Podcasts about swami muktananda

Maria Grazia Cecchini"L'Enneagramma della società"Mali del mondo. Mali dell'anima.Claudio NaranjoEdizioni Spazio Interiorewww.spaziointeriore.comIl libro di Claudio Naranjo che per molti racchiude il fulcro del suo pensiero e che, attraverso la sintesi dei nove tipi dell'Enneagramma, accompagna il lettore a scoprire come i mali dell'anima siano lo specchio dei mali del mondo, e quindi in che modo, guarendo se stessi, si può guarire la società.I mali dell'anima possono essere una rappresentazione dei mali che affliggono il mondo? Esiste un modo per guarire dai propri problemi personali e intanto contribuire a rendere il mondo un posto migliore? Claudio Naranjo, in questo libro considerato da molti il vero fulcro del suo pensiero, offre una sintesi dei nove tipi umani che compongono il sistema dell'Enneagramma, integrando il suo ragionamento con le tradizioni spirituali, che considerano i mali umani come peccati, e quelle mediche e psicologiche, che invece li catalogano come patologie o deviazioni del carattere. L'autore cileno individua quindi un parallelismo tra modelli riconoscibili a livello individuale e a livello sociale, delineando il modo in cui la comprensione della psicopatologia del carattere dell'individuo possa realmente facilitare la comprensione della psicopatologia del carattere della società. In queste pagine – “dure” per sua stessa ammissione, ma al contempo semplici, chiare e illuminanti – Naranjo ci accompagna a scoprire come le passioni, le patologie e le motivazioni nevrotiche non siano altre che perturbazioni della nostra capacità di amare e di mantenere relazioni sane. Nell'offrirci uno specchio, seppur doloroso, in cui osservare profondamente noi stessi, ci mostra in che modo i “peccati capitali” dell'individuo (orgoglio, ira, avarizia e gli altri) siano all'origine dei mali dell'umanità (autoritarismo, repressioni, corruzione…), fornendoci una soluzione oggi più che mai preziosa e salvifica: guarire se stessi può davvero guarire il mondo.«Molti futurologi ci dicono che corriamo il pericolo di autodistruggerci, e ci sono buone probabilità che sia veramente così. Con il progressivo aumento della popolazione, le lotte sociali sfoceranno non solo nella violenza reciproca, ma nella distruzione della fauna e della flora, nonché nell'esaurimento delle risorse che il pianeta ci offre. Gli scenari possibili sono vari e ogni giorno si invoca di più il ruolo decisivo del fattore umano. Penso che il mondo sia il prodotto di ciò che ci portiamo dentro; per questo, l'ipotesi che i mali della società siano il risultato e l'amplificazione della nostra incapacità (appena riconosciuta) di mantenere relazioni sane merita un'attenzione particolare. Se consideriamo che difficilmente esisterà una società sana senza il fondamento di individui sani, è imperativo riconoscere il valore politico della trasformazione individuale».Claudio NaranjoNato in Cile nel 1932, Claudio Naranjo, medico psichiatra e antropologo, è uno dei principali esponenti della terapia della Gestalt e della Psicologia Transpersonale. Ricercatore della Coscienza, ha cercato di integrare tradizione e conoscenza scientifica, ricostruzione storica e analisi antropologica, psicologia e spiritualità. È stato uno dei primi ricercatori nell'ambito dell'Etnobotanica applicata alle piante psicoattive e ha sviluppato una teoria dei tipi psicologici basata sull'Enneagramma, un simbolo esoterico di origine oscura. Lungo il suo percorso spirituale, ha ricevuto insegnamenti di maestri come Swami Muktananda, Idries Shah, Oscar Ichazo, Suleyman Dede, S.S. El Karmapa xvi e Tarthang Tulku.Ha fondato l'Istituto sat, una scuola di integrazione psico-spirituale e di auto-conoscenza dedicata ai Cercatori della Verità. Autore di numerosi libri tradotti in tutto il mondo, Claudio Naranjo è membro del Club di Roma e Dottore honoris causa dell'Università di Udine. Recentemente, è stata creata a Barcellona la Fondazione Claudio Naranjo.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, originally David Nowe of Pittsburgh, met Swami Muktananda and received Shaktipat initiation from him in 1975. He spent the next 8 years studying with and working for Muktananda in various ashram settings. Along the way he took initiation as a sannyasi and received the name Brahmananda. He returned to householder life for a period of time, then resumed the swami life. At one point he founded the God Realization Ministry, which taught the principles of siddha yoga in more than 200 churches, and was also the spiritual director of Simple Peace Retreats in Assisi, Italy.  Since the time Covid broke out, he has been offering satsangs and conducting Shaktipat intensives in India. He is also a team member of American Veda Tours, co-leading (with the host of this podcast) journeys to sacred sites in India. We spoke about Muktananda, Kashmir Shaivism, and other illuminating topics. Find out more about Philip Goldberg books here Philip Goldberg Author, Speaker, Spiritual Counselor, Writing Coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full Essay with Quotes: Babaji often tells the story of his meeting with Swami Muktananda in which Muktananda told him that many meditation traditions teach that one meditates to experience the void, but that beyond the void is Shiva. In the current Dharana, we see the same teaching— when we use our practice to detach from the infinite manifestations of the mind and senses, we are able to attain mindful separation, which is like a void, and that sustaining that state brings us into union with our true nature, here named Bhairava, which is the same way of saying Shiva. Shiva exists beyond the void. In this Dharana our mind and senses are described as a type of five-fold mandala, smell, touch, taste, sight and sound working as one to inform us of our physical reality. These senses are likened to a peacocks feathers, which when fanned behind them create a dizzying experience much like the mind and senses can become. Our task as yogis is to witness the mind and senses, but not to multiply them with our energy. One method for this, given by Swami Lakshmanjoo, is to see the senses themselves as voids. “You must concentrate simultaneously on [the void while experiencing each of] these five, that it is nothing, it is only a void and nothing else. Then, you have to forcibly concentrate that these are nothing, [that] these objects are nothing–“What I see is nothing, what appears to me is nothing, what I hear is nothing, what I touch and what I get [as] the sensation of smell, it is nothing, it is only śūnya.” It is only seeing as energy–just seeing only, hearing only, not to analyze that…There it ends. And when I feel smelling, there ends that. At the time of that sensation of smelling, you must end it there. You must not go further, You must not go beyond that so that you will [avoid being] entangled in the world of the senses.”This is one of the many underlying teachings of the Tattvas, the yogic map of manifestation. In the tattvas we see that Shiva and Shakti's dance creates all of manifestation. As we expand further from Shiva we are covered by maya, illusion, meaning as our awareness moves further from our own center we identify less and less with our true nature. This outward expansion from center takes a particular path that is helpful in understanding this Dharana. We see in tattvas 17-21, the power of the physical senses are developed— there are called the Jnana Idriyas, which is referred to in the text by Swami Lakshmanjoo as well. This is considered the source of the senses, described as the ‘power of seeing' the ‘power of smelling' and so on. This source gives rise to the sensations themselves, tattvas 27-31, called the subtle elements. This would be the capacity for sense itself, but not of any particular scent. The capacity for sight, but not necessarily a particular sight, etc. And eventually the power and capacity for the senses gives rise to the actual gross elements themselves, tattvas 32-36, the final and most externalized of manifestation. Interesting enough, all three of these capacity's arise simultaneously, we see the object, but often miss the deeper mechanism happening within us. Intro to Kashmir Shaivism: “The moment the senses of perception are produced, the five tanmatras or subtle elements of perception also come into manifestation from the same Ahamkara, because the indriyas can have no meaning or existence whatsoever with​out the objects with which they are inseparably correlated. For instance, the indriya of hearing has no meaning without something to hear, that is, without sound. Similarly, the indriyas of feeling-by-touch, tasting, and smelling have no meaning without a simultaneous reference to something to feel, taste, and smell. Therefore, the moment Manas arises as desire, Ahamkara takes a triple form: I - (1) de​sire - (2) to see - (3) some color.” (Note: the ahamkara is the self that is doing or the personality associated with this individual body. It refers to the sense of being an individual separate from everything else.)This means that behind every color is a deeper understanding if we are willing to surrender it. This experience of surrender is something we have been given by Swami Rudrananda, but keep in mind that this word does not come up very often in the text as we have read it. Therefore the act of surrender is a way of describing a very paradoxical yet essential reality we must learn to participate within— if we can let go of the sense object in front of us, which appears to mean we are left with nothing, we are actually brought to a much vaster experience. Beyond the void is Shiva, this is an essentially another way of teaching us the nature of surrender. When we let go we begin to receive. Let go of the color, receive the source of the color. To the mind we have lost something, but to the heart we have gained. As Jai Deva Singh teaches at the end of his commentary on this Dharana: The Absolute void is Bhairava who is beyond the senses and the mind, beyond al the categories of these instruments. From the point of view of the human mind, Shiva is most void.From the point of view of Reality, Shiva is most full, for Shiva is the source of al manifestation.Which brings us to the translation and practice of Dharana 9. Paul Reps wording is very much on the positive side, instead of letting go or getting less, he focuses on melting within and receiving more. Instead of rejecting outer form, we see that our goal is to absorb it. We find the source by letting ourselves really open up to it. In sight we see that once we surrender the object of our focus, we receive the object of our wishes. “Or, imagine the five-colored circles of the peacock tail to be your five senses in illimitable space. Now let their beauty melt within. Similarly, at any point in space or on a wall—until the point dissolves. Then your wish for another comes true.”

