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After leaving the army, I had no desire to get a job. I felt instead that I needed a spiritual Master who could help me to consummate my love affair with Krishna. I had been sporadically successful in…
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These verses are taken from the final chapter (‘The Gaining of the Divine Feet’) of the Tiruvadavur Adigal Puranam. 510 Like a single great lion vanquishing a herd of massive elephants, Vadavur [Manickavasagar] defeated those religions which attempt…
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