Where have I been
The first step in writing this book for me was defining the purpose for doing so. This had to be clear in my mind.
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Reflections
Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Reflections.
If not now, then when?
"It takes tremendous courage, will and self-compassion to break the habits. Challenge yourself to live a different and better way. If not now, then when? Life is ever ebbing away." ~ Dandapani
Challenges in Meditation
"It’s only when we have a methodical step-by-step approach to meditation with a goal clearly defined that we will not get distracted and discouraged by the challenges that arise. We can view them as…
Cultivating Willpower
"Change does not take a lot of time. It just takes a lot of will. That will has to be cultivated, just as we would cultivate a garden." ~ Gurudeva Subramuniyaswami
Taking Responsibility for One's Actions
"Taking responsibility for one's own actions is the first step in understanding the law of karma." ~ Dandapani
How to Deal with Energy Vampires
"Withdraw your energy from people in your life who are inherently energy vampires. Practice being affectionately detached with them but always kind, gentle, sincere and loving towards them." ~…
Spiritual Tools for Life
“Spiritual tools are useless unless they are put into practice.” ~ Dandapani
Focusing energy and maturing desires
"Your desires, the focus of your energy, change as you mature, causing you to leave old desires and create new ones." ~ Dandapani
Each moment is a choice
“Each moment is a choice you make to be in charge of where your awareness goes or to allow someone or something to dictate where it goes.” ~ Dandapani
Courage and changing habit patterns
“It takes great courage to go from one force field of the mind to another, for this means tearing up long-accustomed patterns and facing a period of adjustment while new subconscious patterns are…
Choose where your energy flows
“By wisely discriminating where our energy flows, we can with the powers of concentration channel our energies to specific areas in our lives that we want to cultivate.” ~ Dandapani
Simplify your life
“Every year most people accumulate more and more things in their life. Things, like people, can uplift or consume energy. The fewer things you have the less energy you lose.” ~ Dandapani
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