Satsang with Swami Shankarananda

Notes from the Tea Shop - 29 April 2023

In this satsang, Swamiji shares from his Notes from the Tea Shop collection. These are a selection of writings from his spiritual diary, written during his time in the Ganeshpuri ashram with Baba Muktananda. Some of the topics covered in tonight's talk include the importance of inquiry, recognition and spanda, finding divinity in our everyday life, and dealing with desire. Swamiji concludes by talking about the essence of meditation and leads a short meditation on practising interiorization.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 29th of April, 2023.

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Baba Muktananda - 22 April 2023

In this satsang, Swamiji begins by reading some quotes from the Ribhu Gita, a text that Ramana Maharshi held in high esteem. He then shared a piece from the Gurudev Vani, a magazine that was published by the Ganeshpuri ashram in the 1960s and 1970s. This article was written in July 1964 by a Bombay devotee of Baba's. The devotee shares their Shaktipat experiences during their time in Ganeshpuri.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 22nd of April, 2023.

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Bhagavan Nityananda - 15 April 2023

In this satsang, Swamiji begins by explaining what an A statement is and how these statements help us to ground ourselves in the present. He then speaks briefly about the great sage Bhagavan Nityananda before sharing a number of Bhagavan's extraordinary and unique utterances and remarks that are full of wisdom, shakti and mystery. These were recorded by one of Bhagavan's close disciples and compiled into a book called the Chidakash Gita. The program ended with a meditation focusing on the internal breath.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 15th of April, 2023.

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Baba Muktananda - 8 April 2023

In this Easter satsang, Swamiji begins by talking briefly about Easter being a time to celebrate the immortality of the soul. He shares a quote from Abhinavagupta on Bhairava or higher consciousness. Swamiji then draws on a wonderful selection of questions and answers from Baba Muktananda's 1970 world tour.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 8th of April, 2023.

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Zen Suzuki Roshi - 1 April 2023

In this satsang, Swamiji shared from the teachings of the great Zen master Suzuki Roshi. Swamiji begins by speaking about Zen and gives some background information on Suzuki Roshi. He then shares an account of a devotee of Roshi's.  

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 1st April, 2023.

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Ramakrishna - 25 March 2023

Swamiji begins the program by speaking briefly about Navaratri, the celebration of the Goddess. He shares from the teachings of the remarkable sage Ramakrishna, who was a great devotee of the Goddess. Swamiji draws from The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, where Mahendranath Gupta, a close disciple of Ramakrishna's gives a tremendous account of what it was like to be around Ramakrishna, including meetings and conversations with him. In this session he emphasises the importance of keeping the mind always focussed on God no matter what we are doing.    

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 25th of March, 2023.

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Ramana Maharshi - 18 March 2023

In this satsang, Swamiji shared from the teachings of the great sage Ramana Maharshi. The program included a dialogue between Ramana and Wanda Dynowska (Uma Devi) who was one of the early pioneers of westerners who went to India. Swamiji also shared a charming story from one of Suri Nagamma's letters. 

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 18th of March, 2023.

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Swamiji’s Birthday Satsang, Baba Muktananda - 11 March 2023

In this birthday satsang, Swamiji begins by reading a few paragraphs from his book Happy for No Good Reason for a special surprise. An excerpt from an old Spicks and Specks episode where singer Jimmy Barnes sang these passages was shown. Swamiji then shared from the teachings of the great sage Baba Muktananda. He read a passage from one of Baba's satsang books, which are a collection of questions and answers with Baba. Swamiji talked about how the teachings were particularly relevant to his sadhana at the time.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 11th of March, 2023.

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Gurdjieff - 4 March 2023

In this satsang, Swamiji begins by briefly discussing some of the teachings of Kashmir Shaivism before showing a photo of a sculpture called Spanda that he recently came across. Swamiji then shared from the teachings of the great sage Gurdjieff. He read from the writings of CS Nott, AR Orage and Maurice Nicholl, all disciples of Gurdjieff.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 4th of March, 2023.

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Baba Muktananda - 25 February 2023

Swamiji begins this satsang by sharing a quote from Sri Aurobindo. He then reads a story from the Gurudev Vani Booklet, written by a Brahman devotee of Baba Muktananda's. The devotee shares some of his experiences with Baba.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 25th of February, 2023.

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