AACHARYA ANKIT

Yoga | Mindfulness | Spiritual Guidance

Teacher of Indian culture & Yoga
🇮🇳🇦🇴🇹🇷🇨🇮

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

Meditation is not a neutral lab experiment; it’s embedded in culture, dharma, and lived tradition. Studying is fine, but don’t colonize it with a new name.

Honor the source, don’t appropriate it. 🙏
@ankitatIIMA

[Matthew D. Sacchet @MatthewSacchet]

No single tradition owns meditation — and science promises to finally help us find common ground.

Meditation, like science, has never been just one thing. Across cultures and centuries, we find a dazzling diversity of practices, maps, rituals, and frameworks. Each tradition speaks in its own language, dialect, or vernacular, and yet they often seem to point toward surprisingly similar possibilities for profound transformations of mind, heart, and society.

Here’s a radical idea gaining ground in contemplative science: the science of advanced meditation may help us build a kind of “meta-tradition” of meditation — a clarifying framework that illuminates the shared terrain while still honoring the diverse territories of each tradition.

For comparative mysticism, a shared, tradition-neutral map of practice and outcomes has always been the “holy grail.”

But building a “meta-tradition” doesn’t mean replacing, erasing, or flattening existing traditions. It means developing a unifying map, or scaffolding, with common reference points that help us identify and understand deep, cross-cultural convergences while still respecting depth, difference, and diversity. In this vision, science acts as an integrative bridge and respectful translator, not an enemy, to the incredibly rich traditions that have developed and refined these practices.

If this ambition bears fruit, the Meditation Research Program at Harvard Medical School @harvardmed and Massachusetts General Hospital @MassGeneralNews @MassGenBrigham — and other research programs like it around the world — could become not only hubs pioneering mental health and well-being, but also melting pots for cross-cultural and interreligious exchange.

I believe deeply that a meta-tradition could:
---Facilitate deeper dialogue across traditions and forms of practice.
---Provide secular entry points for those outside specific cultural or religious contexts.
---Expand accessibility and real-world applications in healthcare, education, and workplaces.

Perhaps this is exactly what many of the most accomplished saints and sages have claimed: that there is unity in diversity, and that all traditions are different paths up the same mountain — toward a shared understanding that can benefit us all 🙏

For those fascinated by the possibilities of science testing, mapping, and illuminating the universal aspects of practice, I’ve linked a few relevant papers from me and my colleagues in the comments below👇

If you think these ideas deserve a wider conversation, feel free to share the post so more people can join and weigh in~

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

Let's celebrate #InternationalDayofYoga 2026 in Yamoussoukro on 13 June! Join us in embracing yoga as a pathway to health, well-being, while supporting the vision of healthy ageing for all. Together, let's build a healthier and more mindful future.#IDY2026 #YogaForHealthyAgeing

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

#IDY2026 #InternationalYogaDay

[India in Ivory Coast @EOIIvoryCoast]

The Embassy of India organized a special yoga session at its premises today — a calm and energizing start to the day featuring simple stretches, mindful breathing, and a shared sense of well-being.

A wonderful way to promote wellness, balance, and a healthy lifestyle as we look ahead to #InternationalYogaDay2026.

@MEAIndia @iccr_hq

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

#IDY2026 #InternationalYogaDay

[India in Ivory Coast @EOIIvoryCoast]

Plus que 50 jours avant la #JournéeInternationaleDuYoga2026 ! Le 2 mai 2026, @EOIIvoryCoast a organisé une séance de Yoga exceptionnelle à l’université de San Pedro. Ce fut l'occasion de promouvoir devant les étudiants et les enseignants un mode de vie sain, le bien-être et la pleine conscience, et d'encourager la pratique régulière de cette discipline. L’enthousiasme et l’engagement des participants ont mis en lumière un intérêt grandissant pour l’héritage ancestral du Yoga indien en Côte d’Ivoire. Ce fut une matinée revigorante qui a permis à chacun de se détendre, de se recentrer et de trouver l'inspiration pour intégrer la pratique du Yoga à son quotidien au sein de la communauté universitaire.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

75-day countdown to International Day of Yoga 2026, @EOIIvoryCoast hosted a curtain-raiser yoga session at the Embassy on 07 April 2026. A beautiful way to promote balance, wellness, and a healthy lifestyle. #InternationalYogaDay2026 🧘‍♀️
@Indiandiplomacy @MEAIndia @iccr_hq

[India in Ivory Coast @EOIIvoryCoast]

Kicking off the 75-day countdown to the International Day of Yoga 2026, @EOIIvoryCoast organized a curtain-raiser yoga session at Embassy on 07 April 2026! A calm and energizing start, with simple stretches, mindful breathing, and a shared sense of well-being. A wonderful way to promote wellness, balance, and a healthy lifestyle as we approach #InternationalYogaDay2026 🧘‍♀️
@Indiandiplomacy @MEAIndia @iccr_hq

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@TheLaurenChen Whitewashing colonial atrocities is intellectual dishonesty.

Entire societies are still living with the trauma, chaos, and poverty created by colonial cruelty, yet some try to sanitize it as helping poor or modernization.

Victims never recovered. History was never healed.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@AzatAlsalim Left & liberal activists don’t oppose atrocities they filter them.

Bangladesh Hindus continously persecute, Kashmiri Pandit cleansing? Left are Silence.
Yezidis massacred? Justifications begin.

If outrage depends on the religion of victims, it’s not humanity, it’s propaganda.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@Yazidisto Happy Batzmi to Yazidis, Kurds and everyone who believed we all humans have similar ancient roots.

[taslima nasreen @taslimanasreen]

They unleashed jihadist terror across the country demanding Taslima’s hanging.
I saw it, but I did not protest.
They put a price on Taslima’s head.
I heard it, but I did not protest.

