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Dandapani’s Blog

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Jun 22, 2022

Purpose Drives Focus

Today, I wanted to continue on the topic that I touched on in my last post which was purpose. If you look at a person's day, most of what happens in their day is driven by purpose. When we get in a car it is quite often, if not always, to go somewhere specific. Even if we decided to go for a drive on the weekend we most likely would define a destination. For example, we might say, “Let’s go for a ...

Jun 15, 2022
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Where have I been

It’s quite obvious I’ve been absent from posting on my blog. It has been six and a half months since my last post. Over the last twelve months, I’ve invested a significant amount of my energy and time in the creation of my book. That was not the only thing I was absorbed in. Muc
Dec 29, 2021
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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
Dec 22, 2021
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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
Dec 15, 2021
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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
Nov 3, 2021
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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
Oct 28, 2021
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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