

January 11 2011
Have you heard of the phenomenon of the “Guru’s hint?” The most obvious “hint” is when your teacher says to you: “I suggest you do this,” or “You may want to do that.” Your teacher is inviting you to a deeper level of surrender. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


December 21 2010
Ayurveda gives us simple methods for keeping healthy and preventing stagnation during the winter months. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


November 30 2010
The infinite possibilities of transcending karma arise from the weave of everyday life. True realization shows up in the way we move, speak, play, work and especially in how we relate to others. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


October 21 2010
Each morning, my Tibetan housemate filled copper offering bowls to the brim with fresh water. She then walked slowly and steadily to the altar room, her gaze undistracted so as not to spill any precious drops along the way. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


August 24 2010
Names are invocations. Each time a person says your name, it is a blessing for you and for them. Together, you invoke the wisdom virtues inherent in that name. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


April 10 2010
A highly effective seated meditation posture for women demonstrated by Anandamayi Ma with detailed instructions. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


December 1 2009
We aspire to Self-realize. Anandamayi Ma shows us where we are going. Precisely because she is human, she demonstrates that realization is within human reach. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


August 4 2009
Kula means the family of practitioners who are nothing but the manifest body of the Mother. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


June 27 2009
As long as we are not yet Self-realized, we are stuck in time. We have a relationship to astrology, to the relative positions of the planets and stars, only because we are still subject to karma. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More


October 4 2008
Doing some special practice while seated on a meditation cushion (or as some of you imagine, while lying in a bed!) and then carrying on as usual in your everyday life is in no way Tantrik practice. There is no such thing as Tantra without integrated practice based on the daily precepts of Ayurveda. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More