In Hindu mythology the story of Shivaratri or the Night of Shiva is a beautiful and powerful one. It is also, as most Hindu myths are, packed with metaphor and meaning which are useful to us in our Read More
The Invisible Sheath
We had a great discussion about identifying with the Higher Self vs the lower self. The Higher Self is nothing more than the pure all-encompassing Soul. We agree that the Soul is everywhere, outside Read More
Jackpot: Compassionately Detached
One Billion Dollars. That was the prize amount for this week’s lottery. My husband bought a ticket. We didn’t win. But when we were still in the running I admit I sat and thought about what I would do Read More
Leaf in the Wind
It’s been five years since I started documenting this journey. Still on the path! Our group has moved from the kind, gentle guidance of the Bhagavad Gita through a series of increasingly vedantic Read More
All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; Read More
Compassionately Detached: The Prison of Memory
As we begin the new year, we are still in the throes of a pandemic that has imprisoned us in many ways, and has left us longing for a lost past or a future where we can be free. While it's easy to Read More
Compassionately Detached: Receiving Grace
The Gita says nothing can be achieved without God’s grace. So what should we do in order to receive it?An urgent question from one of our members. She has completed most of her householder duties, and Read More
little self/Big Self
“As long as we live our lives with a sense of acceptance, as long as we do our duty without any sense of attachment to the results, why do we need to consciously offer our work to God? Why do we need Read More
Compassionately Detached: The Only One You Can Change..
If the people we love won’t change for our sake, does that mean that we are not loved enough?” How do we get those around us to behave the way we want them to? It simply isn’t going to happen. At Read More
Compassionately Detached: Doing What Comes Naturally
When Arjuna announces that he would rather beg for a living than destroy his enemies, Lord Krishna scolds him for his weakness. He reminds Arjuna that he is a warrior by nature and warriors are meant Read More