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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.
January 21, 2019
Yoga a Noble Tradition
Yoga is far more than a physical practice. Sadhviji explores Patanjali’s eight-fold path—from the ethical foundations of the yamas and niyamas through breath, meditation, and ultimately enlightenment—and why preserving yoga’s spiritual roots matters as the tradition spreads around the world.
November 19, 2018
Is It Okay to Lie Occasionally If the Truth Hurts?
Is telling the truth always the right thing to do, even when it causes pain? Drawing on her own evolving relationship with honesty and a teaching from the Bhagavad Gita, Sadhviji explores a more nuanced standard for right speech: our words should be not only truthful, but also kind and beneficial.
October 8, 2018
How do we connect with our Divine Self, and then stay connected?
How do we move beyond the identities, roles, thoughts and emotions we mistake for who we are and reconnect with our True Self? Sadhviji explores the practice of neti, neti, meditation and remembrance as pathways back to our divine essence—and why self-compassion is essential when we inevitably lose that connection along the way.
October 3, 2018
What is God, and what is our relationship to that God?
What does it really mean to say that God is everywhere—and how should that change the way we live? Sadhviji explores the Sanatan Dharma teaching of one Divine reality expressed through infinite forms, and how seeing that same divinity in ourselves and others can transform our relationships, compassion and experience of separation.
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.
October 31, 2015
From Prayer TO ACTION
What does it mean to put spirituality into action? Reflecting on the Parliament of the World’s Religions, Sadhviji explores a vision of faith that moves beyond personal prayer and inner peace to serving humanity—protecting clean water, addressing climate change and poverty, and recognizing the Divine in those whose lives and dignity are at risk.
November 24, 2013
Know Your True Self
Suffering begins when we mistake our changing roles, achievements, emotions and physical bodies for who we truly are. Drawing on Sanatan Dharma and her Guru’s teachings, Sadhviji explores how awakening means removing the ignorance that obscures our innate divinity—and discovering a Self that is already whole, complete and overflowing.
August 4, 2013
Swami Vivekananda – A Full Resurgence – The Value of Values
Reflecting on Swami Vivekananda’s enduring message, Sadhviji explores what a true resurgence of India would mean: not merely greater wealth or global influence, but a return to the spiritual and cultural values at its heart. From Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam and reverence for women to service of the poor and recognition of India as sacred tirth, she argues that genuine leadership begins by restoring our sense of the Divine in one another and living as though the world truly is one family.