Main Points:
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today you go O Shri Krishna, please fulfill this one wish of mine, after this I'll never ask you, now tomorrow again we'll say Shri Krishna, You listen to me the last time, please fulfill this I'll never ask you, if you wish to succeed in your devotion, remember not to make this mistake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=582
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Learn from this story of the Arab sheikh who had 30 wives in his Haram and when he went for his first visit to Europe,all his wives gave their wish list for gifts, except the youngest wife who simply sent a letter with the numeral one on it,when he came back & went to meet his young 30th wife himself with the letter and said my dear what did you mean by this letter with “one” written on it, she said I wanted only you and nothing else and now I have got you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=45
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God too says, decide! do you want the world or do you want Me ? if you want Me, then don't come to me for material Desires, this is the verdict of all the bhakti Scriptures, you must not do sakam (सकाम) bhakti (in which you worship God for some material gains/fruits) but Nishkam (निष्काम) devotion (in which you love God, not for some material gains/fruits BUT only His love, only His bhakti), This is Selfless Love, so what is the problem in going to God for material Rewards ? the problem is this if we go to God with material desires, it is not devotion to God but devotion to our material desire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=115
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let us say you visit the temple for 40 days with this wish, oh God, please let my child become alright, your mind is attached to the child but not to God, so what you are doing in effect is bhakti of your child & not of God, bhakti means taking your mind to God and that is not happening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=194
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think a little further, when we go and demand things from the Lord, is He going to fulfill our wishes merely because of our asking ? somebody said, we think God is like a cosmic bell boy that we press the bell, oh God, please get this for me and He will say yes here it is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=232
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even in the world, if you ask somebody for something, there must be a Basis, supposing you were to just wave your hand at a car passing by to stop, the driver breaks and says what is the Matter, you say that I need to go to such and such place can you please take me ? the driver thinks you are out of your mind, a dangerous man, let me exit while it's still safe, he lifts the window pane presses the accelerator and is on his way but going ahead the car driver finds his own friend and so slows down himself, Sharma ji where are you going ?
I'm just taking evening walk, come walk in my car, how can I walk in your car but he's insisting that Sharma ji should come in his car because Sharma ji is his acquaintance and the other guy was in need he had to visit the hospital to meet a patient who required his attendance and there he thinks he's a mad man because the relationship is not there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=255
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likewise when we have not created a relationship with God, on what basis do we ask God ? most people have no idea who is this God, they just have a picture in their shop that when I lift the shutter I'll take a two paise agarbatti and turn it around and that also I don't know whether He exists or not, but if I'm getting insurance for two paise, why not but wherever they are in problem, they go to the Picture, now why should God listen when you've not created that relationship with God ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=330
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further some people say, I have created my relationship with God, and if I ask Hanuman ji for anything he definitely gives it, if that is the case, then why are you asking Hanuman ji for broken pieces of glass ? why don't you ask him for love of Ram ? Bhagvat Prem ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=375
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or why not ask him what Prahalad beseeched when Narsingh Bhagwan manifested and He killed Hiranyakashyipu, at that time he lifted Prahalad and said my child I am very pleased with your devotion, ask what you want,
Prahalad gave such a response that Narsingh Bhagwan was Silenced, Prahalad said my Lord if I ask you, I will not remain your devotee but will become a Businessman, this is business I engage in your loving devotion, now give me this. my job is to serve you, not to Ask, but then Prahalad did not stop there,
he said Maharaj if you are asking me to seek a boon I must fulfill your instruction because the service is done in accordance with the Master's Desires, so if you want me to ask, this is what I Say, my Lord please bestow this boon on me that I should never ask you for anything.
