Words could never convey the profound impact beautiful Aarya has had on my life… but this will suffice.  I met Aarya during my coming-of-age years.  Being the ignorant teenager I was, to say I disagreed with her philosophy would be an understatement.  However, little did I know that these teachings and her view on life would be my saving grace years to come.   

It was not until my early college years when I realized the gravity of Aarya’s teachings.  This started when I struggled with depression stemming from an identity crisis.  Questions flooded my mind to the point of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual suffocation: Who am I?  What is my purpose?  What’s the point of living if death is inevitable?  These questions prompted me to stop looking outward for an answer, and instead look inward.  What I needed was a new guide on how to walk through life.  

Years earlier Aarya blessed me with a book of hers that would guide me through this search for identity.  What Aarya taught me through this book is that life takes care of us through her natural unfolding events.  Instead of resisting the flow of life, we should embrace it and use our gift of will power to work with these forcings instead of against it.  Learning to work with life instead of against ultimately saved me.

Aarya’s philosophy of surrendering to life’s flow has allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of my own being on both a physical and spiritual level.  Whether this be through reading, meditation or expressing gratitude, Aarya’s teachings have not ceased to contribute to my own happiness