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Timeless wisdom for a focused life.

Teachings on awareness, energy, and purpose — alongside the retreats, talks, and travels that fill the rest of the journey. Drawn from ten years as a Hindu monk and decades of teaching, written to be applied to your life today.

The Spiritual PathJun 19, 20171 min

How do you teach children to concentrate?

The best way to teach children how to concentrate is for you to learn concentration and practice it yourself. Concentration is the ability for you to keep your awareness on one thing for an extended…

Insights on LifeJun 18, 20171 min

The Power of Thought

Everything begins in the mental plane first before it manifests in the physical plane. You think to yourself first, “I would like some ice cream,” then you get up and get yourself some ice cream. But…

The Spiritual PathJun 14, 20171 min

How do you view atheists?

How should someone on a spiritual path view an atheist? This talk shares a joyful outlook on atheism. “An atheist and an ex-monk walk into a bar…” and they have a great time. Atheists are people too.…

LearnJun 13, 20171 min

Meditation is a Scart

Meditation is a Scart. Scart is a word I coined to refer to something that is a science and an art, hence ScArt. Meditation is a combination of science and art. A science, because it requires a…

The Spiritual PathJun 5, 20171 min

Hindu View of Reincarnation

In the Hindu belief, a soul lives in the physical body and when the physical body dies, the soul continues functioning in the astral plane before reincarnating. When a soul reincarnates, it goes…

LearnJun 1, 20171 min

Preparation for Meditation

Your preparation for meditation is as important as your meditation practice, if not more so. The better you prepare, the better your meditation will be. Look at it this way, if someone very important…

The Spiritual PathJan 31, 20171 min

Can we choose our next birth?

Most people do not have mastery over their own energy and are perpetually creating through thoughts, words and actions some future that is beyond their control. More mature souls are conscious of…

NewsJan 30, 20176 min

2016 in Review

Well, this is coming embarrassingly late. Every year in the first couple of weeks of January I do a review of the previous year. Needless to say I'm late with my "2016 in Review" but better late than…

The Spiritual PathDec 27, 20161 min

Part 2 - Post Election Talks in NYC

Part 2 - Unedited live recording of my post-election talks held every Thursday night in New York City in December 2016.

HinduismDec 20, 20164 min

Hindus winter solstice celebration of Ganesha

It's the time of the year in the Hindu Vedic Astrology when the sun ends its southward movement (dakshinayana) and begins its movement north (uttaranayana). Winter solstice is a festive time for many…

LearnDec 19, 20162 min

A life-transforming journey awaits you

Every year I conduct a retreat in Asia which is open to the public. These journeys are opportunities for people to get away from their daily routines, study with me in a deeper way and embark on a…

Photography & TravelDec 11, 20161 min

Kenya – The Craddle of Life, Part 2

On October 26th I posted on my blog part 1 of Kenya - The Cradle of Life, sharing photos from my August visit to the Naibosho Conservancy in Kenya. Here's the second and final part of the series of…

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