Dandapani joins me on Passion Struck with John R. Miles to discuss his new book, The Power of Unwavering Focus. We discuss how to harness the power of the mind, create a purpose-focused life and overcome worry, anxiety, and fear.
Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and former monk of 10 years. A highly sought-after international speaker and leading expert on leveraging the human mind and the power of focus to create a life of purpose and joy. His TEDx talk has over 6.2 million views, and his GoalCast videos garnered over 75 million views in just five months. He is the author of the new book The Power of Unwavering Focus.
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Our focus needs to go hand in hand with purpose. I talk about leading a purpose-focused life. And people talk about being intentional with their lives. How would you lead an intentional life if you don’t even know what you want?
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In This Episode, Dandapani and I Discuss His New Book, the Power of Unwavering Focus:
Hindu priest and spiritual leader Dandapani understands what’s preventing so many people from living a rewarding life. Through inner reflection, awareness, and the power of unwavering focus, he’s connected the dots between creating healthy habits and living a purpose-focused life. On this episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, Danapani explains why learning to harness the power of the mind is the only way to achieve the potential of fulfillment, joy, and self-actualization.
- What Dandapani learned from his guru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
- The retreat he is building at Siva Ashram in Costa Rica
- Why life is finite, not short
- The three biggest secrets kept by monks
- Why focus needs to go hand in hand with our purpose
- Dandapani shares his philosophy on why we are what we practice
- Why do most people practice distraction and thus become masters of distraction?
- The difference between the mind and awareness
- Learning the power of small and harnessing the power of your mind
- How we learn the power of unwavering focus
- How to build concentration, willpower, and mastery of awareness into your days.
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- And much more…
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More From My Interview With Dandapani on How to Harness the Power of Your Mind
During the Passion Struck podcast interview, I asked Dandapani the difference between the conscious, subconscious, and superconscious minds.
Dandapani explains, “If we talked about the mind being about space: if you were to look at it in three phases, or three states, the conscious mind, which is the instinctive mind is one state of mind. The second state of mind is the intellectual mind, the subconscious. And then the third state of mind is the superconscious, the intuitive area of the mind, or the creative spiritual area of the mind, at any given time.
Your awareness can be in one of these states of mind at any point in time. So if you’re in the instinctive area, which is the conscious mind, then you are the animal nature of the mind. Either you’re thinking of eating, sleeping, or procreating, that’s the state of mind. If you’re in the subconscious, you’re the intellectual area of the mind, could be having intellectual conversations, you could be engaged with a memory from the past as well, reliving an experience you had 20 years ago. That’s the subconscious.
And then, if you’re in the intuitive air of the mind, the superconscious area of the mind, you could be in the creative, spiritual, intuitive air of the mind. Not one is better than the other. Ultimately, it comes down to what you want in life and your ability to move awareness within the mind and choose which of these states of mind you want to function on a day-to-day basis.
For the life that I want to live. Being the superconscious air of the mind sells me the best if I was on the debate team. Still, I might want to be in the intellectual area of the mind because then I could have intellectual debates endlessly to help the team with the next debate competition.”
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- Unwavering focus course: https://dandapani.org/unwavering-focus/
- Learn to harness your energy: https://dandapani.org/the-energy-alchemist-part-1/
- Website: https://dandapani.org/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandapanillc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DandapaniLLC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dandapanillc
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About Today’s Guest Dandapani
Dandapani is an internationally renowned and highly sought-after speaker who revolutionizes the business world with his practical and straightforward systematic approach to balancing work/life challenges. His talks offer attendees an understanding of how the mind works so they can create sustainable changes in their personal and professional lives. He delivers keynote addresses all over the world and also presents half-day and full-day workshops.
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