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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.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 29, 20111 min

Highlights of Chandelao, Rajasthan

Our 3 days in the village of Chandelao in west Rajasthan, India, was truly amazing. Here are some photographs that I took over the course of our stay here during many of my walks in and around the…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 26, 20111 min

Diwali fireworks at the Golden Temple, Amritsar

The Diwali celebrations at the Golden Temple last night was truly spectacular. The half hour fireworks show was breathtaking and we positioned ourselves on top of a nearby hotel to get the best view…

Photography & TravelOct 25, 20111 min

Diwali fireworks scenes from the Golden Temple

The 2011 Diwali festival was celebrated in grand style at the Golden Temple. Just a few hours ago we captured scenes from the celebration. Amritsar, India.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 25, 20111 min

Diwali Morning at the Golden Temple

Wow! What an amazing morning we had at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Truly a sacred place made even more special by the tens of thousands of Sikhs that are so welcoming with smiles and wishes of…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 25, 20111 min

India-Pakistan Border Closing Ceremony

This evening we headed out to Wagah where the daily highly entertaining border closing ceremony takes place each evening. It was a 30-min drive from Amritsar all the way to the India-Pakistan border…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 25, 20111 min

Indian Miniature Painting

A stunning new show of Indian painting at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, shows 220 miniature paintings from the 16th to the 19th century. These miniature images show scenes of everyday life,…

Photography & TravelOct 25, 20111 min

Sunrise Amritsar, India

Good morning from Amritsar in Punjab state in northwestern India.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 24, 20111 min

Delhi and the journey to Amritsar

Today we began our excursions. We visited the spectacular Akshardham which was built by the Swami Narayan group to honor their founder Swami Narayan. Unfortunately no cameras are permitted on the…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 23, 20111 min

Enjoying a little time in Delhi

We'll only be in Delhi for a night as we head off to Amritsar tomorrow to celebrate Diwali at the Golden temple. Here are a couple more photos from today.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 23, 20111 min

Our spiritual adventure begins!

Our spiritual adventure has begun. Our group gathered today at the Maidens hotel in New Delhi having flown in over the last couple of days from the US. It was a relaxing day today as there are many…

Photography & TravelOct 22, 20111 min

Indian Wall art

What you can do with a wall. New Delhi, India.

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