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What do I meditate on?
Meditation needs to be approached in a positive and systematic way. We should make an outline of our meditation before we even sit down to meditate. If we don't do this we'll be running around in mental and subconscious circles. So, what do we actually do when we sit down to meditate? We taught a simple meditation of sitting with the spine straight and why this is important. Then becoming aware o...
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Apr 22, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Encountering the Subconscious
In this evening's class we covered the first thing that a serious meditator will encounter as he begins his journey within and that is the subconscious mind. To put it very simply. One could look at the mind as layers. You have the conscious mind then above it the subconscious an
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Apr 21, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Learning to Meditate
Our meditation retreat is off to a wonderful start. A brief light shower that came in from the south cooled the island after what had been a pretty hot day. In our first class today we learned one of the most important concepts in the process of learning how to meditate, that
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Apr 21, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Developing Willpower and Concentration
Our day started with a morning group Hatha Yoga practice on the balcony over looking the Caribbean sea. A sweet spot to practice yoga as we watched the sun rise. After breakfast we dived into our morning class. We studied how to develop two qualities, willpower and concentration,
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Apr 20, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Day 1 of Meditation Retreat, Virgin Islands
It's another gorgeous day here in St. Thomas. The ocean is calm, turquoise and inviting. The sun is out. The private villa is surrounded with beautiful flowers. It's the first day of our meditation retreat and our participants are arriving early this afternoon. Sharing a photo of
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Feb 6, 2010 6 MINUTES READ
The End...and many new beginnings by Mike Gehard
It has been quite the whirlwind journey in not only the physical level but also many other levels of my being. I knew that this journey would not be your typical “vacation” but other than that I had very little in the way of expectations. I knew that Dandapani, through his priest
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Feb 3, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Days 12 to 15 - Kumarakom, Kerala
Our amazing 15-day spiritual adventure came to a conclusion on Feb 7th. Here are photos from the last 4 days that were spent in the lake side village of Kumarakom. The Kumarakom Lake Resort was home to our group as we settled into the last leg of our journey. With lots of classes
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