Trika Tantra
February 25 2007
Trika is an older name for Kashmir Shaivism. Abhinavagupta, the great 11th century Kashmiri adept and scholar, defined Trika as Shiva, Shakti, and their unison. A blogpost from Satsang with Shambhavi Read More
Is Karma Punishment?
February 18 2007
Experiencing some result in our lives as punishment can only happen within the context of dualistic experience. Karma is nothing but responsiveness in a state of continuity. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Spiritual Names
January 31 2007
A spiritual name given by a qualified teacher is a profound initiation that will alter a person’s life forever. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Desire and Freedom
November 27 2006
When we are compelled by our habits of desiring this and not desiring that, we call this bondage. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Should We Eat Animals?
November 8 2006
Do you have to be vegetarian to be spiritual? Most important when considering the question of should we eat animals is the wisdom of Ayurveda that teaches us to ask: “For whom and when?” By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
With God to Our Right
November 3 2006
Learn how paying money for spiritual teachings can be part of your practice. The amrita of teachings is met with reciprocal amrita offered by the student. This is Self giving to Self: an expression of primordial generosity. No matter how rich or poor we are, by giving money, other gifts, or service, we can participate. Read More
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
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