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
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
Easter Offering: Episode 26 Unlocked
Happy Easter! In celebration of Easter Sunday, Adi Vajra and I invite you to listen to our latest episode of Into the Mystery Podcast,...
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
- Apr 30, 2021
- 4 min
A tree for Max
I’ve owned about a half dozen dogs over the years, but none was more beloved than Max. He died in 2013 after we discovered he had an...
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 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
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
On Heaven - Episode 14 now live
New episode just went live! In this one Adi Vajra and I explore: What is “Heaven”? Is it a place? Another dimension? The reward for a...
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
- 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 28, 2020
- 5 min
A meditation on death and grieving
I had another encounter with death yesterday. Its presence was already palpable, what with hundreds of thousands dead and dying from the...
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 16, 2020
- 1 min
Episode 2, The Forbidden Word, now live
Not a talk meant to convince you to believe in “God.” Two ex-atheists explore why the mind has trouble even entertaining the concept.
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
- Jun 2, 2020
- 4 min
Which side are you on, anyway?
We cannot defeat the demons of others any more than we can "defeat" our own. However, we can acknowledge that we contain them.
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.
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