Initially, my connection with Swami Tadananda began in Fiji, and eventually led me to the Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Auckland several years ago, pulled in by something quite specific — a fascination with the mind itself beginning with Who am I?, What is it? Why does it behave the way it does? Why does it cause us so much suffering, and how might we work with it rather than be at its mercy? I didn't expect that question to open up as much as it has. Over the years, contemplati

I was first introduced to Swami Tadananda in Fiji and later became connected with the Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre in Auckland. What initially drew me was a deep curiosity about the mind and the fundamental question, "Who am I?" I wanted to understand why the mind behaves as it does, why it causes so much suffering, and whether there was a way to work with it rather than be controlled by it. Over the years, studying Vedantic wisdom, engaging in countless discussions with Swamij