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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.

Awareness & the MindJul 19, 20163 min

Insights into the Awful World of Worry

If you are not already an expert at the art of worrying like most people are here’s a little insight into the world of worry and how it works.

LearnMay 23, 20162 min

Leading a Deliberate Life

An interview with Tim Hamilton on his Commanding Business podcast titled "Manifesting Growth through Leading a Deliberate Life with Dandapani"

The Spiritual PathMay 16, 20161 min

Belief vs Experience

Last year during a Conversations on the Spiritual Path event in St.Charles, Missouri, an attendee asked the question on how does one separate the philosophy one was taught from that one has…

The Spiritual PathMay 9, 20161 min

What is my Spiritual Path?

One of the attendees at my Conversations on the Spiritual Path event last year asks the question "What is my Spiritual Path"? It's a question many people have and a topic many are unclear about. In…

The Spiritual PathMay 2, 20161 min

End Goal Of Hinduism & Buddhism

This talk shares some basic insights into the end spiritual goals of both the Hindu and Buddhist religions. Every path leads somewhere. It is essential that before a person embarks on a spiritual…

Insights on LifeApr 30, 20161 min

Energy and Money

If people treated energy the same way they treated money they’d have a lot more of it. Energy is a finite resource just like money. Before you invest your money you ask questions. Before you give…

Awareness & the MindApr 16, 20161 min

The Key to Self-Mastery

As events occur in life, most people react to them in an uncontrolled way. When this happens awareness gets drawn out and externalized. Their energies get externalized too entangling itself with…

LearnApr 12, 20161 min

Meditation requires Effort

Effort is not something a lot of people associate the process of meditation with. Meditation is often mistakenly believed to be synonymous with relaxation, letting go, just being, observing and all…

The Spiritual PathMar 29, 20161 min

The Four Stages of Life

This talk is an excerpt of a 2-hour Conversations on the Spiritual Path talk held at Jane’s House of Wellbeing in St. Charles, Missouri. An attendee asks me to share some insights on the Hindu…

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