Introduction - 3 words that changed my life

[00:00:00] It all started with the Mahavakya from Bradharanika Upanishad. Aham, Brahmasmi. [00:00:06] Hi, my name is Vivek Sanil and I have been a radio presenter for nearly 20 years now. [00:00:11] One day while coming back from work, I was listening to a podcast by Dr. Deepak Chopra and he introduced this Mahavakya and I started chanting it for some days. [00:00:21] Since then there has been a profound change in me where I started meditating for a longer duration and doing yoga every day. I hadn't done yoga ever in my life, maybe one or two sessions here and there. And now I've reached a point where I don't have to decide whether I should attend the class today or not. Whether I am tired or sleepy, it doesn't bother me. So transcending the question which most of us face, whether I should go to the gym today or can I skip a healthy meal today? Similar to that, a healthy practice like yoga happens automatically. The credit of course, goes to Saurabh Bhotra from habit to make it convenient for us as it's online. In this past one year, I started doing meditation, yoga and listening to Swami Sarvapriyananda who teaches Advaita Vedanta. I also started reading the Upanishads and I continue doing all these as I feel it is taking me somewhere, don't know where yet. [00:01:17] I had a lot of questions on existence. What is real and what isn't, where did we come from and and where are we all heading? [00:01:25] And now as I slowly get the answers from Upanishads, I wonder did I seek answers or it came to me a mystery which I try to uncover with meditation, yoga and studying Upanishads. I start this journey of podcasts where I realized that preparing yourself to receive the grace of the divine is essential. And from time to time, keeping your mind pure in thoughts is essential. Each week I sit down for meaningful conversations with spiritual teachers, astrologers, monks, healers, scientists, coaches and seekers, helping us explore life's biggest questions with curiosity, respect and an open mind. I'm Vivek and this is Awake with Vivek. Awake with Vivek is where ancient wisdom meets modern life.