You are Consciousness, as the Sanskrit texts clearly state. But what is Consciousness? Gurudevi explains the difference between conscious and Consciousness. Her description and personal stories give your mind the understanding of this important difference. More importantly, she leads you through...

Let’s look at the word aatmaaa, a very ancient term in Sanskrit, meaning Self, your own Divine Essence. I also use the word svaroopa, as in Svaroopa® Vidya Ashram and in Svaroopa® yoga. Today I’m focusing on aatmaa. We will walk through the layered meanings in the term. The earliest use is in th...

When you are experiencing your Divine Essence, you experience bliss. It is the bliss of Consciousness, memorialized in the chant, “Chidananda rupah, Shivo'ham Shivo'ham.” This is the chorus to a poem written 1300 years ago by the sage Shankaracharya. It refutes the Buddhist teachings on emptines...