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Siva Ashram Update - June 2017
In early June, I headed down to Siva Ashram by myself for a quick, five-day visit for Phase 4.2 of our landscaping. It was amazing to see how the grounds had gone from being almost completely brown in April when we were there during the dry season to being lush green in just two months. The rains have come again and it is the perfect time for planting. Many of the plants that we had planted in pr...
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Aug 14, 2017 1 MINUTE READ
Awareness and Energy
As I have shared previously the most important thing in the beginning study of the mind is to understand that there is a separation between awareness and the mind. Another equally important thing to understand is the relationship between awareness and energy. There's a beautiful
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Aug 9, 2017 Focusing energy and maturing desires
Reflection for this weekend: "Your desires, the focus of your energy, change as you mature, causing you to leave old desires and create new ones." ~ Dandapani Photo: Dandapani speaks with Robin Buck, a co-teacher on his spiritual adventures, on the banks of the Ganges River in
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Aug 8, 2017 4 MINUTES READ
Siva Ashram Update - June 2017
In early June, I headed down to Siva Ashram by myself for a quick, five-day visit for Phase 4.2 of our landscaping. It was amazing to see how the grounds had gone from being almost completely brown in April when we were there during the dry season to being lush green in just two
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Aug 7, 2017 1 MINUTE READ
The Great Secret
As soon as we control where awareness goes, we control where energy flows. As soon as we control where energy is flowing, we control what is manifesting in our life. This is a great secret to learn. This is something my guru shared with me in the monastery and it changed my life
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Aug 6, 2017 2 MINUTES READ
Change Takes Willpower and Time
Changes in life are not instantaneous. We can resolve with all our will to change. Then we need to use that will to slowly readjust the patterns in our mind, body and nervous system. And this will take time. So don’t expect instantaneous changes in life. Life does not work that w
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Aug 3, 2017 Each moment is a choice
Reflection for this weekend: “Each moment is a choice you make to be in charge of where your awareness goes or to allow someone or something to dictate where it goes.” ~ Dandapani Photo: The sun sets behind one of the gorgeous Hindu temples in Khajuraho, North India. Built betw
