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These several weeks of Gayathri sadhana have been transformative. As I write this, tears flow from gratitude, joy and compassion. The daily practice is a blessing that returns to me again and again from morning til noon til night, and when we gather together each Sunday, the Shakti of the group and deep listening to my Guru’s voice in the recordings intensifies the blessing as moments of union are experienced amidst consciousness dancing between gross and subtle realms, sometimes arising as deep stillness, sometimes the presence of light, or a message being received in the cave of my heart, or a vision, or a visceral heart expansion, or even sensing an aroma I can only describe as divine perfume. What is this thing I call a “blessing”? It is the moksha moments, the falling away of the illusion of maya to reveal only light, only Self, only God, bathing in…

Jai Maa everyone 🌺

I’m rewatching Acharya Shunya’s Nirvana Shatakam YouTube series. In part 4, she discusses the concept of contentment. Here she explains that the Sanskrit word “Santosha” is samatosha, which is Tushti, which is Samatushti, which means…

🟡 “BECOMING BALANCED DUE TO INNER FULLNESS” 🟡

Isn’t this a beautiful contemplation?

( I apologize for any misspelling of Sanskrit words).

Shunya Ji went on to say that Santosha / contentment / bliss is a Divine Lakshmi trait🪷🪷🪷❣️

Jai Maa Sadasyas,

The next Nirvana Shatkam Companion Study session is happening tomorrow, Thursday Nov 27th at 11am India Time (that's 9:30pm on Wednesday Pacific Time).

We will explore the mindful and powerful process of removing all the coverings that are superimposed on the Self and practice together a few ways to sink in to the awareness that remains when we set them aside.

You are warmly invited to join me for this session regardless of whether you have viewed Acharya Shunya's satsangas on this text or attended the companion study sessions before.

The recording will be added to the Nirvana Shatkam playlist a day or two after the session.

The story of Adi Shankaracharya has been speaking to me recently with so many analogies and symbolism for our journey as seekers on the path of Advaita Vedanta.

This blog I wrote shares one of those inspirations related to his mother, Aryamba, and the choice she made in her dream with Shiva before her son was born. You can read the blog here:

Choosing the Divine: Lessons from Adi Shankaracharya's Birth

I am looking forward to our second live Nirvana Shatakam Svadhyaya Companion Study Session to explore Verse 1 this Thursday, October 24th at 11am IST. You are welcome to join if the time suits you!

Check your local time zone here.

In Heartfelt Service, Ishani