Full Essay with Quotes: Babaji often tells the story of his meeting with Swami Muktananda in which Muktananda told him that many meditation traditions teach that one meditates to experience the void, but that beyond the void is Shiva. In the current Dharana, we see the same teaching— when we use our practice to detach from the infinite manifestations of the mind and senses, we are able to attain mindful separation, which is like a void, and that sustaining that state brings us into union with our true nature, here named Bhairava, which is the same way of saying Shiva. Shiva exists beyond the void. In this Dharana our mind and senses are described as a type of five-fold mandala, smell, touch, taste, sight and sound working as one to inform us of our physical reality. These senses are likened to a peacocks feathers, which when fanned behind them create a dizzying experience much like the mind and senses can become. Our task as yogis is to witness the mind and senses, but not to multiply them with our energy. One method for this, given by Swami Lakshmanjoo, is to see the senses themselves as voids. “You must concentrate simultaneously on [the void while experiencing each of] these five, that it is nothing, it is only a void and nothing else. Then, you have to forcibly concentrate that these are nothing, [that] these objects are nothing–“What I see is nothing, what appears to me is nothing, what I hear is nothing, what I touch and what I get [as] the sensation of smell, it is nothing, it is only śūnya.” It is only seeing as energy–just seeing only, hearing only, not to analyze that…There it ends. And when I feel smelling, there ends that. At the time of that sensation of smelling, you must end it there. You must not go further, You must not go beyond that so that you will [avoid being] entangled in the world of the senses.”This is one of the many underlying teachings of the Tattvas, the yogic map of manifestation. In the tattvas we see that Shiva and Shakti's dance creates all of manifestation. As we expand further from Shiva we are covered by maya, illusion, meaning as our awareness moves further from our own center we identify less and less with our true nature. This outward expansion from center takes a particular path that is helpful in understanding this Dharana. We see in tattvas 17-21, the power of the physical senses are developed— there are called the Jnana Idriyas, which is referred to in the text by Swami Lakshmanjoo as well. This is considered the source of the senses, described as the ‘power of seeing' the ‘power of smelling' and so on. This source gives rise to the sensations themselves, tattvas 27-31, called the subtle elements. This would be the capacity for sense itself, but not of any particular scent. The capacity for sight, but not necessarily a particular sight, etc. And eventually the power and capacity for the senses gives rise to the actual gross elements themselves, tattvas 32-36, the final and most externalized of manifestation. Interesting enough, all three of these capacity's arise simultaneously, we see the object, but often miss the deeper mechanism happening within us. Intro to Kashmir Shaivism: “The moment the senses of perception are produced, the five tanmatras or subtle elements of perception also come into manifestation from the same Ahamkara, because the indriyas can have no meaning or existence whatsoever with​out the objects with which they are inseparably correlated. For instance, the indriya of hearing has no meaning without something to hear, that is, without sound. Similarly, the indriyas of feeling-by-touch, tasting, and smelling have no meaning without a simultaneous reference to something to feel, taste, and smell. Therefore, the moment Manas arises as desire, Ahamkara takes a triple form: I - (1) de​sire - (2) to see - (3) some color.” (Note: the ahamkara is the self that is doing or the personality associated with this individual body. It refers to the sense of being an individual separate from everything else.)This means that behind every color is a deeper understanding if we are willing to surrender it. This experience of surrender is something we have been given by Swami Rudrananda, but keep in mind that this word does not come up very often in the text as we have read it. Therefore the act of surrender is a way of describing a very paradoxical yet essential reality we must learn to participate within— if we can let go of the sense object in front of us, which appears to mean we are left with nothing, we are actually brought to a much vaster experience. Beyond the void is Shiva, this is an essentially another way of teaching us the nature of surrender. When we let go we begin to receive. Let go of the color, receive the source of the color. To the mind we have lost something, but to the heart we have gained. As Jai Deva Singh teaches at the end of his commentary on this Dharana: The Absolute void is Bhairava who is beyond the senses and the mind, beyond al the categories of these instruments. From the point of view of the human mind, Shiva is most void.From the point of view of Reality, Shiva is most full, for Shiva is the source of al manifestation.Which brings us to the translation and practice of Dharana 9. Paul Reps wording is very much on the positive side, instead of letting go or getting less, he focuses on melting within and receiving more. Instead of rejecting outer form, we see that our goal is to absorb it. We find the source by letting ourselves really open up to it. In sight we see that once we surrender the object of our focus, we receive the object of our wishes. “Or, imagine the five-colored circles of the peacock tail to be your five senses in illimitable space. Now let their beauty melt within. Similarly, at any point in space or on a wall—until the point dissolves. Then your wish for another comes true.”

Discourse by Revered Swami Chetanananda Puri Maharaj, senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Minister of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 16 September 2023.  Swamiji reads from his new book "Stories of Vedanta Monks, Vol. 2" as he remembers the life and message Revered Swami Muktananda, a disciple and Mahapurush Maharaj and Revered Swami Yogadananda, a disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.

Discourse by Revered Swami Chetanananda Puri Maharaj, senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Minister of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis, given at Kali Mandir Ramakrishna Ashram on 26 August 2023.   Swamiji reads from his new book "Stories of Vedanta Monks, Vol. 2" as he remembers the life and message Revered Swami Muktananda, a disciple and Mahapurush Maharaj.  _____________________ https://kalimandir.org/ https://vedantastl.org/

Jai Deva Sing notes at the end of Dharana 1 that there is an important interpretation of the Dharana still to be considered- that this is the essential teaching of the breath meditation practice “Ham Sah”. The recitation of Ham Sah is an exploration of the ceaseless pulsation of the Goddess Shakti in our lives, a way of observing the pulsation of reality. The meaning of the mantra can only be discovered by listening, by letting the breath move naturally as Shambhavananda and Muktananda teach, which we are taught is the path itself of this practice.Jai Deva Singh (commentary on Dharana 1): “There is another important interpretation of this dhärana.In inhalation, the sound of ha is produced; in exhalation, thesound sah is produced; at the junction point in the centre thesound of m is added. So the whole formula becomes 'Hamsah'.The paradevi goes on sounding this formula or mantra ceaselesslyin every living being.”Swami Lakshmanjoo commentary on Dharana 1:When you take your breath inside, the recitation of ‘ha' will end in ‘ṁ'. When you take it out, [the recitation of ‘sa'] will end in visarga–‘saḥ'. And, in these two starting points, if you concentrate, you will become one with Bhairava because of its fullness.”Swami Muktananda from his book “I am That “This is what we also need to understand. Hamsa is not a mantra that you merely repeat. What you have to do is become established in the awareness of the mantra going on inside you, in the goal of the mantra, in the pulsation which exists in the space where the syllables arise and subside…”Sri ShambhavAnanda on the practice of breath awareness: “Instead of forcibly trying to control your breath, develop the ability to experience and witness it. Follow your natural breath flow and attach it to the mantra “Ham Sah”. A person breathes approximately 26,000 times a day. If you can be aware of your inhalation and exhalation, you will make progress in meditation. When you can control your breath, you can control your mind. But first you have to become aware of the breath. Don't use any forceful practices. Make friends with your breath and be aware of what it is doing in different situations. When you have a certain experience such as fear, anger, or bliss, you will find that your breath will concentrate in a certain area. If you start to pay attention, you will gain some wisdom.”

Swami Satyananda Saraswati fue iniciado en 1982 la orden monástica de Adi Shankara de mano del maestro Swami Muktananda. Toda una vida dedicada al estudio y práctica de la Tradición Sapiencial tal como ésta se guardó y transmitió en el Vedanta Advaita, el Yoga de Patanjali, y el Shivaismo de Cachemira. Siendo después que tras… La entrada Swami Satyananda Saraswati aparece primero en El Aullido del Lobo.

