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Jan 30, 2017

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 that I met and things accomplished. It was an intense year of hard work. My yearly summaries are mostly for me. It's a ...

Dec 27, 2016 Conversations on the Spiritual Path

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
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Dec 20, 2016 Hinduism

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
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Dec 19, 2016 Spiritual Adventures

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
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Dec 11, 2016 Photography & Travel

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
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Nov 29, 2016 Insights on Life

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 it. If you are functioning in a lower state of mind like fear or anger for exampl
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Oct 25, 2016 Photography & Travel

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 investing my time in it as much as I should. And I need to make some adjustments to my li
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