Middle Street Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra
June 28 2018
Join the Jaya Kula community in chanting the Vedic Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra. We are chanting the mantra a minimum of 9 times each evening for the benefit of all beings. Read More
What Should I Do During a Solar Eclipse?
August 20 2017
Shambhavi Sarasvati talks about solar eclipses, omens, the deeper spiritual significance of eclipses and what you should do during a solar eclipse. Read More
108 Steps to the End of Time
February 13 2017
Why does a mala have 108 beads? Shambhavi shares a fresh understanding of the relationship between mantra chanting with a mala and the return to source. Read More
9 Poisons 9 Medicines 9 Fruits
February 3 2016
The poisons are obstacles to spiritual awakening. The medicines help us to clear obstacles. The fruits are what it feels like to be more awake. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Sāndhyābhāṣā – the hidden words of the Tantras
January 16 2015
If you’re a Tantra Geek like me, you have read, or have attempted to read, the ancient texts of the Tantrik traditions. As beautiful, profound and fascinating as these texts called “tantras” can be, they present a number of interpretive problems for sincere, contemporary students. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
How to Use a Mala
August 25 2014
Clear instructions for using a 108 bead mala to do mantra practice (mantra japa) in the Hindu style. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Roaring Karma
June 3 2014
After four years of doing sadhana, I’ve gained some clarity. I actually see more, for which my housemates must assuredly be thankful! But clarity doesn’t distinguish between what’s pleasing and what’s painful to see. Read More
Getting Real about the Fruits of Spiritual Practice
March 2 2014
What do the fruits of consistent spiritual practice really feel like for most of us most of the time? Read More
205 Reasons to do Spiritual Practice
January 21 2014
Looking for motivation to do spiritual practice? The students in the Jaya Kula monthly Tantrik studies program got together and shared why they keep doin’ it. Here are their words, unedited. Read More
Awareness is not Grasping
October 21 2010
Each morning, my Tibetan housemate filled copper offering bowls to the brim with fresh water. She then walked slowly and steadily to the altar room, her gaze undistracted so as not to spill any precious drops along the way. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Siddhasana for Women
April 10 2010
A highly effective seated meditation posture for women demonstrated by Anandamayi Ma with detailed instructions. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
How to Practice Tantra
October 4 2008
Doing some special practice while seated on a meditation cushion (or as some of you imagine, while lying in a bed!) and then carrying on as usual in your everyday life is in no way Tantrik practice. There is no such thing as Tantra without integrated practice based on the daily precepts of Ayurveda. By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
Three Stages of Sadhana
August 7 2007
Full integration is an aim of any spiritual practice we undertake. There is no distinction between practice and life. We have realized what is called “seamless practice.” By Shambhavi Sarasvati Read More
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