Podcasts about Sanskrit

Henry David Thoreau wrote, "The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." With every choice, we're trading the moments of our life for something. The Vedic tradition asks: what is it actually worth – material prosperity? Liberation? Bhakti Vedanta points higher — divine love, connection with the very origin of your existence. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha explore the meaning of Krishna's Lila, which may sound like mythology or a fairy tale. But at the pinnacle of Vedantic thought, after hundreds of thousands of Sanskrit verses building a complete philosophy of existence, we arrive here: Krishna is the origin and sustainer of all that is. And beyond that — his intimate love makes one forget all worldly attachments and gives the highest fulfillment the soul can find. Srimad Bhagavatam 10:31.9-16 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

This morning, just after the program at the Rādhā Govinda Mandir, I took a walk down Nevin Street and turned the corner to the CVS. As I was waiting for Nirākulā Devī Dāsī, my wife—who had some items to purchase—I was chanting outside. I saw a father and son come out; his little boy was probably six, and his face was puckered, and he was crying. His father said to him, "Tell me in words, why you're crying. What's the matter?" But he could only cry. I walked into the store to see, was there something that he wanted or needed in there? I couldn't see anything. What's more, most things were locked up—even the toothpaste, razor blades, anything of significant value was locked behind glass—and I started thinking, "No wonder he's crying." And then I thought, "This is us here in this world; everything we want, that we desire, is locked up." You have to work hard to get anything in this world. The one thing that is free, we don't ask for: it is God's grace. It falleth from the heavens like rain, sun-strained. It comes to everyone, but we're looking for many things that are not worthy of looking for. They're beneath our dignity as souls—the things we seek in this world. So, we have an opportunity to take what's been given to us for free, which gives the highest reward, and it only requires a sincere heart to sing the names of Kṛṣṇa and call out. The mantra is written in a form which allows us to simply call out. We don't need to know any Sanskrit; we just need to have a heart which is yearning to reconnect to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And here's a tune that we do sing when we're in Vṛndāvana and Govardhana Hill, where the devotees naturally love Kṛṣṇa—and at Govardhana Hill every day, they walk around and think of Kṛṣṇa and all those pastimes there in Vṛndāvana. ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://vaisesikadasayatra.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://iskconsv.com/book-store/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 https://thefourquestionsbook.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=launch2025 ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark ------------------------------------------------------------ #kirtan #spiritualmusic #mantramusic #spiritualawakening #soul #spiritualexperience #spiritualpurposeoflife #spiritualgrowthlessons #secretsofspirituality #vaisesikaprabhu #vaisesikadasa #vaisesikaprabhulectures #spirituality #bhaktiyoga #krishna #spiritualpurposeoflife #krishnaspirituality #spiritualusachannel #whybhaktiisimportant #whyspiritualityisimportant #vaisesika #spiritualconnection #thepowerofspiritualstudy #selfrealization #spirituallectures #spiritualstudy #spiritualquestions #spiritualquestionsanswered #trendingspiritualtopics #fanthespark #spiritualpowerofmeditation #spiritualteachersonyoutube #spiritualhabits #spiritualclarity #bhagavadgita #srimadbhagavatam #spiritualbeings #kttvg #keepthetranscendentalvibrationgoing #spiritualpurpose

Prosperity Activation: Guided Meditation for Financial Abundance. The podcast host, Professional hypnotherapist, Jill Jardine, connects listeners to their inner money source to help manifest more prosperity. This is an abundance meditation for challenging times to help rewire your prosperity consciousness. Subscribe on YouTube:  jilljardine2186  #free #podcast #prosperity Connect with your personal money guide to activate prosperity consciousness and align with the universal flow of abundance. Through deep relaxation, visualization, affirmations, and energy healing techniques, you'll release limiting beliefs around money and step into a golden stream of financial freedom, opportunity, and abundance. During times of economic uncertainty and financial fluctuation, this transformative meditation supports emotional resilience, shifts scarcity thinking, and helps you cultivate a wealth mindset rooted in trust, gratitude, and infinite possibility. Subscribe to my channel on YouTube: @jilljardine 2186 https://bleav.com/shows/cosmic-scene-with-jill-jardine/ for video versions. Across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and major podcast outlets such as Apple and Spotify, the buzz is on prosperity activation. Are financial worries, economic uncertainty, or limiting beliefs around money keeping you stuck in scarcity mode? In this deeply restorative guided meditation, host Jill Jardine invites you to connect with your personal Money Guide—a spiritual ally who helps you align with the universal flow of prosperity, abundance, and financial well-being. Drawing on her expertise as a counseling psychologist, professional hypnotherapist, astrologer, psychic and healer, Jill guides listeners through a transformational journey designed to shift subconscious beliefs around money and activate prosperity consciousness. Through breathwork, progressive relaxation, visualization, and powerful affirmations, you'll enter a golden stream of abundance where old financial limitations dissolve and a new reality of prosperity becomes available. In times of economic volatility, inflation concerns, market uncertainty, and collective fear around finances, maintaining a strong prosperity mindset is more important than ever. Prosperity consciousness is the understanding that abundance begins within. Rather than operating from fear, lack, or limitation, prosperity consciousness helps you cultivate trust, gratitude, creativity, and openness to new opportunities. When you consistently focus on abundance rather than scarcity, you shift your energetic frequency, make empowered financial decisions, and become more receptive to support, inspiration, and unexpected blessings. This meditation serves as a valuable tool for: Releasing financial stress and anxiety Transforming subconscious money blocks Building a healthy abundance mindset Cultivating emotional resilience during uncertain times Strengthening your connection to intuition and inner guidance Expanding your capacity to receive prosperity Creating a daily ritual of gratitude and abundance Return to this meditation whenever you feel overwhelmed by financial concerns or disconnected from your sense of possibility. In this meditation: Meet your personal Money Guide Experience deep relaxation and nervous system regulation Journey to the golden stream of prosperity Release limiting beliefs about money and abundance Practice empowering prosperity affirmations Visualize your most abundant life Receive a symbolic gift from the stream of prosperity Integrate your experience through journaling and reflection Featured Prosperity Affirmations "Prosperity flows to me now easily and effortlessly." "I now have all I require, desire, and more." "I am a rich child of a loving universe." "I release all fear around money." "I welcome abundance in expected and unexpected ways." "I am worthy of financial freedom and success. The more often you practice this meditation, the more deeply you strengthen your connection to abundance and align with the natural flow of prosperity. If this episode resonates with you, please subscribe, download, share with friends, and leave a five-star review to help more listeners discover these transformative tools. If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe and download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube, and share the episode with someone interested in consciousness, wellness, and the healing power of nature. 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What happens when traditional public health science meets ancestral wisdom? In this episode, host Michele Lawrence sits down with Melissa Shah, MPH, C-IAYT, the founder of Find Your Breath, to explore the intersection of modern healthcare, lineage reclamation, and the physiological power of sound. Melissa breaks down the Western misconceptions surrounding mantra, reclaiming it as a potent, therapeutic practice.  Whether you are a healthcare provider looking to expand your somatic toolkit or an advanced yoga teacher committed to honoring the true roots of the practice, this episode serves as a vital blueprint for the future of culturally respectful, therapeutic care.In This Episode, We Discuss:The Intersection of Lineage and Public Health: How Melissa navigates modern, institutional spaces by blending an academic Master of Public Health framework with lifelong roots in Yoga and Ayurveda.Decolonizing the Somatic Space: Why reclaiming and honoring the true cultural lineage of yoga is not just a philosophical duty, but a requirement for generating a deep felt-sense of nervous system safety for clients.Mantra as a Clinical Tool: Redefining mantra from a passive "mental affirmation" or aesthetic background track into a direct, active neurobiological intervention.The Psychoneuroimmunology of Sound: The science behind chanting—including chest vibration, tongue movement, vagal nerve stimulation, and how extended exhalations manually hack heart rate variability (HRV)."Digesting" Heavy Emotions: A practical breakdown of how specific, targeted chants can help a client shift stuck emotional and psychological tension (like anger, anxiety, or grief).Practicing with Humility & Respect: Crucial advice for yoga therapists who want to bring therapeutic sound to their clients while navigating Sanskrit pronunciation and avoiding cultural appropriation.Melissa Shah, C-IAYT, MPH, is a certified yoga therapist, public health leader, and the founder of Find Your Breath—an online sanctuary, virtual practice library, and mentorship platform dedicated to making yoga therapy truly collaborative, accessible, and inclusive. Grounded in the Viniyoga tradition and her lifelong ancestral relationship with Yoga and Ayurveda, Melissa integrates movement, breathing, and traditional sound with modern clinical and public health frameworks. She is also the author of an upcoming book dedicated to mantra as a therapeutic practice, releasing next year.Connect with Melissa:Website: FindYourBreath.netInstagram: @FindYourBreathResources: Explore Melissa's weekly community chanting classes, mentorship portals, and updates on her upcoming book directly on her platform.Support the showConnect with Inner Peace Yoga TherapyEmail us: info@innerpeaceyogatherapy.comWebsiteInstagramFacebook

