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Join Shambhavi Sarasvati for a weekly exploration of self-realization, death, love, devotion, and waking up while living in a messy world. Satsang is an ancient spiritual practice from India. It means "being in reality together." During satsang, people gather with a teacher to learn, ask questions, find community, chant and sing. Shambhavi gives satsang in Portland, Oregon and elsewhere. The dharma talks offered here are recordings of the live satsang. Shambhavi is the spiritual director of ...
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Chitheads is a smorgasbord of contemplative education. Each episode is like a mini masterclass, exploring the diverse landscapes of spiritual practice, philosophy, and the transformative power of embodied knowledge. Each episode is crafted with the curious and open heart in mind, aiming to illuminate the path of self-inquiry and empowerment for yoga teachers, scholar-practitioners, meditators and other spiritual seekers and contemplative folks from around the world. From the profound teachin ...
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Shambhavi talks about dreams within spiritual practice and praying for material wealth. We learn about Satsangity of practice between waking and dreaming and how what we ask for in prayers changes as we progress on the spiritual path. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Ku…
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We can’t think our way into being compassionate. We have to relax enough so that we can express the fundamental beneficence and compassion of reality. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3pm Pacific in Por…
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Karmic Ripeness, Beyond Uncertainty, and Service vs Ego
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Sensing Time, Making Decisions, and Feeling Compassion
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It doesn't do any good to call people monsters. We must look in the mirror and see what aspects of them we can find written a little smaller in ourselves. That's what the “monsters” are there for. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kir…
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Being Patient Is Courageous, Bhakti, and Giving Is Fulfilling
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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The Power of Poetry in Medieval Kashmir with James D. Reich
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In this conversation, Jacob Kyle and James D. Reich discuss the concept of Rasa in Indian aesthetics and literary theory. They explore the idea that poetry and art can evoke a specific emotional experience in the audience, known as Rasa. They delve into the theories of Anandavardhana and Abhinavagupta, who developed the concept of Rasa and its asso…
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Practicing When You're Sick, Digestion, and Improvisation
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Precision and Thoroughness, Your Body as a Map of Wisdom, and the Power of the Definer
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Learning How to Worship, Incomplete Explanations, and Responding to Criticism
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Jaya Kula’s Unique Dimension, Making Commitments, and Minor Pleasures
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Ritual, Reality & the Sri Yantra with Kavitha Chinnaiyan
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In this episode, Jacob Kyle and Kavitha Chinnaiyan delve into the intricate world of the Sri Chakra and Sri Yantra, exploring their significance in Tantric practices. Kavitha shares insights from her latest book, discussing the complexities of the Sri Yantra, its historical context, and the importance of ritual in spiritual practice. They also touc…
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Wisdom is wisdom. Stop telling wisdom what it's about, and just let it teach you. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Subscribe to our newsletter to get t…
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Chronic illness can become one of our teachers, helping us to take better care of and lose fantasies about ourselves. We can become more sober and clear-eyed about how things actually are. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Why Do We Experience Separation From Our Real Nature?
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There are no people, and there is no separation. But there is always a real experience of separation. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the …
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Second Innocence and the Problem With Trust
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You Are a Whole World, Self Esteem, and Being Sick of Your Schtick
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Being In the State of Your Practice, Yantra as Brand, and Cultural Appropriation
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Feigning Confusion, Self-Care to Increase Clarity, and Goals and Other Spiritual Obstacles
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Change Your Breath to Change Your Life with Jacob Kyle
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In this episode, Jacob Kyle shares an excerpt from the first session of the Winter Sādhana School course — exploring the fundamentals of Yoga Philosophy to help situate us in the conversation of prāṇa, and why the extension of prāṇa is both a physical and energetic practice that expresses part of the trajectory of tantric sādhana. Jacob invites you…
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The Choiceless Choice, Divination, and Cultural Appropriation
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Shiva and Shakti in Everyday Life, Conservativism in Spiritual Traditions, and Meanness in the Realms
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Fatalism, Exaggerating Teacher Relationships, and Dropping Back in to Practice
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Everywhere Is the Middle and Urgency vs Appropriate Speed
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We are immersed in an infinite field with no measure, and p.s., urgency isn’t skillful. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula N…
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Science Fiction, Circumventing Mental Machinations, and Sidestepping Draining Conversations
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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula News FB group to get the Zoom link for satsang or show up in person at 1215 SE 8th Ave, PDX. FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG Curi…
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The Teacher as a Mirror and Patience vs Stagnation
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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula News FB group to get the Zoom link for satsang or show up in person at 1215 SE 8th Ave, PDX. FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG Curi…
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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula News FB group to get the Zoom link for satsang or show up in person at 1215 SE 8th Ave, PDX. FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG Curi…
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Abhinavagupta, A.I., and the Matter of Wonder with Loriliai Biernacki
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Loriliai Biernacki is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research interests include Hinduism, gender, New Materialism, and the interface between religion and science. Her first book, Renowned Goddess of Desire: Women, Sex and Speech in Tantra (2007) won the Kayden Award in 2008. She is co-editor o…
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Deploying Confusion, Flux in Spiritual Communities, and What Attracts Us to Practice
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When we’re determined to be free and to be ourselves, we can play more and participate in spiritual life more wholeheartedly. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via l…
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Taste the State of Your Practice and Addressing Racism
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One of our greatest sources of suffering is our expectation that people should meet our expectations. Being with a spiritual teacher and community shows us how our expectations are limiting us and is training wheels for being anywhere. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya K…
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Remembering Who We Really Are, Honesty, and Relating to Difficult Circumstances
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Shambhavi talks about true friendship as wholeheartedness and wanting the best for the other person. She talks about constancy and being willing to be inconvenienced as important aspects of friendship. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and…
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Anxiety from a Philosophical Perspective with Samir Chopra
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Jacob Kyle interviews Samir Chopra about anxiety from a philosophical perspective. In Samir's new book Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide, Samir explores the therapeutic value of anxiety from traditions of Buddhism, existentialism, psychoanalysis and critical theory. To deepen your knowledge of yoga philosophy, grab our Yoga Philosophy Reading List, a …
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula News FB group to get the Zoom link for satsang or show up in person at 1215 SE 8th Ave, PDX. FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG Curi…
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Trika Shaivism gives primacy to sadhanas of the heart space. Why is this? A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi We've published 400 podcast episodes! In honor of this milestone, we’re rebroadcasting an ep with some of the key Trika Shaivism teachings. We hope you enjoy! JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula…
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Expectations and Desire, the Mirror, and Collaborating With Wisdom
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We can experience the call and response nature of reality as a conversation with our teachers and with presence in the heart space. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or…
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Purification and Giving to the Nth Degree
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Think the Unthinkable, Be Natural, and Be for Others
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Sobriety in Sadhana and Contacting Living Presence
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Jain Philosophy Through its Primary Concepts with Shree Nahata
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Jacob Kyle interviews Shree Nahata about the fundamental principles of Jain philosophy and how these principles are incredibly timely and insightful for modern times. To deepen your knowledge of yoga philosophy, grab our Yoga Philosophy Reading List, a curated PDF of all the books that will give you a comprehensive overview of the yoga philosophica…
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Relating to Money and the Purpose of Pranaming
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