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Dandapani’s Blog

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Apr 23, 2011

Preponed.......and I'll have salad on the side with that.

I walked up to the check in desk at the Delhi airport to catch my flight south to Kochi and the lady looked up and said "Sir, your flight has been preponed!" I thought to myself "Now, is 'preponed' that Filipino dish that's made with eggplant, because if it is I want some salad on the side with that." I knew what she was trying to say but really, is "prepone" even a word? Can the word 'prepone' b...

Apr 23, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Our Kerala Spiritual Adventure begins!

Our Kerala spiritual adventure began on March 23rd and our first 2 days were spent in Fort Kochi, Kerala. It was a time to get to know one another and settle into life in India. It's been quite humid here with slight rains in the evening which has been great as summer has already
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Apr 15, 2011 Photography & Travel

Dad loves my Indian tattoo

"Dad loves my Indian tattoo because it only lasts a few days" resounded a young Indian girl. Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is a flowering plant that produces a dye that temporary stains the skin, hair, fingernail and more. It's what Indians have been using for centuries to tattoo them
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Apr 5, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

Kerala Spiritual Adventure begins in 12 days

Our Kerala Spiritual Adventure begins in 12-days. The journey begins in Fort Kochi, Kerala where we will be for 2 nights before heading up to Periyar in the western ghats or Sahyadri Mountains where we will stay for 4-nights. From here it is on Alleppey along the banks of India's
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Mar 29, 2011 Photography & Travel

Can Women be Monks?

It is a question I get asked quite often and the answer, at least in the Hindu religion, is Yes! And if you want to be pedantic then they would more appropriately be called nuns. In Hinduism men and women can attain the same heights of spiritual awakening. It is taught that God
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Mar 27, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

A Spiritual Adventure in Northwestern India

Join one of our grandest spiritual adventures yet as we celebrate the Festival of Lights with thousands at the Golden Temple, ride camels into the Great Thar Desert, be enchanted at the famed Pushkar Camel Fair and immerse ourselves in the culturally rich and colorful land of nor
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Mar 15, 2011 Speaking

Awareness Riding on Technology

Last week an entrepreneur from Australia that had attended one of my workshops there, shared with me an article titled "Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction" that had appeared in the New York Times. Coincidentally enough, my meditation class in New York City last week (pic b
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