Reflection for this weekend:
“Your desires, the focus of your energy, change as you mature, causing you to leave old desires and create new ones.” ~ Dandapani
Photo: Dandapani speaks with Robin Buck, a co-teacher on his spiritual adventures, on the banks of the Ganges River in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, North India.
In early June, I headed down to Siva Ashram by myself for a quick, five-day visit for Phase 4.2 of our landscaping. It was amazing to see how the grounds had gone from being almost completely brown in April when we were there during the dry season to being lush green in just two months.…
Read moreAs soon as we control where awareness goes, we control where energy flows. As soon as we control where energy is flowing, we control what is manifesting in our life. This is a great secret to learn. This is something my guru shared with me in the monastery and it changed my life. I’ve realized…
Read moreChanges in life are not instantaneous. We can resolve with all our will to change. Then we need to use that will to slowly readjust the patterns in our mind, body and nervous system. And this will take time. So don’t expect instantaneous changes in life. Life does not work that way. Life is like…
Read moreReflection for this weekend: “Each moment is a choice you make to be in charge of where your awareness goes or to allow someone or something to dictate where it goes.” ~ Dandapani Photo: The sun sets behind one of the gorgeous Hindu temples in Khajuraho, North India. Built between 950 and 1050 by the…
Read moreAn invitation to join Jasmine Grace on a Vedic Adventure in South India from Nov 29 to Dec 10, 2017. “On my upcoming fifth trip to India, I feel it is a deep honor to guide beautiful beings through the soul-stirring and beautiful land of India. In true Dandapani style, this is no ordinary yoga…
Read moreMeditation is all about working with your energy. Energy is inside of me, inside of you, inside of everything around us. First, you must understand your energy, get to know it. Then, harness the energy inside of you to prevent it from constantly seeping out. Next, withdraw your energy, pull back and concentrate your energy…
Read moreA meditator avoids getting into arguments and should also avoid highly emotional states. The reaction of these states are too harsh on his nervous system which he is learning to refine in his meditation. When a person goes through a highly emotional state, it is observed that it takes about 72 hours for the basic…
Read moreReflection for this weekend: “It takes great courage to go from one force field of the mind to another, for this means tearing up long-accustomed patterns and facing a period of adjustment while new subconscious patterns are created.” ~ Gurudeva Subramuniyaswami Photo: While laying on the beach on one of my favorite islands in the…
Read moreYour life is a manifestation of where you put your energy. Wherever you put your energy in your life, that’s what starts to manifest in your life. The people around you, the things around you, the opportunities around you — they are all a manifestation of where you are investing your energy. Learn to direct…
Read moreThe meditator’s goal, on the Hindu spiritual path of Raja Yoga, is to first become aware of energy and then to familiarize himself with it. Next he learns to harness this energy so it does not all flow out of him. Once this is done, his task is to withdraw this energy. As he withdraws…
Read moreReflection for this weekend:
“By wisely discriminating where our energy flows, we can with the powers of concentration channel our energies to specific areas in our lives that we want to cultivate.” ~ Dandapani
Photo: Kulaniapia Falls on the Big Island in Hawaii. Breathtaking in every way.
