Excerpt from the PBS special Meditation for All of Us with Stephan Bodian- Clip 1
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CLEAR ALL
“Let us become silent that we may hear the whispers of the gods … There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening we shall hear the right word. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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