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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Feb 6, 2016

Awareness the Dog

Your awareness is like a little puppy. If you let it do what it wants and let it run around where it likes then when it grows up it will be uncontrollable. But if you train it right from the start, catch and stop it overtime it strays, then when it grows up it will be like an obedient dog that does your bidding. Your awareness is like the puppy. Allow it to run rampant and it will be the source ...

Feb 4, 2016
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3 Business Lessons I learnt in a Berlin restaurant

Last year in November I was invited to Berlin, Germany, to speak to the Berlin chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). The night before the event the board members of the chapter invited me out to dinner. We went to a Thai restaurant somewhere in Berlin and had a love
Feb 3, 2016
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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 a
Feb 2, 2016
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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
Feb 1, 2016
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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 hi
Feb 1, 2016
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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 t
Jan 26, 2016
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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 a