Shadow to Self with Acharya Shunya

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When the Shadow Meets Grace: Advaita and Kabbalah in Dialogue

Season 2 · Episode 9

Thursday, January 22, 2026 • Duration 54:09

In this episode, Vedic wisdom meets the depths of Jewish mysticism as host Acharya Shunya sit sin dialogue with Rabbi Matthew Ponak. Together, they explore how the shadow is not something to be conquered but met with divine intelligence, how ancient traditions guide us when the self feels fragmented, and how grace arrives when effort alone falls short. Drawing from Advaita and embodied Kabbalah, this conversation moves beyond theory into lived experience, revealing how sacred lineages across cultures point toward the same inner rescue: remembrance, humility, and the quiet help that comes when we stop pretending we can do it alone. Rabbi Matthew Ponak is a teacher of Jewish mysticism and spiritual counselor, ordained with honors from Hebrew College's neo-Hasidic rabbinical school and author of Embodied Kabbalah.

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Sita's Gems: Reclaiming Sita's Voice from the Shadows

Season 2 · Episode 8

Thursday, December 4, 2025 • Duration 01:55:06

Sita, the heroine of the Hindu epic Ramayana and a divine feminine avatar of Lakshmi, is often misunderstood. She is praised for her patience, remembered for her suffering, but rarely honored for her sovereign choices, her hidden fire, her radical return to Self. In this extraordinary episode, Acharya Shunya brings together the creators of Sitayana—a groundbreaking audio retelling of the Ramayana through Sita's eyes. Together with producer Michael Sternfeld, devotional artist Nina Rao, mystic Mirabai Starr, and author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, she explores exile, dharma, silence, devotion, and the moment when Sita says no… and returns to the Earth. Includes a stirring passage from "Sita Returns to Mother Earth" and a devotional song offered by Nina Rao to invoke her presence through sacred sound.

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Anchored but Unstuck: In Conversation with Teacher Author and Musician David Nichtern

Thursday, September 7, 2023 • Duration 01:02:15

Join Acharya Shunya in conversation with David Nichtern is a senior Buddhist teacher who has practiced meditation for over 40 years. He was an early student of Tibetan master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and teaches Buddhist principles through his Dharma Moon platform. David mentors students and leads meditation teacher trainings worldwide. As an author, Nichtern has authored many books including Awakening From the Daydream, a contemporary exploration of the Buddha's Wheel of Life. He also hosts a podcast based on his book Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck.

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How Does Ayurveda Enables Health Despite Poor Prognosis

Thursday, April 6, 2023 • Duration 36:55

Ayurveda, the ancient Vedic system of health and healing is often able to deliver results despite a poor prognosis. How does that happen? How can you intellectually align with classic wisdom to benefit from the deepest promise of Ayurveda? What are some of Ayurveda's deep tenets and how can you come into alignment with your own deepest state of health? Listen to this informative and inspiring episode by Acharya Shunya, author of 'Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom' and other books. www.AcharyaShunya.com

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Vedic Mythology: Metaphysical Guidance For Your Inner Journey

Monday, March 6, 2023 • Duration 25:09

Vedic mythology which is timeless and teaches us about ourselves, from beyond culture, religion and gender. These myths are tales of characters who never existed, and yet the characters who variously embody shades of light and darkness, are eternal . They existed before we existed. They will survive us. Learn from Vedic scholar and bestselling author Acharya Shunya, the ways you can glean deep lessons from Vedic mythology and act from light versus darkness, power over powerlessness, and discernment versus ignorance.

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Awaken The Unstuck Dimension Within You

Friday, February 10, 2023 • Duration 33:05

In this episode, Vedic Scholar and author of best selling book Sovereign Self clarifies how in each one of us we have a dimension that lives inside space and time constructs and occupies a story and a dimension that is beyond space and time and any kind of story. If we learn to connect more with the latter than the former, we can have a human story but not be bound by it or suffer because of it; we can also plan for the story and help it move forward into greater ease and light, by pulling in greater spiritual resources from the universe.

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Activate Shree: Goddess Lakshmi's Wealth, Grace, Abundance

Monday, January 23, 2023 • Duration 28:35

Shree or Shri represents Goddess Lakshmi herself and her grace, splendour, beauty, wealth, affluence, prosperity, good luck. Did you know that each embodied soul has a karmic quota of "Shree' to unpack in a given lifetime. Sadly, many of us are not in alignment with Shree and harbor wrong beliefs that prevent Shree from manifesting good fortune for us. In this episode, show host Acharya Shunya, who is a respected Vedic scholar and author of bestselling book Roar Like A Goddess, unpacks ways to claim the Shree (abundance) waiting for you!

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How to Be Fearless in Facing Your Shadow

Thursday, January 5, 2023 • Duration 25:06

If you're willing to believe that your shadow isn't just the scary, fearful, uncomfortable part of you, but your inner friend, you can start to feel comfortable sitting it down, asking some questions, and seeing it as your teacher. Whether the shadow becomes your friend or enemy depends largely upon your relationship with the Self.

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UNBOUND - Claim your Freedom today

Friday, December 23, 2022 • Duration 28:54

Learn how to free yourself from your own negative, self-doubting and betraying mind. This timely episode is a soothing balm for our times. Discover how to embrace authenticity, self-love and rewrtie a life script of peace, clarity and purpose. This episode highlights Acharya Shunya's journey to freedom. Tune in, to transform your life and the world we live in. Be inspired and invest in yourself. Give yourself the gift of freedom today!

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Enlightened Vulnerability – Hope amidst Hopelessness

Thursday, December 1, 2022 • Duration 23:44

Acharya Shunya talks about being whole and coming into a relationship with the Shadow and the Self. Being human means accepting the co-existence of the appearance and the truth – this phenomenon she calls "Enlightened Vulnerability." She instructs us not to blame our Shadow, and that the Shadow tends to perpetuate itself – till we infuse it with the Truth. She re-stresses the importance of discernment and detachment – and provides us with a core teaching, by which we can access Absolute Truth.

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