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In 1982 (exact date unknown), Shrii Shrii Anandamurti gave a discourse in which were set out the requirements for a ''perfect kiirtan''. Many other topics were also addressed, for example the appropriate ideation to be taken while practicing kiirtan and why a ''siddha mantra''{{#tag:ref|A special type of mantra suitable for general use.|group="nb"}} must have eight syllables. This discourse was distributed in the form of [[:wikipedia:Cyclostyle (copier)|cyclostyled]] sheets under the title of "Bio-psycho-spiritual System of Kiirtan". Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta kept secure his copy of that discourse. In the mid-1990s he submitted his copy to the Central Publications Department of [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]], which had put out a request for any lost discourses. However, this discourse was only published subsequent to a reminder and after more than six years (in 2002).<ref name="AV30">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 30|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Appendix: From the Notebooks of Devotees|location=Kolkata|year=1996|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|editor=Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta|language=English|isbn=81-7252-101-4}}}}</ref> When the discourse was published, it went out in a mangled form (minus the explanatory Saḿskrta and with misleading rather than constructive footnotes). Below is the complete discourse in its original form and with useful footnotes.