The sense of the sacred quiet in holy places is merely a reflection of the sacredness that we are.
Slay COVID anxiety with spiritual weaponry
COVID is scary and uncomfortable. It can rob you of your peace of mind. What’s the spiritual way of dealing with this discomfort? Let go of thought.
What relaxes when the mind relaxes in surrender?
What precisely is it that relaxes when the mind relaxes? It turns out that the answer changes as practice increases, and the final answer is -- nothing at all.
The very simplest way to perfect peace: ignore thought
The simplest way to spiritual peace and, indeed, enlightenment: ignore all thought.
Surrender is not acceptance
A lot of people think the meditative process of surrender means to accept life as it is — to say “everything is ok just as it is.” This is a misunderstanding.
Seeker Guidance Session - September 11, 2019
A recorded session (with consent) with a seeker. We cover motivational issues around seeking..
Seeker Guidance Session - September 3, 2019
A recorded session (with consent) with a seeker. We cover surrender and self-inquiry, among other topics.
Akilesh Guides a Seeker - August 6, 2019
This is a recorded session of a guidance session between me and a seeker who very graciously consented to be recorded. We have already had several sessions together, so he's familiar with many of the concepts and practices already. We cover self-inquiry, surrender, jnana yoga (knowledge yoga), and more, all in the context of his real-world experience.
The paradoxical 'action non-action' of surrender
A little audio clip on the meaning of surrender… and the strange way it leads to Knowledge beyond itself