Last updated 2026-07-30
DharmaAI offers reflection grounded in the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Yoga Sutras, and related texts — a way to sit with questions of anxiety, grief, purpose, and inner life alongside teachings that have helped people for a very long time.
It is not therapy, medical treatment, or crisis intervention, and it is not a substitute for a qualified professional or for a real person who knows you.
If you are thinking about harming yourself, are in immediate danger, or are experiencing a medical emergency, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis helpline in your area right away, or reach out to someone you trust. This applies regardless of what any reflection or Ask the Texts response says.
Spiritual reflection can sit alongside professional support, but it does not replace it — especially for self-harm, abuse, psychosis, or a medical emergency.
Some contemplative practices mentioned on this site — particularly breath retention (kumbhaka) and other intensive pranayama techniques — are traditionally taught under direct, in-person guidance for good reason. If you have a heart condition, are pregnant, or have any respiratory or cardiovascular concern, please consult a doctor before attempting breath-retention practices, and consider learning from a qualified, in-person teacher rather than a written description alone.
When a question touches on self-harm, crisis, abuse, or a medical emergency, Ask the Texts is designed to respond with care and to point toward real support rather than attempt to resolve the situation through scripture alone.