Satsang with Swami Shankarananda

Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Yoga Vasistha Part 3 - 24 November

In a bonus third instalment of his Yoga Vasistha satsang series, Swami Shankarananda expands on the four 'gatekeepers of liberation' - self-control, inquiry, the practice of contentment and keeping good company. Listen as Guruji explains the importance of cultivating the friendship of these four major aspects of our sadhana (spiritual journey), and how we as yogis can do so. 

Guruji completes his satsang series with a final question and answer between his beloved guru, Baba Muktananda and a devotee. Baba's beautiful answer explores the ideas of the 'unreal mind' and how instead of viewing the mind as a separate entity, we should speak to it with love and therefore, let it return to consciousness. 

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Yoga Vasistha Part 2 - 17 November 2018

In the second instalment of his Yoga Vasistha satsang talk, Swami Shankarananda continues to discuss the fundamental teachings of the inspiring wisdom text. Discover the meaning of the cosmic Guru principle as Swamiji unpacks the yogic issues of overcoming suffering, negative tendencies and how we can learn to cultivate love, bliss and connectedness. Swamiji finishes with a thoughtful question and answer between his guru Baba Muktananda and a devotee on family karma and how it effects our sadhana or spiritual journey.

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Yoga Vasistha Part 1 - 10 November 2018

At satsang this week, Swami Shankarananda began his two part talk on the philosophical text, The Yoga Vasistha. The text is a dialogue between Prince Ram and his guru Visistha and is rich with Shaivite, Buddhist and Vedantic teachings. It explores many questions and ideas on being a yogi in the world, attachment and aversion and the importance of self effort and being aware of our inner states. 

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Self-inquiry CD - Track 5 - Becoming Present - Swami Shankarananda

Swami Shankarananda guides us through the fifth contemplation from the book Self-inquiry, called 'becoming present'. 

In this track Swami Shankarananda guides us through the many different sensations of our experience, physical, mental, emotional, all the way to the core, the sense of 'I am'.

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Sri Ramana Maharshi - 3 November 2018

In this weeks satsang talk, Swami Shankarananda discusses the great sage, Sri Ramana Maharshi of Arunachula. Listen as Guruji reads question and answers between Sri Ramana and his devotees and unpacks his fundamental teaching of 'Who Am I?'

We also hear Ramana's teachings on the relationship between personhood, the mind and the Self.

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Baba Muktananda - 27 October 2018

In this satsang with Swami Shankarananda podcast, Guruji's talk is about his own Guru, Baba Muktananda. It is tradition that before a Kundalini Awakening meditation intensive at the ashram, Guruji will read from some unpublished question and answers with Baba from one of his world tours.

In this satsang talk, we hear questions and answers about how to hold on to your Shakti, or spiritual energy; what to do when several different mantras arise in your meditation practice; what is the best thing to meditate on; and how to hold on to the state you are in when you receive shaktipat, or the touch. Hear Baba's answers and Guruji's comments, and find some wisdom and insight into your own meditation and sadhana. 

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Sai Baba of Shirdi - 22nd October 2018

This week at satsang with Swami Shankarananda we celebrated the 100th year anniversay of the mahasamadhi of Sai Baba of Shirdi. In this talk we hear about the life and teachings of this famous Indian saint, as well as feel some of the profound wisdom and love that he emanated. 

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda - Navaratri, Baba Muktananda and Sri Ramakrishna

This satsang with Swami Shankarananda, we celebrated the annual Hindu festival of the Goddess, Navaratri. In honour of this, Guruji speaks about some familiar goddessess, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati and Kali, and what they represent, as well as their parallels to the Gurdjiffean typology of vital, peculiar and solid. Guruji also speaks about two of the great beings that were particularly devoted to the Goddess; Baba Muktananda and Sri Ramakrishna. We hear some questions and answers from Sri Ramakrishna about the idea of God being formless or with form, and we also hear Devi Ma read some of Baba Muktananda's writings on the Goddess. 

Enjoy this powerful and Shakti-filled satsang podcast. Jai Ma!

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Baba Muktananda Mahasamadhi - 6 October 2018

At satsang with Swami Shankarananda this week we celebrated and honoured the mahasamadhi, or death anniversary of Baba Muktananda, Swamiji's guru. At the beginning of the podcast, Devi Ma shares her introductory talk about her last words from Baba. Guruji then gives his talk compiled from direct transcripts of question and answers from Baba's world tours. We hear about finding the divine narrative rather than the mundane narrative in everyday life. How if you can find that narrative it can uplift you and your understanding of your life.

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Satsang with Swami Shankarananda: Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - 29 September 2018

In this weeks Satsang, Swami Shankarananda speaks about one of the Great Beings, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. He talks about Jnana Yoga, or the path of wisdom and the intellect. We hear discussions on different methods for Self-realisation, including awareness on the feeling of 'I am', witness consciousness, the clear space of good feeling and a clear, quiet mind, and finding reality within. 

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