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What is the purpose of meditation?
Somebody asked me in a class recently a question that I have never been asked before. The question was “What is the purpose of meditation?” Strange, I thought at that very instant I heard the question, that it was a very obvious question but no one seems to ask it. Unless of course everyone knows the answer to it. The highest purpose of meditation is to take your awareness from an external state ...
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Jan 2, 2012 1 MINUTE READ
Arunachala - hill of fire
Arunachala hill, in the pilgrimage town of Tiruvannamalai in South India, has long been a sacred place for Saivite Hindus. The 800m tall hill is located about 100 miles away from Tamil Nadu's bustling capital of Chennai. Each year during the Tamil month of Kartigai (October-No
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Dec 31, 2011 Happy New Year
Wishing you good health and a spiritually rewarding year. Happy new year!
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Dec 29, 2011 Photographic Review of 2011 Part 3
Here are a collection of photos from my visit to the state of Rajasthan in Northwestern India. It's my favorite place to photograph in India. This makes up part 3. Hope you enjoy them.
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Dec 28, 2011 Photographic Review of 2011 Part 2
Today's photographic reflections of 2011.
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Dec 27, 2011 A Photographic Review of 2011
As the year comes to a conclusion I thought I'd share, over the remaining days, some of the photos that I took this year that stood out in my mind. Here's the first set. Four photos taken during our most recent spiritual adventure to north India. More photos to come tomorrow.
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Dec 24, 2011 2 MINUTES READ
Happy Pancha Ganapati
Happy Pancha Ganapati everyone! We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, is the final day of the celebration, and Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha" DECEMBER 25, ORANGE The family sadhana for the final day of Pancha Ganapati is to bri
