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Understand the Spiritual Path
There are two things about the spiritual path that are really important for you to be clear on before you embark on this journey. First, is that you have a clear understanding of the philosophy that this spiritual path is based on. Second, you have to make sure you are in alignment with this philosophy.
In addition to that, people often say they are on the spiritual path but most people will not be able to outline the philosophy of the path, the path itself and its goal. To make progress on the spiritual path all of these three things need to be clearly defined and understood as well.
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A Recap of 2015 – Part 2
The second half of the year was filled with talks taking me from my home in New York to across Australia to the Caribbean, Europe and the around the US. There were a few highlights one of which was being invited back to Wired for Wonder in Australia to give their opening keynote. My talk…
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My Favorite Photos from 2015
Many of you know that I love photography. I did not photograph as much as I normally do in 2015 but from the many places I traveled to I was able to pick out a few of my favorites taken on my iPhone and Nikon D600. I hope you enjoy them. Above: The Taj Mahal…
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A Recap of 2015 – Part 1
The first event that I spoke at in 2015 was in Dusseldorf, Germany, for a company called Trivago. Little did I know that it would affect the rest of my year and shape 2016 for me. Trivago had hired me to conduct a half day workshop for its team and the focus was on concentration…
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Preparing for Death – Life’s Inevitable Transition
You can prepare for it but no matter who you are you will feel the pain of letting go of this birth. It’s like duct tape slowly being pulled off a hairy arm. Countless magnetic energetic cords break as they are forcefully detached from what they were connected to. When you live in a physica...
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The 3 States of Mind
Someone recently asked me the following question on the three phases of the mind and I thought I’d share my response. I am curious to know – do you think the 3 phases of the mind (instinctive, intellectual and intuitive) can ever operate in harmony, or are they in eternal conflict by ...
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Meditating, starting a business, falling in love and other how-tos
It’s been six whole months since I have blogged. That was the longest hiatus I have taken since I started blogging shortly after leaving the monastery 7 years ago. In that time lots have happened. One of the biggest developments is that I have a brand new website. You’re looking at it...
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