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Dec 17, 2012

What Is the Inner Source of Violence?

Looking deeper into peace and violence I'd like to share some further insights by my guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. This is taken from his book Dancing with Siva published by Himalayan Academy (Page 196). What Is the Inner Source of Violence? Violence is a reflection of lower, instinctive consciousness—fear, anger, greed, jealousy and hate—based in the mentality of separateness and unconnectednes...

Nov 23, 2012
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Expressing Gratitude and Apprecition

During this time of thanksgiving many people take the opportunity to express gratitude and appreciation to the people in their lives and for what they have as well. When we express gratitude or appreciation it's good to remember to be specific. For instance, instead of saying "th
Oct 26, 2012
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Why can’t you fear the past?

A question was asked to me with regards to the blog post on the 26th of August titled "Dealing with Fear and Worry" as to why we can't fear and worry about something in the past. Well, the reason we can't fear and worry about something in the past is because it has already happ
Oct 13, 2012
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A Matter of Perspective

Many of you know I have a love for photography. I wanted to share with you a couple of photos that I took today in Salzburg, Austria, while walking around the old part of town. I mainly want to highlight how by changing your perspective you can get a completely different image of
Sep 20, 2012
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EO Istanbul 2012

I gave a keynote presentation this afternoon to around 800 entrepreneurs from around the world that are members of the Entrepreneurs Organization. It was part of their EO Istanbul University taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. The talk was titled EO 360 degrees - A spiritual perspe
May 8, 2012
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How/when are you aware of the effects of meditation?

Affects of meditation come not from prolong practices rather more from quality practices. Sitting for long periods in meditation not necessarily produce result if the meditator does not know what he or she is doing. There will be benefits from this but not significant. When a qu
May 2, 2012
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Happiness is a Choice

When did we forget that happiness is a choice? It's a choice that each of us have been empowered with. It's a choice that each of us need to make each day, each moment of our lives. And when we forget then we leave ourselves subject to the people and environment around us to dict