The Blog — 9 posts

St. Thomas

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under St. Thomas.

QuotesDec 22, 20101 min

Quote by Goethe (Day 8)

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.” - Goethe

Photography & TravelApr 26, 20101 min

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…

Spiritual AdventuresApr 24, 20101 min

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…

Spiritual AdventuresApr 23, 20101 min

What do I meditate on?

Meditation needs to be approached in a positive and systematic way. We should make an outline of our meditation before we even sit down to meditate. If we don't do this we'll be running around in…

Spiritual AdventuresApr 22, 20101 min

Encountering the Subconscious

In this evening's class we covered the first thing that a serious meditator will encounter as he begins his journey within and that is the subconscious mind. To put it very simply. One could look at…

Spiritual AdventuresApr 21, 20101 min

Developing Willpower and Concentration

Our day started with a morning group Hatha Yoga practice on the balcony over looking the Caribbean sea. A sweet spot to practice yoga as we watched the sun rise. After breakfast we dived into our…

Spiritual AdventuresApr 21, 20101 min

Learning to Meditate

Our meditation retreat is off to a wonderful start. A brief light shower that came in from the south cooled the island after what had been a pretty hot day.

Spiritual AdventuresApr 20, 20101 min

Day 1 of Meditation Retreat, Virgin Islands

It's another gorgeous day here in St. Thomas. The ocean is calm, turquoise and inviting. The sun is out. The private villa is surrounded with beautiful flowers. It's the first day of our meditation…

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