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otherwiseknownasreligionoryogaphilosophyinAncientEgypt.Theprinciplefocusofthe

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trol,Innerfulfillmentandspiritualrealization.Whenthesefactorsarecultivatedinhuman

life,thevirtuousqualitiesinahumanbeingbegintomanifestandsinfulness,ignoranceand

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