Akilesh Ayyar writes essays, fiction, and poetry, and has published work at The Millions, Philosophy Now, Literate Sunday, and elsewhere. He is also a spiritual teacher of contemporary Hindu philosophy and meditation, and has written multiple books on those topics, including How to Find What Isn’t Lost: A Short, Pro-Intellectual, Pro-Desire Guide to Enlightenment. He maintains a web presence for his teaching at siftingtothetruth.com.