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Cultivating Willpower

Reflection for this weekend:

"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

Photo: Lily Flower, Hawaii

Oct 4, 2017
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Too busy or misguided priorities?

At an event in Portland, Oregon, I was asked, "What if we don't have time to spend in reflection in the morning?" At the end of the day, it comes down to priorities. What’s important in your life? Everybody has time. I’m sure they have time to update their status or to talk wit
Oct 2, 2017
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How well do you listen?

These days listening is a rare trait. It is rare because most people have great difficulty in concentrating. Another area in life where concentration plays a big part to me is in building relationships with people. One of the ways to build relationships with people is the ability
Sep 25, 2017
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Living in the Moment

To understand how to live in the moment, we need to have an understanding of time. Let’s look at time in a very simple but practical way: If you could divide time into three parts, you could say there was the past, the present and the future. At any given point, awareness can be
Sep 18, 2017
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Awareness, the Dog

Treat your awareness like a dog. I remember a few years ago I went on holidays to the Caribbean, and while I was there, I stayed with a friend of mine. He works for the FBI and is in the Canine Unit, so he has a German Shepherd. A big, beautiful dog. This dog is so well trained,
Sep 14, 2017

Taking Responsibility for One's Actions

Reflection for this weekend: "Taking responsibility for one's own actions is the first step in understanding the law of karma." ~ Dandapani Photo: Mount Merapi at sunrise, Central Java, Indonesia.
Sep 12, 2017
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Madurai's Sacred Citadel to the Goddess

Madurai's Meenakshi Temple in South India, Hinduism's grandest citadel to the goddess, is a sacred place of pilgrimage for Hindus the world over and one of the most famous temples in India. This temple, centuries old and hand carved out of granite, covers an area of 16.5 acres. I