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Timeless wisdom for a focused life.

Teachings on awareness, energy, and purpose — alongside the retreats, talks, and travels that fill the rest of the journey. Drawn from ten years as a Hindu monk and decades of teaching, written to be applied to your life today.

HinduismDec 23, 20121 min

Day 3 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 3 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha"

HinduismDec 22, 20121 min

Day 2 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 2 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha"

HinduismDec 21, 20122 min

Day 1 Pancha Ganapati Festival 2012

Pancha Ganapati is a modern Hindu family festival of the Five-Faced (pancha means "five") Ganesha. The festival was created by my guru many years ago and extends over a 5-day period. Each day has a…

LearnDec 17, 20129 min

Insights on Peace

The recent tragedy at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, is needless to say at the very least heartbreaking. It made me reflect a lot on the source of peace and violence, and this brought…

LearnDec 17, 20121 min

What Is the Inner Source of Violence?

Looking deeper into peace and violence I'd like to share some further insights by my guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. This is taken from his book Dancing with Siva published by Himalayan Academy (Page…

SpeakingNov 25, 20121 min

Speaking at EO Alchemy 2012 in Seattle

On October 27th I was invited to give a keynote presentation at the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) west coast regional event called EO Alchemy 2012. The event took place in Seattle and the topic of…

Photography & TravelNov 24, 20121 min

My First Magazine Cover

Last month SpiceRoute, the inflight magazine for SpiceJet airlines in India, reached out to me asking if they could purchase one of my photos for use on the cover of their November 2012 inflight…

SpeakingNov 23, 20122 min

An evening with entrepreneurs in Sydney, Australia

Yesterday evening I was invited to present to the Sydney chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO). They were holding an event for two days so they had members from other states also present.…

LearnNov 23, 20122 min

Expressing Gratitude and Apprecition

During this time of thanksgiving many people take the opportunity to express gratitude and appreciation to the people in their lives and for what they have as well. When we express gratitude or…

SpeakingNov 18, 20121 min

Balance Living Workshop in Perth, West Australia

On November 9th I presented an all-day workshop titled the "The Art of Balancing Life - Part 1" to the Perth chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. A little over 30 members attended the event.…

Photography & TravelNov 17, 20121 min

Photos published in Montage Magazine Fall issue

Some of the photos that I had taken during Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in Amritsar in Northwestern India got published in Montage Magazine's 2012 Fall issue. It was for an article on Diwali. The…

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