In this episode I travel to the tropical island of Ko Pha-ngan in the Kingdom of Thailand, to visit recurring podcast guest Dhammarato, a lineage teacher in the Thai Buddhist tradition who is known for his unique, 1-1 teaching style conducted over Skype. I arrived at Dhammarato's home and over the course of two days engaged in discussions with him about his life, practice, and teaching. Dhammarato shares stories of his childhood in the American South, where he faced conflict and racism that influence his world view today. He recalls his time in Ana Arbor where, immersed in the New Age movement, he studied with a witch, and attended meetings with the Indian siddha Muktananda. Dhammarato unfolds his approach to teaching Buddhism, and addresses commonly misunderstood topics such as the 8 fold noble path, stream entry, paticca samuppada, the power of placebo, how to deal with malicious people, and the importance of sangha. … Video version: www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep169-visting-dhammarato Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. ... 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Finding Dhammarato 02:15 - Life after the Wat 06:04 - Starting to teach on Skype 07:30 - Noble Dhamma vs ordinary Buddhism 08:30 - Respect for Bikkhu Buddhadasa in Thailand 11:22 - Other teachers of the Noble Dhamma 13:27 - Skilful means 14:44 - Dhammarato's approach to concentration and jhana 16:37 - Common practice mistakes 19:25 - How to practice the Supra-mundane Dhamma 20:05 - Right view 22:20 - Right effort and sati 23:53 - Remember to look, then make a change 25:08 - From victim to winner 28:53 - No need for examples 36:09 - Is stream entry permanent? 37:16 - Does it get easier? 42:19 - Fear and the self 48:04 - Realisation of no-self is overrated 01:01:21 - Identification with the body 01:06:31 - Liking and disliking 01:23:06 - Tour of Dhammarato's house 01:25:30 - ‘The Handful of Leaves' sutra 01:26:58 - Dhammarato's Skype teaching set-up and protocol 01:30:20 - Dinner with Dhammarato 01:31:39 - Placebo and meditation 01:44:27 - Dhammarato's upbringing 01:48:05 - Paticca samuppada and movie projection 01:52:10 - Racism in the American South 01:56:46 - Why did Dhammarato's family move from place to place 01:58:18 - Experiences of racism and jealousy 02:03:25 - Dhammarato's childhood dreams 02:05:24 - New age period in Ana Arbor 02:06:31 - Studies with a witch 02:11:17 - Swami Muktananda and shaktipat 02:16:23 - Dhamma is playful 02:19:02 - Anything goes? 02:25:55 - Dealing with malicious people 02:34:04 - The sangha and good friends 02:38:31 - Capitalism vs socialism 02:41:52 - Dhammarato's work to build the Western Sangha 02:46:04 - What is Dhammarato's motive? 02:48:18 - Dhammarato's students and graduates … Dhammarato Episode Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlkzlKFgdknyGISEfksirYaYpsrXdf8va … To find out more about Dhammarato, visit: - https://dhammaratoblog.wordpress.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxg5GJFsRqnS-YLTzyrjLQ … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com … Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Josh Silver is following the three stages of Hindu spiritual development: student, householder, monastery dweller. His monastery is every place he is. He is wherever he is. His openness to experience, his flexible boundaries invite synchronicities into his awareness. He fluidly responds to their suggestions, not limited by standard cultural habits. You can pre-order Dr. Beitman's new book Meaningful Coincidences due out in September here! https://www.innertraditions.com/books... Our guest Josh Silver has 4 years of experience as a devotee of Swami Muktananda, and has spent the last five years outside barefoot meditating on the earth, the sun, and the miracles of Creation for about 4 hours, nearly every day. He is an active member of Deep Time Network, a worldwide organization to use the universal evolution story to inspire and unite us in a shared global context. Josh holds Master's degree in Counseling Psychology, and has ran a non-profit organization devoted towards helping low income fathers be better parents He has raised 5 children with his wife for 28 years, mostly free of media, especially during their first 10 years of life. Connecting with Coincidence with Bernard Beitman, MD (CCBB) is now offered as both an audio podcast--anywhere that podcasts are available--and in video format on the Connecting with Coincidence YouTube channel. Please SUBSCRIBE to our channel to be notified when future episodes are posted! Also available, there are 138 archived episodes of the CCBB podcast available, HERE [https://www.spreaker.com/show/dr-bern...] Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity, and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder. Learn more at https://coincider.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this satsang, Swamiji shared from the teachings of Swami Muktananda, his guru. This podcast was recorded live during the April Retreat at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 23rd of April, 2022. Watch the full satsang program with Swamiji and Devi Ma at The Ashram with a weekly subscription to The Ashram Online! This subscription will give you access to a library of over 100 hours of Swamiji's talks, meditation and chanting programs, hatha yoga classes and more. Click here to learn more.      

Govinda Kai has studied and dedicated himself to martial arts, meditative disciplines and yoga for over 20 years. At the age of 30, Govinda discovered the practice of Ashtanga vinyasa yoga and immediately fell in love with the practice. He is one of the select individuals in the world who are certified to teach the Ashtanga Yoga Method by its founder, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. In 1995, Govinda made his first trip to Mysore, India to practice with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. From 1995 to 2015, Govinda made over 20 trips to Mysore to practice Ashtanga, with each trip lasting an average of 3-4 months. He is of Japanese-American descent, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. From a very young age, Govinda took a passionate interest in meditation, yoga and spiritual philosophy. Govinda's father, Edward Yamaguchi, was a highly respected practitioner and teacher of martial arts (he held a high ranking in both Judo and Aikido) and like Govinda, nurtured a strong attraction to spirituality and philosophy from a very young age. Govinda began the practice of martial arts while in high school and began yoga, meditation, and devotional chanting at age 18, studying with respected teachers such as Swami Muktananda and Sogyal Rimpoche. Govinda's father died of colon cancer at the age of 49 years old, when Govinda was only 16. The passing of his father affected Govinda deeply and inspired him to begin reading books on spirituality and meditation at the age of 16. After university, Govinda considered becoming a Buddhist monk, but was advised by his teacher Sogyal Rimpoche to enter into a more worldly career. Thus, Govinda became a practicing professional in the area of real estate, all the while still devoting much of his time to spiritual practice. He is currently teaching in Bellingham, Washington state and you can find him at @govindakai If you enjoy the Keen on Yoga Podcast and would like to support us you can share this post, give us a review on Apple or Spotify or make a donation .  We appreciate your help to us keep creating free content for all.  

Episode 38 of the Thiiird Eye View Podcast is with Christopher who is a meditator and contemplative. Chris had a burning desire to find God since he was a child. Being raised a Catholic he thought the only way to do that was to become a priest, that was until he found the teachings of Swami Muktananda and Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. His life changed and his only purpose was to find his inner Guru. We speak about his meditative practices, the value of silence and a story of him being in pain which transformed into ecstasy. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

This week's guest is Sally Kempton. One evening in the early 1970s, while sitting in her Manhattan living room, Sally Kempton experienced kundalini awakening. The experience lasted for 24 hours and turned her life around.At the time, Kempton had a flourishing career as a New York journalist, writing on popular culture, the arts, and feminist issues for Esquire, the New York Times, New York magazine, and The Village Voice. An early voice in the second-wave feminist movement, spirituality was the last thing on her agenda. But her experience that night affected her so powerfully that within a year she had given up her career to immerse herself fully as a student and teacher of spiritual awareness.Two years later, she encountered her Guru, the enlightened Siddha master, Swami Muktananda, and became his full-time student. Kempton studied and traveled with Muktananda from 1974 until his passing in 1982. She edited many of his books, received intensive training in the texts of Vedanta, yoga, and the north Indian tantric tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, and taught courses around the world. In 1982, Muktananda initiated her into the traditional Saraswati order of Indian swamis, or monks, and gave her the name Swami Durgananda. For the next twenty years, she served as a teacher in the Siddha Yoga meditation community. She created and taught workshops, courses and trainings in meditation and spiritual wisdom, served for a time as editor of the spiritual magazine Darshan, and wrote extensively on all aspects of spiritual life.Sally is also the author of the hugely popular books “Meditation for the Love of It” and “Awakening Shakti“. You can connect with Sally via her website https://www.sallykempton.com/Follow Sunita on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sunita_patil/ for up to date Support the show Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sunitayoga)

In the West, the tradition of guru worship is seen as contrary to the ideal of individualism - so much so, that when people use the term, it is in derision. Perhaps it is in part a difference of values, and in part a misunderstanding of the nature of worship. In Play of Consciousness by Swami Muktananda, the Guru tells us about his experiences meditating on his guru, Baba Nityananda. Muktananda would rise early, wash himself, and sit contemplating the essence of Nityananda - attempting to identify with the divine essence of his guru. We might assume that by worshipping the guru, we are diminishing something about ourselves. In fact, an important aspect is to discover the perfect aspect that is apparent in the guru, within ourselves. For the transcript: Being Baba Muktananda A Beautiful Thought --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-thought/message

Sally Kempton, author of Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti, talks with J about different paths in yoga and opening the subtle body. They discuss the 70's yoga scene, Swami Muktananda and her "30 years in obedience," why she left the ashram life and became a householder, asceticism and tantra, personal enlightenment vs collective good, spontaneous kundalini experiences and goddesses, "the magical level," and the mystical elements of yoga that people are usually reticent to talk about. This episode is sponsored by Moonclerk.   To subscribe and support the show… GET PREMIUM.   Check out J's other podcast… J. BROWN YOGA THOUGHTS.  

Motivation in CORONA period.COVID-19 MOTIVATION BY SWAMI MUKTANANDA.

Its May 16, 2021 International Day of Light and International Day of living together in Peace.   Yet we are now witnessing a horrible conflict in the Middle East.Many years ago Swami Muktananda gave a talk:  Life is a play of Sunlight and Shadow.You cannot avoid seeing both, but you can choose how to experience them.  I personally have negative and positive feelings that I may choose to express, and invite you through this poetry to enter the door and join me on this journey, as we remember our humanity, our true nature, our spiritual Self, and witness the material and physical reality we live in.  As long as we remember whom we truly are in our hearts, we can play our roles with joy and love and we will do our best to make this world a better place. Support the show (http://www.prasad.org)

