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Kitchen of Compassion
The Golden Temple in Amritsar is one of my favorite places for so many reasons. One major reason is that they selflessly feed tens of thousands of people every day. What an act of compassion and service. I came across this video on Vimeo and it's really well done showing the kitchen at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and how they go about feeding the masses. I was there last year during Diwali, t...
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Jan 11, 2012 1 MINUTE READ
How do I concentrate better?
Today's question on meditation comes in from Louise from the Philippines who asks "How do I concentrate better - I manage a good quality 5 mins at most with minor drifting but then my mind wonders massively after this...?" The best way to learn how to concentrate better is to pr
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Jan 10, 2012 Namaste India
As we get ready for our two upcoming spiritual adventures at the end of January and February to India we share with you this inspiring video we came across on Vimeo. It's titled Namaste India from Burning Flag. The description of the video reads "A short montage featuring some of
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Jan 9, 2012 1 MINUTE READ
How do you know a meditation technique is good or not?
On the 7th of January I was asked "what are the techniques of meditation" and responded to that on the blog. The natural next question to follow from that was asked...which was "How do you know a meditation technique is good or not?" It's hard to know this answer if you are new
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Jan 9, 2012 Fantastic video and sounds from Bhutan
This is a remix of sights and sounds recorded around Bhutan. It is a creation of an artist that goes by the name of Pogo. The video is called Kadinchey which in Bhutanese means "Thank you". Tweet
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Jan 7, 2012 1 MINUTE READ
What are the techniques of meditation?
I received a question on email from Rupa in DC who asked "What are the techniques of meditation?" There are many meditation techniques around. You should pick one that you resonate and feel comfortable with. Different techniques work for different people. Stick to it once you've
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Jan 7, 2012 1 MINUTE READ
An island's majestic temple
One evening, on our upcoming Festivals & Temples spiritual adventure to South India and Malaysia, we'll board an overnight train and make the long journey south east to the coast and cross the Indira Gandhi bridge to the laid back fishing island of Rameswaram. Located only a fe
