Hi, I'm Rishi, a Meditation Coach based in London, England.
After a challenging childhood, I lost both my parents early, and at 21, that was a lot to handle. I resorted to a "work hard, party harder"lifestyle as an escape. Five years later, I knew I needed a change.
In 2016, I stumbled upon meditation, a practice that became my anchor, helping me break free from the grip of alcohol and other distractions. This was a pivotal moment.
Driven by the desire to share this life-transforming practice, in 2019 I quit my job and left for India to deepen my inner-journey. There I got to learn from diverse spiritual traditions, teachers, including a life-changing experience meeting the Dalai Lama.
India was a sanctuary for me to work through long stored emotions and learn how to pacify the resentment & fears that were deep within me.
I now help people who want to fully take the drivers seat of their mind & emotions & create a life of peace, compassion & service.
Desires are the root of suffering, yes. But is the solution to quit our desires? To me it seems more likely that suffering is a challenge for us to move ourselves for a good that we don't have yet. If desires are bad we are we given them?
your channel is golden! ayurvedic counselor here. de-programming myself may be a lifelong process, and it's so nice to be able to relate. wasted lots of time looking for happiness in alcohol as well. when you begin to understand the impulses that are beneath behaviors, you see that the impulse (trying to attain happiness) is the same--it can be either misdirected or toward the bullseye--the spiritual path, the only sustainable one. thank you for your great work 🙏🏻
Hello @meditatewithrishi I am a kid from India of 16 yrs old and i have no vision of life i like programming and i upload videos related to it as well but i am too interested in yogic culture as i discovered the truth and science behind it i want to do meditation the actual one which u call dhyan in Sanskit i saw videos some say meditation can't be done what u do is just dharna or concentration and some call i fraud to those who practice meditation for stress freeeing mind i want to know what actually is meditation and how do u do it i don't want anything from it no pleasure no hapiness i just want to know what is true meditation and how you actually do it pls tell me Rishi ???
No. Thats Wrong . Purusha is Pure consciousness/Awareness Only , energy ,Matter, mind and everything else is prakriti. however Purusha is always present as Awareness Behind everything
Love the story Rishi, thank you for sharing some of your journey. That's such a beautiful encounter you described and its so gratifying to see the impact it's had on you. And all that you have been inspired to do. Sincerely wishing you all the very best brother!
Very easy and clear understanding of each yoga path and summimg up with quoting Swami Vivekananda as he advised combining all paths are so important to know your true nature...thank you Rishi ji! Namaste 🙏
I remember when I took a vow of silence in San Francisco. It was challenging bc I put myself out in the public. I was allowed to write words, I just didn't allow myself to speak words. It turned into an unintentional social experiment of noticing how people's energy shifts around you, when your presence becomes more quiet.
I have tried so hard to not watch the news for a year, but it keeps pulling me back in bc of guilt. Thank you for your video. This helps me to deal with the people who don't understand. ¡Bendiciones! 🎶💕🌿💖💀💖🌿💕🎶
It's been Ground Hog Day for me for the past 4 years. It's wild, bc once upon a time in my 20's (pre-pandemic) I used to meditate for a half an hour every day, do asanas, daily walks, ate very clean & healthy, went to bed early, drank a lot of water... Idk what happened other than I unfortunately fed into the fear mongering of the media during the pandemic & started doing the opposite of everything I had worked so hard to make a habit. I am doing my best to break the cycle of waking up late.
I have never ever heard the sound So Hum while breathing 9:03, are you serious? My breathing telling me what my essential nature is? In a foreign language? I do not see any need for a (powerful?) mantra or attention to breathing to realize that consciousness is all there is and therefore it must be our essential nature. As in any dream. I am quite amazed you do.
What should I do if I'm stuck at question 4? The worst case scenario has happened and could realistically happen again? Thanks again for the great videos, namaste.
