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Feelings can be powerful, persuasive—and profoundly misleading. Yoga philosophy offers a practical framework for testing our conclusions, separating emotional certainty from genuine knowledge.

How do we stay emotionally healthy in a world that keeps breaking our hearts? The Bhagavad Gita offers a third way—one that doesn’t ask us to suppress our feelings or be consumed by them, but to transform them into wise action.

The Declaration of Independence proclaims that “all are created equal.” But what kind of equality can actually support justice? Yoga philosophy offers a surprising answer—one that begins not with politics, but with the nature of the self.

What obligation do we have to someone who comes to us seeking shelter? An ancient story from the Bhāgavatam offers a surprisingly direct answer—and raises important questions about morality, leadership, and asylum.

AI, biotech, and the latest self-improvement trends promise to help us become better versions of ourselves. But before we optimize the self, it may be worth asking a deeper question: Who—or what—is the self we’re trying to improve?

Deep in a Himalayan meditation cave, it’s easy to imagine yoga as a solitary pursuit. But what if self-realization isn’t something we achieve alone? A visit to Vasiṣṭha’s Cave raises an important question about the role of community on the path of yoga.

A bridge that led nowhere taught me something about yoga. Everything has a dharma—a defining purpose—and yoga’s purpose is connection. The question is: what happens if we don’t finish the journey in this lifetime?

When New York City went dark in 1977, something deeper than the power grid collapsed. From a Hare Krishna rooftop in Midtown, I watched tamo-guṇa descend over the city. Yoga has a name for that kind of darkness—and a way through it.

Star Trek imagined a future where technology ended scarcity and freed humanity to evolve. Yoga imagines the reverse: inner evolution creating outer abundance. Which vision gets cause and effect right?

I first visited the Washington Monument as a kid. This week, I returned as part of a “No Kings” protest—and started thinking about the yogic idea of the philosopher king. What would truly sattvic leadership actually look like today?