How do I concentrate better?
Today's question on meditation comes in from Louise from the Philippines who asks "How do I concentrate better - I manage a good quality 5 mins at most with minor drifting but then my mind wonders…
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Namaste India
As we get ready for our two upcoming spiritual adventures at the end of January and February to India we share with you this inspiring video we came across on Vimeo. It's titled Namaste India from…
Fantastic video and sounds from Bhutan
This is a remix of sights and sounds recorded around Bhutan. It is a creation of an artist that goes by the name of Pogo. The video is called Kadinchey which in Bhutanese means "Thank you".
How do you know a meditation technique is good or not?
On the 7th of January I was asked "what are the techniques of meditation" and responded to that on the blog. The natural next question to follow from that was asked...which was "How do you know a…
An island's majestic temple
One evening, on our upcoming Festivals & Temples spiritual adventure to South India and Malaysia, we'll board an overnight train and make the long journey south east to the coast and cross the Indira…
What are the techniques of meditation?
I received a question on email from Rupa in DC who asked "What are the techniques of meditation?"
A Spiritual Adventure to South India
Our festivals and temples tour of South India and Malaysia begins on Jan 27th and there is still space for those wishing to join the journey.
What is the purpose of meditation?
Somebody asked me in a class recently a question that I have never been asked before. The question was “What is the purpose of meditation?” Strange, I thought at that very instant I heard the…
Arunachala - hill of fire
Arunachala hill, in the pilgrimage town of Tiruvannamalai in South India, has long been a sacred place for Saivite Hindus. The 800m tall hill is located about 100 miles away from Tamil Nadu's…
Happy New Year
Wishing you good health and a spiritually rewarding year. Happy new year!
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.
Photographic Review of 2011 Part 2
Today's photographic reflections of 2011.
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