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Contents |
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1 |
Early
Days
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1
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Leaving
Home |
3
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2 |
Teenage
Yogi
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4
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Two Morals
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6
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Perilous
Journey |
6
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Mastering
Ashtang Yoga
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8
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Map of
Neelkanth's forest sojourns |
10
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Arrival
in Gujarat
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12
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Humble
Servitude |
13
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3 |
Divine
Leadership |
14
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Unique
Boons |
14
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Ramanand
Swami |
15
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Swaminarayan
Mantra |
16
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Serving
Society |
16
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Abolition
of Animal Sacrifices |
17
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Festival
Purity |
18
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Devotion
for all |
19
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Educating
the Superstitious |
19
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4 |
Uplift
of Women |
22
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Purity
of Speech |
24
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Moksha
for all |
24
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5 |
Disciples |
27
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Letter
to Eighteen Disciples |
29
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The Kathis
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30
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6 |
Ascetics |
35
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Spiritual Grooming |
35
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Persecution |
37
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Erudition |
38
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Aksharbrahman Gunatitanand
Swami |
40
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7 |
Scriptures |
40
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8 |
Mandir |
46
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9 |
Philosophy |
48
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10 |
Teachings |
51
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Universal suffering |
51
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Mundane pleasures |
51
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Removal of Desires |
51
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Service to God and His Devotee
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51
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Goal of Human Life |
51
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Eternal Happiness |
52
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Nature of the Bliss of God
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52
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Moksha |
52
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Endeavours to please God
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53
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The Means for attaining
Moksha |
53
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The Gunatit Sadhu |
53
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Interpretation of Scriptures
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54
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The Nature of God |
54
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Lord Swaminarayan |
54
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Epilogue |
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Successors |
56
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The Sect Today |
58
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Observations of Historians&
Scholars |
60
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Appendix |
66
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Features of Devotion in
the Daily Life of a Disciple Source References |
67
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Bibliography |
70
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Glossary
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72
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Index
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75
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