“Something in the Eyes” as told by Jyothi and Manoj Chalam

Join us to look at the world through eyes that see the interconnectivity of us all on our heroic journey, and seeing how all activities in our life are gifts that come into our path when we dance in the karmic raindrops of life. We discuss how to deal with challenges such as burnout, mis-identification, and life impermanence through the eyes of cancer. In this podcast, we are invited to learn, grow, and see through the REAL Eyes of these two blessed beings.

Manoj Chalam: Manoj is the Murti Wallah, somebody who schleps and sells Murtis (statues of Hindu & Buddhist deities), teaches their symbolisms, archetypes, philosophy, mythology and a story teller who combines science, popular culture, psychotherapy and whatever he can get his hands on. He’s a scientist by training (Ph.D. In chemical engineering from Cornell) and also trying to keep teachings real with a healthy dose of humor.

Jyothi Chalam: Jyothi is a scholar of Advaita Vedanta (non dual philosophy) and an accomplished South Indian classical music singer. Jyothi is a master teacher when it comes to sadhana and Vedanta philosophy. Jyothi's guru is Swami Tattvavidanandaji from Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Pennsylvania. Jyothi spends at least 3 months every year at their ashram studying the Vedantic scriptures of the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Brahma Sutras.