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You are pure awareness. That's who the 'I' is. And awareness is energy. You are pure energy, which is the essence of awareness. Awareness is concentrated energy.
— DandapaniHindu priest and mindfulness meditation teacher; former monk at Sri Mahamandir Temple
We've got the most powerful tool in the world sitting in our head, yet no manual of instructions on how to use it. Everything else comes with instructions, a blender, a point and shoot camera. Even to drive a car, you need a licence.
— DandapaniHindu priest and mindfulness meditation teacher; former monk at Sri Mahamandir Temple
Either I'm in charge of where my awareness goes, therefore dictating what I'm experiencing and feeling, or I allow my environment to dictate where it goes. Most people become a slave to everyone and everything around them.
— DandapaniHindu priest and mindfulness meditation teacher; former monk at Sri Mahamandir Temple
Happiness should never be pursued! Happiness is a by-product of living a lifestyle. How do I design a lifestyle where the by-product of the lifestyle results in happiness? You can't create something you don't know.
— DandapaniHindu priest and mindfulness meditation teacher; former monk at Sri Mahamandir Temple
There's nothing more important in life than knowing who you are, the path that you are on and its final end. Who are you? What is your purpose in life? What is the path to living that purpose? Those three things are so critical to know.
— DandapaniHindu priest and mindfulness meditation teacher; former monk at Sri Mahamandir Temple
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