Prediction and Predestination
October 24 2006
Our lives are a mixture of fate and free will. Some karma has more energy and is harder to change. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Shiva and Shakti
October 11 2006
Shiva is the personification of feeling-awareness, and Shakti is the personification of creative power. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Doing Our Best
July 26 2006
If you do a lot of spiritual practice and try hard to self-realize, this is not a point of personal pride. You are not better, more holy, or even making more effort than anyone else. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Chakras
July 19 2006
Chakras are not things. They are not “nerve plexuses” or energy “vortexes.” The physical sensations—streaming, whirring, swirling, and tingling—or emotions such as sadness, anger, and fear, thought to be “my chakras” are really effects of the life processes being mediated by the chakras. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Find Out!
February 18 2006
Anandamayi Ma often ends her discourses with the instruction: Find Out! Find Out! is at the heart of Tantrik sadhana. Yes, read inspiring words. Listen to satsang. Absorb the teachings of your Guru. But then, Find Out! for yourself. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Open Eye Meditation
January 1 2006
While many wonderful meditation practices are rightly done with eyes closed, teachers of direct realization will generally insist upon an eyes-open meditation posture. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Tantrik Achamanam
December 6 2005
Achamanam is the sipping of water from the base of the palm of your right hand. It begins any kind of ritual practice. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Tantra and Freedom
November 3 2005
The Nirvana Shatkam, or Six Verses on Nirvana, by Adi Sankaracharya is a beautiful and profound expression of life as it is, beyond concepts of duality or non-duality. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Tantra – How to Begin
October 19 2005
How to get started practicing traditional tantra. Bring your daily conduct more in line with your constitution and Nature. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Bad Tantra
September 18 2005
Tantra has a bad reputation, especially in India where it’s associated with “black” magic and general unsavoriness. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Defining Tantra
September 1 2005
Here is a handy dictionary-ette with the five most important meanings of the word “Tantra.” A blogpost from Satsang with Shambhavi Read More
Beginning Tantra
August 27 2005
an overview for those seeking to get oriented to the many sorts of ideas and practices that get called “Tantra.” Read More
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