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Nov 22, 2015

Preparing for Death - Life’s Inevitable Transition

You can prepare for it but no matter who you are you will feel the pain of letting go of this birth. It's like duct tape slowly being pulled off a hairy arm. Countless magnetic energetic cords break as they are forcefully detached from what they were connected to. When you live in a physical body for a long time it’s only natural you build an attachment to it, to the life that you have just lived...

Nov 12, 2015
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The 3 States of Mind

Someone recently asked me the following question on the three phases of the mind and I thought I'd share my response. I am curious to know - do you think the 3 phases of the mind (instinctive, intellectual and intuitive) can ever operate in harmony, or are they in eternal confli
Nov 10, 2015
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Meditating, starting a business, falling in love and other how-tos

It's been six whole months since I have blogged. That was the longest hiatus I have taken since I started blogging shortly after leaving the monastery 7 years ago. In that time lots have happened. One of the biggest developments is that I have a brand new website. You're looking
Nov 10, 2014
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Bringing Life to Meditation

Recently in privately training someone how to meditate I spent the first 3 days not even talking about meditation. There is a lot to learn before one even begins to sit down to meditate. Everybody is in a rush these days. Even in a rush to learn to meditate. They know what the
Oct 15, 2014
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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 relationships, energy and the importance of knowing your path in life. I expla
Sep 21, 2014
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Don’t feel guilty about NOT spending time with energy vampires

This week's question comes in from Erika from San Francisco who feels guilty when she avoids spending time with friends and relatives who are energetically draining. This video addresses why we should not feel guilty about not spending time with energy vampires and also how to
Sep 16, 2014
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How to Overcome the Fear of Death

This week's video addresses a question that comes in from Rosalyn in Miami, and Rosalyn asks about how to overcome the fear of death and if we should use past life regression to do so. You can also subscribe to the weekly videos by clicking subscribe me. If you'd like to se