Our relationships may be mightily challenged by our Awakening and spiritual progression. In this episode Adi and Rishika explore the nature of relationship “before” and “after,” the role of ego, opportunities for growth, and the paradoxical but essential experience of loneliness we will encounter on our way to becoming Whole. Features a poetry reading from Hafiz.

In this episode Adi and Rishika explore Christ Consciousness, the personal experience and embodiment of which is not limited to those on a Christian path — although Jesus was perhaps its most perfect messenger. We can think of Christ Consciousness more as the “destination” toward which our inner loneliness calls us, a wholeness at home in the One, at which all spiritual seekers will ultimately arrive.

 

This week’s poem: Hafiz.

In yoga and spiritual practice we speak often of “dissolving the ego,” but what exactly is it? Contrary to popular usage, it’s not simply having an inflated opinion of oneself. Ego is instead a stealthy opponent whose goal is to outmaneuver us on the path and preserve itself at all costs. We take a look at its components, drives, and eventual resolution.

As we steadily dismantle the ego in the course of our practice, it will often simply rebuild itself, cloaked in new disguises. Adi and Rishika discuss the pitfalls of indulging the ego’s spiritual displays, and why shadow work is among the essential tools for navigating this nearly universal developmental phase on the path to true freedom.

 

This week’s poem: Mira

Is any of our human experience “real,” or are we living in a very convincing illusion? The answer lies in the way our minds construct our sense of reality. In this episode, Adi and Rishika explore the concept of “maya” (“illusion”) and what it means in the context of spiritual practice and growth. 

 

This week’s poem: Kabir

Adi and Rishika explore the nature of nonduality, or Advaita — and what it means to experience the truth of ourselves not as separate individuals wandering a meaningless universe, but rather integral “threads” woven into a continuous, Intelligent “fabric” of Being, continuously unfolding and witnessing Itself. 

 

This week’s poem: Meister Eckhart

What is God? In this episode Adi and Rishika explore the nature of the Absolute, the One, Allah, Source, Om, or That which has no name. Is God an entity? A state of mind? A purely abstract concept? Can God, in fact, be known? Enjoy a lively conversation that touches on everything from Roman Catholicism to Einstein to the mystical poets.

 

This week’s poem: Rumi

What is spiritual Awakening? Adi and Rishika discuss the joys, mysteries and intense challenges of the multi-dimensional transformation of a human being on the path to Self-Realization and Enlightenment.