COVID and Eternity
Podcast Episode No. 220
Shambhavi answers a question about existential dread and the pandemic. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
What is Presence?
Podcast Episode No. 213
Shambhavi riffs on the distinction between being present and being immersed in living presence. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Desire Fuels Self-realization
Podcast Episode No. 211
Before anything can happen in sadhana, you have to desire it to happen. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Darkness and Light
Podcast Episode No. 202
Shambhavi riffs on the multiplicity of experiences of darkness and light that shape our lives. What does “darkness” mean from the perspective of direct realization? How does darkness relate to light? What is the dark night of the soul? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
What are You Enjoying?
Podcast Episode No. 178
A student asks Shambhavi why enjoyment is the point of life and about God’s enjoyment. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Horizontal and Vertical Change
Podcast Episode No. 164
Let’s not get stuck along the way to waking up. Shambhavi unpacks a teaching from Swami Rudrananda on discerning real spiritual growth. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Gut Feelings and Heart Wisdom
Podcast Episode No. 162
What is the difference between following your gut and following the wisdom of the heart? Shambhavi talks about the primacy of the heart in Trika Shaivism. She unpacks a teaching from Anandamayi Ma about ordinary emotions vs. Mahabhava, the great feeling, and its identity with wisdom. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
Trusting the Untrustworthy
Podcast Episode No. 159
Shambhavi riffs on a passage from the Dao De Jing about hearts, minds, and the real nature of trust. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi. Listen Now
A Question about Warriorship
Podcast Episode No. 151
In response to a student, Shambhavi talks about spiritual warriorship. The most difficult work is dropping our cherished concepts and convictions. While warriorship is often thought of as solo heroism, in reality, we are collaborating with wisdom to wake up. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Fountains of Compassion
Podcast Episode No. 131
Shambhavi talks about the inevitability of embodying greater compassion as one wakes up. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Stuff that Happens
Podcast Episode No. 125
What are some experiences that arise as we do daily sadhana? How do these experiences compare to our expectations and fantasies about spiritual practice? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi. Listen Now
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