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Mantra is something that's repeated, isn't it? Originally in hindoism and buddhism, it was a word or sound repeated in meditation. It actually is related to one of the most ancient words that we have in any language, and that's manus, or man to think. And i think i want to dress up for this. I hope you'll be wearing your dungaree. We're going to put out an extended version of the podcast for our purple plus subscribers, people who belong to the purple club. So if you want more fascinating etymologies and stories, do go to apple subscriptions to sign up.
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