Satsang with Shambhavi
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 Jaya Kula, a nonprofit organization. Her training is in the View and practices of Trika Shaivism from Kashmir and the Dzogchen tradition of Tibet. She is a householder sannyasini and a devotee of Anandamayi Ma. Visit jayakula.org for her full teaching schedule and more information.
Shambhavi's books include The Reality Sutras: Seeking the Heart of Trika Shaivism (2018), Tantra: the Play of Awakening (2012), Pilgrims to Openness: Direct Realization Tantra in Everyday Life (2009), Returning (2015), and No Retreat: Poems on the Way to Waking Up (2016). All of Shambhavi's books are available on Amazon.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 471
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
How to remember who you already are, use mantra practice to subtilize your experience, and do your best and let go of the result
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Caring, Becoming Fully Human, and the Impermanence of Fate
Shambhavi talks about caring that has no cause, doing this thing called human more fully, and how the strength of habit patterns is not fate. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Call and Response and the Enjoyment of Reality
Shambhavi talks about the call and response nature of reality and how enjoyment, not meaningfulness, is our ultimate destination as practitioners. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Seeking Validation, Forming Good Attachments, and Being Discerning about Spiritual Traditions
Compulsively seeking validation gets us nowhere. Sadhana helps us to establish new samskaras that lead to freedom. And even spiritual traditions can have their limitations. A podcast from Satsang wit…
Open Your Senses and Quit the Karmic Sideshow
Sadhana destroys obstacles to our perceptions and reconnects us to our desire for freedom from compulsive karmic patterns. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Where Do View Teachings Come From?
Shambhavi lays out the Views of three different traditions and talks about the esoteric and ordinary histories of Trika Shaivism. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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The Five Elements, Compassion, and the Cure for Earnestness
Earth, water, fire, air, and space are expressive powers. Compassion is part of the fabric of reality. And earnestness is boring. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Rootlessness and Ruthlessness
Shambhavi talks about rootlessness, impermanence, and being ruthlessly honest with yourself as the foundation of spiritual practice. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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God the Artist, God the Destroyer
Lord Shiva is the Artist who creates worlds and beings out of a destructive process just like we make art. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Success, the Alchemy of Sadhana, and Guru Yoga
Shambhavi riffs on success in spiritual practice, the subtle alchemy between teacher and student, and the integrated practice of Guru Yoga.
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Integration, Relaxation, and Original Innocence
Shambhavi talks about integrating practice into daily life and returning to our awakened original innocence. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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There's No Ground, but There's Home
Our job as practitioners is to stop taking refuge in impermanence and take refuge in the heart. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Sweetness, Sincerity, and Nourishment
Shambhavi talks about the inherently sweet taste of life and how sincerity in practice leads to real nourishment. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi C
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Friendship, Misogyny, and Self Recognition
Shambhavi dives deep into friendship as refuge, how misogyny blocks intimacy, and self recognition as a beacon in spiritual practice. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Dual-Nondual and the Heart Route
Dual, nondual, and dual-nondual—Shambhavi breaks it down and talks about exiting mind realm via the path of the heart. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Willpower, Expectations, and Competitive Partners
Shambhavi riffs on willpower vs desire, expectations in meditation practice, and competitiveness in romantic partnerships. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Letting Your Longing Lead You
We can learn to directly consult and follow promptings from the wisdom heart. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Astrology, Omens, and Sharada, Too
Shambhavi talks about the wisdom communicated through astrology and omens plus a tasty tidbit about the deity Sharada in Trika Shaivism. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Players, Playfulness, and Pain
Shambhavi talks about being the played rather than the player, playfulness in relating to pain in practice, and how temptation can lead us to greater wisdom. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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Beauty, Ducks, and Showing up as Yourself
Shambhavi talks about the role of beauty in sadhana, ducking other people’s karmas, and showing up as yourself in relationships. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi
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