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Jul 7, 2021

Why you need a goal in Meditation

A question that I get asked quite often is, "Do you need a goal in meditation or can you just sit down and pretty much go for it?" Well, meditation is a process just like a lot of other things that we do in our life and having a goal is extremely helpful. And with a goal comes a process as well. Over the years I've come to know of a lot of different meditation practices and have met a lot of dif...

Jun 23, 2021 Awareness & the Mind

Focus Misconceptions

There are so many misconceptions surrounding focus. These misconceptions often lead people to have a very skewed or misinformed perspective on focus thus shunning it as a possible quality to cultivate in life. I’ll pick a couple of them and hope to dispel these misconceptions her
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Jun 16, 2021 News

Over 100 FREE Self-Help Videos

This week’s post is different from the ones I have posted in the past. I want to bring your attention to my YouTube channel. Many of you may not be aware of it but it is a place that I upload videos to every week. You’ll find a little over a hundred videos on the channel that ha
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Jun 9, 2021 Insights on Life

Why we struggle to change!

“Have compassion for yourself. We all fail. We all screw up. Sometimes multiple times. As long as you are firmly resolved to overcome your shortcomings and never give up in striving to change those subconscious patterns you detest then victory is assured, for those patterns are n
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Jun 2, 2021 Conversations on the Spiritual Path

The Truth Behind Change

Personal change requires a degree of sacrifice at some level. To get something new you have to give up something old. For instance, if you want to update the look of your living room, you might start by buying some new furniture. To make room for the new furniture, you have to ge
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May 26, 2021 Conversations on the Spiritual Path

Conversations on the Spiritual Path

To those of you who took the time to respond to my weekly email and share your thoughts and questions with me...thank you! After my long hiatus, it’s nice to hear what is on your mind. This allows me to direct my emails in a direction that hopefully is beneficial to your needs.
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May 19, 2021 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Love Drives Creation

Seven years ago my wife and I bought a piece of land in a little beach village called Nosara in northwestern Costa Rica. The vision, which I had prior to leaving my life as a Hindu monastic, was to create a Hindu spiritual sanctuary. We did not know where this place would be. We
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