247. Sally Kempton - a podcast by Rick Archer

Sally Kempton is a deeply practiced teacher of meditation and spiritual philosophy, and the author of the books Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti: as well as the audio course Doorways to the Infinite, recently put out by Sounds True.. A former swami in the Saraswati order of India, she has been practicing and teaching devotional contemplative tantra for more than 40 years. Her teaching is powerfully sourced in the eastern meditative traditions of yoga and Kashmir Shaivism, yet highly contemporary in her focus on evolutionary practice. She offers a powerful transmission of meditative experience.

Books:Meditation for the Love of It
Beginning MeditationAwakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga
Shakti MeditationsDoorways to the Infinite: The Art and Practice of Tantric Meditation (audio program)

Website: sallykempton.comSally Kempton in panel discussion on Kashmir Shaivism
2nd BatGap interview with SallyDiscussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

Transcript of this interviewInterview recorded 8/23/2014

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.Chapters:


00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump00:02:21 - Awakening Kundalini and Applying Esoteric Wisdom
00:04:05 - Initiations and Retreats in Ancient Cultures00:05:32 - The Experience of Retreat During Lockdown
00:07:15 - The Power of Retreat and Inner Reflection00:08:56 - Global Initiation and the Power of Practice
00:10:55 - Awakening and Spiritual Transformation amidst Crisis00:12:38 - Consequences of our actions
00:14:39 - The Power of a Clarified Mind00:16:25 - Samskara, Vasanas, and Pragnya
00:18:09 - Karl Marx's Analysis of Capitalism
00:20:12 - The History of Conspiracy Theories and Real Consequences00:21:46 - The Power of Ritambhara Pragyan
00:24:00 - Discerning Truth from Bullshit00:25:53 - Hidden Spiritual Realities and Conspiracy Theories
00:27:33 - Clarifying Your Intelligence and Discernment00:29:35 - Lingering Delusions and Finding Truth
00:31:34 - Seeking truth moment-to-moment00:33:21 - Maintaining Clarity and Friendships
00:35:02 - Embodied Ascension and God's Will
00:36:34 - Discerning our Callings and Obligations00:38:30 - Motivation during the pandemic
00:40:04 - The Subtler Levels of Creation00:41:59 - Tension and Forces in the Universe
00:43:54 - The Non-dual Shaiva Perspective00:45:55 - Tapping into Grace and Consciousness
00:47:34 - Enriching Positive Forces in Creation00:49:19 - The Universal Form of Self-Help
00:51:17 - Settling the Mind andConnecting to the Breath
00:53:21 - Taking care of yourself during difficult times00:54:58 - The Accumulation of Benefits in Meditation
00:56:13 - Wrap Up and Thanks

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