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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Jan 25, 2018

Memory and Awareness

A few days ago one of the students of my 12-week online course "Introduction to Meditation" asked the following question on our online forum. "How are memories and awareness related?" Here's my response to him which I wanted to share with you as well. Memories are experiences that have emotion attached to them. These memories reside in the subconscious mind. Because they have emotions (and emoti...

Jan 24, 2018 Photography & Travel

The Colored Sand Makers of Tamil Nadu

It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of my photography posts. As many of you know I am passionate about photography. During a recent trip to South India in December last year I drove past a small village in Tamil Nadu, South India, where it looked like the main industry here
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Jan 22, 2018 Meditation

A Distracted Subconscious

The subconscious is built on patterns and impressions. If the patterns within the subconscious are distracted of nature then the subconscious is naturally distracted. In order to meditate, patterns of concentration need to be created within the subconscious. Thus it can be conclu
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Jan 1, 2018 Insights on Life

Everything begins in the mental plane

Everything begins in the mental plane first before it manifests in the physical plane. You think to yourself “I would like some ice-cream” first then you get up and go and get yourself some ice-cream. But it began in your mind with a thought. Each thought has a picture, sound and
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Dec 29, 2017 Insights on Life

Be Specific

It is that time of the year when most people are absorbed in talking about and creating new year resolutions. January 1st brings with it a wave of hope to people allowing them to believe that they can create and manifest the changes they want in their life in the new year. People
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Dec 10, 2017 Insights on Life

Undivided Attention

I’ve experienced a few times when the person I'm with picks up their phone during a conversation to check a text message or answer a call. To me, this is plain rude. If I'm taking time out of my life to spend time with you, then I expect your undivided attention as well. I have o
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Nov 14, 2017 Photography & Travel

My Visit to Seoul

I recently posted about giving a keynote at the 2017 World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, South Korea. Once that event concluded, I spent a couple extra days exploring this wonderful city. I'm particularly drawn to historical sites and spent most of my time exploring a few of the main
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