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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Feb 2, 2016

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 seemingly far removed from the monastic life? Plenty it turns out. Through his practice he has come to personify...

Feb 1, 2016 Awareness & the Mind

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 hi
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Feb 1, 2016 Spiritual Adventures

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 t
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Jan 26, 2016 Spiritual Adventures

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 a
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Jan 23, 2016 Spiritual Adventures

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 experienc
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Jan 10, 2016 Spiritual Adventures

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,
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Jan 7, 2016 Conversations on the Spiritual Path

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 alignme
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