Navras Series - Ep 3 : Vibhatsa - When Judgements Become a Mirror By Vasundhara Shukla Event

Navras Series - Ep 3 : Vibhatsa - When Judgements Become a Mirror By Vasundhara Shukla

There are moments in life when our reactions toward others feel stronger than we expect. A comment that lingers. A behaviour that unsettles us. A quality that immediately repels or irritates. We call it judgement, aversion, discomfort. Yet these reactions are rarely only about what we see outside. Often, they arise from something more intimate within us. In the Indian aesthetic tradition of Navras, this experience is known as Vibhatsa — the rasa of aversion, disgust, and rejection. While it may appear uncomfortable at first, Vibhatsa holds a deeper invitation: to look at the places within ourselves that we resist, deny, or struggle to accept. Sometimes what disturbs us in the world quietly mirrors something unresolved within our own emotional landscape.

Navras Series | Episode 3 – Vibhatsa: When Judgements Become a Mirror invites you to explore this inner mirror with honesty and curiosity. This session is not about suppressing judgement or forcing yourself to become endlessly accepting. Rather, it is about understanding what our reactions are trying to reveal. Why certain behaviours trigger us, why some traits provoke immediate resistance, and how these responses often reflect hidden beliefs, expectations, or unprocessed emotions. Through guided reflection, somatic awareness, and contemplative inquiry, participants will be supported in observing their reactions without shame or defensiveness, allowing insight to emerge naturally where judgement once dominated.

On March 5th, 2026, at 6:30 PM (online), Vasundhara Shukla holds a grounded and reflective space where difficult emotions are not avoided but approached with care and awareness. As part of the ongoing Navras journey, this episode explores how aversion can transform into self-understanding when we allow ourselves to look deeper.

03 Apr 2026

18:30 - 19:30

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Description

Often, the moments that reveal the most about us are the ones we instinctively resist. A reaction that feels sharp and immediate. A person who triggers irritation or discomfort without a clear reason. A quality in someone else that we quickly judge, reject, or distance ourselves from. These experiences may appear to be about the other person, yet they frequently carry a deeper reflection of our own inner landscape. In the Indian aesthetic tradition of Navras, this experience is known as Vibhatsa - the rasa of aversion, disgust, and rejection. Though uncomfortable, Vibhatsa holds a profound invitation: to look at what our judgements might be quietly mirroring back to us.

Yet in everyday life, we rarely pause long enough to explore these reactions. Judgement becomes quick and habitual. Discomfort turns into avoidance. What could have been a moment of insight becomes another layer of separation between ourselves and the world around us. But when approached with curiosity rather than resistance, these moments of aversion begin to reveal something valuable. They illuminate hidden beliefs, unacknowledged emotions, and inner narratives that shape how we perceive others and how we relate to ourselves.

Navras Series | Episode 3 – Vibhatsa: When Judgements Become a Mirror is an invitation to gently explore this inner reflection.

On March 5th, 2026, at 6:30 PM (online), Vasundhara Shukla invites you into the third episode of the Navras journey, where Vibhatsa is explored not as something to suppress or overcome, but as a meaningful doorway into deeper awareness. This session continues the exploration of emotional rasas as lived human experiences, guiding participants to observe their reactions with openness and honesty rather than defensiveness or shame.

This gathering is not about eliminating judgement or forcing acceptance. It is about understanding the emotional and psychological layers beneath our reactions. Through guided reflection, contemplative inquiry, and gentle somatic awareness, participants will explore how aversion forms, what it protects, and how it can become a pathway toward greater clarity and self-understanding.

The Benefits of This Experience

• Understanding Emotional Mirrors — Discover how moments of judgement can reveal deeper truths about your inner world.
• Cultivating Self Awareness — Learn to observe reactions with curiosity rather than immediate rejection or criticism.
• Softening Inner Resistance — Gently explore the emotions and beliefs that create patterns of aversion.
• Expanding Emotional Insight — Recognise how discomfort can become a pathway toward deeper self-understanding.
• Integration of Navras — Experience how Vibhatsa contributes to the full emotional spectrum within the Navras journey.

Join Vasundhara Shukla
A deeply intuitive and grounded facilitator, Vasundhara brings the wisdom of Indian aesthetic philosophy into lived, embodied experience. Her spaces are thoughtful, trauma-informed, and emotionally attuned, allowing participants to explore complex inner states with safety and compassion. Through her guidance, rasas are not approached as abstract ideas but as experiences that can be felt, understood, and integrated within everyday life.

Reserve Your Spot
You don’t need prior knowledge of Navras or a particular emotional state to join. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and the reactions you have not yet fully understood. This is a space to pause, to reflect, and to discover how even uncomfortable emotions can become powerful teachers.

Live Online | March 5th, 2026 | 6:30 PM IST
Let the mirror of Vibhatsa reveal what is ready to be seen.