Ever, think about that the profundity (great depth of knowledge or thought) of Prahalad's Statement, he is saying if there is the slightest tinge of selfish seeking in me all I ask is for it to be destroyed so that I become a truly selfless lover of yours because in this process of asking there's a big danger, there is no end to desires today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=403
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9:42you go O Shree Krishna please fulfill this one wish of mine, after this I'll never ask you now, tomorrow again we'll say Shree Krishna, you listen to me the last time, please fulfill this, I'll never ask you, there is no guarantee that our wish will be fulfilled, because Shree Krishna upholds the law of karma you get as you deserve, not as you desire, so when our wishes are fulfilled we'll say Shri Krishna is so nice & when it is not fulfilled, we'll say he doesn't listen to me how hard-hearted He is, our devotion will go up and down so many times a day, how will we progress in our love to the Lord ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=582
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understand the basis of love from my latest book spiritual secrets from Hinduism, business is a transactional activity characterized by give and take, we give to the other party with the intention of reciprocation, in anticipation of gain for ourselves, those engaged in business are inevitably concerned about what they stand to receive in return ,we often make the same mistake while engaging in devotion to God, we go to the temple and beseech the Lord for material Boons, this is like doing business with him, Selfless Love is the stark opposite of business, in such love we desire only to give give Give, without the expectation of reciprocation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=638
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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said, where the desire is simply for self happiness that is lust, where the desire is for the Lord's happiness, that is love, lust is like darkness while love is pure like the sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=707
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such a beautiful example of Love is given of the mythical Chatak bird’s love for the Swati Cloud, it only drinks water of the Swati Cloud, the cloud that forms in the Swati nakshatra, it is not an opportunist and it patiently waits for the cloud to appear no matter how thirsty it may be.
Read the reference vide httwww.instagram.com/maakripadham/reel/DCg2tnTsZ0m/ and listen to the whole narration about ananyta (sincere devotion to One, none else) of this bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=733
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=1024
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the takeaway from above Chatak bird is that no matter how God behaves with the devotee, the devotee does not do a mood off. When Shree Krishna lifted the chariot wheel and came angrily to kill Bhishma in the Battle of Mahabharat, Bhishma did not say I'm your devotee and You behave with me like this, how dare You, I'll no longer remain connected to You, instead he broke into a broad Smile, Shree Krishna had come forward with great fury, his eyes were red, there was rage on his face, and he was grinding his teeth but He saw Bhishma smiling, He stopped in his tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=876
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again the takeaway is in whateverway God behaves, the devote chooses tosee Ras (रस) in it, “मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्” (God is sweetness personified & everything about God is sweet),just like the jalebi is roundround and yet full of ras (रस),every behavior of the Lord is ras (रस) totheuncomplaining selfless devote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=1001
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this kind of selfless love, love that is for the sake of the beloved without self-seeking, if it fills our Head, we will progress very rapidly towards our ultimate goal, we will not have to complain so many years have gone by in devotion and I'm not moving ahead, the reason is you move ahead 2 feet and then come back 3 feet, then move ahead 3 feet then come back 2 feet because of selfish desires so this is the first condition of sadhana bhakti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=1159
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now remember there are two kinds of bhakti, one is Sidha bhakti (सिध्द भक्ति), divine love which is a power of God that we will receive by His grace and another is Sadhan bhakti (साधन भक्ति) we will do to prepare the vessel of our heart and I have explained to you the first condition of sadhan bhakti is nishkama (selflessness), don't ask God for material boons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6c38scPY1o&t=1201
Transcript
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today you go oh Shri Krishna please
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fulfill this one wish of mine after this
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I'll never ask you now tomorrow again
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we'll say Shri Krishna you listen to me
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the last time please fulfill this I'll
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never ask you if you wish to succeed in
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your
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devotion remember not to make this
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mistake what is that
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learn from this story of the Arab sheikh
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who had 30 wives in his Haram and when
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he went for his first visit to Europe he
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found so many attractive gifts that
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he was a little overwhelmed what gifts
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to get for his wives he wrote to them
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asking what they would like for him to
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bring they all gave their wish list
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except the youngest wife who simply sent
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a letter with the numeral one on
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it the Arab sheikh had enough to purchase
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all the gifts and brought them
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back and sent them to his 29 wives but
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went to meet his young 30th wife himself
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with the letter and said my dear what
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did you mean by this
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one she said I wanted you and nothing
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else and now I have got
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you God too says decide do you want the
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world or do you want me if you want me
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then don't come to me for material
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desires this is the verdict of all the
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bhakti
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scriptures
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you must not do sakam bhakti
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but nishkam devotion
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Selfless
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Love so what is the problem in going to
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God for material
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rewards the problem is
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this if we go to God with material
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desires it is not Devotion to God but
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devotion of our material desire let us
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say you visit the temple for 40 days
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with this wish oh God please let my
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child become all right your mind is
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attached not to God but to the
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child so what you are doing in effect is
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bhakti of your child care of
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God bhakti means taking your mind to God
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and that is not
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happening think a little
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further when we go and demand things
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from the Lord is he going to fulfill our
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wishes merely because of our
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asking somebody said we think he's like
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a cosmic bell boy that we press the Bell
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oh God please get this for me and he'll
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say yes here it
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is well even in the world if you ask
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somebody for something there must be a
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basis supposing you were to just wave
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your hand at a car passing by stop
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the driver breaks and says what is the
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matter I need to go to such and such
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place can you please take me the driver
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thinks he's out of his mind dangerous
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man let me exit while it's still safe he
