A reflective episode exploring why great mystics and realized sages might seem absent from places like Fort Wayne or Tulsa - using Sri Ramakrishna, Neem Karoli Baba, and Swami Vivekananda as key examples. Institutional religion is contrasted with direct spiritual experience (samadhi). We examine how religion can either dissolve or reinforce ego, and discuss the importance of recognizing divinity in all beings regardless of geographic or cultural origin.

The world’s temporary, shifting nature that can still be loved and enjoyed. The Bhagavad Gita encourages full participation in life—work, love, creativity—while recognizing impermanence and releasing attachment to outcomes.

The Bhagavad Gita, contrasts image-driven, charisma-focused leadership, with inner discipline, humility, and service.

It critiques modern political spectacles—public sacrifices, rallies, and leaders who pursue dominance, greed, and self-glorification—while distinguishing rightful defense from cruelty and emphasizing that intention matters.

The Gita calls for leaders and societies to prioritize compassion, self-control, and truth over power and image, and argues social change begins when individuals awaken and stop rewarding unhealthy traits.

Are science and Near Death Experiences compatible with reincarnation? 

Reconcile the temporary body with the eternal self.

The Bhagavad Gita offers profound guidance on how to care for the temporary body.

Atman is the unchanging self. Maya is the illusion that keeps us chasing the things we think will complete us. Maya makes us forget the Atman

The Bhagavad Gita teaches that the three Gunas are fundamental energies shaping our lives and perception of reality. Let's explore how the three Gunas are compatible with science.

Utilize the teachings of Krishna (as an avatar of the divine) to help navigate both external and internal battlefields.