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…
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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.
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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…
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…
The Way Forward is Inward and Upward
The way forward is inward and upward. Truly. In this confusing time (post election in the US), and it is very confusing for a lot of people, our first step is to take a higher perspective on all of…
Kenya - The Craddle of Life, Part 1
It's been a really long time since I've blogged about photography. I haven't because I haven't been photographing. Not good since it's one of my passions. The honest truth is I have not been…
Conscious Accounting
I was invited by Xero, a cloud-based accounting software company, to be their global keynote speaker for their annual Xerocon event. Subsequently, I gave keynotes in San Francisco and Brisbane,…
The Container Rule
When it comes to managing energy one of the first things we have to do is look at what is draining our energy. Simply put you can look at yourself as a container or a barrel filled with energy. If…
Fear of the Future
You have fear when you are not confident in your own personal powers of creation. You are not confident you can manifest the future that you want by using your willpower. And because of this you hang…
Conversation on Death and Dying
A few months ago I had a conversation with a friend of mine about death and dying. After our chat I wrote down some of the questions he had asked me and my responses. I’d like to share them with you…
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.
Sustaining Motivation by Olympic Gold Medalist
Dandapani interviews Natalie Cook, five-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist, on sustaining motivation during a visit to Sydney, Australia.
With Srinivas Rao on the Unmistakable Creative
Srinivas Rao, host of the Unmistakable Creative, interviews Dandapani about his journey from a monastery to self development and entrepreneurship.
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