The one and only Ashtavakra Gita. What if you could choose only one book out of a 1000 to understand spiritual secrets only a select few would know? What if there exists a ‘Gita’ that doesn’t confuse you and just gives a straightforward answer to all your spiritual questions and doubts? What if I told you that there is a ‘Gita’ that is so potent that it will wake you up from the sleep of ignorance once and for all?  Does a book of that caliber exist? According to me, if you can read only one book on Hindu Philosophy,…

Recently my mother was browsing for some information related to her favorite book Bhagavad Gita on an online video platform and the major chunk of search results were titled ‘Podcasts’. This led to her asking me “Nived, What is a podcast?” It’s a straightforward question. Seems like everyone has a podcast these days. Now chances are high that this is not something new to you. You might be a regular podcast listener/viewer. Whatever the medium may be—audio or video—one thing is for sure: podcast culture has been growing rapidly in our country over the past few years. The topics range…

You have been exposed to this thing called ‘MEDITATION’. It’s the trend these days. Celebrities are recommending it, business people swear by it, artists keep praising it and politicians claim to be doing it (I doubt if politicians ever tried meditation after looking at the current state of the world). The internet is overloaded with articles and videos about how to meditate, where to meditate, what to wear while meditating, what to eat before and/or after meditating and so on. These days it’s difficult not to come across meditation related information while scrolling through social media. In short, meditation is…