The government shoved Taslima out of the country.
I saw it, but I did not protest.
Because Taslima doesn’t sugarcoat what she writes.
If you criticize religion, this is bound to happen!

—
Then they started hacking bloggers to death.
They killed Rajib,
then Abhijit,
then Washiqur,
then Ananta,
then Niloy,
then Dipan,
then Samad.

I saw it, but I did not protest.
Because the bloggers had criticized Islam.
Why was it even necessary to do that?
Why hurt people’s religious sentiments?

—

Then they hacked Asif, they hacked Tutul.
They jailed Asad.
They forced Masud into exile.
They stood against Imran.
I heard it, but I did not protest.
Because they got what they deserved!
Why did they go around spreading atheism?
If you just keep your mouth shut, nothing bad happens.
—
They set fire to Hindu homes.
They demolished temples, looted shops.
They grabbed land.
They murdered innocent Hindus.
They jailed Hindu leaders.
I did not protest.
They burned down Buddhist homes too.
I did not protest.
They oppressed Indigenous people.
I did not protest.

Minorities suffer all over the world—
this is nothing new.

I kept my mouth shut.
—
For decades I kept my mouth shut.

I am a cautious modern person.
There’s a saying: caution keeps you safe.

When needed, I even applauded the jihadists’ “revolution,”
and made friends with one or two of them.
Though I never let anyone really understand
my progressivism, my atheism, my secularism.
And yet—strangely—they are now charging at me.
They are tearing down my home. I am screaming,
but no one is coming to stop them.
They have grabbed me by the throat.
They are choking me to death.

I am screaming in terror—
but alas, there is no one anywhere
coming to save me.

[taslima nasreen @taslimanasreen]

People across the country cried for jihadi Hadi. No one even turned to look at the innocent, poor Hindu youth who was beaten and burned to death by a gang of jihadis. The sound of Dipu Chandra Das’s family’s cries did not reach anyone’s ears.

Mr. Yunus, wearing a cap on his head, went to the jihadi’s funeral and wailed loudly. But he did not spend a single sentence on Dipu’s horrific murder.

When the news of Hindu killings in Bangladesh spread in foreign media, Yunus immediately ordered the police to arrest some criminals, even if only for show. The police rounded up ten people and displayed them as “arrested.”

Yunus knows very well that no one will follow up on what happens to those ten people. The criminals will be quietly released after being shown as innocent.

Has any Muslim ever been punished in this country for killing a Hindu?

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@__Injaneb96 Yes, I think it's religion of peace, but the kind of peace that arrives after war, genocide, loot and chaos.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

Maa Kali is pure cosmic power, creation and destruction in one.
But history shows the real evil: those who burn libraries, burned innocent women in the name of “witch hunting,” hiding their brutality behind the so-called white man’s burden.

[Bruce @bruce_barrett]

Do you think the Indians invading our country worship demonic entities?

Looks absolutely Satanic to me.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

🌏💨 China 🇨🇳 and India 🇮🇳 stand among the world’s leaders in wind power installations, harnessing nature’s force for a sustainable future.

Both ancient civilizations are now shaping a new era of clean energy and climate responsibility. 🌱⚡
#RenewableEnergy #WindPower

[Yu Jing @ChinaSpox_India]

China and India are among the world’s top countries in wind power installations.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@megha_lilly Hinduism is not confined by race or region, it embraces all humanity.

The Upanishadic vision reminds us, "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", The whole world is one family.

A timeless message for universal peace, unity, and spiritual harmony. 🧘🙏

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

Hinduism is not confined by race or region, it embraces all humanity.

The Upanishadic vision reminds us, "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam"
The whole world is one family.

A timeless message for universal peace, unity, and spiritual harmony. 🧘🙏

[William Seaborn @will_seaborn]

Hinduism isn't racial or regional. It's a global and universal religion equally for all races and nations.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

✅ National Clean Air Mission improving urban AQI levels
A cleaner, sustainable Asia and the world benefits us all 🌏✨

#GreenGrowth #Sustainability #India #China

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

Impressive and forward-looking goals by China 👏
India too is moving fast on the green growth path 🌱
✅ Non-fossil fuel share already crossed 43% of installed power capacity
✅ World’s 3rd-largest renewable energy producer
✅ Rapid expansion of EV ecosystem & solar manufacturing

[Yu Jing @ChinaSpox_India]

🇨🇳 China’s new 15th Five-Year Plan sets ambitious air quality goals for 2026–2030:

📍Optimize the energy structure and raise the share of non-fossil energy consumption to over 25% by 2030.

💨 Maintain the national average PM2.5 concentration approximately below 28 micrograms per cubic meter.

🌤️ Strive to increase the proportion of days with good air quality in prefecture-level and above cities nationwide.

🚘Further increase the share of new energy vehicles like EVs.

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@ChinaSpox_India Impressive and forward-looking goals by China, India too is moving fast on the green growth path
✅ Non-fossil fuel share already crossed 43% of installed power capacity
✅ World’s 3rd-largest renewable energy producer
✅ Rapid expansion of EV ecosystem & solar manufacturing

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@ankitatIIMA When shamelessness becomes entertainment, decay becomes culture.... it’s the collapse of values disguised as liberation. 🧠 Truly tragic. 🎭

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@will_seaborn Many souls across the world are returning to Sanātana Dharma, not through conversion, but through realization. The Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita don’t ask for blind belief; they offer timeless wisdom and answers to life’s deepest questions. 🌸

[AACHARYA ANKIT @aacharyankit9]

@garvirawat मूर्छित होने तथा मरे होने में अन्तर होता है, शायद आपको यह बात पता होगी