by Ekta Bathija | Feb 4, 2026 | Advaita, Body, Direct Path, Doubts, I, Illusion, Intellect, Mind, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Truth
The ‘I’ shifts. How can that which shifts be anything but illusory? Question: I don’t have experiential recognition of the nothingness in Deep sleep, yet. It’s only a post-recognition that there was nothing. Yet, I have glimpses that the world... by Ekta Bathija | Nov 2, 2025 | Awareness, Consciousness, Doubts, Ego, Fear, General Spiritual, Knowledge, Paths, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Silence, Truth
Awareness itself does not ask questions, nor raises doubts! Question: It feels like the clouds move in and also pass. At times it seems clear, then again doubt arises. In these moments, staying aware of me as the witnessing field seems to settle things, like I’m...
by Ekta Bathija | Oct 1, 2025 | Commitment, Doubts, General Spiritual, Gnyana, Illusion, Mind, Misery, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Seeking
In the face of doubts, should one step away from the Spiritual Knowledge? Question: Dear Didi,Doubts arise, like – Am I truly embodying the teachings? Am I justifying it? I find myself unable to sit in stillness for 30–40 minutes, and unable to move forward in...
by Ekta Bathija | Dec 31, 2024 | Direct Path, Doubts, Gnyana, Guru, Knowledge, Love, Misery, New year, Paths, Scriptures, Silence, Truth, Wisdom
New Year’s poem for the spiritual seeker! A New Year’s poem for the earnest spiritual seeker! Bring in the spiritual cheer.Let wisdom flow.Let Silence lead.Let Love glow! The true spirit is purity.Recognize its flavor.Relish its freedom and,It’s sweet and spicy...
by Ekta Bathija | Sep 1, 2024 | Advaita, Atma Nirvriti, Atmananda, Aversion, Craving, Direct Path, Doubts, Ego, Impressions, Knowledge, Meditation, Mind, Raaga/Dvesha, Self-Effort
Do impressions get released during contemplation meditation as well? Question: While doing the Nisargadatta Contemplations [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwOB9CZXOf9TFFu5ayJGJHYpb6SW0xj5G], I noticed a release. Do impressions get released during contemplation...
by Ekta Bathija | May 14, 2023 | Advaita, Conscious, Doubts, Faith, General Spiritual, God, Grateful, Gratitude, Greed, Human, Knowledge, Liberation, Life, Love, Mind, Personality, Religion, Rituals, Self, Self-Effort, Seva, Truth, Unconscious, Wisdom, Worship
Psychological and Spiritual Poverty Question: Hello Ekta, In the field of Psychology, there is a concept of psychological poverty due to a lack of formative years of unconditional love. Is there something like spiritual poverty that could be a possibility in such...
by Ekta Bathija | Aug 10, 2022 | Aagami, Anger, Buddha, Doubts, Emotions, Energy, Jealousy, Mind, Raaga/Dvesha, Sankalpa/Intention
Fear of the ‘Law of Attraction’ Question: It is said, ‘whatever/wherever you put your thought to, you dissolve into it’? I understand the gross meaning of this that wherever I put focus my on, my mind starts working towards that or on the way of achieving that....
by Ekta Bathija | Aug 4, 2022 | Anxiety, Awareness, Awareness, Buddha, Concepts, Doubts, Emotions, Equanimous, Fear, Flow with Life, Gnyani, I, Just Be, Knowledge, Let go, Love/Hate, Matter, Mind, Misery, Present Moment, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Self- Realization, Sensations, Stress, Suffering, Surrender, Viveka, Wisdom
Stop struggling and float with Life! Question: At times I feel like I have dropped a desire, but again it pops up with more intensity. And at times I feel I am dropping the desire but doubt arises if I am just resisting it. How to differentiate between dropping a...
by Ekta Bathija | Dec 12, 2021 | Brahman, Buddha, Choice, Consciousness, Doubts, Flow with Life, Mind, Non-Doership, Purusha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Self, Spontaneous, Truth
Life is flowing, just flow with a smile! Question: I have to make a decision. How do I let “Life take its course”, how do I flow with it and where does my Purushartha come into play? What do I have to do to stop pretending to be a doer? With all the decision making...
by Ekta Bathija | Jun 20, 2021 | Causation, Commitment, Destiny, Doubts, Gnyana, Guru, Guru, Guru, Independent Spirituality, Intellect, Karma, Knowledge, Liberation, Scriptures, Self, Self, Self- Realization, Self-Effort, Self-Effort, Truth, Wisdom
Are you worthy of Spiritual Knowledge? Question : Sometimes I wonder that, am I even worthy of this highest and beautiful knowledge? Even after studying and applying the knowledge we sometimes lose the path and get involved in cravings, desires and get carried away by...
by Ekta Bathija | Mar 4, 2021 | Body, Concepts, Doubts, Emptiness, Faith, Fullness, Guru, Intellect, Knowledge, Mind, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Personality, Prakriti, Purusha, Vedic
See Guru as an Energy, not a Personality! Question: You said, ‘See Guru as beyond a personality, see the being, see the hollow and empty, ever full presence’. From past few weeks, I was actually wanting to feel Guru beyond the body. How to see that?...
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