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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Mar 12, 2018

Slow Down or Simplify

A couple of weeks ago when I was in Berlin where I gave a keynote titled “Mastering your Mind” to a group of people involved in Private Equity and Investing, an individual said to me after my talk “I really need to slow down my life. My whole family needs to slow down. It’s just too hectic.” I responded to him by asking “Are you driving and walking any faster than you use to?” He looked at me a li...

Feb 11, 2018
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Why people don't change

I don’t want to sound pessimistic but the honest truth is that most people don’t want to change badly enough, and that is why they can’t sustain changes in their lives.You have to want change so badly that you are willing to do what it takes to make it happen in your life. You ha
Feb 8, 2018
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Apples and Oranges

When you desire apples more than you do oranges is when you will start to choose apples instead of oranges. Life is the same way too. A lot of people say to me they want to have a more spiritual life. But the truth is they don’t desire it enough. It’s only when their desire for
Jan 25, 2018
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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 t
Jan 24, 2018
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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
Jan 22, 2018
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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
Jan 1, 2018
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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