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Self Realization is the first encounter with reality.

Nirmala Srivastava

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Nirmala Srivastava
Age: 87 †
Born: 1923
Born: March 21
Died: 2011
Died: February 23
Yoga Instructor
Meditation
Reality
Firsts
Self
First
Encounter
Encounters
Realization
Yoga

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