October 9, 2023
In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, my mom died. I started writing this less than a week after her death. In the Pitṛpakṣa course, Kavithaji teaches us that when someone we know dies, it is an opportunity for us to contemplate our own death, something many of us would
October 2, 2023
In 2018 my dad passed away, and it was an incredible loss. We had a very special bond, and I was with him through much of his illness traveling back and forth to India. After he passed, I was on the verge of depression, emotionally and physically exhausted. After about six weeks, my guru Aiya
September 25, 2023
Rādhā!”Who can resist a love story, especially one as luscious as that of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa? Source texts that describe Rādhā differ about who she really is. Some describe her as being Kṛṣṇa, some as his superior, and others as a form of Mahālakṣmī. Their story is popularized through tales of their interactions in Vrindāvan,
September 19, 2023
(Adapted from The Sublime Art of Pūjā course) Many of us worship Gaṇapati every day, so why is Caturthī such a special time for Gaṇapati Pūjā? First, we need to consider the auspiciousness of groupings of 4 in our tradition; the 4 states of consciousness, the 4 levels of expression, the 4 states of the self,
September 11, 2023
The Nitya Devis are alive in you at every moment. The sequence of the NItya Devis from the new moon, Kameshvari, to the full moon, Chitra, is a way to look at our moment to moment lives and spiritual path. Remember the last event you attended that inspired you. That is Kamesvari arising in you as
