Confronting the Crisis of Our Times

This past Sunday I was privileged to deliver the valediction to the graduates, friends, and families of the University of Rochester Department of Religion & Classics. It’s always best to be brief with these sorts of things so I wrote first the version that I wanted to write and then found a way, on the spot, to edit out whole pages. You can’t be too brief on a day full of inspiring and never to be...

Saturday, April 26, 2025 Aho’ Rajanaka, I hope this finds you well. (This is the recorded version of today’s Newsletter, here in the text version also on Substack includes the schedule of our Zoom Sessions, including a warm affirmative for today’s Hanuman and the Greatness of the Shadow and tomorrow’s Sunday Mahabharata.) But on to more immediate matters at hand. America’s bank robber not named Tr...

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A brief note recorded this morning as a reflection on yesterday’s presidential campaigns. I have been reading about American ideals, the pursuit of happiness, and the banality of evil. The contrast we witnessed yesterday between Trump and Vice President Harris could not have been clearer. Get full access to Rajanaka Studies, Auspicious Wisdom & Soulful Contemplation at rajanaka.substack.com/subscr...

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Heading into the Storm On Purpose Get full access to Rajanaka Studies, Auspicious Wisdom & Soulful Contemplation at rajanaka.substack.com/subscribe

The Auspicious is feature of the universe and an empowering practice we can bring into our lives. Here's a story to help us understand what we mean by the Auspicious. Get full access to Rajanaka Studies, Auspicious Wisdom & Soulful Contemplation at rajanaka.substack.com/subscribe

The story of the House of Lac presents us with arsonists who seek to destroy us and the challenges of living with ourselves when we must make difficult choices to survive and endure to fight another day. There are no unconflicted heroes, only unconflicted villains. Get full access to Rajanaka Studies, Auspicious Wisdom & Soulful Contemplation at rajanaka.substack.com/subscribe

Today we ask ourselves what do we think is true and how do we arrive at such an experience? What is truth supposed to be and what can it do for us? India's philosophers have plenty to say worth our consideration. Get full access to Rajanaka Studies, Auspicious Wisdom & Soulful Contemplation at rajanaka.substack.com/subscribe

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The secret to this conversation is in all the words that can empower us in this crisis. Get full access to Rajanaka Studies, Auspicious Wisdom & Soulful Contemplation at rajanaka.substack.com/subscribe