The Art of Charm: Monk with a Macbook
I recently did an interesting interview with Jordan Harbinger of “The Art of Charm.” I spoke a bit about my journey to becoming a monk, life in the monastery and then we had a great discussion about…
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Insights on Life
Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Insights on Life.
EMOTION Magazine Monthly Feature
I have the opportunity to go to Germany each month. Well, maybe not me physically, but my teachings are offered in a a widely read German publication, Emotion Magazine. My articles feature tips and…
4 Helpful Tips for your New Year Goals
When it comes around this time of the year I always hear people talking about their goals for the year. It's great to have goals. But I always recommend for people to also outline a path to that…
Thoughts on Gratitude and Appreciation
During this time of thanksgiving many people take the opportunity to express gratitude and appreciation to the people in their lives and for what they have as well. When we express gratitude or…
Resolving problems
"Problems are meant to be resolved as quickly as possible and not to be carried on gruelingly through life." - Dandapani
An Interview on Observation & Communication with Shari Alexander
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Shari Alexander, a communications specialist. She is an award winning speaker, writer, speech coach, and speech writer. The interview was on mindfulness,…
Directing Desire
One never really gets to the point in their life where all desire goes away. As my guru says "desire is life". I often hear older people say I don't have desires any more. I beg to defer. You do have…
Lesson Noted, Lesson Learned
A couple of weeks back I was speaking with someone who shared with me that she got involved in a personal issue with her client that she should have stayed out of. At that time she felt it was…
Question on the 3 Phases of the Mind
Someone recently asked me the following question on the three phases of the mind and I thought I'd share my response.
Give a Fish or Teach to Fish
Well we all know the old saying "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day but teach a man to fish and you feed him for life". This evening I was at a subway station here in New York City and an…
Three Phases of the Mind
Today I posted on Facebook the following reflection that I had while watching the sunset off the coast of Fort Kochi in India along the Arabian sea. "It takes courage to redirect the forces of your…
The Spirit of Responsiveness
It's been a long hectic week of workshops and meetings in Canada, Germany and Austria. It's nice to have a morning off in Munich to walk around and reflect on life. What's mainly on my mind this…
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