The Search for Inner Gold: Negating What You Are Not to Find Who You Are
Growing up near the Sierra Mountain foothills, I often encountered the remnants of the Gold Rush—those rustic towns where hopeful seekers...
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Aug 29, 20226 min read
Becoming a Pearl by Acharya Shunya
Baba once shared a significant story with his disciples, and I was fortunate to be a part of that inner circle. The Sanskrit word “...
Acharya Shunya
Jul 6, 20208 min read
Rituals for a High-Vibration Life Experience (Achara Rasayana)
The science of Life, Ayurveda, incorporates detailed instructions on exactly how to live this life, on a day to day basis, so that thi
Acharya Shunya
Mar 26, 20203 min read
Spiritual Acceptance of Difficult Circumstances
Let us practice spiritual acceptance - shall we? Please see how this Universe (whose controller is Divine Mother) is teaching you what to...
Acharya Shunya
Mar 21, 20201 min read
A Poem to Go Within & Discover Your Fearless Center
Who is this river? I did not meet her earlier? Oh, she is eternally new. In each pulse of time, she rushes forth to become what she was...
Acharya Shunya
Mar 11, 20204 min read
The Importance of Self-Knowledge
The word for knowledge in Sanskrit is vidya. It comes from the root word vid, which means “to know.” I received Self-knowledge from my grand
Acharya Shunya
Oct 24, 20195 min read
The Timeless Vedic Tradition of Master and Disciple
Lord Krishna expounds that a Vedanta Guru, who imparts to us the transcendental knowledge of Brahman (Supreme Reality), is no ordinary...
Acharya Shunya
Sep 19, 20194 min read
What is Advaita Vedanta?
Advaita Vedanta focuses on the subtle, psycho-spiritual, moral–ethical (dharma), and even mystical-existential dimension of our life, which
Acharya Shunya
Aug 30, 201817 min read
It's Never Late to Be Who You Might Have Been
Whenever we are psychologically attached, we lose our emotional sovereignty. We become who we are not. We become dependent upon the very...
Acharya Shunya
Aug 16, 201811 min read
Vedic Relationships and Detached Parenting
Our son is visiting for two weeks. He is on a vacation from work. Suddenly our quiet home is full of sounds again.
Acharya Shunya
Aug 6, 20185 min read
Samsara: Don’t Get Locked Up Inside Self-Created Sorrow Prisons
Ten thousand years before Freud first forwarded the concept of psychoanalysis, the ancient Vedas from India were telling us to use the wisdo
Acharya Shunya
Jul 4, 20189 min read
Become a Pearl
Baba once shared a significant story with his disciples. I was fortunate to be a part of that inner circle.
Acharya Shunya
Jun 6, 20186 min read
The Language of Unconditional Love
It is said that, for every human, there are three monkeys living in my hometown of Ayodhya. They live for generations in ever
Acharya Shunya
May 9, 20185 min read
One Summer Evening in India
I vividly recollect one summer evening in India. The breeze was gently blowing on my face. It was laden with the aroma of the bela flowers
Acharya Shunya
Feb 7, 201810 min read
Vedic Culture - A Truly Liberal Tradition of Humanity
The Vedic society was not only one of the advanced civilizations of the world, but also one of the most open, liberal, and egalitarian ones.
Acharya Shunya
Jan 3, 20184 min read
You Are Not Your Body: The Story of Sage Ashtavakra
Ashtavakra is the name of a revered Vedic sage who is said to have composed on of the greatest treatises of nondual Vedanta, known as the As
Acharya Shunya
Dec 6, 20172 min read
Fear of Darkness is Fear of the Unknown
Fear of darkness is fear of the unknown. Fear of Light is fear of the known. Fear of the unknown is stupidity. Fear of the known is absurdit
Acharya Shunya
Nov 8, 20173 min read
Feeding the One Self in All
My Guru and grandfather Baba recounted an incident from his father Acharya Shanti Prakash’s life. My great-grandfather was a renowned Hindu
Acharya Shunya
Oct 4, 20174 min read
5 Blankets to Warm the Divine Self
My seventh-year manifesting in form was significant, when I look back. One day, when my entire family was basking the warmth of the winter s
Acharya Shunya
Sep 6, 20176 min read
Gift Yourself Spiritual Self-Acceptance
Due to avidya (ignorance of our true Self), we don't really like our self. That is why we have relationship – vasanas, or excessive attach
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