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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Jan 1, 2016

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 since that is one of the big topics that I teach. The night before the event I had dinner with one of the founders, Rolf...

Nov 22, 2015
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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
Nov 12, 2015
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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 confli
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