A Lotus In The Mud

03/12/2026

Back to growing food for health: Michelle Obama shows the way

In 2009, Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! garden at the White House grew 2,000+ pounds of food, irked agribusiness lobbyists, and inspired millions of families nationwide to start their own gardens....

https://alotusinthemud.com/michelle-obama-white-house-vegetable-garden-2009/

03/10/2026

In today’s spiritual marketplace, awakening is often portrayed as dramatic and instantaneous. But what if Kundalini is not something to chase?

In this conversation with Maa Gyaan Suveera, a Kundalini teacher based near Rishikesh, we explore a quieter path — where devotion, wisdom, and patient practice allow transformation to unfold naturally.

Read the full interview on alotusinthemud.com

https://alotusinthemud.com/kundalini-gender-and-grace-a-conversation-with-maa-gyaan/

Kundalini, says Maa Gyaan, is not an event to be chased. It rises slowly and silently when devotion deepens, the mind clears, and the seeker learns patience.

03/10/2026

Maa Gyaan: A soft voice of Kundalini wisdom in a bustling spiritual era

In a world where Kundalini awakening is often marketed as dramatic and instantaneous, Maa Gyaan Suveera offers a quieter path. Rooted in the Bhakti Marga of Mahaganapati sadhana, her teachings emphasise gradual inner transformation through devotion, wisdom, and disciplined practice. From her Himalayan hermitage near Rishikesh, she guides seekers toward self-realisation rather than the spectacle of spiritual experience....

In a world where Kundalini awakening is often marketed as dramatic and instantaneous, Maa Gyaan Suveera offers a quieter path. Rooted in the Bhakti Marga of Mahaganapati sadhana, her teachings emph…

03/09/2026

For International Women's Day (March 😎 we are proud to present an exclusive interview with movie star and Miss World Yukta Mookhey, who credits her achievements and direction in life to the grace and love of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, master in the Siddha Yoga lineage. She tells Arpana, Deputy Editor of A Louts In The Mud, that she is not going to leave the world of glitz and glamor as she see it helpful in her mission to promote dharmic living and humanitarian causes. https://alotusinthemud.com/yukta-mookhey-spiritual.../
Arpana also wrote a story on how so many women neglect their health and well-being for religious-spiritual practices. https://alotusinthemud.com/womens-day-2026-spirituality.../

This Women’s Day, discover how women’s devotion to spiritual practices often comes at the cost of their physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

03/08/2026

Staying centered in the glamor world, the Yukta Mookhey way

Miss World 1999 Yukta Mookhey reflects on her journey from global fame to spirituality, sharing how motherhood, dharmic values, and Vedic wisdom shape her mission and reconnect future generations with India’s spiritual roots....

On Women’s Day, Miss World 1999 Yukta Mookhey shares her journey from global fame to spirituality, reflecting on dharma, motherhood, Vedic wisdom, and women’s inner strength

03/07/2026

Science meets spirituality in the quest for self-discovery in this film

From alpha brainwaves to Sat-Chit-Ananda, Vandana Khaitan’s documentary, Who Am I? Scientific Spiritual Search connects cutting-edge neuroscience with timeless spiritual teachings....

Explore the science of meditation, Panchakosha, brainwaves, and Vedanta philosophy in the in-depth film Who Am I? Scientific Spiritual Search.

03/06/2026

Women’s Day 2026: When spirituality overshadows women’s health and well-being

On Women’s Day, we explore how women’s deep faith and spiritual practices often overshadow their own health and well-being....

This Women’s Day, discover how women’s devotion to spiritual practices often comes at the cost of their physical, emotional, and mental well-being.

03/01/2026

A Preview of the International Yoga Festival 2026

There are places where yoga feels like exercise — and then there is Rishikesh, where yoga feels like remembrance. From 9–15 March 2026, the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan returns to the sacred banks of the Ganga, gathering teachers, seekers, and musicians from across the world. More than a yoga event, it is a pilgrimage into lineage, philosophy, and shared practice — where Hatha meets Vinyasa, mantra meets movement, and the river becomes both witness and teacher....

Discover the International Yoga Festival 2026 in Rishikesh (9–15 March) at Parmarth Niketan. Teachers, satsangs, Ganga Aarti, kirtan and global sangha.

02/27/2026

Maha Shivratri Editors’ Meet in New Jersey upholds unity, oneness and interfaith harmony

To celebrate Maha Shivratri, A Lotus In The Mud hosted a spiritually immersive Editors’ Meet, uniting community voices beyond religion to uphold dharma as a collective path....

Maha Shivaratri 2026 in Edison, New Jersey: A Lotus In The Mud hosts a spiritual Editors’ Meet on dharma, meditation, and unity beyond religion.

02/25/2026

Dastangoi, the Buddha, and the Revival of Oral Wisdom in Modern Times

In a world drowning in AI-generated content and endless digital noise, the resurgence of Dastangoi—a centuries-old Urdu oral storytelling art—is a radical act of reclamation. Recently, at a performance in New Delhi, Dastan-e-Irfan-e-Buddh, reminded us why this matters now: the human voice alone can pierce distraction, foster true presence, and awaken wisdom traditions long fragmented by screens....

In a world drowning in AI-generated content and endless digital noise, the resurgence of Dastangoi—a centuries-old Urdu oral storytelling art—is a radical act of reclamation. Recently, at a perform…

02/23/2026

Bede Griffiths: The British monk who bridged Christianity and Vedanta

Bede Griffiths. a Roman Catholic monk, merged Western spirituality with Indian contemplative roots by preaching Christianity through Indian spiritual forms for close to four decades from the 1950s...

Discover the inspiring life of Bede Griffiths, a British monk who embraced Indian spirituality, bridging East and West through interfaith dialogue.

02/23/2026

Bede Griffiths : The British Monk Who Bridged Christianity and Vedanta

Bede Griffiths. a Roman Catholic monk, merged Western spirituality with Indian contemplative roots by preaching Christianity through Indian spiritual forms for close to four decades from the 1950s...

Bede Griffiths. a Roman Catholic monk, merged Western spirituality with Indian contemplative roots by preaching Christianity through Indian spiritual forms for close to four decades from the 1950s