„Achtsamkeit ist ein aufmerksames Beobachten, ein Gewahrsein, das völlig frei von Motiven oder Wünschen ist, ein Beobachten ohne jegliche Interpretation oder Verzerrung. “ (Jiddu Krishnamurti) Es gibt Momente im Leben, da strömt alles gleichzeitig auf dich ein: Während du gerade versucht, eine Arbeit hochkonzentriert zu erledigen, kommt dein Kind weinend auf dich zugelaufen, um von dir getröstet zu werden. Zudem hast du gerade über Whatsapp erfahren, dass ein guter Freund einen Herzinfarkt hatte - und das Telefon klingelt auch schon das dritte Mal hintereinander, ohne dass du bisher überhaupt eine Sekunde Zeit dafür gehabt hättest, um nachzuschauen, wer dich denn da so dringend erreichen möchte. Ganz zu schweigen von all den sorgenvollen Gedanken, die dir aufgrund einiger anstehender Entscheidungen durch den Kopf gehen und die dir schon seit einigen Tagen den Schlaf rauben. Und so richtig wohl in deiner Haut fühlst du dich gerade auch nicht, weil du dich durch den Stress der letzten Tage körperlich etwas vernachlässigt hast - die Haare stehen dir förmlich zu Berge, die Bauchrolle scheint heute noch praller als sonst und durch deine chronische Müdigkeit könntest du glatt als Zombie im nächsten Horrorfilm durchgehen. Manchmal ist einfach alles zu viel - und du kommst an deine Belastungsgrenze. Genau für solche Momente ist es (überlebens-)wichtig, geeignete Routinen zu entwickeln, die dich dann wieder Schritt für Schritt erden und zurück in deine Mitte bringen können. In dieser Folge möchte ich dir daher einige Elemente der Achtsamkeitspraxis an die Hand geben, die du in einem solchen Fall konkret anwenden kannst, um dich wieder zu stärken. Verlier' nie den Mut und glaub' immer fest daran, dass du auch diese Momente des Lebens erfolgreich bewältigen und daran wachsen kannst. Herzlichst, deine Marlene Die verwendeten Zitate aus dieser Folge und ihre Urheber: „Atme und lass sein.“ (Jon Kabat-Zinn) (* 5. Juni 1944 in New York) ist emeritierter Professor an der University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. Er unterrichtet Achtsamkeitsmeditation, um Menschen zu helfen, besser mit Stress, Angst und Krankheiten umgehen zu können. „Achtsamkeit bedeutet, dass wir ganz bei unserem Tun verweilen, ohne uns ablenken zu lassen.“ (Dalai Lama ) Der gegenwärtige 14. Dalai Lama ist der buddhistische Mönch Tenzin Gyatso. „Achtsamkeit ist ein aufmerksames Beobachten, ein Gewahrsein, das völlig frei von Motiven oder Wünschen ist, ein Beobachten ohne jegliche Interpretation oder Verzerrung. “ (Jiddu Krishnamurti) ( 12. Mai 1895 in Madanapalle, Indien; † 17. Februar 1986 in Ojai, Kalifornien) war ein indischer Philosoph und Theosoph. „Dein Ziel ist es nicht, mit deinem Verstand zu kämpfen, sondern den Verstand zu beobachten.“ (Swami Muktananda) ( am 16.5.1908 geboren nahe Mangalore in Karnataka, Indien.) war Ende der 70er und Anfang der 80er Jahre einer der bekanntesten und einflussreichsten Yoga Meister und Gurus. „Sei in diesem Moment glücklich, das ist genug. Wir brauchen nicht mehr, als diesen Moment.“ (Mutter Teresa). 26. August 1910 in Üsküb, Osmanisches Reich (heute Skopje, Nordmazedonien); † 5. September 1997 in Kalkutta, Indien) war eine indische Ordensschwester und Missionarin. Weltweit bekannt wurde sie durch ihre Arbeit mit Armen, Obdachlosen, Kranken und Sterbenden, für die sie 1979 den Friedensnobelpreis erhielt. In der katholischen Kirche wird Mutter Teresa als Heilige verehrt. Für weitere Infos über mich und meinen Podcast besuche mich gern auf: https://www.marlenetimm.com oder bei Instagram @sinnigundstimmig: https://www.instagram.com/sinnigundstimmig/ Für Fragen und Anregungen erreichst du mich über eMail: sinnigundstimmig@mail.de

I am so thrilled to share this special interview with you with the brilliant Sally Kempton. Sally is a powerful teacher of applied spiritual wisdom, known for her capacity to kindle meditative states in others and help students work with meditative experience as a framework for practical life-change. She's the author of the best-selling books, "Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Yoga Goddesses" and "Meditation for the Love of It.” A former swami in the Vedic tradition, Sally has been practicing and teaching for over four decades. Her teachings combine profound knowledge of the texts of yoga and tantra with practical wisdom from contemporary psychology and integral thought. In this episode: -Sally gives us the traditional Tantric definition of Shakti. -She explains why devotional practice relating to Shakti is considered absolutely necessary for spiritual progress in this tradition. -She describes how the traditional practice of kundalini yoga as Sally learned it from her teacher, Swami Muktananda, show you how to recognize your true self and liberate yourself from suffering. -She shares how she shifted from the usual way of yoga the value of if you want to make progress in your life, if you want to experience relief from emotional pain, if you want to work with your suffering in really skillful ways. -She also answers my questions about the erotic Goddess Lalitha Tripura Sundari, known for opening this thousand petal chakra, she explained: “Sex models Eros. Eros is really the life force itself. It's why we're alive.”

In this episode I talk to Susanna Stefanachi Macomb who is an author, artist and inter-faith minister, about how the interfaith ministries started, Swami Satchidananda, Swami Muktananda, what Inter-faith is, her spiritual experiences as a child, Catholic school, Muktananda, how in faiths she doesn't take sides, how she deals with couples of different faiths who might not see eye to eye in regards to marriage and children, Jean Klein, New York, how to be more grateful for the people we love, how she met her husband, how to know it's the 'one', funeral, & baptisms and more. Her websites: https://susannamacomb.com/ interfaithweddingceremony.com babyblessingceremonies.com YouTube version: https://youtu.be/P9VY8c7n5ho

In these unusual times, we might find ourselves feeling intense extremes of emotions. Perhaps we've found a way to feel really good most of the time, but when something goes against our expectations, we begin to feel really, really bad. It might seem like a tightrope walk, trying to monitor and modulate our emotions so we can stay in that space of relaxed contentment or excitement. But a tightrope walk isn't the best analogy... that would mean that the stakes were very high - perhaps even life and death. A better analogy comes from Swami Muktananda, describing the world as a "play of consciousness". We are free to be at ease, to play and explore in the world, and with our emotions. For the transcript and notes: A Delicate Balance A Beautiful Thought --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-thought/message

In this undated segment from the KCBS Radio "Magazine" series from the mid-1970's, reporter Mike Beeson visits the Siddha Yoga Ashram in Oakland and meets spiritual leader Swami Muktananda. The ashram had been established in the rundown Stanford Hotel as Muktananda's first permanent center outside India.

Swami Nirmalananda learned the mystery, meaning and power of mantra from her guru, Swami Muktananda.  In this podcast she shares the Great Mantra of her lineage and describes how to use it.

Bud Wilson talks about Deep Nature Journeys Bud has 40 years of experience as a social and environmental entrepreneur, leadership trainer, educator, business, non-profit and community leader. After graduating from Harvard University he spent 10 years as Director of Conferences for Snowmass Village in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. He supported programs and presentations by Margaret Mead, R. Buckminster Fuller, Jean Houston, George Leonard, Swami Muktananda, among many others. He is a Qi Gong instructor, awareness trainer, writer, documentary producer, and Wilderness Guide.  As the Founder and Director of Deep Nature Journeys, he has created an experiential nature-based program designed to quiet the mind and open the heart to enhance creativity, leadership capacity, compassion, and community engagement. He leads awareness training adventures in pristine wilderness settings throughout the southwestern United States. His goal is to help participants experience an awakening of their full potential, reduce stress, improve the quality of their relationships, enhance their effectiveness in life and increase their reverence for the natural world. Bud has held executive positions in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. He co-designed international symposia for John Denver’s Windstar Foundation entitled: “Choices for the Future”. He designed and coordinated the first World Nature Quest for 35 groups in 17 countries and has conducted programs for the University of Colorado, Naropa University, Rotary International’s Preserve Planet Earth Campaign, Bioneers Salon, Newfield Network, Life Force Project, Shambhala, Sacred Passage & The Way of Nature and The Pachamama Alliance “Awakening the Dreamer”.  Join him this Sept. 23 through Sept 30, 2020…for your Deep Nature Solo Wilderness Journey in the Canyonlands of Utah. (Secure registration & payment form link HERE & below) About Your Wilderness Program Guides Bud Wilson & Brady Wilson HERE Deep Nature Journeys Canyonlands Program Schedule HERE To request & schedule a brief personal phone or private video call for more information, please contact Bud at Bud@deepnaturejourneys.com OR   text only  to 303-521-8461 to schedule a call. https://deepnaturejourneys.com/  

Our guest today is with Swami Dayananda or as she’s known today, Ani Pema, a Tibetan Buddhist nun. And we’re your hosts Marc Ketchel and Larry Holmes.Swamiji currently resides in Chiang Mai, Thailand, but has spent decades living and traveling in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Thailand. She is a direct disciple of Swami Muktananda, the Shaktipat (or Direct Transmission) Master, and spent the last 12 years of his life with him as he traveled the world initiating thousands into the Way of the Siddhas or Perfect Masters. After Muktananda’s passing she eventually found resonance with Tibetan Buddhism and was initiated into a monastic order as a nun in 2001 in Bhutan. Our conversation covers the full spectrum of her spiritual work in many yogic disciplines and spiritual traditions as well as the convergence of Transpersonal Psychology as taught by Jungian professors prominent at the time. In our conversation, we discuss her investigations and study of the effects of multigenerational trauma in spiritual practice and awakening. We explore the understanding of Shaktipat and subsequent Kundalini unfoldment. She shares with us what she feels is the most important understanding gleaned from the 50 years of her practice, what she calls embodied humanity. We discuss her discoveries through deep spiritual work in two of the greatest direct transmission lineages in modern spirituality. Her wisdom and insights are rare and completely applicable to our current times. We hope you enjoy this conversation. For Show Notes and to directly contact our hosts, visit their respective websites:https://www.meditatenow.net– Show Notes, Links, and Resources, including Glossary of Terms for all Episodes and to contact Marc directly. https://larryholmespracticalwisdom.com/ – For All Episodes and to contact Larry directly and review his consulting and coaching services.

