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Tag: mind

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Apr 27, 2016

The Journey of Awareness in Meditation

The mystic's goal is to control awareness in his mind. To separate awareness from that which he is aware of so he can consciously move it to any area of the mind that he wants it to go to. As he gains mastery over his awareness and a gains a better understanding of his mind, he’s able to take his awareness from the conscious state of mind and move it within. The first thing he encounters is his ...

Dec 5, 2013

Mind, energy and the power of really wanting something

On Monday in London, I sat down with a dear friend, Alex Ikonn, for an informal conversation about the mind, energy and the power of really wanting something. Here's the video of that conversation, where I offer a brief summary of how I understand awareness and concentration, plu
Jan 17, 2013

Will over Mind

"My will is stronger than my mind" is a wonderful affirmation we can all repeat daily.
Apr 30, 2011
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In the Backwaters of Kerala, South India

We checked into our beautiful resort. It's tucked away in a village, almost hidden away on the shores of India's longest lake. A lot of the hotel is built in the old Kerala style homes giving it an old world charm. Everyone loves it and are happy settle down here for th
Oct 29, 2010
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Classes and Excursions in Darjeeling

We are certainly well settled in Darjeeling now and in the comforts of our beautiful hotel. We are spending more time each day in classes and less in excursions. Our main excursion for today was to head out to Tiger Hill to watch the sun rise over the Himalayas. We joined hundred
Oct 29, 2010
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Fun day of classes on meditation in the Himalayas

It's our last full day in Darjeeling and we spent a few hours of it in classes. Today it was everyone's turn to be a teacher. Each person was given a topic yesterday and it was left to them to teach the group everything they knew about it. I got to play the student with many ques
Oct 26, 2010
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Farewell Nepal! Namaste India!

Note: Though our spiritual adventure concluded on Nov 1st I will continue to post photos from the journey over the next 2 to 3 weeks. And when I return to the US I'll be uploading videos as well so please continue to follow along. Thank you. We began our last morning in Nepal wa