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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Nov 12, 2015

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 their nature? I don't look at them as being in conflict. They are three separate entities that make up the mind. ...

Nov 10, 2015
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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
Aug 23, 2015
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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
Aug 17, 2015
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A Retreat for Entrepreneurs

I conduct workshops and retreats regularly for a range of people, organizations and companies around the world but I have to say that I love working with EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization) forum groups. EO Forums consists of 7 to 10 entrepreneurs that meet monthly to offer one anot
Jun 21, 2015
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Shaping the land of our Spiritual Sanctuary

Nosara, Costa Rica. It's been over 6 months since our last visit here and we arrived in Nosara late afternoon after a long drive from our search for plants in the towns of Alajuela and Arenal. We have a lot planned for the next week. Day 1 and 2 will be spent marking out where t
Jun 13, 2015
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The search for exotic plants

Alajuela & Arenal, Costa Rica. It's that time of the year again when we head down to Costa Rica to work on the development of our spiritual sanctuary. Since it is the beginning of the rainy season our focus at this time of the year is always planting. Our vision is to one day hav
Apr 20, 2015
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The Art of Balancing Life with EO Los Angeles

Last week I had the great pleasure of conducting a half day workshop with Los Angeles chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization (EO). The event was held at the beautiful Mountain Mermaid Inn in the hills of Topanga north of Los Angeles. The setting was simply perfect for an even