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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.

LearnFeb 2, 20161 min

Monastic Life to Entrepreneurship

Joe DeSena, founder of Spartan, interviews me on his Spartan Up Podcast about monastic life, affirmations, life's purpose and more.

Awareness & the MindFeb 1, 20161 min

How long does this high last?

Those of you who have been following my blog know that I have just returned from conducting Enstasy, my meditation confluence in Kerala, South India. One of the participants who had returned home to…

Spiritual AdventuresJan 26, 20164 min

Experiencing Kerala on Enstasy

Day Three of Enstasy began, similar to yesterday (day 2), with yoga asana practices just after sunrise with our guest teachers, Robin, Jasmine, and Yvonne. After their morning posture practice,…

Spiritual AdventuresJan 23, 20164 min

Inner and Outer Journey of Enstasy

We began Day Two of Enstasy just after sunrise with yoga asana practices guided by our teachers, Robin, Jasmine, and Yvonne. Each of our guest teachers led their classes from various locations on the…

Spiritual AdventuresJan 10, 20163 min

Enstasy begins!

Day One of Enstasy, our first ever Meditation Confluence, began with a warm welcome to our participants who traveled from far and wide around the globe to dedicate the next eight days of their life…

The Spiritual PathJan 7, 20161 min

Understand the Spiritual Path

There are two things about the spiritual path that are really important for you to be clear on before you embark on this journey. First, is that you have a clear understanding of the philosophy that…

NewsJan 4, 20163 min

A Recap of 2015 - Part 2

The second half of the year was filled with talks taking me from my home in New York to across Australia to the Caribbean, Europe and the around the US. There were a few highlights one of which was…

Photography & TravelJan 3, 20161 min

My Favorite Photos from 2015

Many of you know that I love photography. I did not photograph as much as I normally do in 2015 but from the many places I traveled to I was able to pick out a few of my favorites taken on my iPhone…

NewsJan 1, 20164 min

A Recap of 2015 - Part 1

The first event that I spoke at in 2015 was in Dusseldorf, Germany, for a company called Trivago. Little did I know that it would affect the rest of my year and shape 2016 for me. Trivago had hired…

Insights on LifeNov 22, 20153 min

Preparing for Death - Life’s Inevitable Transition

You can prepare for it but no matter who you are you will feel the pain of letting go of this birth. It's like duct tape slowly being pulled off a hairy arm. Countless magnetic energetic cords break…

Insights on LifeNov 12, 20151 min

The 3 States of Mind

Someone recently asked me the following question on the three phases of the mind and I thought I'd share my response.

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