A man walking on a path to the temple

4 minutes read

Resolving the Past

Resolving the Past

In my previous post I talked about preparing for the coming year. Preparation should not only be about making plans or setting goals for 2023 but also asking ourselves what is it from our past that we do not want to take into our future.

Simply speaking, the more burdens of the past we carry with us into the future the more they weigh us down. I’ve covered this in a past email and for those of you who have not seen it you can read it here: What’s in your suitcase?

Now, let me bring your attention to my guru’s quote that I shared with you last week, “Problems are not problems. They are subconscious patterns that need to be adjusted.” What are the subconscious patterns that you wish to adjust as you go forward?

We all, regardless of what anyone claims, have some degree of unresolved emotional experiences in our subconscious mind. They are “unresolved” and the key is to resolve them so that they longer contain emotions that have the ability to exert influence over our awareness and thus dictate how we think, speak, act and react in an unwholesome way.

My suggestion is to identify three unresolved emotional experiences in your subconscious mind that were created this year and work to resolve them. Now, there are a few ways one can do this but one method that my guru taught me is the Vasana Daha Tantra - an ancient Hindu practice that is simple, practical and easy to implement.

For those of you who are interested in doing this as part of preparing for 2023, go to the following link on my website, and scroll down to “Step 6: How to deal with emotions?”. Read what I’ve written there and watch the video in the link. I’ll take you through the process in the video and you can then try it on your own.

Many people often focus on what they can add to their life — new habit patterns, rituals, tools etc. All of this is good but an equally critical, if not more so important step in the process of spiritual unfoldment or personal growth, is dealing with what we already have inside of us. If your closet, your subconscious, is full of stuff it is going to be so much harder to add things to it. Let’s work to clear the closet and make room for what we need and want in life that will help us live an uplifting and rewarding life.

Now the burden of responsibility is on you to do the work.

For those of you who resonate with what I do, and want to study with me deeper in the coming year, here’s what I recommend:

  1. Do my Unwavering Focus course. I’ll be running my annual sale (January 1st to 7th) and you’ll be able to get the course at a discounted rate. I have not announced this publicly yet but as a subscriber to my emails you’ll always be one of the first to know.


  1. If you prefer reading, then buy my book, The Power of Unwavering Focus.



Both the course and the book contain the foundation of what I teach and this needs to be learnt, implemented and practiced. Without this foundation the rest will always be a struggle.

If you’ve done the Unwavering Focus course and/or read the book, then I recommend you do my Energy Alchemist course as the next one.

We must really want to live a different life, a better life. Only then will we truly do something about it.

More Articles

  • The Number One reason why people can't Focus!
    Nov 28, 2022 Learn

    The Number One reason why people can't Focus!

    Why can't people concentrate? Who's your best student? I chat with Cal Fussman about focus and why it is so hard for so many people to concentrate. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: Click here to Subscribe!

    Learn More
  • Wealth and Spirituality
    Nov 21, 2022 Insights on Life

    Wealth and Spirituality

    Can you pursue a life of acquiring wealth and also pursue your spiritual path? This is a question I get asked a lot. In this clip from my interview on the Scaling Impact podcast, I give my answer to this question by sharing about Hinduism's four goals for a householder's life an

    Learn More
  • Let’s get ready for the new year
    Nov 2, 2022 Insights on Life

    Let’s get ready for the new year

    Well, we’ve almost completed another year around the sun. For me, I’ve made much progress in some areas and in others I have a lot of work to do. It has been a full year for me and I can’t say I’ve wasted a minute of it. I always take the months of November and December to revie

    Learn More
  • Do you really know yourself?
    Nov 1, 2022 Insights on Life

    Do you really know yourself?

    I had a long conversation with Katinka Magnussen from Germany about life's purpose, workspaces, and priorities. One of the questions that we talked about was how you get to know yourself better. The very simple answer is you have to spend time with yourself. What I mean by that i

    Learn More
  • Desire, Life’s Supreme Force
    Oct 26, 2022

    Desire, Life’s Supreme Force

    These are the first four paragraphs of Lesson 1.3 in my book, The Power of Unwavering Focus. Without an inextinguishable desire, nothing is achieved. Napoleon Hill, the twentieth-century mystic, said in his book Think and Grow Rich, “Behind this demand for new and better things

    Learn More
  • A Vision of the Future
    Oct 13, 2022 Insights on Life

    A Vision of the Future

    Having a vision of the future is so critical in creating what you want in life. A clear mental picture allows you to know where to focus your energy. Life, after all, is a manifestation of where you invest your energy. Besides knowing where to direct your energy, on a more metap

    Learn More

FREE Weekly Wisdom!

Get my free weekly emails and receive insights, teachings, & spiritual tools to live with purpose and joy.

* By subscribing you agree with our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Hindu mandala with intricate patterns and symbolic icons

Live a life of purpose & joy with the

Happier Life Program

Learn More