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lifts the window pane presses the
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accelerator and is on his way but going
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ahead he finds his friend and slows down
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himself Sharma ji where are you going I'm
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just taking evening walk come walk in my
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car how can I walk in your car but he's
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insisting that Sharma ji should come in
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his car because Sharma ji is his
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acquaintance and the other guy was in
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need he had to visit the hospital to
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meet a patient who required his
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attendance and there he thinks he's a
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mad man because the relationship is not
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there
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likewise when we have not created a
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relationship with God on what basis do
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we ask most people have no idea who is
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this God they just have a picture in
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their shop that when I lift the shutter
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I'll take a two paise agarbatti and turn it
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around and that also I don't know
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whether he exists or not but if I'm
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getting insurance for two paise why not
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but wherever they are in problem they go
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to the
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picture now why should god listen when
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you've not created that
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relationship
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nevertheless take this discussion one
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step
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further some people say you know I have
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created I have established my
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relationship with God and if I ask
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Hanuman ji for anything he definitely
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gives it if that is the case then why
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are you asking Hanuman ji for broken
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pieces of glass why don't you ask him
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for love of ram bhagvat prem
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or why not ask him what
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prahalad beseeched when Narsingh Bhagwan
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manifested and he killed and He killed
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Hiranyakashyipu, at that time he lifted Prahalad
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and
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said my child I am very pleased with
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your devotion ask what you
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want Prahalad said my Lord am I hearing
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right yes what do you
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want Prahalad gave such a response that
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Narsingh Bhagwan was
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silenced he said
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my Lord if I ask you I will not remain
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your devotee but will become a
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businessman this is business I engaged
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in your loving devotion now give me this
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my job is to serve you not to
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ask Narsingh Bhagwan began thinking when I
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give Darshan I tell devotees to ask and Prahalad
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is a 5-year-old he says I'm not a
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businessman I'm simply your loving
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devotee but then Prahalad did not stop
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there he
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said Maharaj if you are asking me to
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seek a boon I must fulfill your
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instruction because
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the service is done in accordance with
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the Master's
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desires so if you want me to ask this is
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what I
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say my
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Lord please bestow this boon on me that
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I should never ask you for anything
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Ever, think about
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that the profundity (great depth of knowledge or thought) of Prahalad's
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statement he is saying if there is the
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slightest tinge of selfish seeking in me
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All I ask is for it to be destroyed so
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that I become a truly selfless lover of
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yours because in this process of asking
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there's a big
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danger there is no end to desires today
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you go oh Shri Krishna please fulfill
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this one wish of mine after this I'll
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never ask
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you now tomorrow again we'll say Shri
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Krishna you listen to me the last time
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please fulfill this I'll never ask you
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there is no guarantee that our wish will
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be fulfilled because Shree Krishna upholds
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the law of
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karma you get as you deserve not as you
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desire so when our wishes are fulfilled
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we'll say Shri Krishna is so nice when
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it is not fulfilled we'll say he doesn't
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listen to me how hard-hearted he is our
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devotion will go up and down so many
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times a day how will we progress in our
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love to the
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Lord here understand the basis of love
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from my latest book spiritual secrets
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from
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Hinduism business is a transactional
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activity characterized by give and take
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we give to the other party with the
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intention of reciprocation in
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anticipation of gain for
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ourselves those engaged in business are
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inevitably concerned about what they
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stand to receive in
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return we often make the same mistake
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while engaging in Devotion to God we go
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to the temple and beseech the Lord for
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Material
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boons this is like doing business
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with him Selfless Love is the Stark
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opposite of business in such love we
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desire only to give give
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give without the expectation of
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reciprocation Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said
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where the desire is simply for self
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happiness that is lust where the desire
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is for the Lord's happiness that is love
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lust is like
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darkness while love is pure like the
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such a beautiful example of Love is given
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of the mythical chatak bird’s love for
vide https://www.instagram.com/maakripadham/reel/DCg2tnTsZ0m/
