Listen to weekly satsang talks with Swami Shankarananda, recorded live at his Ashram in Mount Eliza, Australia.
Episodes
Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
This week in satsang, inspired by the recent retreat on the same topic, Swami Shankarananda gave a talk on the ancient Kashmir Shaivism principle of spanda. In this talk, Swamiji explored how we as yogis can get in touch with this principle and how it can show up in our inner world. Swamiji also discussed the thirty-six tattvas, Consciousness and the West’s opposition to the concept, the Shiva/Shakti relationship and the idea of embracing the world in our spiritual life.
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Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
In this weeks podcast, Swami Shankarananda delivers a talk on a remarkable Indian sage who became self-realised at the age of sixteen. In this talk, Swamiji explores Sri Ramana Maharshi's main teaching of self-inquiry. Through a series of Q&A's between the sage and wandering devotees, Swamiji expands on Ramana's thoughts on observing the mind, remaining close to the self, pranayama breath meditations, mantra, and the benefits of stilling the mind.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram in Mount Eliza, Australia on the 27th of April, 2019.
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
In this years Easter satsang, Swami Shankarananda talks about his Guru, Baba Muktananda. Through writings of Baba's second world tour, Swamiji expands on teachings such as having the power to love God, spiritual service and how we can orientate ourselves towards the divine.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 20th of April, 2019.
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
As in tradition, the eve before an Intensive Swami Shankarananda talks about his beloved Guru. Listen as Swamiji reads from Baba Muktananda's Q & A sessions and discusses Baba's teachings on receiving shaktipat, guru's grace and his thoughts on love.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 13th of April, 2019.
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Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Last week in satsang, Swami Shankarananda discussed the life and teachings of the esoteric sadguru and father of our lineage, Bhagavan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri. In this talk, Swamiji expands on Bhagavan's teachings of purifying the mind, second or inner education, eternal knowledge and reincarnation. Swamiji also read a devotional tribute from Baba Muktananda to his Guru, Bhagavan.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram, Mount Eliza on the 6th of April, 2019.
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Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
In satsang this week, Swami Shankarananda discussed the teachings of the unique Greek-Armenian mystic, G.I. Gurdjieff and one of his disciples Maurice Nicoll. In this podcast, Swamiji expands on several Gurdjieffian ideas such as the pure and impure ego, moving with purpose in our lives, the importance of being consistent with your spiritual practice and a break down of what Gurdjieff coined 'the work'.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram, Mount Eliza on the 30th of March, 2019
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Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
This week in satsang, Swami Shankarananda discusses the life and teachings of the Indian Guru, Nisargadatta Maharaj. In this talk, Swamiji draws from a series of dialogues between Nisargadatta and travelling seekers who visited the saint in his small Mumbai apartment. Swamiji discuses several of Nisargadatta's teachings on the great mystery of "Who Am I?", the fundamental search for love, duality and the differences between experiencing something and theorising about it.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram, Mount Eliza on the 23rd of March, 2019.
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Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
In this weeks satsang we celebrated the birthday of Swami Shankarananda! In honour of his birthday, Swamiji delivers a talk on his beloved guru, Baba Muktananda. This talk centres around question and answers between Baba and devotees, including two questions from Swamiji himself. Through these Q & A's Swamiji explores different teachings on self-discipline, keeping and pure mind and heart, the effect of good company and the possible lifestyle changes brought about by meditation.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 16th of March, 2019.
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Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
In this weeks satsang talk, Swami Shankarananda delivered a wonderful talk on the Zen Buddhist tradition as well as some of his own 'considerations' and thoughts from a series of writings which Guruji affectionately calls 'Noted From the Tea Shop'.
From his own writings, Guruji covered several teachings on the concept of living in two worlds, the ego and attachment and aversion. In the second part of the talk on Zen, Guruji expanded on many different teachings such as how different religions and beliefs came to be, reincarnation, 'zazen' meditation and accepting the now.
At the end of this podcast, Devi Ma takes us into meditation with a beautiful slow chant of the mantra 'Om Namah Shivaya'.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 9th of March, 2019.
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
Tuesday Mar 05, 2019
This week in satsang with Swami Shankaranda, The Ashram celebrated the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri. In this talk, Guruji shares the story of the first time he met his guru, Baba Muktananda. While reading from one of Baba's Shivaratri talks from 1978, Guruji discusses Baba's teachings on the underlying principals of the universe, the importance of turning inside and discovering your inner 'Shiva nature' and the power of mantra repetition.
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