Today we turn our attention to the topic of health, and specifically holistic health and the immune system with Dr. Gabriel Cousens - a multifaceted physician, humanitarian, and spiritual healer. He is the founder and director of the Tree of Life Foundation and Tree of Life Center US. Dr. Cousens speaks about the importance of a holistic approach to health, how to strengthen the immune system and the role of passion and purpose in achieving personal and professional goals.  We also learn about Dr. Cousens’ entrepreneurial journey, driven by his passion and faith and what real wealth means to someone who’s dedicated his life to the pursuit of holistic health.   Key Insights Although the stereotype of the aggressive, passionate businessperson is associated with a short, unhealthy life, there is scientific evidence showing the opposite: that people who are highly motivated and work hard live an average of 5 years longer. Understanding the idea of Holistic Medicine, the process involved in its practice, and how the lessons learned can translate to our professional lives Understanding the impact of cultural alignment within business, from both a day-to-day and big-picture perspective Tips for boosting your immune system, and overall energy level throughout the day The benefits and process of NEAME retreat program, and how to thoroughly detox the body, mind, and soul The importance of removing limiting thoughts and beliefs from the mind to unlock your true potential   Subscribe to this podcast to build your healthy financial foundation through expertise, insights, strategies, tactics, wisdom, and inspiration from Alpha Investing’s community of professionals, advisors, investors, and members:   Apple — Spotify — Google — TuneIn — Stitcher   Guest Bio Rabbi Gabriel Cousens, M.D., M.D.(H.), N.D.(h.c.), D.D. (Doctor of Divinity), Diplomate Ayurveda, Diplomate American Board of Holistic Integrative Medicine Dr. Cousens has been doing humanitarian work since 1965 and has continued to do humanitarian and peace work throughout the world since then, including teaching and service in 42 countries. Acknowledged as a liberated Yogi by his spiritual masters Swami Muktananda and Swami Prakashananda, Dr. Gabriel Cousens was empowered and directed by Swami Muktananda to give shaktipat (energy to awaken the Kundalini). Since 2008, Gabriel Cousens has also functioned as an ordained Rabbi. Co-founder of the first Kundalini Crisis Clinic in the world, Dr. Cousens is considered a world-recognized expert on Kundalini. In addition, Dr Cousens is a 4-year Native American Sun Dancer and Eagle Dancer, and 11-year Spirit Dancer (Ghost Dancer). Adopted into the Lakota Sioux Horn Chip Clan, Dr. Cousens was appointed head of Yellow Horse Clan. Dr. Gabriel Cousens’s unique contribution to the spiritual world today is the creation of the idea and teachings of spiritual nutrition and the formulation of the path of Holistic Liberation, which emphasizes a natural way of living guided by the Six Foundations and Sevenfold Peace.   Dr. Cousens is also a Holistic Orthomolecular Physician, Homeopath, Psychiatrist, Family Therapist, Ayurvedic Practitioner, a Chinese Herbalist, and has served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Public Health Service. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Holistic Integrative Medicine and currently vice-president of the Arizona Board of Holistic Integrative Medicine (AHIMA). Additionally, he’s a world leader in healing diabetes naturally functioning as both a researcher and healer. Dr. Cousens is also a leader in spiritual ecology and is the founder and director of the Tree of Life Foundation and Tree of Life Center US.  He is the bestselling author of 14 books. He is also a co-founder of a West African NGO called WARES (West African Rural Health Empowerment Society) and also Alianza de Corazón in Mexico (a group of humanitarian organizations in Mexico). He presently has established and supported over 100 health and diabetes prevention programs, organic veganic farming projects, and orphanages in 26 countries. He received the Cesar Chavez Award in 2013 for his nutritional and diabetes education of migrant farmworkers in the U.S.  He is happily married to Shanti Golds Cousens, father to Rafael (age 50) and Heather Cousens (age 47), and grandfather to Rhea (13 years old), Katja (12 years old), and AnaÏs (10 years old). He lives part of the time in Patagonia, Arizona and spends the other part of the year in Moshav Mevo Modiin in Israel.   Resources: Real Wealth Real Health Alpha Investing podcast@alphai.com www.drcousens.com http://treeoflifecenterus.com/

Mary Reilly Nichols is the Director of Nalanda Institute’s Yoga, Mind & Spirit and has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. She offers teachings through the lens of non-duality in the Upanishads, Advaita Vedanta, as well as in the Tantric methods of Kashmiri Shaivism and Kundalini Yoga. She holds a BA in anthropology from Harvard University, and completed five years of residency in the ashrams of Swami Muktananda both in India and in the US. In addition to workshops, weekly classes, corporate and teacher-trainings, Nichols teaches stress management in psychiatric settings and is involved in ongoing research on the mind/body benefits of yoga and meditation. Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan is a Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Royal Oak, MI. She is an initiate in the Tāntrik lineages of Śrī Vidyā and Non-dual Śaiva Tantra (also known as Kashmir Śaivisim) and has studied Advaita Vedānta, Ayurveda, and Yoga with teachers across the globe. Her workshops, courses and writings on meditation, Yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda and non-duality strive to bring these time-honored traditions to modern living in practical ways. She is the author of The Heart of Wellness (Llewellyn Publications, January 2018), Shakti Rising (New Harbinger Publications, October 2017), which won the Nautilus Gold Award for Best Books of 2017 and Glorious Alchemy: Living the Lalitā Sahasranāma (New Sarum Press, UK, January 2020).

For this episode, I sat down with Sally Kempton. Sally is a widely respected teacher of meditation and spiritual wisdom. She has spent over four decades practicing, teaching, and writing on meditation and spiritual philosophy. Sally spent 20 years as a swami in a traditional Vedic order of monks. Sally is the author of the best-selling books "Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga" and of "Meditation for the Love of It,”, and an audio program called Doorways to the Infinite: The Art and Practice of Tantric Meditation. She is on the faculty at Esalen and Kripalu, teaches meditation on the websites Glo.com, Gaia.com, and Yogajournal.com, and is a contributing editor at Yoga Journal. Sally teaches online courses and seminars on meditation and spiritual philosophy, and leads retreats and workshops in the U.S., Canada and Europe.5 BIGGEST TAKE-AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE1-We are in the middle of a shift in global consciousness. You can see as a curse, a result as our global carelessness or as a manifestation of sacred energy. It is the universes gift to you. 2-Tantra is a tradition that offers tools for tuning-in the sacredness of every part of your experience. It's about non duality; not making a split between the mind and the body or ourselves and others. It's a devotional path where we put the emphasis on tuning to higher energies, particularly Shakti, feminine power. 3-Goddesses are condensed form of Shakit Energy. The different goddesses can help us connect to all the different aspects of ourselves, our divine feminine nature. They exist as psychics states of our being. 4-If you are afraid of a strong energy, turn towards it. As you move through it's intensity, you will eventually find the love that they are really about.5-Life is all about love. Love is the floor, it's the ground. it;s what is. There's interpersonal love, romantic love, but a lot of the practice is about opening to the love that is always there. you need to remove the vales that cover and close our heart. Learn how to open your heart. Feel into the energy of the heart space. You can cultivate it and invite it in.QUESTIONS SHE ANSWERED DURING THIS EPISODE :Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your spiritual journey?Why do you work particularly with Goddesses?A lot of your work is based in non-dual tantra. Can you explain what that is and what are its core principals?How to choose which Goddess to work with?Should we be afraid of Kali energy? How can we work with her and feel safe?I’ve heard you say “Your priority is to experience love, to feel love” How can we experience more love?How do we move from having to meditate to wanting/loving to meditate?SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW!DONATE OR BECOME AN EXCLUSIVE MEMBER TODAY.Thank you so much for listening and being part of our 48th episode! If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe, rate and review anywhere you listen. I really appreciate your financial support with this podcast. If you can, know that you can make a big difference even with a small donation to help me cover the production cost and allow me to create more episodes. Visit www.patreon.com/onandoffyourmat and become a vip member. As a thank you, get access to new exclusive content every month. This month, you get a full length video Yoga Tune Up class to improve balance through self-massage and corrective exercises.ABOUT OUR GUEST​​Sally Kempton is a widely respected teacher of meditation and spiritual wisdom. She is known for kindling meditative states in others, and for teaching students how to work with yogic teachings for practical life-change. A former journalist who wrote for Esquire, New York, and the Village Voice, she has spent over four decades practicing, teaching, and writing on meditation and spiritual philosophy. Sally spent 20 years as a swami in a traditional Vedic order of monks. She was deeply trained in the teachings of Kashmir Shaivism and Vedanta under the guidance of her enlightened teacher, Swami Muktananda.Sally is the author of two best-selling books, Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga, and Meditation for the Love of It,” which Spirituality and Health magazine called “the meditation book your heart wants you to read”. Her audio program, Doorways to the Infinite: The Art and Practice of Tantric Meditation, was released by Sounds True in 2014. She is on the faculty at Esalen and Kripalu, teaches meditation on the websites Glo.com, Gaia.com, and Yogajournal.com, and is a contributing editor at Yoga Journal. Sally teaches online courses and seminars on meditation and spiritual philosophy, and leads retreats and workshops in the U.S., Canada and Europe.Learn more about her:www.sallykempton.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this weeks satsang, Swami Shankarananda opened The Ashram's Summer Meditation Retreat with a talk on his Guru, Baba Mukatananda. Through question and answers asked by devotee's of Baba, Swamiji shared his Guru's teachings on the desire for the highest, the use of psychedelics to reach higher states of consciousness, love of the inner Self and dissolving negative feelings. This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram on the 11th of January, 2020. The Summer 'Ganeshpuri Days' Meditation Retreat is now in full swing! It's not too late to join in. If you are local to the area contact us here to find out more information about our daily and evening schedules, as well as to book in for Swamiji's Meditation Intensive with Kundalini Awakening on Sunday. The Ashram also has many different online viewing options for those who can't make it to Mount Eliza in person. Click here for more information about registering to watch online. 

