The Spiritual Path an Ex-Monk with Dandapani

Dandapani realized at the age of 4 that he wanted be a monk. He saw it as the most efficient path to enlightenment. But it wasn’t until completing an electrical engineering degree and finding his teacher that he joined a monastery, where he decided not to renew his vows after 10 years. 

• How Dandapani knew at the age of 4 he wanted to be a monk 
• A formative childhood experience that wouldn’t go away
• Finding a deeper purpose and meaning in your life
• Why spirituality needs a systematic approach 
• Discovering the deeper pursuit of your spiritual path 
• Dealing with the religious beliefs that contradict our own ideals
• Why you must spend time with yourself in self reflection 
• How to build a meditation practice one minute a time
• Why we have a finite amount of energy each day
• Finding the teachers who were meant to be in your life 
• Our misperceptions of the people in the “monk business” 
• A Look at the daily life and routine of a monk 
• Why Dandapni decided not to renew his vows
• The reintegration process that occurs after leaving a monastery

Dandapani is Hindu priest, speaker on self development and entrepreneur. 

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