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.
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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…
How to approach the new year
A new year always inspires people to make new plans and goals. It's a way and an opportunity to leave the old behind and create hope for a brighter future. The truth is that you can't really leave…
Insights on Peace
The recent tragedy at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, is needless to say at the very least heartbreaking. It made me reflect a lot on the source of peace and violence, and this brought…
What Is the Inner Source of Violence?
Looking deeper into peace and violence I'd like to share some further insights by my guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. This is taken from his book Dancing with Siva published by Himalayan Academy (Page…
Expressing Gratitude and Apprecition
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…
Why can’t you fear the past?
A question was asked to me with regards to the blog post on the 26th of August titled "Dealing with Fear and Worry" as to why we can't fear and worry about something in the past. Well, the reason we…
A Matter of Perspective
Many of you know I have a love for photography. I wanted to share with you a couple of photos that I took today in Salzburg, Austria, while walking around the old part of town. I mainly want to…
EO Istanbul 2012
I gave a keynote presentation this afternoon to around 800 entrepreneurs from around the world that are members of the Entrepreneurs Organization. It was part of their EO Istanbul University taking…
How/when are you aware of the effects of meditation?
Affects of meditation come not from prolong practices rather more from quality practices. Sitting for long periods in meditation not necessarily produce result if the meditator does not know what he…
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