Most women can relate to the experience of leaving behind a much loved relationship, a career or even a place they called home because a new chapter in their lives needed to unfold. Perhaps it is something that is happening to you right now? Well hopefully my Wyse Women guest can offer you some inspiration and guidance, because at the age of 60 she left the life she had led for 30 years to start a career in the public eye. That in itself is a story worth hearing, however what makes this women’s story even more remarkable is that the life Sally Kempton had been leading up until that point was a deeply spiritual one, because in the early 1970’s Sally became the full time student of the enlightened Siddha master, Swami Muktananda. She traveled with him, edited many of his books, and received intensive training which led to her being initiated as a swami (or monk) herself and serving as a teacher in the Siddha Yoga meditation community. In this podcast Sally who is now an international meditation teacher and author talks to me about life in the ashram, her difficult decision to leave … and she shares her wisdom about how preparation and staying centered is the key to smooth life transitions. ___ You can read Sally's show notes in full at www.wysewomen.org.uk. Please leave reviews about Wyse Women on Apple Podcasts, your feedback will help other women find these stories.

Our guest today is my “Wisdom Talks” co-host Marc Ketchel, and I’m your host Larry Holmes. Today’s episode is a conversation with my cohost Marc Ketchel, meditation teacher, veteran organic food and natural products business owner, world traveler, and serial entrepreneur. A passionate, action-oriented, get things done kind of guy and a long-time personal friend. In fact, we’ve known each other for over 45 years, living and working together on a global project beginning in the early ’70s and ’80s. We were both Vedic monks at the time and worked together teaching and managing with a large international organization founded by our Guru, Baba Muktananda. He often refers to his ‘9 lives’ a bit tongue in cheek. But we will only cover a couple of those lives today. In this interview, we have a far-ranging conversation in which Marc discusses topics like his almost 50-year passion for the daily practice of meditation and the impact Ram Dass’ book Be Here Now had on his life, growing up in a Special Operations military town, being saved by an Army Ranger while recovering from a football injury in a military hospital, his personal and abiding relationship with his Guru, Swami Muktananda and their almost ten-year relationship as he traveled with him around the world. He shares intimate and emotional details of his experiments with psychedelics and his life-changing relationship with the magic mushroom, psilocybin. I was also able to tease out a few nuggets from his extensive business background with insights he had working with spiritual teacher, author and iconic technology entrepreneur, Michael Singer over a ten-year period. This interview is a small but dramatic peek at what is in store for our listeners who will listen to the Wisdom Talks podcast in the weeks and months ahead. I’m sure you will enjoy my energized guest. To directly contact our hosts, visit their respective websites:https://www.meditatenow.net/ - Show Notes, Links and Resources, including Glossary of Terms for all Episodes and to contact Marc directly. https://larryholmespracticalwisdom.com/ - For All Episodes and to contact Larry directly and review his consulting and coaching services.

Ep# 8 begins with Dr. Gabriel Cousens describing his Kundalini awakening during his first meditation session with his Guru, Swami Muktananda and I’m your host Marc Ketchel.In today’s episode, I’m having a conversation with Gabriel Cousens, MD, a very popular holistic physician, Rabbi, and meditation teacher. But he’s really much more than a meditation teacher, he brings decades of personal experience working with a fully awakened Kundalini to his teaching. Not only has he developed rare insight over the last four decades through his own evolutionary journey, but also through working with thousands of others who have sought his guidance with their process of awakening. His direct experience with Kundalini, which he refers to as the evolutionary power, goes back to the 1970s and his early work with Lee Sannella, MD. Soon after his initial explorations and collaboration with Lee through the Kundalini Crisis Clinic, they developed a “kundalini machine”. The “kundalini machine” and Gabriel’s intense desire to know and experience the spiritual evolutionary power, led him to meet the renowned Kundalini master Swami Muktananda, and that’s when his inner journey really began to intensify and accelerate. In this deeply insightful and candid conversation, we explore all the subtle facets of the awakening and inner journey, and how to nurture its full development and unfoldment. We discuss the intensity and his characteristic all-in focus that he brought to his daily practice, despite the uncertainties of not knowing where it would lead him. He talks about his abiding faith in the Guru, which carried him through each stage of his development over a 7-year period. To say Gabriel is a rare and extraordinary individual is an understatement, but the best I can think of at the moment. My hope is that by sharing his story we will pave the way to making it not so rare and unusual in the future. For those hearing about Kundalini awakening for the first time or serious students of Kundalini who want to further their research, the names of the subtle energies and practices referred to in our conversation are all linked in the show notes and the glossary of terms at meditatenow.net. I hope you enjoy this enlightening conversation with Rabbi and holistic medical doctor, Gabriel Cousens, MD.

In today’s episode, I’m having a conversation with Larry Holmes, psychologist, leadership trainer, and corporate consultant for some of the largest companies in Australia. He’s also my cohost of the Wisdom Talks podcast and long-time personal friend. In fact, our relationship and friendship goes back almost 50 years, to the 1970s when we were both Vedic monks serving our Guru, Swami Muktananda, who we affectionately called Baba, spreading the worldwide Meditation Revolution that he had inspired. Larry played a very significant role in Baba’s global mission. He was for the longest time the MC of all his public programs, as well as the special meditation teaching programs called Intensives. In addition, he was Baba’s correspondence secretary, where he interfaced with Baba daily bringing him mail from his thousands of devotees all over the world and communicating Baba’s replies to their questions and inquiries, large and small, spiritual and apparently mundane. The deep teachings he received in that role was that for Baba, there was no difference between the mundane and the spiritual. All of life was simply the ongoing dance of the Divine, a play of Consciousness. In our conversation, you will get a sense of Larry’s gentle and laid-back style as well as his self-effacing ordinariness of what has truly been an extraordinary life of deep inner work, personal reflection, and high spiritual circumstance. For those spiritually sensitized, you will hear the thread of Grace that runs through his life. Though Larry is known and loved by thousands around the world, as a way of introducing him to those who haven’t had the pleasure to meet him and work with him, I’ve tried to cover the scope of his life. I started the conversation with questions about his family his early life and the lessons he learned from his father and their close-knit family. He shares the trauma of receiving his draft notice at the height of the Vietnam War and the life-changing lessons learned while serving his country during those turbulent times. He shares lessons learned, thinking of others before himself and the power of the mind to uplift our spirits or create a virtual hell. Be sure to stay around for the end as he shares his meeting with Baba Muktananda, the experiences he had and the enlightening wisdom he received through their long and extraordinary personal relationship. Larry shares his insights on Baba’s unique teaching style and ability to transmit meditation through the empowerment known as Shaktipat. For those interested in what being with a highly enlightened Guru is like, this episode will be a treasure.To directly contact our hosts, visit their respective websites:https://www.meditatenow.net/ - For All Episodes, Show Notes, Links and Resources, including Glossary of Terms for all Episodes and to contact Marc directly. https://larryholmespracticalwisdom.com/ - For All Episodes and to contact Larry directly and review his consulting and coaching services.

Our guest today is Jim Carson, Ph.D., author, researcher, father, and husband. He is the co-founder and senior teacher with his wife Kimberly Carson of the paradigm-shifting program, Mindful Yoga. He is a former yogic monk who has been practicing and teaching meditation and yoga philosophy worldwide for over 45 years. Jim is currently a clinical health psychologist and Associate Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry, at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. Along with his wife Kimberly, he has applied his decades of expertise to the development and evaluation of yoga and meditation-based clinical treatments, including the first mindfulness program for couples, the first loving-kindness meditation program for medical patients, and the highly acclaimed Mindful Yoga program. Dr. Carson has an ongoing clinical practice where he works extensively with patients suffering from chronic pain, including those with fibromyalgia, low back pain, and cancer pain. Jim, in collaboration with his wife Kimberly, co-directs national professional trainings for yoga teachers and allied health professionals at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Duke Integrative Medicine, and VA Centers. Jim and Kimberly also lead annual meditation retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, and a very special invitation-only annual retreat on Kauai, Hawaii. His decades of teaching, clinical work, research, and program development are reflected in his upcoming book, Relax into Yoga for Chronic Pain: An Eight-Week Mindful Yoga Workbook for Finding Relief and Resilience, which he authored together with Kimberly Carson, and Carol Krucoff. The book is due to be released in January of 2020 and is available now for pre-order on Amazon. Our conversation today covers the complete trajectory of his path and awakening to Simple Being, the state of choiceless awareness established in each present moment. We discuss his uncanny early experiences with an all-knowing and ever-present Consciousness, his early yearnings to know the Divine Presence, and his dramatic awakening through Shaktipat from the great master Swami Muktananda. Our discussion chronicles his transition from a yogic monk to a clinical psychologist pioneering the cutting edge of chronic pain research. We discuss in great detail the program he and his wife Kimberly Carson developed over two decades at Duke Integrative Medicine. The results of their research and successful implementation that detailed in their upcoming book to be released in January 2020. Jim’s remarkable story is one of intentional resolve and a rich life of focused and disciplined execution. It provides deep insights into the way and experience of the Divine Presence in a very active family and professional life. To directly contact our hosts, visit their respective websites:https://www.meditatenow.net/ - Show Notes, Links and Resources, including Glossary of Terms for all Episodes and to contact Marc directly. https://larryholmespracticalwisdom.com/ - For All Episodes and to contact Larry directly and review his consulting and coaching services.

