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Aug 21, 2017

What is the best time to meditate?

I am often asked, "What is the best time to meditate?" The best time to meditate is in the morning as soon as you wake up. Don’t look at your phone, don’t check your email, don’t listen to news, don’t go on social media. Take a shower, put on fresh clothes, and go straight to meditation. You can also watch this video on my YouTube channel. ...

Aug 20, 2017 Awareness & the Mind

Where are you going in life?

My guru, Gurudeva Subramuniyaswami, once said, “There is nothing more important than knowing who you are, the path that you are on and its final end.” Once you begin the process of getting to know yourself, one of the first things you have to do is ask yourself what is it that yo
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Aug 16, 2017 Reflections

Spiritual Tools for Life

Reflection for this weekend: “Spiritual tools are useless unless they are put into practice.” ~ Dandapani Photo: Varanasi, India at sunset
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Aug 15, 2017 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Siva Ashram Update - June 2017

In early June, I headed down to Siva Ashram by myself for a quick, five-day visit for Phase 4.2 of our landscaping. It was amazing to see how the grounds had gone from being almost completely brown in April when we were there during the dry season to being lush green in just two
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Aug 14, 2017 Awareness & the Mind

Awareness and Energy

As I have shared previously the most important thing in the beginning study of the mind is to understand that there is a separation between awareness and the mind. Another equally important thing to understand is the relationship between awareness and energy. There's a beautiful
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Aug 9, 2017 Reflections

Focusing energy and maturing desires

Reflection for this weekend: "Your desires, the focus of your energy, change as you mature, causing you to leave old desires and create new ones." ~ Dandapani Photo: Dandapani speaks with Robin Buck, a co-teacher on his spiritual adventures, on the banks of the Ganges River in
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Aug 8, 2017 Costa Rica Spiritual Sanctuary

Siva Ashram Update - June 2017

In early June, I headed down to Siva Ashram by myself for a quick, five-day visit for Phase 4.2 of our landscaping. It was amazing to see how the grounds had gone from being almost completely brown in April when we were there during the dry season to being lush green in just two
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