Welcome to the fourth episode of Impressions—The Art of Relating. Recorded during a transformative retreat in Australia in 2018, this episode explores the deep and essential question: Is it possible to love others without first loving ourselves? Drawing from the Sattva Connect course, we journey into the dynamics of love, perception, and the ego's role in distorting our understanding of self-worth.

This episode delves into how self-hatred, resentment, and feelings of inadequacy are born from ego-driven beliefs, leading to a distorted view of love. We explore the layers of the mind—Chitta, Buddhi, Manas, Ahamkara—and how they shape our experiences. By understanding the mind's workings and recognising the ego's influence, we can dissolve harmful self-narratives and move toward states of greater awareness and enlightenment.

Through practice, we can stabilise our inner dialogue, shift our internal content, and experience love as an intrinsic part of who we are—free from the ego’s hold. Tune in to explore the path to self-compassion, observe patterns of self-loathing, and discover how deeper awareness can transform our capacity to love authentically and fully.

In this episode of Impressions, we delve into the profound teachings of the Chandogya Upanishad and explore the ancient wisdom behind "Yatha Pinde Tatha Brahmande"—as within, so without. We examine the fundamental ground that gives rise to all material reality, revealing how matter emerges from the immaterial, and how consciousness, in its purest form, shapes the fabric of existence.

Join us as we explore the subtler dimensions of being, beyond time and space, where the material and intelligent causes of reality merge. This episode addresses the timeless question of the origin of God and the cyclical nature of cause and effect in time. We also reflect on the immense power of the mind, the significance of our thoughts, and the creative potential of consciousness itself.

Discover how the reality we experience mirrors the reality within, and how the power of your attention shapes both your inner and outer world. Tune in to explore the subtle truths of reality and unlock the creative agency that lies at the heart of existence.

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Welcome to the second episode of the series Impressions , this podcast is inspired by the transformative teachings of the course The Alchemy of Life. In this episode, we embark on a profound exploration of the self and the fundamental nature of reality. We delve into the concepts of transformation, karma, and dharma, and how aligning with consciousness can lead to a deeper understanding of existence. Discover the duality of perception—both relative and subjective—and how external awareness of thoughts bridges the internal and external worlds.

Join us as we unravel the essence of "isness" and the realisation that the field of consciousness dissolves the boundary between inside and outside, uniting the observer with the observed. This journey will guide you toward a greater understanding of how our inner and outer perceptions reflect the true nature of being. Tune in for an enlightening experience that transcends the ordinary and reveals the interconnectedness of all that is.

If you would like to experience the whole retreat The Alchemy of Life or for more knowledge and integrative teachings, visit:

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In this new series each episode takes a glimpse into a jewel of wisdom that is offered during retreats. This opportunity here now offers us a connection to the specific knowledge that expands during these intensive offerings. We invite you to pause and journey with these moments from each retreat. 

In this first episode we visit the opening talk of Enlivening the Spirit Retreat from 2021.

This talk is timeless, where Anand Ji explores the understanding of the atman and its ultimate purpose. Claiming our fundamental identity to move from that centre. The location of this centre as spirit is the fundamental value of who we are. As we learn the lessons of life, this reference helps to navigate the great play of life. Unlocking ourselves from the victim state, becoming self-referral consciousness and embodying our natural state. This retreat is an opportunity to grow, claim one’s sacredness without validation needed from the external, moving in the direction of connection and unity. 

If you would like to experience the whole retreat Enlivening the Spirit or for more knowledge and integrative teachings, visit:

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Concluding our Gita Insights series, Anand invites us to recognise our Arjuna nature as we contemplate the phenomenal teachings of Krishna. Our inner longing is for unity, a wholeness that is expressed in the word Yoga. If our intention is to access that state of unity, then it is natural that the approach has to be also unified. For growth to be genuine, there has to be growth in a holistic manner. Then we will come to the state, the practice and the experience of unity, of Yoga. Be a Yogi, Arjuna. Be the one who creates unity.

or more deep wisdom from the Gita:

Enrol in The Bhagavad Gita Course, as given by Himalayan Master Anand Mehrotra on Sattva Connect. 

