Our Kerala Spiritual Adventure begins!
Our Kerala spiritual adventure began on March 23rd and our first 2 days were spent in Fort Kochi, Kerala. It was a time to get to know one another and settle into life in India. It's been quite humid…
The Blog — 1057 posts since 2008
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.
Preponed.......and I'll have salad on the side with that.
I walked up to the check in desk at the Delhi airport to catch my flight south to Kochi and the lady looked up and said "Sir, your flight has been preponed!" I thought to myself "Now, is 'preponed'…
Dad loves my Indian tattoo
"Dad loves my Indian tattoo because it only lasts a few days" resounded a young Indian girl. Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is a flowering plant that produces a dye that temporary stains the skin, hair,…
Kerala Spiritual Adventure begins in 12 days
Our Kerala Spiritual Adventure begins in 12-days. The journey begins in Fort Kochi, Kerala where we will be for 2 nights before heading up to Periyar in the western ghats or Sahyadri Mountains where…
Can Women be Monks?
It is a question I get asked quite often and the answer, at least in the Hindu religion, is Yes! And if you want to be pedantic then they would more appropriately be called nuns.
A Spiritual Adventure in Northwestern India
Join one of our grandest spiritual adventures yet as we celebrate the Festival of Lights with thousands at the Golden Temple, ride camels into the Great Thar Desert, be enchanted at the famed Pushkar…
Awareness Riding on Technology
Last week an entrepreneur from Australia that had attended one of my workshops there, shared with me an article titled "Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction" that had appeared in the New York…
Press for a Photo at the Kumbha Mela
The Kumbha Mela is, needless to say, a photographers paradise. For those of us who have never been to a Kumbha Mela or never will, it is these men and women that do their best to bring this…
Kumbha Mela's Ascetics
In February of 2010 I was fortunate enough to be present at the Kumbha Mela festival that was taking place in Haridwar, North India. Thousands of Hindu ascetics (a person who leads an austerely…
Our latest Spiritual Adventure
Stay tuned for the announcement of Vedic Odyssey's latest spiritual adventure to take place in October-November 2011.
Leading a Spiritual Life in the World
On Sunday, 20th February I conducted a workshop in San Diego titled "How to Live a Spiritual Life in the World". It is something I hear a lot of people tell me that they would like to do but are not…
The Beautiful Drive to the Western Ghats
Certainly one of the most beautiful drives in south western India is the drive from Kochi to Periyar in the Western Ghats. During our upcoming 2-week spiritual adventure to Kerala, South India we…
Weekly Wisdom
Learn to live a focused,
purposeful life.
One short teaching in your inbox each week. No noise, no offers — a single lesson you can put to work the same day.
Free, weekly, unsubscribe anytime.
Thank you. Look for the next teaching in your inbox.