With humor and wisdom, Duncan Trussell shares how the ego can turn spirituality into another achievement, and why freedom comes from realizing there's nothing to prove.Help us celebrate 10 years of Be Here Now Network and support the next chapter of Ram Dass Here and Now. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar through June 30. Learn more and give here: BHNN 10th Birthday FundraiserToday's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Duncan chats about:Lessons on spiritual materialism from Chögyam Trungpa RinpocheStaying connected to everyday life while being spiritual Transcendental common sense vs. getting puffed up in the egoStaying connected to everyday life while being spiritual The trouble with actively ignoring parts of ourselves Reconciling higher consciousness with everyday affairs Surrendering to all of it and becoming ‘normal' againHyperfixating on suffering rather than the end of sufferingAbout Duncan Trussell:Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, and actor. His popular podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, has been downloaded over 25 million times and is known for its blend of humor, fringe ideas, eclectic guests, and great interviews. The DTFH is the foundation for Duncan's Netflix animated series, The Midnight Gospel, which he co-created with Pendleton Ward in 2020. To learn more about Duncan's work, visit his website at duncantrussell.com. “It's a very frustrating thing to our ego to imagine that you don't have to do anything. You don't have to learn Sanskrit, know about your chakras, have those scars on your arm from frog venom, do 90 ayahuasca retreats, go to the Ram Dass retreats, listen to Alan Watts lectures. You don't have to do anything because you're already there.” –Duncan Trussell About The Host, Jackie Dobrinska:Jackie Dobrinska is the Director of Education, Community & Inclusion for Ram Dass' Love, Serve, Remember Foundation and the current host of Ram Dass' Here & Now podcast. She is also a teacher, coach, and spiritual director with the privilege of marrying two decades of mystical studies with 15 years of expertise in holistic wellness. As an inter-spiritual minister, Jackie was ordained in Creation Spirituality in 2016 and has also studied extensively in several other lineages – the plant-medicine-based Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, Sri Vidya Tantra, Western European Shamanism, Christian Mysticism, the Wise Woman Tradition, and others. Today, in addition to building courses and community for LSRF, she leads workshops and coaches individuals to discover, nourish and live from their most authentic selves.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The wheels of justice grind slow, but fine. The truth eventually rises to the top. "Truth at last cannot be hidden. Nothing is hidden under the sun." Leonardo da Vinci wrote those words in his notebooks. Thousands of years earlier, Manu arrived at exactly the same place — the sky witnesses, the earth witnesses, the waters witness, and the God within the heart witnesses. There is an anxiety that comes with secrecy — a low-grade unease that will not go away. Whatever is true will find its way through. Raghunath and Kaustubha explore that principle alongside one of the most extraordinary moments in the Srimad Bhagavatam — where the name that the Vedic tradition has been building toward through thousands of verses finally rises to the surface, hidden inside a single Sanskrit word, like butter churned from yogurt. Radha. Churn the practice long enough and the essence always rises. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Send us Fan MailExecutive SummaryIn Season 4, The New Earth, Episode 231 of the Women's Power to Heal Mother Earth Podcast, host Maya Tiwari explores the spiritual philosophy behind the phrase "Everything is God." The episode focuses on navigating the transition from a 3D matrix to a higher-frequency "New Earth" by understanding the relationship between absolute truth, apparent reality, and the distortions of the world.Key Concepts & Philosophies1. Satyam vs. MithyaThe core of the episode relies on two foundational Sanskrit concepts to explain existence:Satyam (Eternal Truth / Universal Law): The formless, independent, and all-pervading Prime Source (also referred to as God, Brahman, Creator, or Adonai). It is rooted in infinite love and pure light.Mithya (Apparent Reality): Anything that takes physical form or manifests. Mithya is not an illusion; rather, it is a dependent reality. It cannot exist separate from the source energy that created it.2. The Metaphor of the GoldsmithTo illustrate the relationship between Satyam and Mithya, Tiwari uses the analogy of gold:The Gold itself is Satyam—the unchangeable, underlying raw material.The Jewelry (bangles, rings, necklaces) is Mithya—the temporary forms created from the gold. A necklace exists, but it has no real independence; if melted down, it returns to being just gold.Similarly, the beauty of nature (sunsets, peaches) and physical human bodies are Mithya, entirely dependent on their ultimate sources (Nature and the Soul/Brahman).Reinterpreting "Distortion" and DarknessThe world is currently riddled with "distortions"—poverty, disease, corruption, and political malaise. Tiwari redefines how we should view these negative aspects of the 3D matrix:Distortion is Temporary: Unlike beauty, which has a direct communion with the Prime Source, distortion is a product of the apparent reality. As distortion, it has no direct connection to God, but it possesses the inherent potential to change, heal, and transform back into light, reforging its direct access to Source.Spiritual Amnesia: Evil and heinous actions are described as layers of "spiritual amnesia" that blind humanity, but even they are made of the underlying Source energy (just as a poorly made, distorted pendant is still made of pure gold).The Path Forward: "Holding Space"To transition into the 5D frequency of the New Earth, humanity must learn how to react to worldly distortions:Neutral Observation: Instead of judging, becoming righteously angry, or completely shutting down out of apathy, humans must "hold space."Heart-Centered Processing: By observing global and personal distortions with neutrality, we collect data through our hearts and transfer it into the universal field of pure consciousness, allowing universal law to govern.Transformation: While wallowing in negative emotions cuts off our conscious access to the Creator, cleansing ourselves of this "sludge" allows us to realign with the immutable light.Conclusion: Because every form—whether perfect, beautiful, corrupt, or distorted—is Mithya and cannot exist without the underlying Satyam, everything ultimately originates from, depends on, and returns to the Divine. Therefore, Everything is God.Original Knowledge/Wisdom Resource for New Earth www.GalacticFederation.caArcturian Inner  CodexSupport the showMay Peace Be Your Journey:Maya's approach transcends modern feminism by advocating for a holistic restoration of balance, moving beyond the fight for basic rights to reclaiming the innate power of the divine feminine, which includes procreation, forgiveness, nourishment, and cosmic creativity. She stresses the importance of kindness, inner stillness, and compassionate self-  tools for healing individuals and society. www.mayatiwari.comwww.facebook.com/mayatiwariahimsa.Buzzsprout.comMothermaya@gmail.comGet Maya's New Book: I Am  Shakti:https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/o-books/our-books/I-am-shaktiAmazon.comBookshop.org

The wheels of justice grind slow, but fine. The truth eventually rises to the top. "Truth at last cannot be hidden. Nothing is hidden under the sun." Leonardo da Vinci wrote those words in his notebooks. Thousands of years earlier, Manu arrived at exactly the same place — the sky witnesses, the earth witnesses, the waters witness, and the God within the heart witnesses. There is an anxiety that comes with secrecy — a low-grade unease that will not go away. Whatever is true will find its way through. Raghunath and Kaustubha explore that principle alongside one of the most extraordinary moments in the Srimad Bhagavatam — where the name that the Vedic tradition has been building toward through thousands of verses finally rises to the surface, hidden inside a single Sanskrit word, like butter churned from yogurt. Radha. Churn the practice long enough and the essence always rises. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

How do we break out of self-sabotage? Would you like to be happier? The mind is biologically programmed to be negative. Lisa continues the conversation today with renunciate monk and author Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati. Sadhvi has lived on the banks of the sacred Ganges River in Rishikesh, India, for the past 30 years. Originally from Los Angeles, and a graduate of Stanford University, she holds a Ph.D. in psychology. Sadhvi explains how we are the offspring of people who know they need to survive. Our ancestors needed to assume the worst, in order to survive. We have evolved this way. And, we know that we can now change. We can reprogram our minds. Sadhvi suggests using a mantra. It doesn't have to be in Sanskrit. It's anything that can bring you into the present moment and out of negativity. We can reason with our minds, and sometimes we need to face the negativity, but more often we can delete and end the cycle of negativity. "OM" is a very common mantra. It's very powerful. Chanting also helps. This stops the mind. She gives examples of many different mantras and prayers. The sounds help the brain go into a state of coherence. She also talks about attending the Maha Kumbh Mela where more than 670 million people came to the Ganges river recently to attend at the largest gathering in the history of the world. The Maha Kumbh Mela means the great festival of the nectar of immortality. It took place on the confluence of the banks of 3 great rivers in India.  There was no conflict, no violence; it was just people coming together in love and peace. She further discusses the astrology of the moment, especially the full moons. Vedic astrology predicts that this particular planetary alignment happens only once every 144 years. With hundreds of millions of people attending the gathering, this shows that people are suffering and looking for answers. People are angry. People are frustrated. People are searching for answers. This was a way to break out of constraints and experience freedom. When asked about anger, she expressed that there are some reasons to be angry including poverty, hunger, loss of human rights, and so much more. Yet, when we are angry, we are called to be agents of change, but first we must find peace within ourselves so we can then help others. She offers breathing exercises with specific energy centers and anchoring. Whether it's other people's action, or even the weather, we shouldn't have expectations that things will be different. We cannot control others. We must bring light to the darkness, but not from a place of anger. She notes Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Gandhi and how they were angry but came from a place of peace to make change.   Sadhvi is a bestselling author, a world-renowned speaker, a recipient of President Biden's Award for a Lifetime of Service, and she serves on the United Nations Advisory Council on religion. She talks further about her new book "Come Home to Yourself" and discusses how forgiveness is the key to help us reach deeper spiritual truths. It's an invitation to come home to freedom. Info: www.sadhviji.org