Read 18 Insights for Contemporary Life from the Gita by Anand Mehrotra, available at Sattva Retreat in Rishikesh, India or online at Amazon. 

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Continuing with Gita Insights, Krishna is advising Arjuna is to live a life where there is no failure, but rather just opportunities and possibilities. This is a brilliant insight to help us navigate the journey in this samsara, in this world, with great elegance. Do not be attached to inaction. Act you must. But let your action be an act of service and know that when your action is of the highest order, the field will respond in kind and in quality. So serve with this deep sense of knowing in your heart that only great gifts are coming,

For more deep wisdom from the Gita:

Enrol in The Bhagavad Gita Course, as given by Himalayan Master Anand Mehrotra on Sattva Connect. 

Read 18 Insights for Contemporary Life from the Gita by Anand Mehrotra, available at Sattva Retreat in Rishikesh, India or online at Amazon. 

For more knowledge and integrative teachings, visit:

www.sattvaconnect.com

www.sattvayogaacademy.com 

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In this episode of the Gita Insights, Anand Ji explores another rich pearl of wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita. We say we only honour worthy inquiry; we should only teach or share insights when asked. In the Gita we have Arjuna declaring to Krishna, “I am your shishya.” A shishya is a student with a very deep inner commitment. This is the highest kind of a student.  

All that we value and all that we really seek in life is found at a greater depth of being. In the Gita, this wisdom is shared by Krishna with Arjuna because he is a true shishya. Enliven that shishya nature in yourself and realise life-transformative wisdom.

For more deep wisdom from the Gita:

Enroll in The Bhagavad Gita Course, as given by Himalayan Master Anand Mehrotra on Sattva Connect. 

Read 18 Insights for Contemporary Life from the Gita by Anand Mehrotra, available at Sattva Retreat in Rishikesh, India or online at Amazon. 

For more knowledge and integrative teachings, visit:

www.sattvaconnect.com

www.sattvayogaacademy.com 

www.instagram.com/theanandmehrotra

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In this first episode of the Gita Insights series, Anand reminds us that we are listeners and students of the wisdom that Krishna shares in the Bhagavad Gita. The same wisdom is being offered to those who are listening and yet it has different effects on them, because every listener listens from his or her own consciousness state. Arjuna fully awakens and gets enlivened, while Dhritarashtra is left with deep disillusionment. Within each and every one of us, there is Arjuna, the spiritual warrior, the atman, who is here to discover the shining jewel of truth. Will you align with your own Arjuna nature and lean in the direction of growth?

For more deep wisdom from the Gita:

Enroll in The Bhagavad Gita Course, as given by Himalayan Master Anand Mehrotra on Sattva Connect. 

Read 18 Insights for Contemporary Life from the Gita by Anand Mehrotra, available at Sattva Retreat in Rishikesh, India or online at Amazon. 

For more knowledge and integrative teachings, visit:

www.sattvaconnect.com

www.sattvayogaacademy.com 

www.instagram.com/theanandmehrotra

#AnandMehrotra #bhagavadgita #meditation #self-realisation #awakening #krishna #yogvedantic #wisdom #consciousness #mind #intelligence #growth #unity #sattvayogaacademy #sattvaconnect #knowledge #yoga  

Take a journey into your own inner dimension to peace. Become the seer of your own consciousness with Anand Ji in this guided meditation. 

This episode continues with the Contemplation Meditation Sessions. Allow yourself to let go and dissolve into the ocean of peace, as we remind ourselves that all dissolves and only the seer remains, for here lies freedom and the ability to choose our own reality.

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Join Anand Ji in this transformative meditation of expansion for the self. Go within and realise the choice of who you are is your’s as the creator of your own reality. Let go of the fixed narrative that is the ego and open yourself to the supreme possibility that all possibilites exist within the Self. 

Ignorance and misunderstanding of reality keep us separate from the creative, fluid state that is the infinite possibility within this cosmic play. This meditation takes us to the silence within for an experience and reshaping of the Self as creator of self. What self are you calling upon at this moment? 

For more meditative wisdom, knowledge and integrative teachings visit : www.sattvaconnect.com 

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