Diversity Is Both Bondage and Liberation
Podcast Episode No. 223
Shambhavi explains the core View of the nature of diversity and our relationships to it based on a teaching of Abhinavagupta. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
What Should We Do?—the Pandemic Version
Podcast Episode No. 219
Many of us want to know how we can contribute positively in our current circumstances. Shambhavi breaks it down. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
The Simplicity of Relaxing in the Natural State
Podcast Episode No. 193
Our minds are junkies addicted to complication. But the essence of direct realization practice is simplicity itself. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
How are Trika Shaivism and Dzogchen Related?
Podcast Episode No. 182
At a Satsang with Shambhavi in Eugene, Oregon, a participant asks about the relationship between Trika Shaivism and Dzogchen. Shambhavi talks about both the historical and esoteric connections between these traditions. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Why are View Teachings Important?
Podcast Episode No. 181
In the direct realization traditions, View teachings are said to be the most important teachings a student receives. Why is this so? 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
Walking on Earth Touching the Sky
Podcast Episode No. 176
Direct realization traditions ask us to hold both the relative and the absolute together in each moment. Shambhavi breaks it down. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
What is Reactivity?
Podcast Episode No. 168
What is emotional reactivity? How do direct realization traditions view reactivity? What are some of the ways we work with reactivity and unwind repetitive karmic patterns of response? 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
Qualifications of a Student
Podcast Episode No. 145
Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community engage in a wide-ranging, intimate discussion about the personal qualities that benefit students in direct realization spiritual traditions. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
Maya Sat Moha Ananda
Podcast Episode No. 140
Shambhavi explains Trika Shaivism’s view of the Sanskrit words Maya, Sat, Moha, and Ananda. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi Listen Now
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