How Mantra Works

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Shambhavi Sarasvati answers a question from a student about the nature of mantra and what is happening when we chant. A video from Satsang with Shambhavi

Compassion and Greed

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Shambhavi Sarasvati answers a question from a student: Are humans essentially good or are we irrevocably damaged? A video from Satsang with Shambhavi

Ayurveda and the Gates of Perception

Ayurvedic herbs

Shambhavi Sarasvati answers a question from a student about whether or not Ayurveda can help us to self-realize. A video from Satsang with Shambhavi

Naturalness is Liberation

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Shambhavi Sarasvati answers a question from a student about the nature of enlightenment, or self-realization, in direct realization traditions such as Trika Shaivism and Dzogchen. A video from Satsang with Shambhavi

Everything is Spiritual, or is It?

Satsang with Shambhavi

Shambhavi talks about how longing and devotion break down all of the barriers between spiritual and nonspiritual, and why these categories don’t really matter. A video from Satsang with Shambhavi.

What are Chakras?

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Shambhavi compares chakras to Stargates. What are chakras, and what they are for? Satsang with Shambhavi Sarasvati.

Primordial Devotion

Devotion is “built into” Reality. We don’t cultivate devotion; devotion arises spontaneously and naturally as we do spiritual practice. A satsang video from Shambhavi Sarasvati.