Shoonaya is a spiritual companion app built for seekers of Sanatan, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist wisdom. It brings Daily Dharma, Panchang, scripture, japa, sacred festivals, and community into one living space — personalised to your tradition, your language, and your timezone. The name comes from Shoonya — the Sanskrit word for zero, emptiness, and infinite potential.

Is Shoonaya only for Hindus?

No. Shoonaya is built for four dharmic traditions — Sanatan (Hindu), Sikh, Jain and Buddhist. The app adapts its content, calendar, scripture and community features based on your tradition. A Sikh user sees Gurbani, Gurpurab reminders and Sikh community content. A Buddhist user sees Dhamma teachings, Pali texts and mindfulness practices. Everyone belongs here.

Does Shoonaya work outside India?

Yes — Shoonaya is built specifically for the global diaspora. Whether you are in London, Toronto, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney or New York, the app finds temples and gurdwaras near you, shows your local Panchang timings, and connects you with your local community.

Core features are completely free — Daily Dharma, Panchang, japa counter, scripture library, festival calendar and the Tirtha Map. The tradition should never be behind a paywall. Premium features for deeper community spaces, family lineage tools and advanced learning paths are available through Shoonaya Premium.

How is Shoonaya different from Headspace, Calm or other meditation apps?

Headspace and Calm are Western mindfulness products. Shoonaya is rooted in living dharmic tradition — with actual scripture, Panchang, japa, community, family lineage, and sacred calendar built in. It is not generic wellness. It knows what Ekadashi is, who Guru Nanak Dev Ji was, and what the Dhammapada says.

Is my spiritual data private?

Yes. Your japa count, prayers, reflections and check-ins are private by default. You choose what to share — with family, your local community (Mandali), or publicly. Your spiritual practice is yours. We do not sell personal data.

Shoonaya is live now as a web app. You can enter from your browser today; native iOS and Android apps are planned later.

How do I install Shoonaya as a web app on iPhone?

Open Shoonaya in Safari, tap the Share button, then choose Add to Home Screen. Shoonaya will appear on your home screen like a native app.

Are native iOS and Android apps available?

Not yet. Shoonaya is live as a web app today. Native iOS and Android apps are planned later, but the web app already works on phone, tablet, and desktop.

What is the spiritual benefit (Phal) of reading the The Unsocial Swans?

Refusing basic hospitality to someone in need, even to protect what you have earned, can cost you everything you were trying to protect.

Wisdom Tale

The Unsocial Swans

A king named Gay-Chariot owned a well-guarded lake where golden swans lived, each contributing a valuable tail feather twice a year as a kind of unspoken rent for the protection they received.

When a great golden bird arrived seeking to live there too, the resident swans refused him outright, citing their exclusive arrangement with the king -- this was their lake, rented and paid for, and there was no room for an outsider who hadn't contributed anything.

Insulted, the newcomer went straight to the king and reported the swans as rude and inhospitable. The king, without investigating further or hearing the swans' side, angrily ordered his men to kill every bird on the lake at once.

An old swan, spotting the armed men approaching with clubs, understood there was no time to argue or explain -- their only chance was to abandon the lake immediately and flee together as one, which they did just in time to survive.

What the swans lost was not their lives, thanks to quick thinking, but the home and privileged arrangement they had spent so much effort protecting -- undone in a single day by a refusal of basic hospitality to one guest in need.

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