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the Swati
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Cloud it only drinks water of the Swati
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Cloud the cloud that forms in the Swati
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nakshatra it is not an
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opportunist and it patiently waits for
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the cloud to appear no matter how
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thirsty it may be so Swami Tulsidas says
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the chatak bird is not an opportunist when in
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need go running to the temple when the
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need is not there I don't have time
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otherwise I'd have definitely gone for
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the
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Kirtans this chatak remains fixed in its
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devotion to the Swati cloud’s downpour
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and it doesn't mind the bad behavior of
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its
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beloved when we love we seek positive
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reciprocation now imagine if you were to
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go to the temple and come back and see a
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theft in your house you'd say what kind
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of reciprocation did God do I will no
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longer visit the
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temple but look at the chatak selfless love
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it is waiting for the Divine water of
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its beloved and the cloud thunders
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scolds it has lightning teases it and
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even drops hail
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but the chat does not mind it sings a
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song to please its
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beloved the takeaway is no matter how
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God behaves with the devotee the devotee
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does not do a mood off when Shree Krishna
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lifted the chariot wheel and came
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angrily to kill Bhishma in the Battle of
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Mahabharat Bhishma did not say I'm your
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devotee and you behave with me like this
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how dare you I'll no longer remain
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connected to you instead he broke into a
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broad
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smile Shree Krishna had come forward with
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great fury his eyes were red there was
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rage on his face and he was grinding his
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teeth but he saw Bhishma smiling he
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stopped in his
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tracks Bhishma said my Lord why have you
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stopped
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you had taken a vow that I will not lift
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weapons in this war and I took a vow
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that if my devotion for you is true you
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will – a “verse”
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If today Shri Krishna does not lift
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weapons for me I am not the son of
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shantanu and mother
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ganga come forward my
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Lord that angry form of his ishtdev
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Bhishma filled it in his eyes and when
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he was felled on the battlefield for 6 months
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he meditated on that form
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itself again the takeaway is in whatever
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way God behaves the devote chooses to
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see Ras in it “मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्”
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just like the jalebi is round
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round and yet full of ras
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every behavior of the Lord is ras to
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the
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uncomplaining selfless devote now look
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what happened with the
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chatak months had gone by without any
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rain from Swati cloud and this chatak
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was
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thirsty flying in the air it had become
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dizzy finally as a respite it came and
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sat on the branch of a tree and
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regained a little bit of
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energy – a “chaupai”
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but then on gaining consciousness the
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chatak realized that this tree has been
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irrigated by water from below not the
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water of my beloved
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it flew off I will die I will faint
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unconscious but I will not stay on this
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tree that has insulted my
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beloved however in the meantime a hunter
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below had spied it and taken aim and
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released the
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arrow the arrow went and hit the chatak in
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its beak and pierced by the arrow the
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poor bird started falling
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below was the ganga jal
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flowing the chatak was falling pierced by
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the
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arrow yet in that distressful situation
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it retained its consciousness
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and realized this is not the water of my
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beloved I will not permit it into my
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mouth it turned its beak around in the
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jerk its life airs the pran left the
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body but the love of the chatak remained
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without a blemish nishkalank
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this kind of selfless love love that is
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for the sake of the beloved without
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self-seeking if it fills our
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head we will progress very rapidly
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towards our ultimate goal we will not
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have to complain so many years have gone
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by in devotion and I'm not moving ahead
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the reason is you move ahead 2 feet and
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then come back 3 feet then move ahead 3
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feet then come back 2 feet because of
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selfish desires so this is the first
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condition of sadhana bhakti now remember
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there are two kinds of bhakti one is
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Sidha bhakti Divine love which is a power of God
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that we will receive by his grace and
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another is sadhan bhakti we will do to
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prepare the vessel of our heart and I
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have explained to you the first
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condition of sadhan bhakti
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is
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nishkama
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selflessness don't ask God for material
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boons we will now move on to the other
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aspects of sadhana bhakti and then conclude
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this series with discussions on
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meditation and ekant sadhna
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