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B h a k ti Tradition and the Role of Saint-Philosophers 101 economically motivated. Past beliefs, traditions, and customs will continue to play a role in people’s lives, but to a lesser extent. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Satish Sharma Notes 1. See: Sen, K.M., Hinduism: The World’s Oldest Faith Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1969; Noble, Allen and A.K. Ehitt, India: Cultural Patterns and Processes. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1982; Basham, A.L., The Wonder That Was India. Calcutta: Rupa Co., 1991. 2. For more details, see: Sharma, Satish, ''Bhakti as a Popular Religious and Cultural Movement in India.” Poptdar Culture Review, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1999, pp. 111-122. Also see: Rice, Edward, Eastern Definitions. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1978. 3. Prasad, R. C., Tulsidasa’s Shri Ramacharitamansa. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989, pp. 496-98. There is some variation in the description of Navdha-Bhakti in different sources. 4. Bhaktivedanta, A.C., Bhagavad~Gita As It Is. Los Angeles: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1986, pp. 628-35. 5. Goswami, Satsvarupa Dasa, Vaishnava Behavior: The Twenty-Six Qualities o f A Devotee. Port Royal: Gita-Nagri Press, 1983, p. 77. 6. See: Roller, John, The Indian Way. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Publishers, 1985; Zaehner, R.C., Hind