Rishika
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...
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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 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
- 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 17, 2020
- 2 min
Opening the heart in troubled times
Does it all feel like bleakness and grasping and doom? I hear you, and I know how challenging it is to stay connected to our hearts when...
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 29, 2020
- 1 min
Featured meditation on Insight Timer
Featured on Insight Timer: Breaking Through Limiting Thoughtforms guided meditation.
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
- Aug 3, 2020
- 1 min
Ep. 7: Discovering Your Christed Self
Realization of one's Christ Consciousness has nothing to do with religion. It is our "destination" as Yogis.
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
- 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 27, 2020
- 4 min
Pranayama? But I already know how to breathe...
Pranayama is not just one of the eight limbs of Raja Yoga, it is the platform upon which we build three others: dharana, dhyana & samadhi.
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 16, 2020
- 7 min
Coronavirus and the great rebalancing
Trump's human demeanor is troubling to a great many people, but it is also possible that his Soul is doing some very heavy lifting.
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