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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Dec 29, 2021

What’s in your suitcase?

The year is fast coming to an end. A new year is often a promise of hope. A time when many people make plans, set goals and resolutions, and more than anything wish for things to be better. In going forward, a good practice to adopt is to look at what it is that we are carrying with us. For example, if you were going on a holiday you would pack a suitcase of items that support your trip. A holid...

Dec 22, 2021 Insights on Life

Simplify

I often hear people say they have such busy lives. I think it’s more a problem of having misguided priorities than being busy. We are doing too much. Nobody is forcing us to do all the things we do. We choose to do them. We make these decisions to commit to so many things and pe
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Dec 15, 2021 Insights on Life

What is your Biggest Fear?

Everyone has fears. Fear is the highest state of consciousness for the instinctive mind. The instinctive mind, the conscious mind, is tied to our five senses and our physical body. As long as we have a physical body, as long as we live in our physical body, we are subject to the
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Nov 3, 2021 Conversations on the Spiritual Path

The Power of Believing in Yourself

Don’t waste time proving yourself to people. It’s an endless and meaningless endeavor, and an absolute waste of time and life. If you spend time proving yourself to one person then you’ll find yourself needing to prove yourself to others. This then becomes an endless process. I
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Oct 28, 2021 Conversations on the Spiritual Path

Define the Destination

A couple of years ago, at an event I held in London, someone in the audience asked me, "Dandapani, every morning I meditate and I journal. Now I hear you talking about affirmations and it really resonates with me. Should I incorporate affirmations in my morning practice?" My res
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Oct 6, 2021 Conversations on the Spiritual Path

The Journey & The Destination

I’m going to make the wild assumption that most of you that are reading this email have heard someone or yourself say, “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.” I vehemently disagree. We as humans, often in our instinctive state, have a tendency to repeat what o
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Sep 30, 2021 Insights on Life

The Transitory Nature of Life

A lot has been happening over the past few weeks that have consumed my awareness including testing positive for COVID. Even though I was vaccinated I got pretty sick. I could not help thinking during this time that this experience was an excellent reminder of the fragility of li
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