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T  is pronounced as in  tub ,  th  as in  light-heart ,  d  as in  dove ,  dh  as in  red-hot , and  n  as in  nut . The dental consonants— t ,  th ,  d ,  dh , and  n —are pronounced in the same manner as the cerebrals, but with the forepart of the tongue against the teeth. The labial consonants— p ,  ph ,  b ,  bh , and  m —are pronounced with the lips.  P  is pronounced as in  pine ,  ph  as in  uphill ,  b  as in  bird ,  bh  as in  rub-hard , and  m  as in  mother . The semivowels— y ,  r ,  l , and  v —are pronounced as in  yes ,  run ,  light , and  vine  respectively. The sibilants  ś ,  ṣ , and  s —are pronounced, respectively, as in the German word  sprechen  and the English words  shine  and  sun . The letter  h  is pronounced as in  home .
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Abhyāsena tu kaunteya  verse quoted, 94–95  Ābrahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ  verse quoted, 135 Absolute Truth cognizant, 41, 42 everything comes from, 28–29, 41 Kṛṣṇa as, 41–42 living entity contrasted to, 42  See also:  God; Kṛṣṇa, Lord (Supreme Personality of Godhead); Reality Activity in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 1, 6–9, 21, 50, 64–65, 73, 79, 87, 95, 107 living entity must have, 17–18 material,  yogī  ceases, 14–15 material &amp; spiritual, 5, 64–65 pious, 16, 104, 111, 117 positive &amp; negative, 7–8 for self or Supreme, 1 sinful, 35, 105  See also:  Work  Adrṣṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛṣito 'smi drṣṭvā  verse quoted, 115 Advancement, spiritual by faith, 71–72 by impersonal meditation, 96 in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 71, 79, 103–4, 140, 152 sign of, 35  See also:  Godhead, returning to Age, present.  See:  Kali-yuga (present Age)  Agni-hotra yajñas  (fire sacrifices), 2
Agnir jyotir ahaḥ śuklaḥ  verse quoted, 149  Ahaituky apratihatā  quoted, 109 verse quoted, 33–34, 108–9 Air &amp; consciousness, analogy of, 101–2 Air India, purchasing ticket on, example of, 145  Ajo nityaḥ śāśvato 'yaṁ purāṇo  verse quoted, 32–33, 123  Ajo 'pi sann avyayātmā  quoted, 32 Albert Einstein, 145  Āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra' ei deśa  verse quoted, 36 Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, 20, 60–61 America, United States of confusion in, 50 defense force of, 49–50 Indian  yogī  in, 72 President of, example of, 113–14, 147 standard of life in, 16  yoga  societies in, 38 Analogies air &amp; consciousness, 101–2 astronauts aloft &amp; impersonalists merged, 126 awaking from sleep &amp; chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, 144 body's parts &amp; Supreme's parcels, 1, 110 candle (original) &amp; Kṛṣṇa, 94 car &amp; body, 56 cataracts &amp; imperfect senses, 29 chariot &amp; body, 19 cloud &amp; mahat-tattva, 140
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