Welcome.
Aksha is a journaling app for the students who study with me directly, in one of my small groups. It is also a content library — the teaching pieces and reflections that anyone can access. Content will be refreshed and added over time.
If you are reading this, it is likely because something in your life is not working the way you hoped, and you are willing to look at older sources for help. The teaching here may be useful to you. The teaching is from the Bhagavad Gita and the tradition of inquiry called Vedanta. It is over 2000 years old. It has been refined under serious pressure by some of the most rigorous minds in human history. It has helped countless people across cultures find a way to live with greater clarity, less reactivity, and a quieter mind.
The teaching pieces are short — five to ten minutes of reading, designed for a phone in the small spaces of a normal day. Each is self-contained. The teaching arc builds piece by piece, but you can skip around if a particular piece pulls you in.
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A note on what this app is not.
It is not a substitute for direct study with a serious teacher. If this material lands with you and you want to go deeper, find a teacher in this lineage.
It is not a wellness product. The point is not to feel better, although in my experience many people who engage with these teachings find that their daily life eases over time. The point is to see clearly. Feeling better tends to follow.
It is not religious in any conventional sense. You do not need to be Hindu, Indian, or religious to engage with this material.
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Take what is useful. Set aside what is not. Trust your own seeing.
There is no rush. The teaching has waited patiently for over 2000 years. It will wait patiently for you.