Photo source:http://readingcloth.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/iconography-of-draupadi.html This week I deeply pondered the idea of how we ‘defend’ ourselves against the Presence of Love. We think of defenses as military arms and weapons that countries stockpile to ensure national safety. Yet what about when we have been hurt in the past and we armor our heart to protect ourselves…
DetailsOver the summer, my parents and I attended a Self-realization retreat in Philadelphia with about 3000 other participants. We met seekers of Truth from all over the United States and as far away as England, Germany, Mexico, Portugal, Brazil and India. We spent time together in prayer, chanting, listening to lectures on different topics…
DetailsIt’s been a few weeks since my last post. I could say the reason for not writing is that I was too busy, or that I didn’t have a meaningful topic to share or that it was a case of writer’s block. Yet that would not be true. The thing is that nothing seemed to…
Details“My name is Shanti, and shanti means inner peace, but I don’t know where my peace has gone!” These were the words my mom expressed to one of our family’s earliest spiritual teachers. At that time, she was in her mid-40s, and negotiating some medical challenges. She was also grieving the loss of Mataji*- her…
DetailsToday marks the Hindu festival of Dussehra- which commemorates the celebration of Lord Rama (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu) defeating Ravana- the demon king of Lanka who abducted Sita (wife of Rama and herself also an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi). According to mythology, when Lord Rama kills Ravana- who has ten heads- he immediately dies…
DetailsExactly a year ago, in a quiet online Zoom ceremony officiated by my dear friend, mighty companion, and mentor, Jackie Simpson, and witnessed by my family and a few close friends, I became a Commissioned Minister with Living Church Ministries. Here is a song that my friend Sean Michael composed and sang at the ceremony…
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