Priya Manivannan·Jul 24, 2023The Tantra of BarbieWhen I walked into Saturday’s screening of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, donning pink lipstick, sparkly pink eyeshadow and bohemian pink earrings…A response icon1A response icon1
Priya Manivannan·Jul 20, 2022The path of devotional love“There is no lack in this, my Lord!” sang the famed Carnatic singer M.S. Subbulakshmi. This line is found in Kurai Ondrum Illai, a…
Priya Manivannan·Jun 24, 2021Why can’t psychedelics grant enlightenment?Some people speak of “seeing” the Self, or the Absolute, on plant medicine or other similar psychedelic substances. But, if you think about…A response icon5A response icon5
Priya Manivannan·Sep 7, 2020Righteous angerI’ve been thinking about righteous anger lately, especially with all this talk about performative action. I mean, what’s actually…
Priya Manivannan·Apr 5, 2020Tripura Rahasya on beauty and romantic loveAdvaita Vedanta puts forth the simple premise that life is fundamentally suffering. This suffering shows up in our lives when we…
Priya Manivannan·Sep 17, 2019What is nonduality?Spiritual and religious philosophies around the world have offered us the possibility of becoming conscious of something higher, something…A response icon2A response icon2