Welcome to another segment of the UnMind podcast and DharmaByte column. I would like to share a concern about something I have witnessed in the propagation of Zen. I am afraid that Zen in America is being categorized — in my opinion, erroneously -— as a "religion," during its second century in the West. As Zen assimilates into the volatile and increasingly violent American cultural milieu — primarily under the influence of Christian and Judaic traditions — Zen is widely, and wildly, misinterpreted as a faith or belief system. Buddhism is counted as one of the world's big four religions, we are told. But unlike Christianity, Islam or Hinduism, as well as Judaism, Buddhism is not a form of theism. I would not go so far as to categorize it as atheism — which is said to be the strongest form of theism — but that the question of the existence or nonexistence of God with a capital "G," or a pantheon of gods with lower "g's," simply does not arise. The traditional Zen saying would classify the term "god" as a "head upon a head" — a superfluous addition — on top of the reality that we all face in life. If god is what god is purported to be — i.e. omniscient and omnipresent — then there is no need to name that concept. More to the point, Zen is not based on a set of beliefs, or doctrine, but upon direct experience, whether yours or that of Buddha — who, after all, was not a Buddhist, any more than Christ was a Christian. Both were human beings, just like you. According to my poor understanding, in Buddhism, no independent, self-existent entity can be found anywhere in the universe. "Universe" is another word for naming the totality, but it is not conceived of as a conscious being, though the phrase "Vairocana Buddha" or "Cosmic Buddha," used to designate the concept, may suggest as much. An AI / Wikipedia summary says: Vairocana is the "Cosmic Buddha" or "Great Illuminator" in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, representing the ultimate, formless truth (Dharmakaya) and the source from which all Buddhas emanate. Unlike historical figures, he is a universal Buddha, often depicted at the center of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, embodying wisdom and dispelling ignorance. The "he" pronoun here is a tell — that Buddhist cultures of origin were patriarchal if not misogynistic — and any spiritual beings were cast in the mold of humanity. A section in the ancient Ch'an poem, Hsinhsinming—Trust in Mind, refers to this idea of an essential truth from the perspective of personal experience, characteristic of Zen: If the mind makes no discriminationsthe ten thousand things are as they are of single essenceUnderstanding the mystery of this One-essencewe are released from all entanglementsWhen all things are seen equally the timeless Self-essence is reached Note that this underlying unity, or noumenon in today's vernacular, is a thread running through the "ten thousand things," or all phenomena, not just human consciousness. "Timeless Self-essence" may smack of the western concept of an eternal soul, but this assumption amounts to a kind of cultural appropriation, interpreting the 7th century Chinese view of "essence" as a self-existent entity, which is anathema to Buddhism. The historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, testified to the fact that he found no evidence of any such transmigrating soul, or the Sanskrit "atman," in his experience in meditation. He used an analogy to what was at that time a familiar object, a chariot — which, when disassembled and the parts laid out on the ground, no longer exists. The functional reality exists only in the assemblage. The contemporary term of art for what remained was sunyata, usually translated as "emptiness." But this term does not merely point to an absolute void, as it is often misinterpreted. Again, from our online gurus: Śūnyatā (Sanskrit) or Suññatā (Pali), commonly translated as "emptiness," "voidness," or "openness," is a foundational Buddhist philosophy referring to the lack of inherent, independent existence in all phenomena. It means all things—including the self—are empty of a separate, permanent ego, existing instead in a constant state of interdependence and change. I lean toward "openness," and note that "constant interdependence...and change" do not amount to a "state." There is nothing static about it. All things found in the universe are not things at all, but interconnected causes and conditions in constant flux — wave functions in science-speak. Likewise, aggregate reality: uni-verse, is not itself a "thing." The normal concept of "God" as a transcendent being does not stray far from this idea, except in depictions of Him or Her as human in form. As we are part of this universe, the idea that we can realize this unity with God or the cosmos permeates most religious belief systems. In Zen this proposition has the more prosaic connotation of being the truth, whether we know it or not. If God is anything, God is everything. The prospect of realization or awakening requires relinquishing our dualistic conceptions regarding this truth. Again, the great Chinese sage captures the dilemma in relatable terms: Denying the reality of things misses their realityAsserting the emptiness of things misses their realityThe more we talk and think about itthe further astray we wander from the truthStop talking and thinking and there is nothing you will not be able to know So while I maintain that Zen is not a religion in the conventional sense, what it is pointing to is the essential founding impulse of all religions, as well as philosophy: a realization of the truth of existence. Whether one interprets that realization as a religious experience or not does not change the fact of it. Again, Master Sengcan reminds us: Now there are sudden and gradualin which teachings and approaches ariseWith teachings and approaches distinguishedeach has its standardswhether teachings and approaches are mastered or notreality constantly flows "Sudden and gradual" here refers to the so-called Southern and Northern schools of Zen in China that preceded Sengcan by a couple of centuries. But they could just as well refer to today's various theistic religions with their multitude of denominations, or even to schools of philosophy, as well as theories and hypotheses of science. I italicize that last phrase, "reality constantly flows," as a simple truth, one that does not necessarily negate any of the various religious or philosophical worldviews, but amounts to a universal caveat: that whatever belief you may adhere to, it cannot possibly capture the totality of reality. Zen inquiry is said to take off from where philosophy leaves off, the latter having gotten there in a more roundabout manner. Whatever the starting point and mode of analysis, finally we are left with the "hard problem of consciousness," to co-op the phrase coined by the philosopher David Chalmers. Or as Master Dogen is said to have said, "At last we are left with ambiguity." One particular way of understanding various approaches to practice was taught by Kuei-feng Tsung-mi. Tsung-mi was a C'han master, and also the fifth Ancestor of the Hua Yen tradition in the Tang dynasty in China . He spoke of five different kinds of Zen, which are bompu zen or “usual zen,” gedo zen or ” Outside Way zen,” shojo zen or “Hinayana practice,” daijo zen or “Great Practice zen” and saijojo zen or “Easy and perfect” zen. In this sense, we could say that zen with a small “z” means simply a form of practising. Begin Here: Five Styles of Zenby Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshiZazen-ji, October 14, 1989[from the book, “Before Thinking”] Let us embrace this hard problem, and the inconclusiveness of its resolution, as we continue exploring the original frontier of Mind, and sharpening the razorblade of Zen. To make these postings a bit more interactive, please let me know if you have any subjects you might like me to address in future. My current focus is on the two underlying themes of my first and second published volumes, "The Original Frontier" and "The Razorblade of Zen," both available online. The former is a kind of user's manual for meditation, specifically of the Zen flavor, or zazen; the second is about where I see Zen fitting into the American cultural milieu as a third, alternative way, between the extremes of rationalism and science, leading to secular reductionism on one end of the spectrum, with those of theism and religion, or fundamentalism at the outer reaches on the other end. Zen lives in the middle. In these two books, both the personal and social spheres of practice-experience are engaged, separated for clarity of message. Implications for the natural sphere in the long term — if it is not already too late, in terms of climate change, for one example — I leave to you. Zen may offer our last and best hope for world peace, and saving our home planet. Implications for our understanding — or better, comprehending — the universe, and our place in it, I also leave to you. You are more likely to find your answers to the deeper questions on the cushion than off of it. But — no guarantees.

What does yoga actually mean? If you answered 'union,' Harmony and Russell have a fascinating surprise for you. In this deeply rich conversation with Sanskrit scholar and Ashtanga teacher Zoë  Slatoff, the trio explores the ancient philosophical roots beneath the practices many of us do every day. Zoë is the author of Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga, A New Approach to Sanskrit, Associate Director of the Yoga Studies MA program at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles), and a PhD candidate whose dissertation may permanently change the way you think about what yoga is for. The conversation moves from Zoë 's early years in Brooklyn and a pivotal Rodney Yee VHS tape, to engineering studies at the elite Cooper Union, to teaching 16 yoga classes a week in New York City, to the magic of Lakshmi Puram in Mysore before the internet existed. It arrives, finally, at the big philosophical question at the heart of her dissertation: how did yoga go from meaning separation to meaning union? What You'll Learn in This Episode Why "yoga" in the Yoga Sutras means separation—not union—and how Advaita Vedanta changed everything The role of the Upadesha Sahasri (attributed to Shankaracharya) in bridging dualism and non-duality How Pattabhi Jois used to quote ancient Vedantic texts every single day in conference in Lakshmi Puram Why the neti neti practice ('not this, not that') is a powerful tool for modern meditators How Zoe began her Sanskrit journey in Mysore and transformed it into a published textbook and academic career What it means to teach Sanskrit in a way that actually serves yoga practitioners (not classical scholars) The magic—and the chaos—of traveling to India without the internet, using hand-drawn maps and STD phone boxes Why Zoe believes dualism and non-duality are ultimately describing the same thing, just from different angles Guest Bio: Zoë  Slatoff Zoë  Slatoff is a Sanskrit scholar, longtime Ashtanga yoga practitioner and teacher, and author of Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga—a groundbreaking Sanskrit grammar textbook designed specifically for yoga practitioners who want to read the texts that inform their practice. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University in Asian Languages and Cultures, is completing her PhD at Lancaster University, and currently serves as Associate Director (and incoming Director) of the Yoga Studies MA program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She also teaches Sanskrit online through the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Resources & Links Mentioned Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga by Zoe Slatoff — available wherever books are sold (new edition coming soon) Yoga Studies MA Program at Loyola Marymount University — visit lmu.edu for admissions info Sanskrit classes online through the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies — check Zoe's website at ashtangayogasanskrit.com Yoga Gives Back — the charity whose fundraising gala reunited Zoe, Harmony, and Russell in LA Harmony Slater's Portugal intensives — Lisbon and Faro (end of June through mid-July); details in show links The Being Gathering festival, Portugal The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

What does yoga actually mean? If you answered 'union,' Harmony and Russell have a fascinating surprise for you. In this deeply rich conversation with Sanskrit scholar and Ashtanga teacher Zoë Slatoff, the trio explores the ancient philosophical roots beneath the practices many of us do every day. Zoë is the author of Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga, A New Approach to Sanskrit, Associate Director of the Yoga Studies MA program at Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles), and a PhD candidate whose dissertation may permanently change the way you think about what yoga is for. The conversation moves from Zoë's early years in Brooklyn and a pivotal Rodney Yee VHS tape, to engineering studies at the elite Cooper Union, to teaching 16 yoga classes a week in New York City, to the magic of Lakshmi Puram in Mysore before the internet existed. It arrives, finally, at the big philosophical question at the heart of her dissertation: how did yoga go from meaning separation to meaning union? What You'll Learn in This Episode Why "yoga" in the Yoga Sutras means separation—not union—and how Advaita Vedanta changed everything The role of the Upadesha Sahasri (attributed to Shankaracharya) in bridging dualism and non-duality How Pattabhi Jois used to quote ancient Vedantic texts every single day in conference in Lakshmi Puram Why the neti neti practice ('not this, not that') is a powerful tool for modern meditators How Zoë began her Sanskrit journey in Mysore and transformed it into a published textbook and academic career What it means to teach Sanskrit in a way that actually serves yoga practitioners (not classical scholars) The magic—and the chaos—of traveling to India without the internet, using hand-drawn maps and STD phone boxes Why Zoë believes dualism and non-duality are ultimately describing the same thing, just from different angles Guest Bio: Zoë Slatoff Zoë Slatoff is a Sanskrit scholar, longtime Ashtanga yoga practitioner and teacher, and author of Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga—a groundbreaking Sanskrit grammar textbook designed specifically for yoga practitioners who want to read the texts that inform their practice. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University in Asian Languages and Cultures, is completing her PhD at Lancaster University, and currently serves as Associate Director (and incoming Director) of the Yoga Studies MA program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She also teaches Sanskrit online through the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. Resources & Links Mentioned Yogavataranam: The Translation of Yoga by Zoë Slatoff — available wherever books are sold (new edition coming soon) Yoga Studies MA Program at Loyola Marymount University — visit lmu.edu for admissions info Sanskrit classes online through the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies — check Zoë's website at ashtangayogasanskrit.com Yoga Gives Back — the charity whose fundraising gala reunited Zoë, Harmony, and Russell in LA Harmony Slater's Portugal intensives — Lisbon and Faro (end of June through mid-July); details in show links The Being Gathering festival, Portugal The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