Our guest today is Don Daniels, an intrepid consciousness explorer, and veteran meditator of almost 50 years. His experience with Kundalini and the wisdom he shares is both powerful and transformational and a paradigm shift in deep states of meditation and human consciousness development. After several years of studying martial arts as a young boy and ultimately achieving Black Belt level, he began developing a strong interest in the contemplative aspects of the martial arts training as opposed to the physical contact aspects of the art form. This led to a spontaneous and dramatic awakening of the Kundalini energy while still in high school. This experience changed the course of his life. During this conversation, he shares with great candor and details the inner experiences he had and how they affected the trajectory of his life. The experiences he had in meditation as the Kundalini began to unfold became so overwhelming that he decided to drop his full academic scholarship from the University of Florida in his senior year, just one semester away from completing his degree. He was determined to meet the spiritual force behind his internal experiences. Soon thereafter he packed his bags with only the clothes in his suitcase and the cash he had from the sale of his once cherished Pontiac Firebird, to go to India to find his Guru, Swami Muktananda. When he arrived on the other side of the world, he found immediate and definitive resonance with the Master.That meeting intensified what was to become a life-long pursuit of deep meditation and spiritual unfoldment which had begun just a few years before when he was 16 years old. He eventually became a Vedic monk of the Saraswati Order and was named Swami Jnanananda, which means the bliss of supreme knowledge. After almost 10 years of dedicated service to his Guru and training in the esoteric sciences of Tantra, Vedanta, Yoga and other mystical practices, he decided in 1985, to lovingly put away the monk's robes and went back to college to complete his academic studies. After graduating with a BA in psychology and a master's degree in educational technology he began a 30-year career in academia, teaching at the high school and college levels. In addition to his academic career he has practiced, studied and taught yoga philosophy, meditation science, and the psychology of personal achievement for over 40 years. His human performance seminars and workshops have included stress management, motivational seminars, biofeedback, neuro-linguistic programming, and infrared light therapy. If you are serious about meditation, interested in understanding the subtle inner processes associated with deep spiritual work or want to know more about Kundalini from a knowledgeable expert, this interview will certainly be memorable.To directly contact our hosts, visit their respective websites:https://www.meditatenow.net/ - Show Notes, Links and Resources, including Glossary of Terms for all Episodes and to contact Marc directly. https://larryholmespracticalwisdom.com/ - For All Episodes and to contact Larry directly and review his consulting and coaching services.

In this talk Steven explains Kundalini Shakti to us, and guides a meditation explaining how the sacred spiritual energy we call Kundalini or Spirit flow in, up and around us and through various centers in our body, chakras, and how they correspond to our nervous system and biology. There is a whole science to Kundalini.  Steven also shares his experiences with various Kundalini Masters and explains the differences in their yoga and meditation practices, including Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Swami Laksman Joo, Yogiraj Satgurunath, Yogi Bhajan, Grumukh, Swami Muktananda, Gurumayi, Gurudev Shree Amritji, Yogiraj Vethathiri Maharishi, TKS Guru and Shivabalayogi Maharaj, among others.  It's a good overview of kundalini yoga practice and the various lineages which teach it.  www.SelfAwareness.com   

Die ersten Jahre im Leben sind ein Leben wie im Paradies. Das Kind spiegelt die ganz Bandbreite essentieller menschlicher Erfahrungen. Was wir Sozialisierung und Erziehung nennen, ist eine Notwendigkeit, bedeutet aber auch, dieses Paradies zu verlieren, die Essenz zu verlieren, bzw. den Zugang dazu. Der äussere Weg will diese essentiellen Qualitäten wiederfinden, aber er muss scheitern. Jedes Scheitern könnte eine Einladung sein, die Blickrichtung zu ändern, den Blick wieder nach Innen zu richten. Aber wer will das schon? Mia und Boris sprechen über den Fall aus dem Paradies, über Verliebtheit und Drogen als die scheinbar einzige Möglichkeit, mystische, quasi-religiöse Zustände von Einheit und Nicht-Getrenntheit wieder zu erfahren. Wir sprechen über den Inneren Weg und über Lehrer, die diesen Zugang wieder öffnen können. Mystik ist verborgen. Der Innere Weg ist verborgen und doch sehr sehr nah. In der heutigen Zeit kannst Du bei Youtube eine Vielzahl von spirituellen Lehrern sehen, die alle dasselbe sagen: Das was Du "Ich" nennst, ist nicht real. Was Du glaubst du sein, bist du nicht. Du bist viel mehr. Und es gibt viel mehr zu entdecken. Nicht im Aussen. Da gibt es nichts zu entdecken, jedenfalls nicht Neues, nichts Frisches. Der wirkliche Reichtum liegt Innen. Aber wer hat schon Lust und den Mut, sich nach Innen zu wenden? Dieses Gespräch und dieser Podcast ist allen gewidmet, die das trotzdem tun, die die Mühe und die Anstrengung aufwenden, an dem einzigen Ort zu schauen, der immer wieder übersehen wird: in Dir. Eine Liste von Lehrern, die mich beeindruckt haben und die alle auf ihre Weise dasselbe ausdrücken: Adyashanti, Alan Watts, Almaas, Claudio Naranjo, Eckhard Tolle, Eli Jaxon-Bear, Gangaji, Gurdjieff, Jack Kornfield, John deRuiter, Lee Lozowick, Mario Mantese, Mooji, Nisargadatta Maharaj, OM C. Parkin, Osho, Pema Chödrön, Poonjayi, Ram Dass, Ramesh Balsekar, Ramana Maharshi, Sandra Maitri, Steven Harrison, Swami Muktananda, Thich Nhat Hanh, Willigis Jäger Fragen&Anregungen gerne per Mail an dasallerwichtigsteimleben@gmail.com

Sally Kempton is one of today's most authentic spiritual teachers. She teaches devotional contemplative tantra—an approach to practice that creates a fusion of knowing and loving. Known for her ability to transmit inner experience through transformative practices and contemplation, Sally has been practicing and teaching for forty years.A disciple of the great Indian guru Swami Muktananda, she spent twenty years as a teaching swami (monk) in the Saraswati order of Indian monks. In her guru's ashram, she received a traditional training in yoga philosophy and practice, and became a popular teacher, deeply versed in the teachings and practices of Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism.In 2002, Sally began teaching independently. She now offers heart-to-heart transmission in meditation and life practice through her Awakened Heart Tantra workshops, teleclasses, retreats, and trainings in applied spiritual philosophy. Her workshops and teleconference courses integrate the wisdom of traditional yoga tantra with the insights of contemporary evolutionary spirituality and cutting-edge psychology.Sally is the author of Meditation for the Love of It, a groundbreaking book on meditation, which Spirituality & Health called “the meditation book your heart wants you to read.” She writes a regular column, Wisdom, for Yoga Journal. She offers monthly teleclasses in meditation, and an ongoing teleconference series called the Transformative Practice Journey, which unfolds different aspects of awakening practice. She is one of a select group of teachers in Ken Wilber's Integral Spiritual Center, and teaches regularly at conferences, and at Kripalu and Esalen.It was such a delight and honour to chat with Sally Kempton. I feel that this conversation complements the conversations I had with both Yogarupa Rod Stryker and Mark Whitwell in how it further shines clarity and wisdom on the conversation of, "What is Tantra and how it can assist us in day to day situations?"Sally Kempton is such a gem of a master teacher in today's times! I hope you enjoy our conversation. To support the podcast please visit stuartwatkins.orgBe sure to stay in touch with Sally Kempton via sallykempton.comSupport the show (https://stuartwatkins.org/podcast/)

This week I speak with Sally Kempton, a master of Tantric meditation who shares her decades worth of Tantric meditation experience with us. Sally served as a Swami for over two decades in the Siddhi Yoga organization, after being ordained by her primary teacher, Swami Muktananda. As the mindfulness movement sweeps across the West, Sally... The post #34: A Tantric Approach to Meditation with Sally Kempton appeared first on Hacking The Self.

In the 1960s Michael Graham travel to India to become one of the first Western devotees of Swami Muktananda. Over the next thirty years he immersed himself in Eastern Spirituality, meeting and studying with a plethora of gurus and teachers, as well as becoming a teacher himself. All this came to a conclusion when an unexpected encounter with Jesus Christ led him to become an Evangelical Christian. In this interview we explore that journey and the cognitive shifts it entails. Michael has the kind of critical insight into the Eastern traditions that a person can only find when they been deeply involved and then jumped ship – seeing from another point of view. I explore with him themes around 'Existential Rest' and how he conceives of the difference between the Christian concept of Salvation and the Eastern concept of Enlightenment. Whether you agree with Michael's ultimate conclusion or not, it's clear he has a lot to offer spirituality inclined people of any tradition. Download Michael's article, Salvation vs Enlightenment here - https://bit.ly/2GG7hyZ

Cultivating inner power and understanding the tantric perspective of the divine feminine.  "Learning to walk humbly on the cusp of what needs to be done and what we are capable and qualified to do is a huge thing that every one of us needs to find a way to navigate." ~ Sally Kempton In this episode Amisha sits in reflection with writer, teacher and former swami Sally Kempton. Sally grew up in a secular, socialist environment as the daughter of a well known liberal journalist in New York, until what she calls a "download of love" during her first psychedelic experience led her to study non-dual yogic philosophy and to meet and follow her guru, Swami Muktananda. Sally shares the tantric understanding of the true meaning of Shakti and where to find the Goddess, why there is more to meditation than mind-hacking and how patriarchy is in fact a function of the goddess. They discuss what discovering the divine feminine means for men in modern practice. www.thefutureisbeautiful.co

In January 2012, Robert Rabbin was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and told he had a few months to live. However, in keeping with his contrarian nature, he took a non-conventional path.Robert began his professional journey in 1985, after spending 10 years living and working with meditation master Swami Muktananda in India.Long before then he was on a pursuit – a pursuit to understand the “why”.The questioning and the wondering, has been the signature characteristic of his life.Who am I? What is my purpose? What is real?At 11 years of age Robert asked himself those 3 questions and has been on a relentless journey to answer them ever since.The spirit of inquiry, wondering, and curiosity has allowed him to go deeper and further than most people – deeper than those that accept a preexisting condition of knowledge.In this conversation we take a deep dive into mindfulness and the meaning of a “thought stream.”We discuss why words and language can be insufficient when it comes to truly understanding what is transpiring as an experience of being "here now."Robert shares how listening deeply without projection, allowing space to be playful, and removing ego are all at the center of what has made him successful.Robert has developed an international reputation as a brilliant speaker and public speaking guru, as well as a distinguished self-awareness facilitator and leadership advisor.He's an author: Two of his books that I've appreciated are: The 5 Principles of Authentic Living, and Speak Truthfully.I hope this conversation drives you to think just a bit deeper and get curious about who you really are.

