What is my Spiritual Path?
One of the attendees at my Conversations on the Spiritual Path event last year asks the question "What is my Spiritual Path"? It's a question many people have and a topic many are unclear about. In…
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End Goal Of Hinduism & Buddhism
This talk shares some basic insights into the end spiritual goals of both the Hindu and Buddhist religions. Every path leads somewhere. It is essential that before a person embarks on a spiritual…
Energy and Money
If people treated energy the same way they treated money they’d have a lot more of it. Energy is a finite resource just like money. Before you invest your money you ask questions. Before you give…
The Journey of Awareness in Meditation
The mystic's goal is to control awareness in his mind.
The Key to Self-Mastery
As events occur in life, most people react to them in an uncontrolled way. When this happens awareness gets drawn out and externalized. Their energies get externalized too entangling itself with…
Meditation requires Effort
Effort is not something a lot of people associate the process of meditation with. Meditation is often mistakenly believed to be synonymous with relaxation, letting go, just being, observing and all…
The Four Stages of Life
This talk is an excerpt of a 2-hour Conversations on the Spiritual Path talk held at Jane’s House of Wellbeing in St. Charles, Missouri. An attendee asks me to share some insights on the Hindu…
Understanding a Person’s Mind
Understanding people’s nature and being aware of it when dealing with them is vital for a peaceful and positive outcome. Know your mind in order to know their mind. Know your nature in order to know…
Unwavering Focus - a TEDxReno talk
On October 2nd last year I was honored to be invited to speak and to give the opening talk at TEDx Reno. The abandoned Lear Theater in Reno had been transformed on the inside to host the talks. I…
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…
How to view Problems
There are two ways to view problems. You can view it from the intellect or view it from the superconscious.
Advice from a 126-year old Monk
Swami Bua was a dear friend of mine. I was first introduced to him when I lived as a monk at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. My guru had known Swami Bua for years now and had invited him to spend…
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