This talk is the fifth installment in a wellness series that takes a distinctly yogic approach to understanding life's challenges and spiritual development.Acharya das discusses the concept of "false shelter" (durashraya in Sanskrit) - the tendency to place unlimited trust in things that cannot provide genuine protection or happiness. He uses examples ranging from relationships and material possessions to modern technology and social media to illustrate how people become victims of their own poor choices rather than external circumstances. He stresses the importance of taking personal responsibility for life decisions and developing consequential thinking.Acharya das concludes with an emphasis on the importance of cultivating atma-tattva (knowledge of the soul/self) and the necessity of reconnecting with the Supreme Soul as the only genuine source of shelter and protection. He advocates for regular chanting meditation as a transformative practice that can lead to self-realization and God-realization, describing it as an immersive experience rather than a mental activity. Quotes used in the talk:For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy. Bhagavad-gītā 6.6For one whose mind is unbridled, self-realization is difficult work. But he whose mind is controlled and who strives by right means is assured of success. That is My opinion. Bhagavad-gītā 6.36When a man in the material world takes more interest in the materialistic way of life than in spiritual/God consciousness, he is considered to be in a diseased condition. The normal condition is to remain an eternal servant of the Lord. This healthy condition is lost when the living entity forgets God due to being attracted by the external features of Krsna's maya energy. This world of maya is called durasraya, which means “false or bad shelter.” One who puts his faith in durasraya becomes a candidate for hoping against hope. In the material world everyone is trying to become happy, and although their material attempts are baffled in every way, due to their nescience [ignorance] they cannot understand their mistakes. People try to rectify one mistake by making another mistake. This is the way of the struggle for existence in the material world. If one in this condition is advised to take to [cultivating] God consciousness and be happy, he does not accept such instructions. – Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaPersons devoid of ātma-tattva do not inquire into the problems of life, being too attached to the fallible soldiers like the body, children and wife. Although sufficiently experienced, they still do not see their inevitable destruction. Bhāgavata Purāṇa 2.1.4“One who is not connected with the Supreme Soul can have neither transcendental intelligence nor a steady mind, without which there is no possibility of peace. And how can there be any happiness without peace?” – Bhagavad-gītā 2.66Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction to Yogic Wellness Philosophy ‎ 00:02:14 The Threefold Miseries and Realistic Expectations ‎ 00:04:35 Historical Foundation: Sanatana Goswami's Questions ‎ 00:13:32 Personal Responsibility in Relationships and Life Choices ‎ 00:19:24 The Search for Shelter and Modern Emptiness ‎ 00:26:07 Consequential Thinking and Rat Trap Happiness ‎ 00:29:17 Mind Control and Spiritual Practice ‎ 00:32:51 Modern Manipulation and Technology Addiction ‎ 00:37:34 False Shelter and Spiritual Guidance ‎ 00:42:00 Durashraya: The Nature of False Shelter ‎ 00:47:38 Fallible Soldiers and Spiritual Truth ‎ 00:50:00 True Shelter and Spiritual Connection ‎ 00:54:08 Chanting Meditation as Transformative Practice

Tony's officially on summer break and his brain is already untethered. This week Mike and Tony cover the important stuff: fresh ink (Goku, no titties), dying languages held together by two people who refuse to speak to each other, a caterpillar wearing its victims like a Halloween costume, a mysterious metal orb that may or may not respond to Sanskrit, and the slow death of the National Enquirer — because reality got weirder than they could. Also: knees, toothbrushes, and the terrifying math of how fast summer disappears. Episode 279. Fully in the bag. Cheers! m&t#MikeAndTonyShow #Episode279 #SummerBreak #Tattoos #DragonBallZ #WeirdScience #BugaSphere #BoneCollectorCaterpillar #DyingLanguages #Toxoplasma #WoollyMammoth #SpaceIsWeird #NationalEnquirer #ColoradoPodcast #ComedyPodcast #TrueWeirdness #OnceInABlueMoon #Podcast279 #FullyInTheBag

We've got a packed show today. I mean PACKED. I have so many notes in front of me that if the FBI raided this studio they'd call it an “insurrection planner.” Half these stories I've been trying to get to for days, and every morning the news cycle shows up like a drunken Amazon driver throwing fresh insanity onto the porch.And let me tell you something: we are never catching up.Never.I could do this show seven days a week, eight hours a day, surviving entirely on caffeine and whatever chemicals they put in gas station beef jerky, and we'd still end every week with another mountain of madness to discuss. America has become a Netflix series written by people who got fired from reality television for being too unrealistic.But as they say, “Brevity is the soul of lingerie.”Which explains Congress perfectly. The less material involved, the more expensive it gets.Now, speaking of expensive coverups, Jill Biden made a revelation that shocked absolutely nobody. The media reacted like archaeologists discovering water in the ocean. “BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden may have experienced cognitive decline!”Really? You don't say.This is the same man who has wandered off stages, shaken hands with invisible citizens, and looked at teleprompters like they were written in ancient Sanskrit. Joe Biden has spent the last several years speaking in a dialect I can only describe as Pharmaceutical Esperanto.And suddenly the media wants to pretend they just noticed?That's the part that fascinates me. Not the decline. The cover-up. Because everybody knew. Democrats knew. Journalists knew. Staffers knew. Jill knew. The Easter Bunny knew. The only people left pretending were the same folks who told us inflation was “transitory,” the border was “secure,” and men could get pregnant if you just believed hard enough.Now Jill Biden, Doctor Jill, Patron Saint of Denial, is out there acting wounded by the scrutiny. Ma'am, people aren't upset because your husband aged. Everybody ages. America would've shown grace for aging. What people resent is being lied to with the enthusiasm of a timeshare salesman trapped in a pyramid scheme.And now we find out Team Biden is trying to keep information sealed about his cognitive condition going all the way back to 2012?Two thousand TWELVE.That means Joe Biden may have been mentally buffering longer than most people have owned their smartphones.Think about that historically for a second. In 2012, people were still arguing over Bluetooth earpieces. Gas was under four bucks in many places. TikTok didn't exist yet. Hunter Biden probably still had at least one functioning laptop.And somewhere in Washington, insiders allegedly knew Joe Biden's brain was running Windows 95 in Safe Mode.Yet they still shoved him into office. Why? Because modern politics isn't about leadership anymore. It's Weekend at Bernie's with nuclear codes. The presidency became a puppet theater where anonymous staffers, activist bureaucrats, and ideological interns ran the machinery while the Commander in Chief searched for exits like he was trapped in an IKEA showroom.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8-week course on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Thursday mornings, 8:30am - 10:00pm (Pacific)​ June 4th - July 30th, 2026* Tuition: Sliding scale ($400 to $300) All Classes are held live on Zoom with recordings available for participants afterwards ​This course is an overview of the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (“Root Verses on the Middle Way”), a famously difficult poem by Nāgārjuna written around the 2nd Century CE that articulates the Mādhyamika understanding of emptiness based on the Buddha's teaching of dependent origination. At first the verses can feel like a series of locked doors, mainly because they are a rebuttal to the metaphysical assumptions of early Abhidharma schools, including the Sarvāstivādans and Sautrāntikas, and without that background Nāgārjuna's sharp refutations seem to strike at nothing. The purpose of this course is to cut through the obscuring rhetoric and reveal the text's essential concepts with down-to-earth “real world” examples, turning locks into keys. We will read several chapters closely, comparing multiple English translations from Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese, and you will be encouraged to reimagine the verses using your own terms and examples. Go to: www.LotusUnderground.com

Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?HaChi: Connection, a skill tied directly to her yoga practice.Jivamukti Yoga® is more than a workout; it's a way of connecting with the world. In this episode of the Superpowers for Good show, HaChi Yu, Director of Jivamukti Yoga® New York, shared her passion for fostering deep connections—not just through yoga practice but through a broader vision of community and inclusivity.“Yoga actually means union or to yoke, which means to create a connection,” HaChi explained. She described Jivamukti as grounded in the Sanskrit concepts of “Jeeva,” meaning soul, and “Mukti,” meaning liberation. “We are all trying to reconnect to our true potential and our true nature, which we believe is goodness,” she said.HaChi's mission extends beyond the physical practice of yoga. The studio serves as a hub for building relationships, learning, and healing. Jivamukti Yoga®, founded in 1984 in New York City, emphasizes a philosophy of interconnection: to oneself, to others, and to the earth.After navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the closure of her Los Angeles studio, HaChi returned to New York and opened a small studio in Chinatown. Now, she is expanding to a larger 5,000-square-foot flagship location in Brooklyn. HaChi described the new space as one that will “allow us to host multiple studios for meditation, yoga classes, readings, and events simultaneously.”To bring this vision to life, HaChi is raising funds via a regulated investment crowdfunding campaign on Honeycomb Credit. She views the campaign as an extension of her yoga philosophy. “The community is not separate from the business,” she noted, emphasizing the collective nature of sustaining inclusive wellness spaces.Supporters can join the campaign by visiting s4g.biz/jiva or scanning the QR code featured during the episode. Crowdfunding allows people to contribute to meaningful projects with even modest investments, aligning with HaChi's vision of accessible and inclusive participation.Jivamukti Yoga® is more than a physical practice. It's a reminder of shared responsibility and the power of community. Supporting this expansion is an investment not only in yoga but in a more connected and compassionate world.tl;dr:Jivamukti Yoga® emphasizes connection as the foundation for personal and community transformation.Founder Sharon Gannon and David Leif launched Jivamukti in NYC, fostering a yoga lifestyle since 1984.After COVID closed her LA studio, HaChi reopened in NYC and is now expanding to Brooklyn.HaChi is using Honeycomb Credit crowdfunding to raise capital, embracing her community-first philosophy.HaChi identifies connection as her superpower, teaching others to forge meaningful bonds across differences.How to Develop Connection As a SuperpowerHaChi believes her superpower is connection, a skill tied directly to her yoga practice. “Yoga means to link, it means to connect,” she explained, adding that her ability to connect with others transcends physical yoga. She focuses on fostering connections between people, cultures, nature, and shared human experiences. Her goal isn't to highlight individual differences but to celebrate similarities, saying, “What makes us the same? Not what makes us different.” This focus allows her community to thrive and underscores her belief that connection is the foundation of wellness.Years before transitioning into yoga, HaChi was a professional ballerina. During one of her retirement performances, she panicked moments before stepping on stage in stilts. Overwhelmed with fear, she voiced her hesitation to the stage manager. When her director noticed her struggle, he addressed the audience directly, bringing transparency to the challenge she faced. This act of connection—being seen and supported—helped her proceed with confidence. The incident reinforced HaChi's belief in the power of connection to overcome fear and foster growth.Tips for Developing the Superpower of Connection:Listen Deeply: Focus on what's behind a person's words with empathy and attention.Foster Inclusivity: Look for common ground to connect across differences.Be Vulnerable: Ask for help when needed—it builds mutual trust and understanding.Cultivate Awareness: Pause to reflect on shared humanity before responding.By following HaChi's example and advice, you can make connection a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Guest ProfileHaChi Yu (she/her):Director, Jivamukti Yoga® New YorkAbout Jivamukti Yoga® New York: Educational center offering haven for physical, mental, emotional health and well-being through mindfulness practices. Website: jivamuktiyoganyc.comLinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/company/jivamukti-yoga-nycInstagram Handle: @jivamuktiyoga.nyc Other URL: invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/Jivamukti-YogaBiographical Information: HaChi Yu is a native New Yorker with over three decades of experience across the performing arts, arts management, and the international yoga community as a performer, teacher, and cultural entrepreneur.HaChi spent two decades as a Principal Dancer with Feld Ballets/NY (1993–2013) and on Broadway, including the international tour of FOSSE. Her professional experience extends into arts administration, production, and small-business management.A senior teacher in the Jivamukti Yoga lineage, HaChi holds advanced certification and is the sole U.S. licensee of the Jivamukti Yoga® method. She facilitates international teacher trainings, including a 300-hour program in partnership with Jivamukti Global, and founded the first Jivamukti Yoga studio on the West Coast in Los Angeles (2018–2020). She is a 500-hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and a certified instructor in Gyrotonic® and Pilates.HaChi is the founder of Jiva NYC LLC and Jiva Liberation Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to making yoga, mindfulness, and contemplative practice accessible in New York City. Her work is rooted in the belief that mindfulness and wellness should not be a luxury — it is essential for the health and well-being of a community to fund spaces that address loneliness, isolation, and stress. 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Sanskrit-Speaking' Villages, Linguistic Utopias and the Metaphysics of Development (Routledge, 2026) is a recollection of the McCartney's journey across 'Sanskritland, ' which is the term coined to refer to the utopian landscape within which the 'Language of the Gods' is thought to be spoken. There are three destinations on the author's journey. This study sheds light on how, why, and where Sanskrit is spoken in the twenty-first century, the complex and dynamic historical and contemporary that have allowed this, and how both yoga and Sanskrit are instruments for development and soft-power projects. This book is an essential read for scholars and students of linguistic anthropology, Indology, and sustainable development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Sanskrit-Speaking' Villages, Linguistic Utopias and the Metaphysics of Development (Routledge, 2026) is a recollection of the McCartney's journey across 'Sanskritland, ' which is the term coined to refer to the utopian landscape within which the 'Language of the Gods' is thought to be spoken. There are three destinations on the author's journey. This study sheds light on how, why, and where Sanskrit is spoken in the twenty-first century, the complex and dynamic historical and contemporary that have allowed this, and how both yoga and Sanskrit are instruments for development and soft-power projects. This book is an essential read for scholars and students of linguistic anthropology, Indology, and sustainable development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Sanskrit-Speaking' Villages, Linguistic Utopias and the Metaphysics of Development (Routledge, 2026) is a recollection of the McCartney's journey across 'Sanskritland, ' which is the term coined to refer to the utopian landscape within which the 'Language of the Gods' is thought to be spoken. There are three destinations on the author's journey. This study sheds light on how, why, and where Sanskrit is spoken in the twenty-first century, the complex and dynamic historical and contemporary that have allowed this, and how both yoga and Sanskrit are instruments for development and soft-power projects. This book is an essential read for scholars and students of linguistic anthropology, Indology, and sustainable development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Sanskrit-Speaking' Villages, Linguistic Utopias and the Metaphysics of Development (Routledge, 2026) is a recollection of the McCartney's journey across 'Sanskritland, ' which is the term coined to refer to the utopian landscape within which the 'Language of the Gods' is thought to be spoken. There are three destinations on the author's journey. This study sheds light on how, why, and where Sanskrit is spoken in the twenty-first century, the complex and dynamic historical and contemporary that have allowed this, and how both yoga and Sanskrit are instruments for development and soft-power projects. This book is an essential read for scholars and students of linguistic anthropology, Indology, and sustainable development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language

Sanskrit-Speaking' Villages, Linguistic Utopias and the Metaphysics of Development (Routledge, 2026) is a recollection of the McCartney's journey across 'Sanskritland, ' which is the term coined to refer to the utopian landscape within which the 'Language of the Gods' is thought to be spoken. There are three destinations on the author's journey. This study sheds light on how, why, and where Sanskrit is spoken in the twenty-first century, the complex and dynamic historical and contemporary that have allowed this, and how both yoga and Sanskrit are instruments for development and soft-power projects. This book is an essential read for scholars and students of linguistic anthropology, Indology, and sustainable development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions

What if the most powerful thing we can offer each other isn't a strategy, but actually just a kind reminder?In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun addresses what it really means to return to presence, to yourself, and to what sustains you. She covers Harvard research on mind-wandering and why it matters for your wellbeing, the Sanskrit concept of smriti (mindfulness as remembrance), why our nourishing practices fall away and how to return without shame, and why the most radical thing someone can offer us is often the simplest: come back.Key TakeawaysYour body is always in the present tense. When your mind wanders, sensation and breath are some of your fastest anchors back.Losing yourself rarely happens in one moment - it happens in a thousand small ones. Coming back is the same: one small, honest act at a time..When a nourishing practice falls away, start smaller than you think you should - the goal is to re-establish contact, not to immediately return to full capacity.Smriti, the Sanskrit root of mindfulness, literally means remembrance. Resources The Sacred Pause Half-Day Retreat in Clintonville (Columbus, OH):

Sitali Pranayama, derived from the Sanskrit word for "cool," is a breath technique ideal for hot weather or stress. It involves inhaling through a rolled tongue or pursed lips, creating a cooling effect. Alternatively, Sitkari Pranayama uses a wide grin to inhale across the teeth. Both techniques help cool the body, soothe inflammation, and balance excess Pitta dosha.Simhasana Pranayama (Lion's Breath) involves forcefully exhaling through the mouth while sticking out the tongue and gazing between the eyebrows (Shambavi Mudra). This practice releases tension, stress, and pent-up emotions, while stimulating energy flow and fostering empowerment.In this class, we'll refine Bakasana (Heron Pose), preparing the shoulders and pelvis to increase range of motion and strength. We'll emphasise Hasta Bandha (hand lock) to strengthen the hands and wrists for arm balances. The sequence builds heat and energy, offering the cooling and releasing benefits of Sitali and Simhasana Pranayama. Enjoy!To read more and to practice with Zephyr Wildman, click here. To support Zephyr Yoga Podcast, donate here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2026 is: onus • OH-nuss • noun Onus is a formal word typically used to refer to a responsibility, obligation, or burden. It is usually preceded by the word the. // Management has made it clear that the onus is on employees to ask for further training if they don't understand the new procedures. See the entry > Examples: “The [London Book Fair] comes the week before the government is due to deliver its progress report on AI and copyright, after proposals for a relaxation of existing laws caused outrage last year. Philippa Gregory, the novelist, described the plans for an ‘opt-out' policy, which puts the onus on writers to refuse permission for their work to be trawled, as akin to putting a sign on your front door asking burglars to pass by.” — The Guardian (London), 13 Mar. 2026 Did you know? Understanding the etymology of onus shouldn't be a burden; it's as simple as knowing that English borrowed the word—spelling, meaning, and all—from Latin in the 17th century. Onus is also a distant relative of the Sanskrit word anas, meaning cart (as in, a wheeled wagon or vehicle that carries a burden). English isn't exactly loaded with words that come from Latin onus, but onerous (“difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with”) is one, which is fitting since in addition to being synonymous with “burden,” onus has also long been used to refer to obligations and responsibilities that one may find annoying, taxing, disagreeable, or distasteful.

Nityānanda Miśra is a Mumbai-based finance professional in the investment banking industry. He specialises in quantitative finance, equity market microstructure, algorithmic trading, and execution consulting. He is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore (2007) and a gold medalist from Gujarat University (2004).Nityānanda is a multifaceted personality—a Sanskrit scholar, a polyglot, a grammarian, a littérateur, an instrumentalist, a musicologist, a researcher, an editor, an author, and a book designer. He has authored thirteen books, including several bestsellers. He is also a professional onomastician, specialising in Sanskrit names.Nityānanda is passionate about Indic culture, literature, music, and arts. He runs a popular YouTube channel, which produces content on these topics.

