ESSAYS

America’s decline is not just political or economic—it is spiritual. A host of –isms have seduced the nation: consumerism, nationalism, narcissism, exceptionalism, and more. Each promised freedom, but delivered illusion. Vedanta reveals them for what they are: masks of maya, binding us to appearances while hiding the truth.

Ajāta-vāda is the Advaita doctrine of non-origination, teaching that the world and the individual soul are never truly born. From the highest standpoint, there is no creation, bondage, or liberation—only brahman, ever unborn and free.

Adhikāritva refers to the inner preparedness of a student for Vedānta—the maturity of mind expressed in discrimination, dispassion, self-discipline, and sincere longing for liberation. Without these, the highest knowledge cannot be fully grasped.

They may sit on thrones and command armies, but they are not free. Trump, Putin, the billionaires and manipulators of the modern world — these are not sovereign beings, but puppets of māyā. Caught in illusion, driven by compulsion, they are ruled by what they cannot see. This essay explores the deeper truth behind worldly power, contrasting the false sovereignty of rulers with the quiet clarity of the liberated.

We praise the "light," but rarely understand it. Sattva is not morality, though it favors goodness. It is not peace, though it brings...

Svadharma means “one’s own dharma”—the unique expression of duty, temperament, and action aligned with your inner nature and role in the total. It is not chosen, but discovered, and lived as an offering. In Vedanta, honoring svadharma is a preparation for freedom.