
    sexual desire including. But stretching it beyond that, is just
    meaningless.

    Many of these experts and some Gurus who talk so

    confidently about sexual energy have no idea about what this sexual
    energy is all about. There are lot of misconceptions about preserving
    sexual energy and what happens if someone fails to do that, and so
    on.

    The root of all these is in the ancient Tantric

    practices of India which revolved around sex as one the most
    difficult urges to conquer. So, these tantrics imagined that they can
    control the nature if they could control sex. Tantrik texts keep
    repeating that ‘if one conquers sexual urges and preserves ‘sexual
    energy’ one would attain immortality!

    These ideas were carried over to Hatayoga, which

    is an offshoot of Tantra. Hatayoga has even ‘techniques’ like
    Vajroli, Sahajoli and Amaroli, to preserve
    the ‘sexual energy’ even if someone indulges in sex!
    Entire idea of Kundalini is centered around this transmuting
    sexual energy into spiritual energy.

    It is futile to discuss more on this, since many

    of these ideas have nothing substantial to support, and are myths
    built over a period of time.

    To sum it up, if by Brahmacharya you mean

    restraint over desires, yes, definitely that would help in avoiding
    distractions from the spiritual path. It is also helpful in life with
    or without spirituality. Too much is always bad.

    But these benefits accrue not because of some

    mystical idea of ‘preservation of sexual energy’ but
    merely because it enables you to focus on your life/spiritual path
    better. It is time we, shrug ourselves off from these ill founded
    ideas which have been carried over generations, and never subjected
    to serious scrutiny.

     
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