Radhikaji

29/11/2025

Asianlite, the London daily, did a lovely review on my new book The Yoga Sutras Illuminated. Check it out! 😎

22/11/2025

It feels good to get such an amazing response to my book The Yoga Sutras Illuminated. 🙏 It's particularly satisfying since i spent over 2 years working on the book! Definitely no AI there. 😇

21/11/2025

It's been a long time since we have posted regularly on our channel. Enjoy the 2-part interview with Radhikaji on Vichara, also known as Internal Dialogue, on our channel.

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20/11/2025

Did you know that there are three main desires that drive us? The first one is the desire for sexual relationships and children. The second is the desire for wealth and comfort. That the third desire is the desire for fame and recognition. We all are driven by these three desires, but perhaps one of these may be predominant. Which is the desire that motivates you the most? 1,2, or 3?

15/11/2025

Secret yoga
Most people think yoga is what they see — the poses and maybe the breathing. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface lies an unseen world — the inner yoga.�Here you find mantra meditation, prayer, vichara, and a profound philosophy of life that transforms you. The part you can see may look impressive but the real power is hidden below — silent, deep, and steady. Yoga is like an iceberg - seek out its depths in the ocean of the Self.

13/11/2025

Fairy lights in meditation
Have you ever seen lights or heard sounds during meditation? Many people do. Does this mean you’re an advanced meditator? Here’s the truth: it only means your mind has internalized. The external senses are now internal. That’s all. These lights and sounds are the subtler counterparts of the worldly distractions. They are like the celestial dancers who tried to distract the sages away from their meditation–the apsaras of ancient Hindu mythology. They might look enchanting, but they won’t transform you. Real transformation doesn’t come from chasing an inner sound and light show. If you only want lights, go buy some fairy lights, festive lanterns and pretty candles — it’s much easier! Don’t waste your precious meditation hours searching for sensations you already have in the external world. Meditation is about going beyond distractions — even the shiny, mystical ones.

08/11/2025

My mind, my best friend
Yoga tells us that the mind has four aspects—manas, buddhi, ahamkāra, and chitta.Manas processes information as the senses bring in from the external world. It coordinates the information with the other aspects of the mind and transports it back to the external world. Manas asks: “Should I do this? Should I not?”Buddhi is your clear awareness —the power to discern and decide. It helps you make decisions. Ahamkāra gives you your identity. When healthy, it is useful. If unhealthy, it makes you rigid and weak. And lastly Chitta, the storehouse of memory. It is another word for your active and latent unconscious mind. Instead of constantly being at war with your own mind, you can create your inner team—one that works for you rather than against you. These four forces of the mind can become your best friends. Take the time to understand them and direct them. You will never be lonely because your best friends are already within you.

06/11/2025

Spiritual persona — Dangerous Trap
Are you a spiritual person? Or are you leading a spiritual lifestyle?
Talk about spirituality and you imagine meditation spaces, sacred symbols, and serene expressions.�But spirituality is not a look, nor a lifestyle —�it is a deep inner journey toward self-knowledge.
There is a subtle yet profound difference between spirituality and a spiritual lifestyle —�and understanding this difference is essential if you want to walk the path sincerely.
It is unfortunate that many seekers today, though deeply sincere,�approach the teachings only at an intellectual level.�Without systematic practice, the words of the scriptures remain ideas, not lived truths.�And so, they begin to believe that they can overcome avidyā — ignorance —�by adopting a distant, detached approach to life.
But in doing so, they may only be strengthening the ego — the ahaṁkāra —�by wearing the mask of a spiritual person.�This outer persona may look calm and wise,�but it can quietly thwart genuine spiritual progress.
Wearing the identity of a yogi or a seeker has little to do with uncovering one’s true Self.�In fact, it often becomes another layer that hides it.�There is a great difference between spirituality and a spiritual lifestyle —�Spirituality is about letting go of identities,�while a spiritual lifestyle often means adopting a spiritual persona.�Spirituality frees; lifestyle can bind.�Spirituality is dynamic and alive; lifestyle is imitation, becomes rigid and mechanical.
Sometimes, an aspirant absorbed in their “spiritual image”�may live in greater ignorance than someone who has no interest in spirituality at all.
True spirituality begins when you stop trying to appear spiritual�and see yourself clearly — without denial, without pretense.�It is not about escaping the world, but about seeing through the illusions created by the mind.
To be spiritual is not to add something to yourself — it is to see who you are after you drop all masks. Spiritually is a fire. It is not a path for the faint-hearted.

01/11/2025

Imagine buying the latest smartphone—sleek, powerful, packed with features—and only using it to make phone calls. No apps, no internet, no maps, no photos. Just calls. That’s dumb. You’d be wasting maybe 99% of its potential? But that’s exactly what happens when yoga is reduced to āsanas, the postures. Yes, they’re important—but just one-eighth of the design! So if you’re only stretching, you’re missing out on all the great features designed to connect you with the universe— prāṇāyāma, the power of the breath, the yogic philosophy of life, and transformative yoga meditation, all of which unlock limitless creativity and awareness. Yoga isn’t just physical exercise—it’s the most advanced technology to tap the infinite potentials of the human mind.

30/10/2025

An athlete can’t excel without it. An artist can’t create without it. A seeker can’t meditate deeply without it. It’s the D word. Yes, discipline, that everyone loves to hate. We often think of discipline as something harsh, restrictive, even joyless. But discipline isn’t your enemy—it’s the path to freedom. It’s the art and skill of directing your energy toward what you want to achieve. Without it, your life will be scattered. With it, you can build habits that carry you toward your highest potential.
So learn to love the D word! It’s my favorite bad word.

12/10/2025

Similarity of AUM, Amin and Amen -a coincidence?
Amen, Amin, AUM. These words sound so similar - is it just a coincidence or does it point to the source of the same universal truth?
These are not just words from different religions; they are sacred sounds. The sound indicates the primordial vibration from which all of creation emerges. It is the sound that leads through the states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep, to the transcendental state of the Witness.
Though the traditions are different, the essence is the same. In deep meditation, this sound is not imagined but directly heard within.

11/10/2025

Why chant shanti 3 times
Have you noticed Sanskrit prayers or mantras end with the invocation of peace? Always 3 times! AUM Shanti shanti, shanti.
When you chant śāntiḥ three times, you are invoking peace in three dimensions of your being.
With the first shanti you invoke peace in the waking state known as vaishvanara. That’s your waking consciousness.
With the second shanti you invoke peace in the dream state known as taijasa. In modern terms, this is the active unconscious mind.
With the third shanti you invoke peace in the deep sleep state known as prajna—what is known as the latent unconscious mind.
By chanting śāntiḥ 3 times you invite peace into every level of your microcosm.
And you also invoke peace in the three dimensions of the macrocosm—these are the earthly, celestial and causal planes of existence.