The Real Universal Empire by Dylan Saccoccio traces the origins of Western civilization, written language, and ancient priestcraft back to the seafaring Etruscan culture of pre-Roman Italy rather than to Greece, India, or the Levant. This is the first episode of Inner Whirled, a co-hosted deep-dive series on the book and the research behind it.Topics include the Sanskrit and Indo-European origin debate, the oldest evidence of ancient alphabets and why letter count alone exposes the accepted timeline, the cultural affinity between the Etruscans and the Egyptians, why neither Herodotus nor Thucydides ever wrote about Rome, and the strange absence of ancient Italy from mainstream historical writing.This is a remastered episode originally published March 7th 2024. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/4SOh3qBLkBYRemote Biofield Tuning sessions with Chance are available via Zoom. Learn more and book at https://www.innerversepodcast.com/biofield-tuningFull archives, extended episodes, and member community at https://www.innerversepodcast.com/plusWatch the extended episode of this podcasthttps://www.innerversepodcast.com/plus/inner-whirled-1Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/alien-italians-1-99929243Substack: https://innerversepodcast.substack.com/p/alien-italiansYoutube: https://youtu.be/aht2ZcxB_RISUPPORTKyle Denton's Potent Plant Medicines – Tippecanoe Herbs (use coupon code 'innerverse'): https://www.tippecanoeherbs.comFlower Elixirs by LotusWei: https://www.lotuswei.com/innerverseLearn To Trade Like A Wizard: https://www.skool.com/tradingbusiness/about?ref=6043c01b48d04a20ba5e90e1dd83602d Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan MailThere's a moment every late spring where you can feel it — that internal pace starting to pick up with the heat, the to-do list for the garden suddenly feeling urgent, the rollercoaster of summer starting to pull you toward it before you're quite ready. This week's episode is for that moment.In this solo episode, I'm sharing what I've been working with personally as we move through this beautiful, liminal edge between Kapha and Pitta season — and the teachings from yogic philosophy and Ayurveda that have been grounding me.We explore:Sthira — the Sanskrit word for steadiness and rootedness, and how Patanjali's sutra sthira sukham asanam (the seat should be steady and at ease) is an invitation not just for the meditation cushion but for how we move through lifeThe gifts of Kapha dosha — why that stable, slow, grounded energy deserves to be carried forward into summer rather than shed in our rush to lighten upSandhya — the sacred in-between, the twilight of the seasons, and why this transitional moment holds so much more magic and potency than we usually allow ourselves to receiveBorrowing from Kapha — practical ways to fill your well now, before the full heat and activity of Pitta season arrivesDinacharya — how your daily rhythm is naturally shifting right now, and how to let that happen gradually and with intentionThe idea of not releasing things into the world until they're overripe — and how that applies to creative projects, seasons of life, and so much moreThis episode is an invitation to linger a little longer in the in-between. To savor the lushness of what's here before the harvest comes. To trust that things will fruit in their own timing — and that your steadiness is the foundation you'll stand on when summer's rollercoaster arrives.Resources:Free Masterclass:  The Alchemy of the Perimenopause PortalAyurvedic Dosha Quick Reference GuideAbhyanga Self Massage GuideWeekend Nervous System ResetNourished For Resilience Workbook Find me at www.nourishednervoussystem.comand @nourishednervoussytem on Instagram

Journalist Ruchira Sharma tackles the awkward side of popular culture head-on. In this pilot episode, she examines her complicated relationship with yoga, from lockdown YouTube classes to an uncomfortable memory of a Hindu summer camp. Through conversations with yoga teachers Carly Schutt and Ainhoa Acosta, Sanskrit scholar Dr James Mallinson, and psychiatrist Raj Persaud, she explores yoga's Indian roots, its Western reinvention, the wellness industry, cultural misappropriation, anxiety, and whether yoga needs decolonising. Along the way, Ruchira confronts what yoga means to her as a British Indian woman, and whether reclaiming the practice also means reclaiming parts of herself.Credits:Writer/Narrator - Ruchira SharmaExecutive Editor - Tony PhillipsProduction Management - Emma StephesProducer - Bernard P AchampongExecutive Producer for Spotify - Natalie Tulloch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kamala Rose spent over 30 years living in an ashram before stepping out into the world as an independent yoga teacher and philosophy educator in her mid-50s. This conversation is about what happens when someone with that depth of knowledge has to start completely from scratch, and what yoga philosophy itself has to say about that kind of transition.Kamala is the founder of Sutra to Self, a 12-week course on Sanskrit literacy and a guided reading of the Yoga Sutra, and she runs a free Women's Gita Circle every two weeks on Zoom. Find her at kamalaroseyoga.org and on Instagram at kamalarose.yoga.JOIN THE BLISSFUL BIZ HIVEWhat if your yoga wisdom was bringing in an extra $1k/month, even on the days you don't teach a single class?Inside the Blissful Biz Hive, you'll build your Honey Flow: a digital offer people actually want to buy, a simple funnel that brings new students into your world, and a content plan that finally gives your posts a purpose beyond "just staying visible."✅ 4-Week Honey Flow Sprint ✅ Mini Course & Funnel Setup ✅ 30-Day Content Plan & Templates ✅ Email Sequences & Sales Templates ✅ Monthly Coaching Calls & Daily Community SupportWith Susanne Rieker, who's spent the last 10 years helping 1,600+ yoga teachers build and grow their online business.

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 222, "I Release my Past & Take Responsibility: I Am Presence," Maya delivers a deeply personal and transformative transmission centered on the "5/5 portal." She reflects on her 40-year journey in health and spirituality, moving from a period of "3D amnesia" and struggle into a state of galactic sovereignty.Here is a summary of the key themes and declarations from the episode:1. The Descent into the AbyssMaya candidly discusses a 15-year period of spiritual "battering" and a 3-year "vertigo pull" into a deep abyss. She acknowledges that despite her decades of service, she often fell into the traps of the matrix:The "Cha-Cha" of Growth: Experiencing strides forward followed by painful reverses.The Illusion of Otherness: Making mistakes driven by expectations, judgment, and the need for control.Resistance: Realizing that her own resistance to these life lessons actually prolonged her suffering and fed the "monster" of fear and resentment.2. The Galactic Rescue & AwakeningThe turning point began in late 2025 and early 2026, coincided with astronomical events and the arrival of the Galactic Federation of Light.The Motherships: Maya describes a "merciful rescue mission" where celestial beings began repairing Earth's grid.Refinement by Fire: She recontextualizes her years of torture not as random attacks, but as a meticulous "surgical recalibration" by the Divine Creator to return her to a state of Oneness.3. Radical Responsibility & The "5/5 Portal"Maya uses this specific portal to declare her absolute sovereignty. She shifts from a victim of her circumstances to the conscious creator of her reality:Owning the Ignorance: She takes full responsibility for not recognizing her past challenges as sacred gifts.Dissolving the Chasm: By stopping the cycle of blame and shame, she ceases to "feed" the energy of separation.4. Ritual of Forgiveness and Release (The "Tatastu" Declarations)The episode concludes with a powerful series of decrees, using the Sanskrit word Tatastu (meaning "So be it"):Self-Forgiveness: Releasing the self for what could not have been known sooner.Global Forgiveness: Releasing and blessing everyone who played a "dark role" in her evolution, recognizing them as catalysts for her Light.Cutting Cords: Formally canceling soul contracts that have outlived their purpose.Gratitude to Allies: Honoring Archangel Michael, Lord Ashtar, the Arcturians, Sirians, and Andromedans for their massive galactic work in securing Earth's portals, grids, and much more.Core MessageThe episode serves as a public "Divine Covenant." Maya's message is that the time of "otherness" is over. By assuming full responsibility for her past and acknowledging the presence of Galactic Light, she has stepped onto the threshold of a new, free reality."I have awoken. I am in the threshold... I am taking back my full sovereignty Now."Support the showMay Peace Be Your Journey:Maya's approach transcends modern feminism by advocating for a holistic restoration of balance, moving beyond the fight for basic rights to reclaiming the innate power of the divine feminine, which includes procreation, forgiveness, nourishment, and cosmic creativity. She stresses the importance of kindness, inner stillness, and compassionate self-  tools for healing individuals and society. www.mayatiwari.comwww.facebook.com/mayatiwariahimsa.Buzzsprout.comMothermaya@gmail.comGet Maya's New Book: I Am  Shakti:https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/o-books/our-books/I-am-shaktiAmazon.comBookshop.org

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a highly trained surgeon who spent decades inside conventional medicine… decides to follow a deeper calling into ancient healing wisdom?This conversation will shake your knowledge about food. It will give you the cue to explore health from a deeper perspective. You will learn about the mind-body connection and why, when humans gather with intention and goodwill, we can positively influence the collective consciousness.My guest, Dr. Bill Dean, is a former allopathic urologic surgeon who retired from western medicine to devote his life fully to Ayurveda, the ancient traditional system of medicine rooted in energy balance, which, translating from Sanskrit, means the science of life. Dr. Dean's journey into Ayurveda began in the 1990s through his studies with the Chopra organization, eventually leading him to integrate Ayurvedic principles into his medical practice and, later, to earn a certification as an Ayurvedic doctor.I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Dean in person at the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago last year, where he was promoting his newest book, Foods Heal. He carries a bright, joyful presence that instantly put me at ease.This conversation invites us to remember that we do have agency over our health and that healing is not only personal—it ripples to the collective.CONNECT WITH DR. DEAN:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbilldean/BUY HIS BOOK: Foods Heal - Why Certain Foods Help YOU Feel Your BestDownload my FREE eBook: A Weekend of Feeling WellSchedule a FREE Discovery call Sign up for my free weekly newsletter: HEREBuy my book Living Your Best Life in CollegeTake the 2-minute Wellness QuizIf you enjoyed this episode, please FOLLOW, RATE, REVIEW & SHARE!! Rates and reviews help the message get to more people! Thanks!Good is What Makes You Feel Well is Mamma Terra's PodcastCONNECT WITH MAMMA TERRA HEALTH COACHING:Instagram: @mammaterrahcFacebook: MammaTerra.HCLinkedIn: Anna ResendeIntro Music "Levitar" credits to Ricardo Ulpiano, Thiago Peixoto, Marcelo Luciano Menino, and Anderson Rodrigo de Oliveira.Podcast art credits to Caroline Kohls Thanks for tuning in!

