The illusion of control can give us a sense of being in the driver’s seat.

The first step in being in the moment is to check in with ourselves. It gives us an opportunity to gaze behind the curtain of our daily shtick: the powerhouse financial whiz, the aloof artist, the engaged political activist, the oozing serenity spiritual aspirant.

It can be taxing in a culture that fears change and breeds complacency to constantly listen to the inner voice and not to run on autopilot.

In these accelerated times, it seems that our souls are not putting up with our personalities and their constant shenanigans.

Nisargadatta’s teachings are classic Advaita Vedanta, since he constantly emphasizes that there is nothing to seek, that we already are the Self.

Sri Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi was the personal incarnation of what we Westerners consider a guru.

You might have come across his name on the cover of the classic giant, I Am That. He was the man who tape-recorded conversations in the Marathi dialect with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, and then translated and pushed to publish the book.