Sadhguru, April 3 -- By Sadhguru - Founder, Isha Foundation

Adi Shankara was an intellectual giant, a genius of linguistics, and, above all, a spiritual light, the pride of India. In the brief span of his life, he walked the length and breadth of this nation. Where did this energy, this zest and this wisdom come from?

Shankara came from a village called Kaladi, which literally means "beneath the feet." In the South, we are at the feet of Bharat Mata. Bharat means we always learnt how to be at the feet of the Divine. By being at the feet of the Divine, we evolved and blossomed. This is not a culture of pumped up pomp, but a culture of natural piety.

Everything is Maya

Shankara said, "Everything is maya." Maya means an illusion, in the ...