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Oct 13, 2013

Dancing with Siva in Chidambaram

The second stop on our March 2014 Spiritual Adventure will be the town of Chidambaram, famous for the grandiose Thillai Nataraja Temple, which we will be sure to fully explore. The temple expands across 40 acres of land and was rebuilt by the Chola Dynasty in the 13th century as a way to pay homage to the Hindu supreme god Siva. The name 'Chidambaram' "refers to the philosophy and doctrine of t...

Oct 13, 2013

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
Oct 9, 2013
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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
Oct 6, 2013
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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
Sep 30, 2013
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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
Sep 29, 2013
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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
Sep 26, 2013
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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