Day 2 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2013
We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati festival. The spiritual practice on this second day of the Pancha Ganapati festival is to focus on neighbors, relatives and close friends,…
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Culture in Color: Sari Shopping in Madurai
Saris are a traditional type of dress worn in India, among many other places. They come in a variety of colors, patterns, designs, and are often tastefully embellished. During our South Indian…
2013 Highlights: Runner-up Flight of the Year
So, yesterday in my reflections of 2013 I listed all the places that I have traveled to this year and picked the best plane flight. Plane flights are normally not that exciting but I have to say…
2013 Highlight: Best flight of the year
This year was full of flights around the world and I am very grateful for all the speaking opportunities, side trips, vacations and amazing people that I met along the way. There were a lot of…
2013 Highlights: Being at the World's Largest Festival
When a festival happens once every 12 years you don't want to miss it. The Maha Kumbh Mela festival is the world's largest festival and took place this time in Allahabad, North India. The last time…
The Goddess of Madurai and her temple
This spectacular temple is a sacred place of pilgrimage for Hindus the world over. The hallways and chambers are crowded from dawn to dusk, filled with pilgrims eager for darshan (sight) of the…
Respecting your elders...including the cows
Chidambaram is an ancient pilgrimage place where for thousands of years pilgrims have come to discover their higher Self. Even the famed yogi, Patanjali, visited here and worshiped God in the form of…
Spirituality in the Centennial State
Last weekend, December 6-8, we traveled to the great state of Colorado for five speaking engagements. Though it proved to be a particularly freezing weekend as far as the weather was concerned, the…
Selfless love in Chidambaram
One of the most powerful parts of our South Indian Spiritual Adventure is our trip to the orphanage in Chidambaram. Located just a few minutes outside the center of town, the orphanage is a true…
Remembering Nelson Mandela
A true hero in so many ways, Nelson Mandela is someone that has always inspired me. Sharing two of his quotes that always inspire me to strive for the best.
Mind, energy and the power of really wanting something
On Monday in London, I sat down with a dear friend, Alex Ikonn, for an informal conversation about the mind, energy and the power of really wanting something. Here's the video of that conversation,…
On a boat with EO Hamburg
Earlier this week I conducted an all day workshop with the Hamburg chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO). It was my second event with the EO Hamburg chapter. I first spoke to them in…
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