Happy 4th of July
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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.
Around the Main Event
Around the main event volunteers are busy making it all happen. Driven by a dedicated and inspiring group of youngsters the coordination would make any general proud. As a dear friend remarked to me:…
The Homa Ceremonies Begin
Reporting later in the day with all photos taken with my trusty iPhone. This blog post is also done with the iPhone. Thanks to Apple, we have real time reporting
Cow and Horse Blessing
6am: Ceremonies began with a cow and horse blessings. Then the kumbhas from the temple were paraded into the main tent to begin the homa ceremonies which will go on for the next 11 days. There are at…
Sri Vidya Temple Kumbhabhishekam
The Sri Vidya Temple Society in Rochester, New York, is celebrating its Maha Kumbhabhishekam from July 1 to 11. The central deity of this temple is Rajarajeswari, the Supreme Being in a feminine…
Meditation Retreat in the Himalayas
A video highlighting some of the places we will visit during our upcoming 16-day spiritual adventure in Nepal and North India (in October). From the majestic Himalayas to sub-tropical jungles,…
Map of Nepal and neighboring countries
Sketched this map today of Nepal and its neighboring countries. We will be exploring Nepal in the upcoming Himalayas spiritual adventure in October of 2010.
Smart has the plans. Stupid has the stories (Part 1)
On May 21st 2009 I embarked on what was to be my longest continuous travel in India - 36 hours from door to door. The journey was from Chennai to Darjeeling. The most challenging part of this journey…
High Tea in Darjeeling
Famed for its tea, Darjeeling boasts spectacular views of the Himalayas and is one of India's perfect getaways from the intense subcontinent. The New York Times photographic slide show of the tea…
Beautiful St. John
It's my third visit to this beautiful island in 14 months and each visit I love the island even more. I thought I'd take this opportunity to share a few images I've captured over the last couple of…
Technology meets Spirituality
I'm not sure how many Hindu priests out there like myself are interested in technology but I certainly love it. A few days before I left for the Virgin Islands last week I asked myself if it would be…
Practice, practice, practice!
Our wonderful retreat came to a conclusion today and the concluding thought we left the group with is practice, practice, practice! Find ways to integrate the tools into everyday life. We can only…
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