Season 5 of A Curious Yogi is here.I'm so happy to begin this season with a solo episode exploring an essential teaching from my teacher, Swamiji, who encouraged everyone to learn and memorize these seven verses from the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 2, verses 19–25). He described them as containing the essence of the entire scripture.In this episode, I share some of Swamiji's reflections and commentary, attempt to sing the Sanskrit verses myself (eek), and explore ways we can read, contemplate, and meditate on this timeless text as modern seekers.Some key themes from the conversation:The Gita is not simply a literal story about war or battle, but an exploration of the inner conflict between the individual self and the wisdom of the Higher Self.Gita means “song” — these teachings were meant to be sung, recited, and absorbed deeply.The teachings point us toward deathlessness: the reminder that we are not merely the body or identity we take ourselves to be.Perspective matters deeply — reading the Gita through Krishna's consciousness offers something very different from reading solely through Arjuna's confusion.If this episode gives you even a small glimpse into the depth and beauty of the Gita, I'd love for you to join me this June for an 18-week reading, study, and meditation group: 18 chapters in 18 weeks.All sessions will be recorded, so there's no pressure to attend live every time. And Patreon members receive 50% off the full offering.More than anything, I'm excited to explore this mystical and practical scripture intentionally with the curious yogi sangha.In oneness, Bobbi Thanks for listening! 

Des pictogrammes sumériens au devanagari utilisé pour le sanskrit entre autres, en passant par l'alphabet latin ou encore les caractères chinois, l'écriture est une des plus grandes révolutions anthropologiques. Lire un livre, acheter un stylo dans un supermarché, envoyer un sms, ces actes considérés comme banals - sont le fruit d'une évolution semée d'embûches et d'une pratique parfois laborieuse. Lumière aujourd'hui sur la naissance de l'écriture, ou le symbole de réussite de l'humanité Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode we sit with Sai, one of three co-founders (Sai, Utkarsh and Sachit) behind Rahasya Fragrances, a brand born in Singapore, rooted in India, and slowly making their mark around the world. As it turns out, Rahasya means mystery, not just in Sanskrit, but in Bahasa too; a celebration of the multiple cultures that have shaped their lives. Whether it's delivering their fragrances in dabbas or pulling up to Soho in a rickshaw with a live DJ set, these guys are doing things in their own way, and not asking anyone's permission to do it. We sit with them as they become the first Indian fragrance brand to launch at Selfridges, and with that, marking their official launch in the UK.Chapters(00:00) Introduction to the Rahasya team(03:00) The inception of the brand(04:55) The role of India in niche fragrances(07:40) Luxury brands taking inspiration from South Asian culture(10:05) Collaborating with Gully Labs(13:43) On being design-led without formal training(17:15) Entering the fragrance world(20:00) Using their global reach to build Rahasya(23:20) Leading with story(28:02) Reflections from the London pop-up(33:50) Launching in Selfridges (39:09) Keeping up with momentum(43:04) What's on the horizon for RahasyaFind Rahasya on: Website: https://rahasyafragrances.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rahasyafragrances/Mitali's Kantha jacket is by Fifth Origins:Website: https://www.fifthorigins.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fifthorigins/To be the first to get updates on new episodes, please do give us a subscribe or follow!

Isn't interesting that around the same time that the narrative of the quintessential serpentine representation of the divine, dark feminine, chaos embodied, Tiamat's evisceration by Marduk, the male storm God par excellence gained mythological dominance, Hammurabi hammers the "law" into his stone, thus enshrining the role of the conscious, analytic, externally-oriented & physicalist mind as more important or "holier" than the feminine, subconscious, interiorized, symbolic & archetypical mind? Isn't also interesting that after this mythological narrative gained dominance, and after this major historical event, the religious traditions of the late neolithic era and up the present day have been shifting further and further away from Goddess worship (i.e an immanence-oriented, world embracing, embodied approach to religion) in favor of the more transcendentalist, world hating, body-denying, struggle-oriented "father sky" idea? In this talk, after we explore some ideas about Sanskrit as a gendered language and the widespread implications of that, and after we make a few claims about shifting our discussions on gender to a more interiorized, psychological place, and certainly after some long digressions on feminist theories of the 19th century (Virginia Woolf, Vivekananda etc.), we turn to one of the most important things we could ever discuss as a śākta (I.e, goddess oriented) community: what is a woman? And more importantly: in what sense is God a woman?Really, this lecture is just three hours of us unpacking the rishikā, Ariana Grande's mahavākya: God Is A Woman.Support the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

In this episode of Shots of Serenity, I share a personal story of how I first encountered the profound concept of non-attachment. I explore the Sanskrit word for non-attachment, and I walk you through some mindful practices I've adopted to release my grip from people, places, and ideologies. If you've ever felt weighed down by attachment, join me as we explore the freedom that comes from gentle release.Tune in to uncover:The meaning of "Aparigraha" (non-attachment)My personal story of discoverySimple daily practices for releasing attachmentBook Reference:The Yamas & Niyamas✨ Stay Connected with Shots of Serenity ✨Thank you so much for tuning in! If today's episode resonated, please share it with someone you love and subscribe on your favorite platform — iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, or Google Play.

In this first formal talk of the Spring Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Monshin takes up virya — the Sanskrit term for joyful effort — as the essential energy of practice. What does it mean to sit day after day with the whole catastrophe of the mind: the boredom, the fear, the stories we tell about ourselves? Drawing on the ox-herding pictures' imagery of taming, she explores the difference… Source

After twenty years of living in an ashram, Divya Alter opened a restaurant — and her spiritual practice tested new ways and taken to a whole new level. Divya — Ayurvedic chef, Sanskrit scholar, and founder of New York City's beloved Divya's Kitchen — discovered that separating her spiritual life from her business life created nothing but internal war. The moment she saw the restaurant as her devotional service, everything shifted. Raghunath and Kaustubha sit with Divya for a conversation about what a decade of serving prasadam in the most competitive restaurant city in the world teaches you about surrender, letting go, and trusting Krishna with the outcome. The Srimad Bhagavatam then raises a question that stops everything: who exactly is this cowherd boy? Add Krishna to anything and everything becomes auspicious. Even, it turns out, an alien abduction. Help Support Divya's Kitchen: https://gofund.me/81358219c Srimad Bhagavatam 10.28.1-7 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

What does it really mean to build a life around practice — not just on the mat, but in how you love, how you work, and how you show up for your community? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Harmony Slater welcomes Sonia and Luis, the founders of Agora Lisboa — a space in Portugal dedicated to yoga, meditation, and the deep study of Buddhist philosophy. This is a couple who left careers in international development and high finance, followed the thread of practice across continents, and landed in Lisbon to build something rare: a community where dharma and asana are not separate from how you live. In this episode, you'll discover: Why Sonia chose yoga over a prestigious French government contract — and what her teacher said that changed everything How Luis discovered Zen Buddhism through the beauty of Japanese temple gardens at age 20 — and then meditated alone for 12 years The humbling moment Luis realized community is non-negotiable on the path to freedom What the ancient Greek word 'agora' has in common with Sanskrit and Portuguese — and why it became the perfect name Why crises are turning points (not breakdowns) — and the etymology that proves it How Ashtanga yoga and Buddhist meditation aren't just compatible — they're sibling traditions The difference between practicing for self-improvement and practicing for freedom Why you can't build an island of happiness in an ocean of misery — and what that means for your community Sonia's beautiful story of finding her pranayama practice while rocking her twins to sleep Why Harmony is teaching at Agora Lisboa June 25–28 — and how you can join her Sonia was born in France to a Brazilian mother and French father, trained at Ashtanga Yoga Paris, and worked in international development across Africa before stepping fully into teaching. Luis grew up in Colombia, moved to France at 18, discovered Zen Buddhism in Japan, and spent a decade in finance before burnout and love conspired to change everything. Together, they created Agora Lisboa — a name that holds multitudes: the Greek marketplace, the Portuguese word for 'now,' and a Sanskrit term for light. Whether you're navigating your own crossroads, deepening a contemplative practice, or longing for community that holds your whole life — this episode is for you. CONNECT WITH SONIA & LUIS: Website: agora-lisboa.com Instagram: @agora_lisboa  JOIN HARMONY IN LISBON: Harmony teaches at Agora Lisboa, June 25–28. Register at agora-lisboa.com. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: If this episode moved you, please leave a 5-star review and share it with someone who is living their practice off the mat. Your reviews help more seekers find this show. The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

