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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.

NewsDec 31, 20111 min

Happy New Year

Wishing you good health and a spiritually rewarding year. Happy new year!

Photography & TravelDec 29, 20111 min

Photographic Review of 2011 Part 3

Here are a collection of photos from my visit to the state of Rajasthan in Northwestern India. It's my favorite place to photograph in India. This makes up part 3. Hope you enjoy them.

Photography & TravelDec 27, 20111 min

A Photographic Review of 2011

As the year comes to a conclusion I thought I'd share, over the remaining days, some of the photos that I took this year that stood out in my mind. Here's the first set. Four photos taken during our…

HinduismDec 23, 20111 min

Day 3 of Pancha Ganapati Festival

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

HinduismDec 23, 20111 min

Day 4 of the Pancha Ganapati Festival

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 4 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha"

Spiritual AdventuresDec 22, 20112 min

Avial

A classic preparation from Kerala, Avial is a light, easy-to-make dish of vegetables cooked with coconut and yogurt. It goes particularly well with Pallapam. Preparation should take no more than 15…

HinduismDec 22, 20111 min

Day 2 of Pancha Ganapati Festival

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, 20112 min

Happy Pancha Ganapati Day 1

Pancha Ganapati is a modern Hindu festival of the Five-Faced (pancha means "five") Ganesha.

Spiritual AdventuresDec 18, 20113 min

Palappam

South Indian cooks make breads from lots of different ingredients more or less unknown in the west. This unusual and delicious bread from Kerala uses a fermented batter of rice flour and coconut…

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