Sovereign Self: Acharya Shunya

Fearless Presence

Jun 1 2023 • 41 mins


  • Find more about Acharya Shunya at https://www.acharyashunya.com/
  • Acharya Shunya's introduction. 0:01
    Shunya is the first female lineage holder from an ancient line.
    Everything in the cosmos lives in the self.
  • Buddhism’s definition of self. 3:11
    Before religion was born in India, hinduism and buddhism.
    The self is in the form of consciousness awareness.
    Bondage and suffering are optional in the vedas.
    The sanskrit term jiha.
  • How we have forgotten our true essence. 6:57
    Cognitive error, forgetting the true essence.
    The vedas, the vedus and suffering.
    Chasing shadows in the 21st century.
    Striking the balance between understanding and not being consumed.
  • Stop trying to fix what you can’t fix. 10:54
    Human beings are not prone to sorrow.
    How COVID-19 has impacted the community.
    Buddhism, hinduism and other traditions of humanity.
    The beauty of trauma in trauma.
  • Mythology is an eternal part of life. 15:19
    Fala g mythology is an eternal part of our existence.
    Rage like a goddess.
    The three levels of the human mind.
    The trinity, the triangle and the way of darkness.
    The third vibration of the mind.
    The mode of sattva, balance and active mode.
  • How to contextualize your evolution. 21:55
    How vedas represent the anatomy of the human body.
    The invisible rope story.
    Life based on half reality, mithya, subjective reality.
    Body is the center of the body.
  • Turning our eyes inwards. 26:38
    The snake and rope analogy.
    The new meditation tradition is about stress relief.
    How to domesticate an elephant in India.
    How to overcome childhood trauma.
  • Moving beyond the trauma of trauma. 30:48
    Advising the conversation beyond the trauma.
    The karmic backstory of her own trauma.
    Holding trauma like a bouquet to prevent more trauma.
    Recognizing a true guru.
  • Why blame the master for sleepwalking disciples? 36:39
    Don't throw the baby with the bathwater.
    The importance of surrendering to the guru.
    Model what it is to be a teacher in the 21st century.
    How to get in touch with Shunya.