Rishika
Life in a world gone mad
When Adi and I were recording our latest episode last week, “Staying Sane in an Insane World,” I talked a little bit about humanity as a...
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Rishika
- May 2, 2021
- 1 min
New on the podcast: Tao Te Ching series
In our most recent episodes of “Into the Mystery” podcast, Adi Vajra and I have been talking about verses in the Tao Te Ching. (If you...
Rishika
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Everything is connected
I just love this little film (scroll down) featuring my "soul sister," artist Shelley Hocknell Zentner of South Lake Tahoe. Although we...
Rishika
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Breaking: There is nothing wrong with you after all
I once led a group meditation in which I invited the participants to contemplate the notion that because they were expressions of the...
Rishika
- Mar 9, 2021
- 6 min
Seeing what Is
The very first lesson in A Course in Miracles states: Nothing I see means anything. And your first thought is probably, "How can that be?...
Rishika
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
The ‘Dark Side’ of meditation
This is from another Quora response which has gotten more than 500 upvotes thus far. The original question was “What is the dark side of...
Rishika
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
What happens when a person reaches enlightenment? Pros vs. cons?
What are the pros and cons of enlightenment? For one thing, you won’t have to ask that question.
Rishika
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
The Word - Episode 13 now live
The Bible opens with, “In the beginning was the Word.” The Word, the Logos, the Tao ... all are terms that describe the natural order.
Rishika
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
On Emptiness - Episode 12 now live
Why should we think about emptiness? Because it is one of the ego’s deepest fears. In this episode, Adi and I discuss the ways the ego...
Rishika
- Sep 26, 2020
- 1 min
On Self Betrayal - Episode 11 now live
Talking about self-betrayal, or the many ways we mistakenly “pledge allegiance” to people, social structures and ideas at our own expense.
Rishika
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Stress reduction for the Apocalypse
(Reposting from my latest — and very occasional — newsletter The Seer, which you can subscribe to here. Just put “subscribe” in the...
Rishika
- Aug 14, 2020
- 1 min
Into the Mystery Ep. 8: Relationship on the Path
We discuss relationship before and after Awakening; challenges and opportunities; and the loneliness that arises as we become whole again.
Rishika
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Episode 6: Ego 101, now live
Ego is frequently misunderstood. Our latest episode discusses what it is, wants, and fears.
Rishika
- Jul 12, 2020
- 1 min
Gravity (a poem)
One happy outcome of yogic practice is that as we clear away our inner clutter, it makes space for Logos to shine through.
Rishika
- Jul 2, 2020
- 1 min
Ep. 4: Postcards from the Matrix
Our latest episode, on the illusion of maya, is now live at Spotify and PodBean.
Rishika
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
Ep. 3: Discovering Your Infinite Self, now live
Do check out the just-dropped, latest episode of the Into the Mystery podcast. Adi and I explore the nature of nonduality, or Advaita —...
Rishika
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Into the Mystery podcast is now live!
What happens when two brainy spiritual teachers dive into the mysteries of Reality? My cohost Adi Vajra and I decided to find out.
Rishika
- May 19, 2020
- 6 min
Fighting our reflections
Not only do we fight ourselves by criticizing our literal reflections, we despise those parts of ourselves that other people model to us.
Rishika
- Apr 18, 2020
- 1 min
Lose your addiction to prediction
Got angst? Crazy narratives running through your head? None of that is real.
Rishika
- Mar 8, 2020
- 6 min
Calling in the Divine Feminine
The battle for masculine/feminine balance is as critical to our development as the ongoing skirmishes between good and evil.
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