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Facing & Understanding Challenges
“All seekers accept as their own karma all experiences that come, however harsh or difficult, never uttering a syllable of complaint. Theirs is the power of surrender, accepting what is as it is, not as they want it to be” ~ Gurudeva
When one truly understands the law of karma and is in complete harmony with it on all levels of consciousness then one gracefully accepts all that comes ones way. What manifests in our life is purely the result of our creation either in this life or at some point in past lives. The wise and mature seeker on the spiritual path neither complaints nor cringes rather asks “what is the lesson to be learnt from this experience?” For truly we have experiences in life to learn from them.
And when you learn from an experience, even if it is a bad one, and it makes a positive change in your life, it is quite difficult then to call that experience a bad experience for it has brought you a great gift.
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Monastic Life to Entrepreneurship
Joe DeSena, founder of Spartan, interviews me on his Spartan Up Podcast about monastic life, affirmations, life’s purpose and more. Write up on the podcast from the Spartan Up Podcast website: What could Dandapani, a Hindu monk turned adviser to entrepreneurs, have to offer to a world seemi...
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The Culmination of Enstasy
Jan 13th, 2016 ~ Our last day of Enstasy and together as a group… We started the day with another beautiful 90-minute yoga asana practice in stunning Kumarakom. Following breakfast we gathered with Dandapani for morning class. On the first day of Enstasy Dandapani focused on the importance ...
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How long does this high last?
Those of you who have been following my blog know that I have just returned from conducting Enstasy, my meditation confluence in Kerala, South India. One of the participants who had returned home to the states recently commented on a post on Facebook asking “how long does this high last?...
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Experiencing Kerala on Enstasy
Day Three of Enstasy began, similar to yesterday (day 2), with yoga asana practices just after sunrise with our guest teachers, Robin, Jasmine, and Yvonne. After their morning posture practice, participants proceeded to the buffet breakfast and then met for class with Dandapani again. Today, they...
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Inner and Outer Journey of Enstasy
We began Day Two of Enstasy just after sunrise with yoga asana practices guided by our teachers, Robin, Jasmine, and Yvonne. Each of our guest teachers led their classes from various locations on the luxurious Kumarakom Lake Resort property, offering our participants an experience of conscious, s...
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Enstasy begins!
Day One of Enstasy, our first ever Meditation Confluence, began with a warm welcome to our participants who traveled from far and wide around the globe to dedicate the next eight days of their life to self-inquiry and the study of Hinduism, in the tropical state of Kerala, India, no less! The set...
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