Pessimism and Karmic Conditioning
A student asks about the origins of pessimism. Shambhavi goes meta and talks about why there is only one origin of all phenomena. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Entering the River
What does it mean to be a stream enterer or to be in the river? These are descriptions of practitioners found in direct realization traditions. Shambhavi breaks it down. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Your Indestructible Value
Shambhavi talks about vajra pride and vajra nature and how these are related to ordinary pride. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Self-hatred and the Creativity of God
What is hatred? What causes hatred and especially self-hatred? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Reading Anandamayi Ma on Refuge
Shambhavi reads and riffs on a beautiful teaching from Anandamayi Ma about how God, our own Self, always holds out a hand to us even when we turn away. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Disappointment and Self-realization
Shambhavi lays out two kinds of disappointment: the disappointment we encounter as we start to wake up and the disappointment associated with Hungry Ghost karmic vision. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Deep Apprenticeship
Should we approach everything in life with the attitude of dig one well deep? What does it mean to apprentice ourselves to a wisdom tradition? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Humility vs the Mission
What is humility? How is humility related to shame? How can humility help us to drop the mission and relax? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Three Kinds of Spiritual Traditions
Shambhavi talks about animist, transcendental, and immanentist traditions. The satsang concludes with a question about the call and response nature of life. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Natural vs. Sick Effort
What is behind perfectionism? What is natural effort? Why are we already perfect? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
