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January 12, 2024
Yoga—a Panacea for All That Ails Our World
What if the crises facing our world—from conflict and loneliness to environmental destruction—share the same root cause? This reflection explores yoga as a path beyond separation, awakening us to the oneness that connects us to one another, the Divine, and the Earth.
June 3, 2023
From the Hollywood Mindset to the Himalayan Mindset
What happens when a life built around achievement, credentials and external success suddenly opens into something deeper? Sadhviji shares her unexpected spiritual awakening on the banks of Ganga and the Himalayan wisdom that taught her to find abundance within, trust life more deeply and discover herself through service.
March 29, 2022
Life, Death and the River of Knowing
What if our fear of death comes from forgetting who we really are? Drawing on nearly 25 years in India, Sadhviji explores how a culture that weaves death into everyday life—and a spiritual tradition rooted in the immortality of the soul—offers a radically different way to understand aging, grief, mortality and surrender.
January 14, 2022
8 Powerful Insights My Mom’s Stroke Has Given Me
When her mother suffered a devastating stroke, Sadhviji’s instinct was to fix what had happened. Instead, months of caregiving taught her profound lessons about acceptance, impermanence, self-compassion and discovering love and beauty even when life cannot be made the way we wish it were.
March 8, 2020
Women’s Day: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati says Jane Goodall embodies all that is right about humanity
From a childhood bedroom covered in photographs of chimpanzees to a life devoted to spiritual and environmental service, Sadhviji reflects on Jane Goodall’s lifelong influence—and the courage, compassion and deep love of nature that showed her what it means to live one’s dharma.
February 16, 2020
Spirituality is becoming you
What if the spiritual path isn’t about becoming someone better, but discovering who you already are? Drawing on nearly 25 years in India, Sadhviji explores how releasing comparison, negative thought patterns and dependence on external success can reconnect us with the wholeness, peace and divinity already within.
February 12, 2019
Knowledge is Not Wisdom and Other Insights India Taught Me
What if everything we’ve been taught to pursue—knowledge, achievement, money, status—is not where wisdom or happiness actually comes from? Drawing on the contrast between her Stanford education and the lessons of more than two decades in India, Sadhviji explores how a meaningful life grows from inner wisdom, connection, gratitude, and discovering who we truly are.
February 2, 2019
Nothing is yours, so why fear loss?
What if the fear of losing what we love comes from believing it was ever truly ours? Sadhviji explores how recognizing the impermanence of our possessions, abilities, identities, and relationships can free us from grasping—and shift our connection toward the Divine presence that cannot be lost.
December 20, 2018
My 22-Year-Old India Love Affair Began with Food
A trip to India that began with a love of vegetarian food became the unexpected turning point of Sadhviji’s life. She shares how a spiritual awakening on the banks of the Ganga transformed her understanding of purpose, abundance, and service—and taught her to stay open to the path life is calling her to follow.
August 26, 2018
Raksha Bandhan: An Opportunity for Divine Connection
Raksha Bandhan offers more than a celebration of family bonds—it is an invitation to recognize the Divine connection that unites us all. Sadhviji explores how the sacred thread can remind us to extend our love, protection and sense of responsibility beyond those closest to us to the entire human family and Mother Earth.