651. Shambhavi Sarasvati - a podcast by Rick Archer

Shambhavi is the spiritual director of Jaya Kula, a nonprofit organization offering opportunities to learn and practice in the traditions of Trika Shaivism and the Dzogchen. She has also studied meditation with teachers in the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions. Her root Guru is Anandamayi Ma.

Shambhavi emphasizes direct encounters with the wisdom of the heart through the more explicitly devotional teachings and practices of Trika Shaivism and Dzogchen. In addition to offering teachings in spiritual practice and view, Shambhavi is a trained jyotishi and diviner. At one time, Shambhavi taught at Northwestern University. She left academia in 2004 in order to devote herself to practice, writing, and teaching in her spiritual traditions.Websites:

jayakula.orgtimemedicine.org
Bio SiteFacebook group where people can get the Zoom log in info for Thursday and Sunday satsangs.

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Transcript of this interviewInterview recorded June 20, 2022

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

YouTube Video Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump and Jaya Kula
00:03:39 - Esoteric Connections and Studying Different Traditions00:07:39 - Meeting Anandamayi Ma
00:11:55 - Encountering Divine Intelligence00:16:35 - The Artistry of Limitation and Release from Suffering
00:21:13 - The Intimate Relationship with a Teacher00:25:27 - The Role of a Teacher in Spiritual Practice
00:29:08 - The Friend: A Guiding Wisdom00:33:04 - The Round World vs the Flat World
00:37:09 - Continuous Learning and Refinement in Wisdom Traditions00:41:24 - The Direct Path vs the Progressive Path
00:45:34 - Sticking with a Spiritual Practice00:49:33 - The Misunderstanding of Instant Enlightenment
00:53:38 - Contentment and Yearning00:57:06 - The Privilege of Spiritual Practice (feat. Shambhavi)
01:01:11 - The Nature of Self and God01:04:54 - Vrittis: Patterns of the Mind
01:08:34 - Shaktipat and Transmission of Enlightenment01:12:38 - Science Fiction and Channeling Experiences
01:16:36 - The Revelation of Devotion and Integration01:20:52 - Exploring the realms of science and spirituality
01:24:41 - The Intersection of Science and Spirituality01:28:18 - The Journey to Spiritual Awakening
01:32:22 - The Connection between the Cosmic Heart and the Individual Heart01:36:29 - Satsang and the Grand City of Manifest Life
01:40:23 - Living Without View01:44:38 - The Nature of Reality in Trika Philosophy
01:48:19 - The Nuanced View of Illusion in Advaita Vedanta01:52:11 - The Immanence of the Divine
01:55:57 - The Surprises of Spiritual Practice01:59:46 - The Reality of the Experience

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