As we drink in the nectar of wisdom and knowledge documented in the Bhagawat Gita, I am witnessing the unfolding of the source of this...

In the Vedic Spiritual Studies Program at Vedika Global where I am a student member, Āchārya Shunya taught us about the importance of...

Recently, we participated in a Bhagavad Gita sharing circle in which we reflected on our takeaways from our ongoing text study with...

Recently in one of of Acharya Shunya’s morning classes on Sadhana Chatushtayam (a class in the Vedic Spiritual Studies program on...

The ego often has a notorious reputation along the spiritual journey. We are frequently led to believe that it is something we should try...

My propensity in life has always been towards arts, literature and aesthetics. Discovering beauty and meaning through literature and...

“If you are in a relationship struggle, ‘Congratulations!’, you are gifted a living classroom”. I have often heard this sentiment from my...

In an innovative response to technology issues during one of her introductory discourses on bhakti yoga, Acharya Shunya directed...

Another name for the ego in Sanskrit is chidabāsa, which means the Truth (of Brahman, or Supreme Reality) plus a reflection of that...

I have been really in love with this Carrie Underwood song recently. It goes: Sometimes, that mountain you've been climbing is just a...

We are happy to share this story from our founder, Acharya Shunya. Baba once shared a significant story with his disciples. I was...

The following is a teaching that comes from the oral tradition of our sampradāya, from ancient teachings passed from generations of...

In Vedika’s Bhagavad Gita classes Acharya Shunya is unpacking each verse of this sacred text with depth and care. All of the verses have...

One evening, chatting with my husband on the phone before going to sleep in our apartment across town (where I spend a night a week...

I was recently asked to transcribe a live spiritual discourse (known as a satsangha) by my Guru Acharya Shunya, to which I promptly...

Who am I? What real part of me stays the same while everything else about me seems to change? So many of us have asked ourselves these...

Shadow and Light, aspects of our life. Ego to eternal light, a strife, life after life. The play of shadow can sway or excite, create an...

The following is a letter of farewell from Hema Patankar, the President of Vedika Global's Board of Directors for the last 10-years. Dear...

Each living being on this planet is born with desires. Most animals have desires related to pleasure and hunting for food, but a human...

I have been a student of Acharya Shunya for the last ten years. As a new student, fresh to Vedic rituals and customs (also known as...