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1:InnerJoyandSilence(Jan)
aboutwherefamiliylineshaveGurus,wheredifferentcastesfeelentitledtodifferent
2:WhatisaSatGuru(Feb)
mantras,whereeverythingiscarefullyhidden,transmittedorallyandthussealedaway, 3:TheEroticandtheSpiritual:whatare
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toXcaste,Ylineage,withZasaguru,then,accordingtothisview,youareentitledto 4:Fasting:aradicalwaytoeaseyour
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Suchapity.SatyaSaiBabamaybeapolarisingandnowcontroversialfigure,butone (Dasbodhteachings)(Apr)
thing he did, and did very well, was popularise the mass recitation of the Gayatri 6:TheattitudeofaBhakta(May)
7:TheSheep,Wolf,Sheepdogas
mantra. And all you have to do if you have a computer is go on YouTube, type in
metaphorsforcaringforothers(and
Sathya Sai Baba chanting the Gayatri mantra, or here if the link
what'smissing)(June)
workshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HtbFugrW8 8:Anger,theenemy(Jul)
9:TheBasicGoodnessofLife(Aug)
AndyouwillheartheGayatrimantrachantedproperly.Listenandlearnit. 10:"WhyamIsopooranddesperate?
WhereisGod?"(Aug)
Ifyouwantanyfurthersupportforitsuse,readoneofthemostpreciousbooksinmy 11:ThebenefitsofShrines,Temples,
life,whichiscalledGayatri,theHighestMeditationbySadguruSantKeshavada.This Pilgrimages(Sep)
booklaysouttheargumentsthatGayatriisnotconfinedtousebyBrahmins,butisof 12:Spiritualadvicetoyoungadults
(Sep)
universaluse.
13:Happinessandhowtokeepit(Sep)
14:SelfrelianceandSelfeffort(Nov)
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totheChakras...
Motherwhosavesandguards
OmBhuh
Tattva:Prithvi(earth)
Tanmatra:Gandha(smell)
Loka:Earth
Devata:Indra
Vehicle:Airavata
Chakra:Muladhara

OmBhuvah
Tattva:Jala(water)
Tanmatra:Rasa(taste)
Loka:Atmosphere
Devata:Varuna
Vehicle:Alligator
Chakra:Svadisthana

OmSvah TheGreatDeviTripuraSundari
Tattva:Agni(fire)
Tanmatra:Rupa(form)
Loka:Celestial
Rajarajeshvari
Devata:Agni
Vehicle:Ram
Chakra:Manipura

OmMahah
Tattva:Vayu(earth)
Tanmatra:Sparsha(touch)
Loka:Siddha
Devata:Vayu
Vehicle:Antelope
Chakra:Anahata

OmJanah
Tattva:Akasha Queenofourhearts
Tanmatra:Shabda(smell)
Loka:Ancestors
Devata:Saraswati ShriVishnuNarayan
Vehicle:Whiteelephant
Chakra:Vishudda

OmTapah
Tattva:Mahat(intelligence)
Tanmatra:Buddhi
Loka:7Sages
Devata:Guru

Chakra:Ajna
OurlifeisHisdream

OmSatyam TakethestepstotheDivine
Tattva:Purusha
Tanmatra:Prakriti
Loka:Sphereoftruth
Devata:Shiva
Chakra:Sahasrara

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