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Failure is an opportunity
Recently a friend sent me a quote from the Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu. I could not help reading it again. Here's another insightful thought to meditate on. Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others. Verse 79 Tao t...
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Oct 9, 2013 1 MINUTE READ
Water by Lao-tzu
Here are a few long exposure photos that I took of water features and rivers from my recent visit to Bali, Indonesia. What better text to accompany them than wise words from Lao-tzu, author of the Tao te Ching. Verse 78 Tao te Ching (by Lao-tzu) Nothing in the world is as
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Oct 6, 2013 6 MINUTES READ
Travel Tips for Long Flights
I spend a decent amount of time on planes and a lot of them are long haul flights. For me I consider a long haul flight is 9 hours and more. I would estimate that for these flights I spend about 12 to 15 hours in the air, and I do quite a few of those a year. Naturally, I have
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Sep 30, 2013 1 MINUTE READ
The Magnificent Borobudur Temple at Full Moon, Indonesia
Last week I was in Central Java for a couple of nights with the main purpose to photograph the Borobudur Temple at sunrise. The timing was especially special this time. The timing of the sunrise was almost the same as the timing of the moonset. On opposite horizons two very speci
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Sep 29, 2013 18 MINUTES READ
Sustaining Motivation with Olympian Natalie Cook
Dandapani: Good morning everyone. Greetings from Sydney Australia. I am here with a dear friend of mine a five time Olympian and an Olympic gold medalist Natalie Cook. We met in Queenstown, New Zealand earlier this year. We were speaking at a conference and Natalie spoke about
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Sep 26, 2013 2 MINUTES READ
It's like sleeping on a South Indian cloud
Traveling to a new place, particularly one as culturally rich as South India, can be quite a nerve-racking experience. Understandably so, which is why we want to highlight some of the places we will be going on our 2014 South Indian Spiritual Adventure in order to quell
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Sep 23, 2013 2 MINUTES READ
Best way to see Asia on a budget
Asia is one of my favorite places on this beautiful planet to travel. It is saturated with color and culture, and full of exotic foods, welcoming people and unending opportunities for photography. If you'd like to see Asia with a conservative budget, then Air Asia is your go to
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