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PREFACE
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Once when I was sitting at the feet of Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji, experiencing the vibrant and soothing quality of his presence as it filled my being with joy, I heard him speak of the importance of remaining in the company of positive healthy vibrations. Confused, as to the real meaning of the word "vibrations," which I had heard bandied about in everyday conversations, I asked him if he would mind explaining it.
He gave in response the following analogy, an experiment which had actually been carried out. Two itars tuned at the same frequency are placed opposite ne another. A piece of paper is placed upon one of he strings of one of the instruments. One by one, the trings of the opposite sitar are played. When the ring which is exactly opposite the string bearing the aper is played, the piece of paper of its counterpart ances right off. "So," I thought to myself, “It is a
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