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Dandapani’s Blog

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Jun 1, 2017

Preparation for Meditation

Your preparation for meditation is as important as your meditation practice, if not more so. The better you prepare, the better your meditation will be. Look at it this way, if someone very important was coming to your home for dinner you would prepare for this, would you not? You would clean your home, perhaps decorate it with some fresh flowers, purify the air, spend a few hours preparing a deli...

Jan 31, 2017
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Can we choose our next birth?

Most people do not have mastery over their own energy and are perpetually creating through thoughts, words and actions some future that is beyond their control. More mature souls are conscious of what they are thinking, speaking and doing and put themselves on a clear path to cre
Jan 30, 2017
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2016 in Review

Well, this is coming embarrassingly late. Every year in the first couple of weeks of January I do a review of the previous year. Needless to say I'm late with my "2016 in Review" but better late than never. I'm so grateful for all the opportunities I had last year, for the people
Dec 27, 2016
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Part 2 - Post Election Talks in NYC

Part 2 - Unedited live recording of my post-election talks held every Thursday night in New York City in December 2016. If the player does not show below please click on this link to listen to Part 2 of the post-election talk. Talk duration: 45 mins 16 secs After this elec
Dec 20, 2016
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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 cultures around the world. Hindus celebrate Pancha Ganapati, a five-day festiva
Dec 19, 2016
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A life-transforming journey awaits you

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 journey of self-transformation. In February of 2017 I'll be guiding a group of ind
Dec 11, 2016

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 photos that I took on that 3-night safari. I hope you enjoy viewing them and would