What does it really mean to build a life around practice — not just on the mat, but in how you love, how you work, and how you show up for your community? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Harmony Slater welcomes Sonia and Luis, the founders of Agora Lisboa — a space in Portugal dedicated to yoga, meditation, and the deep study of Buddhist philosophy. This is a couple who left careers in international development and high finance, followed the thread of practice across continents, and landed in Lisbon to build something rare: a community where dharma and asana are not separate from how you live. In this episode, you'll discover: Why Sonia chose yoga over a prestigious French government contract — and what her teacher said that changed everything How Luis discovered Zen Buddhism through the beauty of Japanese temple gardens at age 20 — and then meditated alone for 12 years The humbling moment Luis realized community is non-negotiable on the path to freedom What the ancient Greek word 'agora' has in common with Sanskrit and Portuguese — and why it became the perfect name Why crises are turning points (not breakdowns) — and the etymology that proves it How Ashtanga yoga and Buddhist meditation aren't just compatible — they're sibling traditions The difference between practicing for self-improvement and practicing for freedom Why you can't build an island of happiness in an ocean of misery — and what that means for your community Sonia's beautiful story of finding her pranayama practice while rocking her twins to sleep Why Harmony is teaching at Agora Lisboa June 25–28 — and how you can join her Sonia was born in France to a Brazilian mother and French father, trained at Ashtanga Yoga Paris, and worked in international development across Africa before stepping fully into teaching. Luis grew up in Colombia, moved to France at 18, discovered Zen Buddhism in Japan, and spent a decade in finance before burnout and love conspired to change everything. Together, they created Agora Lisboa — a name that holds multitudes: the Greek marketplace, the Portuguese word for 'now,' and a Sanskrit term for light. Whether you're navigating your own crossroads, deepening a contemplative practice, or longing for community that holds your whole life — this episode is for you. CONNECT WITH SONIA & LUIS: Website: agora-lisboa.com Instagram: @agora_lisboa  JOIN HARMONY IN LISBON: Harmony teaches at Agora Lisboa, June 25–28. Register at agora-lisboa.com. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: If this episode moved you, please leave a 5-star review and share it with someone who is living their practice off the mat. Your reviews help more seekers find this show. The Inner Rejuvenation Codes: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/inner-rejuvenation-codes-mc Join the Lightworker Mastermind:  https://harmonyslater.com/lightworker-mastermind FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 26, 2026 is: onerous • AH-nuh-rus • adjective Onerous means "involving, imposing, or constituting a burden." It typically describes something that is difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with. // They were assigned the onerous task of post-show cleanup. // The government imposed onerous taxes on imports. See the entry > Examples: "Morton professed joy at relinquishing politics and announced his intention to retire to his country estate, where he would henceforth be occupied with nothing more onerous than straightening out the pathways in his beautiful gardens." — Gareth Russell, The Six Loves of James I, 2025 Did you know? The story behind onerous is at once straightforward and, dare we say, poetic. But perhaps that's putting the cart before the horse. Onerous rolled into the English language during the 14th century, via Middle French, from the Latin adjective onerosus, "burdensome." That word, in turn, was hitched to the noun onus, meaning "burden" (source too of our word onus, which usually refers to a burden or responsibility). Onus shares an ancient root with the Sanskrit word anas, meaning "cart." So although onerous stresses a sense of laboriousness and often figurative heaviness (especially because something is distasteful, e.g. "the onerous task of cleaning up the mess"), it has a deep connection with a literal weight borne by a person, horse, or other beast of burden.

Awareness Explorers episode 211: Salvadore Poe, Guest Explorer In this episode we talk to Salvadore Poe, a spiritual teacher and author who shared his journey from rock musician to spiritual awakening, and described his concept of "having a holiday," that is, recognizing pure being without fixing on any particular experience. The discussion covers topics including spiritual bypassing, doership, and meditation practices. • Includes a guided meditation leading you to relax the focus of attention, notice the movements of life, and see that what you are is not moving. This pure being at the core of all of the movement is that which never moves, and is who you essentially are. To learn more about Salvadore Poe, please visit: https://www.liberationis.com/ Books by Salvadore Poe: https://www.liberationis.com/books Liberation IS: The End of the Spiritual Path The Way of Freedom: Conversations with Salvadore Poe Blown Wide Open: A Collection of Holidays The Audacity of Freedom: A Journey of Spiritual Liberation Discussed in this episode: Jnani:  A Sanskrit term for a wise person, sage, or "knower of the Self" within Hindu philosophy, particularly in jnana yoga, the Hindu "path of knowledge" or wisdom. Bhakti:  A Sanskrit term meaning intense love, devotion, attachment, and surrender to a personal deity or guru, often serving as a path to spiritual liberation. It is often practiced as bhakti yoga, focusing on devotion through service. Karma: Karma Yoga, or the "yoga of action," is a spiritual path focused on selfless service, purifying the heart, and reducing ego by performing duties without attachment to results. Shiva Shakti Amma https://sivasakthiammaiyar.com/ Ajja https://myajja.weebly.com/ Dolano:: https://www.friendsofdolano.org/ Dzogchen: Dzogchen, or "Great Perfection," is the highest teaching in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, focusing on recognizing the innate, radiant, and empty nature of the mind. It emphasizes that enlightenment is not a distant goal but is already inherently present and requires only recognition through effortless, non-conceptual awareness. I Am That book by Nisargadatta Maharaj https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/I-Am-That-by-Sri-Nisargadatta-Maharaj.pdf POK (Perfectly Okay): Perfectlyokay.org is the social and support center of Jeffery Martin's Finders Course alumni community, Tiruvannamalai and Mount Arunachala: Arunachala hill has been considered sacred for centuries and is located within the temple town of Tiruvannamalai, one of the most ancient heritage sites of India and the home of the Ramana Maharshi Ashram.    Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website: https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers NOTE: If you are a Patreon supporter and have not been receiving our bonus material, please check to make sure that the email address you have on Patreon is an active one. To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit https://findinghappiness.com/ and https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian

False pride might be the one thing standing between you and genuine happiness. We protect it, defend it, build our identity around it — and all the while it's quietly keeping us from the love, the freedom, and the ecstasy we're actually looking for. In the Govardhan Lila of the Srimad Bhagavatam, an ancient Sanskrit text on consciousness and devotion, Krishna shuts down the worship of Indra — not out of rivalry, not out of anger, but because he loves Indra too much to keep enabling what's keeping him small. The difficult events of our lives can be understood the same way. Not as punishment. As liberation. Krishna is not taking something from you. He's removing what's in the way. Because on the other side of false pride is something the Srimad Bhagavatam describes in vivid detail — a heart so open it can feel genuine ecstasy. Wisdom of the Sages exists to help you get there. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

The unexamined stuff in us — today — is shaping our external experiences tomorrow. We might think of karma like a cosmic scorekeeper out there keeping tabs on us. Like the universe is going to get us back eventually. But Carl Jung saw something more insightful: your inner life doesn't stay inner. Whatever you haven't faced, whatever you haven't worked through — it leaks out and becomes your circumstances. It becomes the people who drive you crazy. It becomes the problems that just seem to follow you around. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha explore a passage from the Srimad Bhagavatam — an ancient Sanskrit text on consciousness and devotion — where Krishna, as a little boy, explains karma as a universal law that reflects our inner world with perfect precision. Wisdom of the Sages exists to help you look within — before life does it for you. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

There's a fascinating ancient system of medicine called Ayurveda, originating in India over 3,000 years ago, that has helped millions of people tune into their bodies through simple food, daily rhythms and plants.I grew up thinking it was just a set of beliefs and traditions, but my guest today really challenged that. What I came to understand is that Ayurveda is actually a codified system of observations and experiments, documented, debated and written in Sanskrit texts.My guest is Dr Vijay Murthy, an internationally acclaimed integrative physician who blends Ayurveda with modern, evidence-based medicine. He has over 30 years of clinical experience and regularly publishes in peer-reviewed journals.What's remarkable is that many of the practices we unpack today closely mirror what modern research now tells us about gut health, lifestyle medicine and nutrition.This conversation genuinely made me reflect on my own daily routines in a different way. And there are a couple of simple practices in here that you might want to try for yourself.We cover: What Ayurveda actually isDaily routines and living in sync with natural cyclesHow to identify your dominant dosha and what it meansHow Ayurveda can support gut health and digestionHow to eat according to Ayurvedic food principles What an Ayurvedic breakfast looks like Key herbs used in Ayurveda for digestion, blood sugar, thyroid health, skin and hair How to choose high-quality herbs and avoid contaminants

You can check every box of religious life and still be miles from God. The real spiritual metric is simpler — and much harder. Raghunath and Kaustubha open with a passage from Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov — the dying words of the monk Father Zosima: love everything, love everyone, even in their sin, and you will perceive the divine mystery in all things. It's a vision shared across traditions — by Tolstoy, Martin Luther King, Black Elk, and Jesus himself, who loved those who were crucifying him — and it maps precisely onto a verse from the Srimad Bhagavatam, an ancient Sanskrit text on consciousness and devotion, where Krishna describes the saintly person as one who sees no friend, no enemy, and no stranger — only the same sacred spark in everyone. A better metric for loving God is not the intensity of your practice but how you love the people God puts in your life — including the difficult ones. The episode then moves into the opening of the Govardhan Lila, where Krishna poses a quiet but penetrating question: do you actually understand what you're doing — and why? ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha ask a question that cuts to the heart of any serious spiritual practice: is my practice actually changing me.  Goodhart's Law states that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. The classic example: British colonial officials in India offered a bounty on cobra skins to reduce the cobra population, only to find that enterprising citizens began breeding cobras to collect the bounties. The measure designed to solve the problem made it worse. The Srimad Bhagavatam, an ancient Sanskrit text on Bhakti-yoga, offers a startling example through the story of the Brahmanas — learned priests who had checked every box, performed every ritual, and met every external standard yet remained spiritually shallow, while there wives, simple village women who had done none of those things, had quietly surpassed them in the spiritual depth. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Nobody wants a boss — and according to a prominent atheist philosopher, that's exactly the problem. Thomas Nagel, professor of philosophy at New York University and one of the most respected philosophers of the 20th and 21st centuries, made a startling admission: "I want atheism to be true" — not because the evidence demands it, but because the idea of God makes him uneasy. In this episode Raghunath and Kaustubha unpack what Nagel called the "cosmic authority problem" — the deeply human tendency to start with the conclusion we want and work backwards. The Bhagavad Gita and the Srimad Bhagavatam, ancient Sanskrit texts on consciousness and devotion, suggest something even more striking: what we're running from is exactly what we're looking for. The God we're afraid of — the cosmic authority, the judge, the warden — turns out to be something else entirely. In the 10th Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, Krishna is described not as an untouchable supreme force, but as a being whose very essence is to be controlled by love — the boss who finds his happiness in serving others, who becomes vulnerable so that love can be felt. The authority we've been running from turns out to be the love we've been searching for everywhere else. Wisdom of the Sages exists to help you find it.   ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Every time your mind wanders during meditation is a great opportunity. The wandering mind can be exactly where the real yoga begins. In this episode Raghunath welcomes back Kaustubha, fresh off a pilgrimage to Vrindavan, India — unpacking his bags and his insights in equal measure, starting with a nugget from William James, the father of American psychology. James called it the very root of character, will, and judgment: the ability to bring back wandering attention, over and over again. The Bhagavad Gita agrees — and so does a striking passage from the Srimad Bhagavatam, an ancient Sanskrit text on consciousness and devotion, describing how love deepens through hearing, contemplation, and the steady return of attention to the highest spiritual content. Wisdom of the Sages exists for exactly that — to keep the mind returning, day after day, to what matters most. ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************