In this episode, Rajiv continues the exploration of Pre-Verbal Awareness from Episode 29, diving deeper into the experience before language comments on it. What is present in that moment before the mind names, interprets, and creates a story around our experience? 🌐Visit : https://innerspiritualawakening.com/
In this episode, Rajiv explores the subtle space of pre-verbal awareness—the direct felt experience before the mind rushes in with labels, stories, and concepts. Drawing from personal experiences, contemplative wisdom and the latest neuroscience, he uncovers what it means to meet reality before thought begins to speak.🌐Visit : https://innerspiritualawakening.com/
On the spiritual path, we encounter countless words— Consciousness, Emptiness, Presence, Vastness, Brahman, Atman, Nirvana —but what do they actually point to? In this episode, Rajiv explores how language shapes our understanding of these profound terms, and where it can also become a limitation. Drawing from personal experience as well as insights into the nature of language itself, he invites…
In this episode, Rajiv explores the important topic of spiritual bypassing—the tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to avoid facing what is . He examines how the mind creates a division between the "spiritual" and the "material" through accumulated beliefs and concepts, preventing genuine understanding and transformation. This talk invites us to meet life as it is, without escaping into…
Compassion is perhaps the most frequently spoken word on the spiritual path - but what does it truly mean? In this episode, Rajiv explores the profound lessons hidden in three occasions when the Buddha chose to walk away, revealing that genuine compassion is guided by wisdom, not sentiment or the need to save everyone. 🌐Visit : https://innerspiritualawakening.com/
In this episode, Rajiv draws from his own personal experiences and his journey meeting hundreds of seekers to talk about the trap of spiritual experiences. He discusses whether there is a possibility of living in a state where you allow these experiences to happen but still let them go. 🌐Visit : https://innerspiritualawakening.com/
Can truth only be found in the silence of a spiritual retreat, or can it reveal itself just as clearly while filing a tax return? In this episode, Rajiv explores the common belief that spiritual insight belongs only to special places and extraordinary experiences. Through a simple yet profound inquiry, he examines whether truth is something we discover in retreats and sacred spaces - or whether it…
In this episode, Rajiv explores a fascinating topic that every seeker encounters at some point on the path: misunderstanding. While being misunderstood can be uncomfortable and even painful, could it actually be a spiritual gift? Rajiv examines how misunderstanding can expose some of our deepest needs - our desire for respect, validation, self-worth, and ultimately, to be seen as we truly are. But…
In this episode Rajiv explores what it means to stay deeply aware in a world designed to distract, divide, and numb. Through honest conversations and reflections, he examines the forces that shape our thinking, the courage it takes to question the status quo, and what happens when you choose to step out of the current rather than drift with it. 🌐Visit : https://innerspiritualawakening.com/
In this episode, Rajiv dives deep into one of the most debated questions in both spiritual and scientific circles: Do we truly have free will? Exploring insights from philosophy, neuroscience, and non-dual spirituality, he unpacks the nature of choice, the sense of self, and what it really means to be in control of our lives. 🌐Visit : https://innerspiritualawakening.com/