<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Amara Shanti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amara Shanti]]></description><link>https://www.amarashanti.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:32:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.amarashanti.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Stillness You Need to See Yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA["When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. In the still mind, in the depths of meditation, the Self reveals itself." — Bhagavad Gita Krishna doesn't say the Self is hidden. He doesn't say it's far away, or reserved for the rare few who renounce the world. He says it reveals itself — but only once the mind stops flickering. The whole obstacle is motion. Everything else follows from that one image: a flame steady because nothing is...]]></description><link>https://www.amarashanti.com/post/the-stillness-you-need-to-see-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6265bf424f5a9980a59bd8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:13:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/781820_e55ec67cdbd940159809bd7e0d3c153d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dee Chandarana</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Met My Guru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Om Guruve Namah - I bow to the Guru They say the guru finds the disciple when the disciple is ready. Looking back now, I understand exactly what that means. Twelve years ago, I was searching for something I couldn't name. There was a quiet restlessness in me, a longing for something deeper that I simply could not find in the world around me. So I kept diving inward — into my yoga, my meditation, my prayers — holding onto a faith that what I was seeking was also seeking me. Then one day,...]]></description><link>https://www.amarashanti.com/post/how-i-met-my-guru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3c150796e17da783c78e2d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:05:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/781820_5c7f1b21cccb43e7b4e75d0fbc755601~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dee Chandarana</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>