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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Jan 4, 2016

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 was titled "Unlocking the Secrets of Meditation". I got to meet some wonderful people doing amazing things in t...

Jan 3, 2016 Photography & Travel

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 at sunrise.
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Jan 1, 2016 News

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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Nov 22, 2015 Insights on Life

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
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Nov 12, 2015 Insights on Life

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 confli
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Nov 10, 2015 Speaking

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
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Aug 23, 2015 Speaking

Adelaide's progressive accounting company turns inward

Adelaide, South Australia. On August 24th this year I was invited to Adelaide by Altitude Advisory to conduct a full day workshop to its team and clients. Altitude Advisory is an accounting firm based in South Australia's capital that provide consultation on profitability, cashfl
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