Satsang With Shambhavi

Shambhavi riffs on a teaching by Swami Lakshmanjoo about formal initiation vs. initiation via direct insight. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi

Shambhavi examines how insecurity functions and offers ways to drop this fixation. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

How can we reframe our view of current US political events by understanding how karma works? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

What role does struggle play in spiritual practice? What would life be like if we stopped struggling? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

How does chasing success and avoiding failure lead to suffering? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

What does “self-realization” really mean? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

Shambhavi riffs on the meaning of yielding and why yielding is a more useful way of relating to life than “letting go.” A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

At Jaya Kula, we learn meditation in three stages: Listening Abiding, Shamatha, and Sahaja or Natural Contemplation. Here is the Listening Abiding meditation guided by Shambhavi. Once you get the hang of it, stop using the recording and allow yourself to immerse yourself in the changing texture of each day’s practice.

Tonglen is a Tibetan word that means “giving and receiving.” The practice of Tonglen helps us to discover that generosity is nourishing and that being generous helps us to feel our wealth. Tonglen is also a powerful tool for getting over the fear of impermanence and for healing ourselves and others. Shambhavi leads a powerful, nondual version of Tonglen.

Shambhavi leads a guided meditation to help you to discover your vital energy, primordial intelligence, and indestructible wisdom. Rather than being a watcher, become immersed in the subtle breath and then experience hiranyagarbha, the golden egg in the center of the heart space. Hiranyagarbha is an ancient living symbol for your eternal wisdom and value.

What is reflection and how is it useful? How can we give reflection to others in a way that is helpful? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

What are the repercussions of deliberately trying to hurt other people? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

What are karmic obstructions and how can we work with them skillfully? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

"What is devotion? What is Upadesha?" Shambhavi unpacks some teachings from Swami Lakshmanjoo. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

Sat doesn’t mean truth. Shambhavi talks about the meaning of “sat” from the perspective of Trika Shaivism. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

Loving God means loving and caring for our bodies. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

Shambhavi describes how students can use the teacher-student relationship to wake up and talks about the alchemy that happens in the process. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

What makes direct realization traditions fearless, and how does this fearlessness impact students practicing in these traditions? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

Shambhavi riffs about the recognition that God is everywhere and the difference between ordinary and awake health and romance. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.

What does “Ashrama” mean? What does it mean to be practicing Ashrama while living a householder life? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi.