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Matthew F. Bennett

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in San Franciso, The United States

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http://www.maturamusic.com

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Self Help, Spirituality, Psychology

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In the spring of 1985, as a young man in search of answers, Matthew Bennett traveled alone to India and met his Gurudeva, the venerable sanskrit scholar, vaisnava saint, and eminent Vedic Acharya- Srila Sridhar Maharaja (1895-1988). The following year, on the banks of the holy Ganges river, Matthew was initiated into the brahminical lineage of priest-teachers, of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Lineage of West Bengal India, and given the name Matura Nath das. Inspired by the deep wisdom and devotion of his Gurudeva, Matura has engaged in educational outreach programs for the past 30 years. He has helped found four Ashrams in his Gurudeva's lineage, has taught over 1200 classes and led numerous kirtans in India, England, Australia and America.

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In our inner mandala of innate purity and awareness, we are ultimately free of ignorance, desire and aggression, and have the potential to express this purity through warm-hearted regard for all living beings. We understand the sufferings of others and wholeheartedly wish them to be free of affliction, poverty and the ignorance that perpetuates suffering. It is possible for us to reclaim this deep Read more of this blog post »

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	Absolute Abundance: Your Power to Realize a More Abundant Life Now it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
― Winston S. Churchill

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“The entire notion of being defined by the crap you bring into your minds, bodies and souls, rather than what you produce with your mind, body and soul is a glaring offense to everything we are here to do on this beautiful blue ball of a planet.”
― Michael Tallon, La Cuadra Magazine November / December 2014: Written by Monkeys, Published by Fools

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