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Essays

A curated collection of essays on Vedanta and its integration in modern times


Writings that share a common thread—philosophical, psychological, or spiritual. Each collection offers a way to follow a line of inquiry over time, inviting reflection rather than resolution.

Foundations of Vedanta

A series of clear, accessible essays on the core principles of non-duality—exploring the Self, consciousness, ignorance, and the illusion of separation.

Vedanta Glossary

Offers accessible reflections on key Sanskrit terms, rooted in the nondual teachings of Advaita Vedanta.

Hard Questions

Confronts the doubts, paradoxes, and tensions that often arise on the path of inquiry.

The Dharma Series

Explores how the ancient concept of dharma can help us navigate a disordered modern world.

Pattern Viveka

This collection explores how patterns reveal the lawful forces, trajectories, and recurrences shaping culture, technology and inner life.

Illusions of the Age

Illusions of the Age explores the cultural and political masks of maya — the false realities shaping our time.

Modern Life

Essays on the psychic and spiritual costs of contemporary culture — a mirror held up to an age of noise, speed, and forgetting.

The Seeker's Handbook

Concise reflections on remembering clarity, and the lived side of Self-knowledge.

Between Series

A collection of independent essays exploring history, art, and consciousness through a Vedantic lens.

Human 2.0

How AI, technological ambition, and digital culture are fueling a deeper spiritual crisis — one of identity, meaning, and ignorance mistaken for progress.

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