Sridhar (Steven) Silberfein began his spiritual path in the early 1960s with the New York-based teacher Albert Rudolph, aka “Rudi,” a disciple of Bhagavan Nityananada, the guru of Swami Muktananda. Sridhar studied hatha yoga with Swami Satchidananda and had the idea to have the swami open the Woodstock festival in 1969 with a benediction and chant. That event gave Sridhar the idea to bring large amounts of people together to chant kirtan. 40 years later, after many spiritual and entrepreneurial adventures, he created Bhakti Fest in Joshua Tree, California, which has brought together renowned kirtan wallahs, yoga teachers, workshop leaders, and spiritual sages for the last nine years. Known as “The Spiritual Woodstock,” Bhakti Fest has grown to three festivals annually. Sridhar’s annual interviews with the iconic Ram Dass have been transcribed and published as a book, Conversations with Ram Dass. We spoke about Bhakti Fest, the upcoming festival in September 2017 and what Sridhar has learned on his adventurous path. Learn more about Sridhar Silberstein and Bhakti Fest here.

Aired Thursday, 15 June 2017, 7:00 PM ET Falling in Love with Cancer with Robert Rabbin In December 2011, Robert Rabbin was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. His spine and pelvis were riddled with tumors; nothing could be done. Prognosis? He would be dead within four months. To which Robert Rabbin responded with a “Really? Really?!” Two days ago, Robert Rabbin posted these words on his Facebook page: “I learned that if we dive deep enough into the center of our being, we will find a life that cannot be vanquished by cancer, or even by death itself. This week, Robert Rabbin joins Sandie to (irreverently and with complete authenticity) discuss what he learned from cancer, and why he says he has “fallen in love” with it. About the Guest: Robert Rabbin ROBERT RABBIN began his professional journey in 1985, after spending 10 years living and working with meditation master Swami Muktananda. Since then, he has developed an international reputation as a radically brilliant speaker and public speaking guru, as well as a distinguished self-awareness facilitator, leadership adviser, and personal mentor. Robert is the creative source and director of Speaking Truthfully, through which he offers masterclasses and private mentoring in authentic self-expression and public speaking. He has published eight books and more than 200 articles on authentic living and public speaking, leadership, self-inquiry, spiritual activism, and meditation. In January 2012, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, and was told he had a few months to live. However, in keeping with his contrarian nature, he continues to thrive past the predicted use-by date. Website: http://www.robertrabbin.com

Dr. G. William Barnard, is a Professor of Religious Studies and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at Southern Methodist University. His primary teaching and research interests are the comparative philosophy of mysticism, religion and the social sciences; contemporary spirituality, religion and healing; and consciousness studies. He is currently researching the Santo Daime tradition, a syncretistic, entheogenically-based new religious movement in Brazil. He is the author of Living Consciousness: The Metaphysical Vision of Henri Bergson, Exploring Unseen Worlds: William James and the Philosophy of Mysticism, and the co-editor of Crossing Boundaries: Essays on the Ethical Status of Mysticism. He has one several awards for teaching excellence. We spoke about his personal spiritual path, which began with Swami Muktananda in the 1970s, his research on entheogens and Santo Daime and what it is like to teach religion at SMU. Learn more about William Barnard here: http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/Academics/Departments/ReligiousStudies/FacultyStaff/Barnard

Today we will explore methodologies of emotional and spiritual process work using dreams, meditation, breath awareness, and dream symbolism. These practices are freely available to everyone for healing and self-liberation.

Sally was a well-known journalist in the early 1970s when she met Swami Muktananda and began working closely with him. She was initiated into the Saraswati order of monks and taught in the Siddha Yoga lineage as Swami Durgananda for 20 years. After leaving the monastic life in 2002, she became a highly popular teacher, workshop leader and author whose books include Meditation for the Love of It, Awakening Shakti and Doorways to the Infinite. We spoke about her fascinating life and work, and she shed light on Vedic concepts such as shaki, kundalini and goddess imagery.

Click here to listen to Memories of Didima (Swami Muktananda Giri), Mother of Anandamayi Ma if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 16:55 minutes. Swami Muktananda Giri, the mother of Anandamayi Ma In America before I first went to India in 1962 ... Continue reading The post Podcast: Didima (Swami Muktananda Giri), Mother of Anandamayi Ma appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

Click here to listen to Memories of Didima (Swami Muktananda Giri), Mother of Anandamayi Ma if you do not see the player above. The podcast length is 16:55 minutes. Swami Muktananda Giri, the mother of Anandamayi Ma In America before I first went to India in 1962 I had felt strongly that either Anandamayi Ma or Swami […] The post Podcast: Didima (Swami Muktananda Giri), Mother of Anandamayi Ma appeared first on Original Christianity and Original Yoga.

Join Scott on FACEBOOK  The Astrology of Wisdom/Understanding on Your Spiritual Journey. Greg Bogart is a world class author-astrologer-psychotherapist/human being Greg Bogart Live with Scott Cluthe Wednesday Night at 8 EST-7 CST-6 MST-5 PST Call in for Greg: 347-308-8478  Greg Bogart, Ph.D., MFT. All of the writings described on this website are an outgrowth of my professional practice as a psychotherapist (LMFT 28276). His work combines meditation, yoga, Jungian dreamwork, existential psychotherapy, psychosynthesis, and Buddhist psychology with the cyclical wisdom and archetypal symbolism of astrology.  In Greg’s writings he explores methodologies of emotional and spiritual  process work using dreams, meditation, breath awareness, and dream symbolism. I encourage others to attempt these  practices, which are freely available, for their own healing and self-liberation. Currently he lectures in psychology at Sonoma State University, is an adjunct instructor at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), and a teacher in the New York Open Center’s Holistic Psychology program. Previously Greg taught for 20 years in the Counseling Psychology and East-West psychology programs at CIIS, John F. Kennedy University, Dominican University, and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Beginning in 1974 Mr. Bogart studied meditation and hatha yoga with three great teachers: Swami Muktananda, Judith Lasater, and Allan Bateman. He is a graduate of the yoga teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. 

This week we speak with spiritual teacher Sally Kempton. Sally was a student of the influential Hindu guru Swami Muktananda and taught in his lineage for many years. She shares with us her journey of first being introduced to Swami Muktananda, how she became a teacher, and why she shifted from being a swami to teaching in a more secular capacity later on. During the 2nd half of the discussion Sally shares with us some of the history of the tantric non-dual system of Kashmir Shaivism, which is a close cousin to Indian Tantric Buddhism. She compares and contrasts the two systems, and also goes into detail concerning some of the crucial texts, practices, and philosophical tenets of the tradition. This is part 1 of a two-part series. Listen to part 2, Secrets of Meditation. Episode Links: www.SallyKempton.com Meditation for the Love of It: Enjoy Your Own Deepest Experience ( http://amzn.to/e1bp40 ) Kashmir Shaivism ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_Shaivism ) Vasugupta ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasugupta )

When we are connected to a sense of meaning and purpose derived from an inner understanding of our true nature, anything can be an expression of service to the divine. Swami Muktananda joins Barnet Bain and Freeman Michaels for a delightful and enlightening conversation about living vocationally.

Chakrapani is a Vedic Astrologer from Kerala, South India. He was born into a traditional Hindu family of astrologers where the practice of Astrology has been passed from father to son for many generations. Chakrapani began to receive training from his father while still a young boy. In Chakrapani's village, as well as in much of rural India, astrological principals were a part of the customs and rituals of village life; education in the subject was as much a way of life as a focus of study. Thus Chakrapani, like many before him, learned Astrology both as a science involving mathematics and the application of numerous laws and principles, as well as a style of thinking which holds tantamount the premise that all life is sacred and connected to an organic whole. From his youth, Chakrapani had a deep interest in spiritual life, and desire for greater experience and understanding led him to seek out many saints and sages in India. Thus began a long association with both unknown sadhus as well as many of the most revered spiritual leaders of our time. Chakrapani earned a degree in business studies and law and traveled widely in his capacity as a financial and legal advisor to the companies he represented. In 1979, he was invited by Swami Muktananda to come to America as an astrological consultant. By 1982, Chakrapani had established his own consulting practice where he has continued for the last 25 years. Chakrapani´s many years in America, and his extensive travels in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere have given him ample opportunity to study how astrological principles are expressed differently in various different cultures. He has become an expert in integrating the astrological principles of Vedic Astrology into the cultural mores of America and other western cultures, a somewhat daunting prospect for an astrologer visiting from the East.