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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Dec 20, 2016

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 festival to the Hindu great angel Ganesha who is the Patron of Arts and Sciences, and the deity of Obstacles. It is a contempor...

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
Nov 29, 2016
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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
Oct 25, 2016
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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
Oct 23, 2016
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Conscious Accounting

I was invited by Xero, a cloud-based accounting software company, to be their global keynote speaker for their annual Xerocon event. Subsequently, I gave keynotes in San Francisco and Brisbane, Australia, titled "Conscious Accounting". The keynote was based on the premise that w
Sep 10, 2016
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The Container Rule

When it comes to managing energy one of the first things we have to do is look at what is draining our energy. Simply put you can look at yourself as a container or a barrel filled with energy. If there is a hole in the barrel then what you want to do is plug the hole. Both peop