A serene Himalayan foothill retreat at dawn

AI-guided conscious living

Monk Abode

A portal for self-discovery where ancient wisdom, artificial intelligence, existential coaching, and consciousness research meet.

The through-line

From public service to inner work.

Monk Abode brings together Prashant Nikam's three-decade journey across civil service, global business, AI entrepreneurship, policy think tanks, writing, and contemplative practice into one practical home for people seeking meaning, purpose, and clarity.

Android app

A digital companion for conscious living.

Monk Abode blends wisdom traditions including the Bhagavad Gita, Buddha, and Marcus Aurelius with modern thinkers such as Alan Watts and Gregg Braden. Powered by a Large Language Model and inspired by David Hawkins' levels of consciousness, it helps seekers reflect, reframe, and return to themselves.

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Today

What is asking for awareness?

Choose a guide, name the question, and sit with a response shaped for reflection.

Gita Buddha Stoic
  • LLM-guided self-inquiry
  • Ancient and modern wisdom lenses
  • Built for daily reflection, not distraction

Founder profile

Prashant Nikam

Ex-bureaucrat, entrepreneur, advisor, author, and existential life coach.

Prashant spent 24 years in the Indian Civil Service before taking voluntary early retirement in 2021 to co-found Sapio Analytics, an AI startup building a Livelihood Intelligence System. His work spans governance, international partnerships, AI policy, green fuels, asset tokenisation, corridor strategy, and contemplative inquiry.

24 years Indian Civil Service
2 books Science, spirituality, philosophy
2 think tanks ESG and RWA tokenisation
LSE + Cranfield MSc, MBA, CIMA-qualified

Fields of work

One life, several frontiers.

01

Sapio Analytics

AI-driven policy intelligence converting government data into actionable service-delivery insight.

02

Green Infrathink

Tech-enabled ESG, carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, and social impact measurement.

03

e-Sutra

India-focused policy thinking on real-world asset tokenisation, cultural assets, and STOs.

04

Advisory

Green fuels, Guyana market entry, corridor strategy, aviation MRO, energy, and sell-side M&A.

Professional archive

Work, credentials, and public-service milestones.

Retreat and research vision

Holistic Consciousness Retreat & Research Centre

Through Seekers Abode Private Limited, Prashant is co-creating a world-class campus near Dehradun where contemplative practice, evidence-based healing, and consciousness research can converge.

ResearchNeuroscience, first-person reports, university collaboration
HealingTrauma-aware, resilience-building programmes
EducationCertification courses, retreats, contemplative training
CampusMeditation halls, yoga, sound healing, nature trails

Author

Writing at the edge of science and spirit.

The Conscious Lab Rat

Amazon

Videos

Talks, reflections, and public conversations.

Video 01

Video 02

Video 03

Substack

Essays and field notes, coming soon.

A future Substack space will carry longer reflections on conscious living, public systems, AI, philosophy, and the practical search for meaning.

Blog link coming soon

Start here

For coaching, advisory work, speaking, or collaboration.

Use this site as the new home base for Monk Abode and Prashant's wider work. The next iteration can connect a proper contact form, newsletter, booking flow, and domain email.