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Jai Maa and Jai Guru Deva,

Today's episode of Whispers From the Eternal, "A Leaf, A Flower, A Heart" is a brilliant jewel with so many facets. Acharya Shunya ji reflects on verse 9.26 from the Bhagavad Gita "If one offers Me a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even water with devotion, I accept it". This verse gives us the ultimate permission to just show up, with open heart, to devotion. Without obligation or perfection, just presence.

I was struck by a few phrases immediately:

• There is a path, right where you are. - Connecting with God is not an external journey, its right here in this moment

• It is not the object that sanctifies, it is Love. - Rituals and ceremonial practices and objects of worship are wonderful, but only Love connects us with the Divine.

• Even your sorrow can become worship. - I have experienced this Truth…

Beloved Sadasyas,

Here’s an illuminating journey from shadow to Self — featuring Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, who grew up in LA and now lives by the Ganga as a renunciate yogini.

I’m sharing this episode because, like many of you, she is not natively Indian — yet here she is, carrying the Vedic flame in her own powerful way. That’s why I feel this podcast may be of interest to you.

It also marks the beginning of Season 2. What do you think of the new direction?

One quiet way you can help my work and help Vedic wisdom grow in the world is by sharing, commenting, and helping others discover this work — if and when you feel moved to do so.

With steadiness, Acharya Shunya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNcDjfN7yaY

Jai Maa,

In the next Key Vedanta Concepts session this week, we will receive a teaching on the 4 states of Consciousness that we traverse throughout the day. This topic will also be viewed through the lens of the Sakshi - the inner Witness that is constant throughout all changes.

This session is open to all.

Tuesday, May 27th at 6pm US Pacific Time

Check your Time Zone here.

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Jai Guru Deva🙏 Thank you so much for this lovely Kula gathering ! The deep lessons that our beloved Teacher shares with such love and dedication, and the heartfelt shares of the Sadasyas, move me. I see and feel how many of us are growing and becoming firmly rooted in the profound wisdom of the Vedic tradition. It's so beautiful, special, and powerful. When I listen to a teaching, I write down a few words, sentences, or phrases that touch me. These can bring out feelings of wonder, joy, and even a little bit of sadness. This helps me start thinking deeply about my daily tasks and invitations to study.

Seva and breaking up the DNA of the self-centeredness of the Grihastha state of mind. From a Me-journey to a We journey.

Let this final quote speak through a picture I took this morning. It's a heartwarming moment that captures a bee's natural…