Sattva Himalayan Wisdom with Anand Mehrotra

In this timeless tale from the Katha Upanishad, a wise soul, Nachiketa, meets Yama—the Lord of Death—and asks the ultimate question: What survives when all else fades?

Through deep inquiry, courage, and stillness, Nachiketa uncovers the nature of the true Self—birthless, deathless, and eternal. Anand Ji guides us through this sacred dialogue, revealing how the fire of longing (mumukshutva) and the path of wisdom (shreya) lead to inn...

Awakened Tales invites you into the timeless tradition of sacred storytelling rooted in the Yog-Vedantic path. Guided by Anand Ji, each episode is a journey through powerful narratives drawn from India's living oral tradition. These stories do more than entertain—they transmit deep wisdom, awaken insight, and connect us to the source intelligence that flows through the ancient teachings. Embrace each tale to stir the eternal within...

In this final episode of Through the Visionary Lens, we return to the Chandogya Upanishad to explore the powerful teaching of the Lotus of the Heart (Sutra 8). Drawing from the Chandogya course on Sattva Connect, this episode dives into heart - centered awareness, intuitive understanding, and the mystery of cosmic consciousness — where all things exist and don’t exist, held in stillness and love.

Discover an understanding where the ...

Continuation of the series Through the Visionary Lens. In this episode, we explore one of the oldest and most profound insights from the Rig Veda, attributed to the sage Dhirgatamas: Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti—"The truth is one, but is expressed in many ways."

What is truth? Is it absolute or relative? Through the lens of this ancient wisdom, we uncover the nature of Sat—a singular, timeless reality that underlies all existence....

Join us in this transformative episode of Through the Visionary Lens as we explore the timeless invocation mantra from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishads:

• Asato Ma Sadgamaya (Lead me from untruth to truth)

• Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya (Lead me from darkness to light)

• Mrtyor Ma Amrtam Gamaya (Lead me from death to immortality)

This powerful mantra serves as a guide to align our intentions with universal truths, dismantle limiting beliefs,...

Welcome to "Through the Visionary Lens," a podcast series dedicated to exploring the profound mysteries of existence through timeless wisdom and modern understanding. In this first instalment from the series, we delve deep into the ancient Yog-Vedantic teaching of “Yatha Pinde, Tatha Brahmande”—"As within, so without."

This knowledge invites us to recognise the inseparable connection between the self and the universe. The cosmos and...

Welcome to the fourth episode of Impressions—The Art of Relating. Recorded during a transformative retreat in Australia in 2018, this episode explores the deep and essential question: Is it possible to love others without first loving ourselves? Drawing from the Sattva Connect course, we journey into the dynamics of love, perception, and the ego's role in distorting our understanding of self-worth.

This episode delves into how self-...

In this episode of Impressions, we delve into the profound teachings of the Chandogya Upanishad and explore the ancient wisdom behind "Yatha Pinde Tatha Brahmande"—as within, so without. We examine the fundamental ground that gives rise to all material reality, revealing how matter emerges from the immaterial, and how consciousness, in its purest form, shapes the fabric of existence.

Join us as we explore the subtler dimensions of b...

Welcome to the second episode of the series Impressions , this podcast is inspired by the transformative teachings of the course The Alchemy of Life. In this episode, we embark on a profound exploration of the self and the fundamental nature of reality. We delve into the concepts of transformation, karma, and dharma, and how aligning with consciousness can lead to a deeper understanding of existence. Discover the duality of percept...

In this new series each episode takes a glimpse into a jewel of wisdom that is offered during retreats. This opportunity here now offers us a connection to the specific knowledge that expands during these intensive offerings. We invite you to pause and journey with these moments from each retreat. 

In this first episode we visit the opening talk of Enlivening the Spirit Retreat from 2021.

This talk is timeless, where Anand Ji explore...

Concluding our Gita Insights series, Anand invites us to recognise our Arjuna nature as we contemplate the phenomenal teachings of Krishna. Our inner longing is for unity, a wholeness that is expressed in the word Yoga. If our intention is to access that state of unity, then it is natural that the approach has to be also unified. For growth to be genuine, there has to be growth in a holistic manner. Then...

Continuing with Gita Insights, Krishna is advising Arjuna is to live a life where there is no failure, but rather just opportunities and possibilities. This is a brilliant insight to help us navigate the journey in this samsara, in this world, with great elegance. Do not be attached to inaction. Act you must. But let your action be an act of service and know that when your action is of the highest order, the field will respond in k...

In this episode of the Gita Insights, Anand Ji explores another rich pearl of wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita. We say we only honour worthy inquiry; we should only teach or share insights when asked. In the Gita we have Arjuna declaring to Krishna, “I am your shishya.” A shishya is a student with a very deep inner commitment. This is the highest kind of a student.  

All that we value and all that we really seek in life is found at a g...

In this first episode of the Gita Insights series, Anand reminds us that we are listeners and students of the wisdom that Krishna shares in the Bhagavad Gita. The same wisdom is being offered to those who are listening and yet it has different effects on them, because every listener listens from his or her own consciousness state. Arjuna fully awakens and gets enlivened, while Dhritarashtra is left with deep disillusionment. Within...

Take a journey into your own inner dimension to peace. Become the seer of your own consciousness with Anand Ji in this guided meditation. 

This episode continues with the Contemplation Meditation Sessions. Allow yourself to let go and dissolve into the ocean of peace, as we remind ourselves that all dissolves and only the seer remains, for here lies freedom and the ability to choose our own reality.

For more meditative wisdom, knowle...

Join Anand Ji in this transformative meditation of expansion for the self. Go within and realise the choice of who you are is your’s as the creator of your own reality. Let go of the fixed narrative that is the ego and open yourself to the supreme possibility that all possibilites exist within the Self. 

Ignorance and misunderstanding of reality keep us separate from the creative, fluid state that is the infinite possibility within ...

This episode continues our current series of Contemplative Meditation Sessions. In this meditation taken from a Sattva Connect livestream, Anand Ji invites us to pause and surrender into the experience of the Luminous Self, to stay innocent with our thinking, allowing all thoughts to pass. He guides us into complete clarity, building a luminous aura within and without. Allow yourself to totally surrender into the here and experienc...

This episode launches our new series, Contemplation Meditation Sessions. We begin with a livestream aired on Sattva Connect 26th of November 2023.

On the surface of life, there is seeming separation, boundaries, but when you go deeper you realise the underlying unity that is our reality. And when you perceive this unity, you experience immense kindness and compassion; you begin to treat the other as yourself. Then our world becomes ...

Moving on with The Inquiry Sessions, this episode sees Bajrang, Sattva Master Teacher, Jyoti and founder of Sattva California, joining the sessions to pose the question on one of the fundamental aspects of living in community. How do we cultivate it? The discussion opens up with the knowledge that community is a concept and moves into the realisation of the individual as the whole. This brings awareness to the self and to one’s pro...