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Dandapani’s Blog

Welcome! Sharing my reflections on the spiritual path.
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Feb 2, 2015

Day 4: Unwavering Focus on Life's Purpose

Day 4 and our spiritual adventure continues. The group started their day with yoga asana practice at sunrise on the steps right along the Ganges River, followed by meditation and chanting. We have been working on developing unwavering focus in our meditation practice by visualizing and feeling ourselves having completed our life purpose. “I will be what I will to be. I will do what I will to do...

Feb 1, 2015 Spiritual Adventures

Day 3 - Yoga, Meditation and Priest Training School

Day 3 : February 1st Some say that a visit to Varanasi is an experience of self-discovery and eternal oneness of body and soul. However this magical city affects you, it has been agreed that Varanasi offers everyone a unique and breathtaking experience.The past two days we spen
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Jan 30, 2015 Spiritual Adventures

Varanasi: The doorway between worlds...

Day 2: January 31 We got up early this morning and headed to the airport to fly west from Kolkata to the ancient and beautiful city of Varanasi. There are many ways to get to Varanasi but flying is definitely the quickest and easiest. We arrived safely and ventured into town
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Jan 29, 2015 Spiritual Adventures

Our Spiritual Adventure Begins!

The day has finally come. Our Meditation and Yoga Retreat across North India begins in the enigmatic city of Kolkata, India. 27 beautiful souls will travel with me across India on a 11-day spiritual adventure. Our first event was an orientation meeting held at the Taj Bengal whe
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Jan 29, 2015 Spiritual Adventures

A Royal Bengal Dinner

For the first night of our spiritual adventure our participants were treated to a lavish Bengali dinner that was held in the Mandarin room at the luxurious Taj Bengal hotel in Kolkata, India. Here are images from this evenings' dinner.
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Nov 30, 2014 Photography & Travel

Rio Celeste, Costa Rica

It's my fourth visit to Costa Rica and this time my wife and I decided to explore the north east section of Guanacaste state which is located in the north western side of Costa Rica. We've heard about Rio Celeste and its famous volcanic blue water so we thought we'd check it out
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Nov 27, 2014 Photography & Travel

Finally! Visa on Arrival for India

If you've ever applied for an Indian visa you know what an absolute pain in the rear end this process is. Forms that are a mile long with endless questions that make no sense even though they seem to be in English and countless supporting material that are needed to be provided
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