A few months ago, I was cleaning some old files and came across a personal statement I had written when applying for residency in 1998. It was a deep dive into the word “doctor” that comes from the Latin docere, which means to teach. In the essay, I had written passionately about teaching as the

In the Resplendent Rhythm Immersion, Kavithaji taught about the cycles of Yugas, or ages. Everything arises from nothing and eventually descends back into nothing. We can look at this through the Big Bang Theory to the eventual dissolution of the universe or through the smallest desire to brush my teeth in the morning and the

Constant energy leakage is an important reason for not making “progress” in our spiritual quest.We do so much to build our energy reserves – eating the right way, getting enough sleep and rest, and engaging in prānayāma, meditation, and other contemplative practices…As those who do this know, it takes tremendous discipline and effort. And so

The Devī Mahātmyam is, in my opinion, the most beautifully apt allegory of the spiritual path. When we progress along the path, we encounter our inner asuras and learn to deal with them with courage, compassion, and strength. Our sādhanā, in the form of divine grace, gives us the ability to transmute our shadowy asuras

In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, my mom died. I started writing this less than a week after her death.  In the Pitṛpakṣa course, Kavithaji teaches us that when someone we know dies, it is an opportunity for us to contemplate our own death, something many of us would