Jan 252012

Watching Water – the insight on surfing

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I wanted to share with you a movie I watched recently called “Watching Water“. It was filmed and edited by my dear friend Jo Tyrrell. Jo, originally from South Africa, is a film maker, photographer and artist who now resides in the UK.

Jo Tyrrell

Jo Tyrrell

A brave endeavor in my mind for her first film, Jo did it all on her own. Countless days and weeks of filming, editing and who knows what later she’s produced an inspirational film that unveils what surfing means to surfers. Her will to see this through inspired many people along the way to step in and help her in different ways such as granting her interviews (she interviewed some top world champion surfers in this film), lending equipment to premiering the film at Quicksilver headquarters in California. Congratulations Jo. A job well done. Check out her website and do watch the film by clicking this link “Watching Water“.

On another note, Jo will be joining me on this upcoming spiritual adventure to help me document parts of the journey. We hope to have some footage available for you to see in the coming weeks so you can virtually experience one of our spiritual adventures.


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Jan 252012

200 Likes and off to India!

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Our blog received its 200th “Like”s today as I make my way to India to begin our spiritual adventure this Friday. Thank you everyone for all the Likes. If you haven’t Liked it yet please do so.

Participants on the adventure have already begun their journey making their way from the US, UK, Germany and Australia. A wonderful small group perfect for a profound spiritual journey.

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Arunachaleswar temple in Tiruvannamalai

We begin our spiritual adventure in India’s 4th largest city, Chennai, located in the south eastern coast of the country. We spend one night in this city that is scurrying with activity before heading south west to Tiruvannamalai. One of my favorite towns in all of India with an amazingly spiritual vibe. The sacred Arunachala hill and the massive old temple to Siva have long been a place of profound spiritual experiences for countless spiritual seekers.

I have enjoyed a few pilgrimages here over the years and needless to say it has had a profound affect on me. But every spiritual journey is as rewarding as the amount of energy put into the preparation for it. I always tell my fellow travelers this. Our spiritual adventures is a time for self-transformation. Getting to know yourself on the inside while enjoying the beauty of everything around you. But the preparation is the key. Always! So prepare well for a spiritual adventure and you’ll have a profound journey.

Check back regularly as we’ll do our best to post photos each day though on a couple of days we’ll be in places with no internet connection.


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Jan 242012

A Hiatus from Blogging

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We’ve been doing some work on our blog to improve it over the last couple of weeks and hence I have not been blogging. But I’ll resume blogging now that I am on the road again and our next spiritual adventure begins this Friday. You’ll see some changes in the blog in the coming weeks and we hope that it will add to a better experience for all of you who visit the site.

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Jan 122012

Kitchen of Compassion

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Diwali at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India

The Golden Temple in Amritsar is one of my favorite places for so many reasons. One major reason is that they selflessly feed tens of thousands of people every day. What an act of compassion and service.

I came across this video on Vimeo and it’s really well done showing the kitchen at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and how they go about feeding the masses. I was there last year during Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and it truly was a special experience. It was my second Diwali in Amritsar and this time I had a group with me on one of our spiritual adventures. If you ever make it to India do try and make your way north to Amritsar and if you can, time it with Diwali. You are sure to have an ineffable experience.

To see photos from my previous visits to Amritsar, click on the following links
Diwali at Amritsar in 2010
Diwali at Amritsar in 2011

freedom of food and the golden temple from the source project on Vimeo.

Video Description

From a culture of sharing we have become a culture driven by possession and profit. The century of self. This short film comes from the kitchens of the golden temple where every day around 100,000 people, regardless of colour, caste or religion, donate, prepare, consume and clean for nothing more than compassion. Are we really moving in the right direction?
This year the world will produce enough food to feed twice the world’s population, yet every day almost one billion people will sleep hungry.
music by DJ Shadow . Organ Donor . www.djshadow.com
Produced by Chintan Gohil www.chintangohil.com


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Jan 112012

How do I concentrate better?

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Today’s question on meditation comes in from Louise from the Philippines who asks “How do I concentrate better – I manage a good quality 5 mins at most with minor drifting but then my mind wonders massively after this…?”

The best way to learn how to concentrate better is to practice it more. We become good at what we practice. Know that the mind has no ability to discriminate between what practice is good for you and what is not good for you. If it did we’d all be excellent at concentration. The mind becomes good at whatever we practice. If we practice being distracted 10 hours a day then we become good at that. The same way, if a dancer wants to be part of the best ballet company then she would have to practice many hours a day. 

So, to be good at concentration you need to practice it more each day. In my workshops and spiritual adventures I share specific concentration exercises that can be integrated into your every day life to help you be better at concentration.

If you have questions on meditation please feel free to reach out to me. You can do so by sending your questions to me on email at info(at)vedicodyssey.com.


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Jan 112012

Namaste India

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As we get ready for our two upcoming spiritual adventures at the end of January and February to India we share with you this inspiring video we came across on Vimeo. It’s titled Namaste India from Burning Flag. The description of the video reads “A short montage featuring some of the footage that we shot during Burning Flag Films, Cancer Train project in North West India.”


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Jan 102012

Fantastic video and sounds from Bhutan

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This is a remix of sights and sounds recorded around Bhutan. It is a creation of an artist that goes by the name of Pogo. The video is called Kadinchey which in Bhutanese means “Thank you”.


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