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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 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.

Satsang with Shambhavi Shambhavi Sarasvati

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.7 • 62 Ratings

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.

    What Is God, Identifying With the Eternal, and How to Consult Wisdom

    What Is God, Identifying With the Eternal, and How to Consult Wisdom

    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 live satsang and kirtan 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 4160 SE Division St, PDX. 
    FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG
    Curious to find out more about spiritual life, Trika Shaivism, and Shambhavi? Want to know how you can attend live and livestreamed teachings or get started practicing? Visit https://jayakula.org for lots more media, teachings in mantra and meditation, and Shambhavi’s full teaching calendar.
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    SUPPORT THESE OFFERINGS
    If you’d like to help others find these teachings, please rate and review our podcast. Jaya Kula is a community-supported nonprofit organization. You can make a donation at https://jayakula.org/giving.
    Thanks for listening! And much love to you, wherever and however you are.
    MORE FROM SHAMBHAVI
    Shambhavi’s Personal Substack, Kindred 108: https://www.kindred108.love/
    Time Medicine: https://timemedicine.org, Slow down, Feel more
    RESOURCE LINKS
    jayakula.org episode transcription:  https://jayakula.org/podcast/what-is-god-identifying-with-the-eternal-and-how-to-consult-wisdom related episode: https://jayakula.org/podcast/letting-your-longing-lead-you/ Jaya Kula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayakula Jaya Kula on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayakula Jaya Kula News FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2164625480304470  

    • 16 min
    Authenticity, Relating to Criticism, and Caring Communities

    Authenticity, Relating to Criticism, and Caring Communities

    JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN 
    Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan 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 4160 SE Division St, PDX. 
    FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG
    Curious to find out more about spiritual life, Trika Shaivism, and Shambhavi? Want to know how you can attend live and livestreamed teachings or get started practicing? Visit https://jayakula.org for lots more media, teachings in mantra and meditation, and Shambhavi’s full teaching calendar.
    SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
    Jaya Kula Fresh and New Substack Newsletter: https://jayakula.substack.com/
    SUPPORT THESE OFFERINGS
    If you’d like to help others find these teachings, please rate and review our podcast. Jaya Kula is a community-supported nonprofit organization. You can make a donation at https://jayakula.org/giving.
    Thanks for listening! And much love to you, wherever and however you are.
    MORE FROM SHAMBHAVI
    Shambhavi’s Personal Substack, Kindred 108: https://www.kindred108.love/
    Time Medicine: https://timemedicine.org, Slow down, Feel more
    RESOURCE LINKS
    jayakula.org episode transcription: https://jayakula.org/podcast/authenticity-relating-to-criticism-and-caring-communities related episode: https://jayakula.org/podcast/exhaustion-spiritual-practice/ Jaya Kula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayakula Jaya Kula on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayakula Jaya Kula News FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2164625480304470 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

    • 21 min
    Following, Yielding, and Working with Circumstance

    Following, Yielding, and Working with Circumstance

    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 live satsang and kirtan 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 4160 SE Division St, PDX. 
    FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG
    Curious to find out more about spiritual life, Trika Shaivism, and Shambhavi? Want to know how you can attend live and livestreamed teachings or get started practicing? Visit https://jayakula.org for lots more media, teachings in mantra and meditation, and Shambhavi’s full teaching calendar.
    SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
    Jaya Kula Fresh and New Substack Newsletter: https://jayakula.substack.com/
    SUPPORT THESE OFFERINGS
    If you’d like to help others find these teachings, please rate and review our podcast. Jaya Kula is a community-supported nonprofit organization. You can make a donation at https://jayakula.org/giving.
    Thanks for listening! And much love to you, wherever and however you are.
    MORE FROM SHAMBHAVI
    Shambhavi’s Personal Substack, Kindred 108: https://www.kindred108.love/
    Time Medicine: https://timemedicine.org, Slow down, Feel more
    RESOURCE LINKS
    jayakula.org episode transcription: https://jayakula.org/podcast/following-yielding-and-working-with-circumstance related episode: https://jayakula.org/podcast/yielding/ Jaya Kula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayakula Jaya Kula on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayakula Jaya Kula News FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2164625480304470  

    • 18 min
    Hospitality, Not Acceptance

    Hospitality, Not Acceptance

    Shambhavi talks about receptivity as a form of hospitality and how acceptance is irrelevant when everything is made by God. 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 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 4160 SE Division St, PDX. 
    FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG
    Curious to find out more about spiritual life, Trika Shaivism, and Shambhavi? Want to know how you can attend live and livestreamed teachings or get started practicing? Visit https://jayakula.org for lots more media, teachings in mantra and meditation, and Shambhavi’s full teaching calendar.
    SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
    Jaya Kula Fresh and New Substack Newsletter: https://jayakula.substack.com/
    SUPPORT THESE OFFERINGS
    If you’d like to help others find these teachings, please rate and review our podcast. Jaya Kula is a community-supported nonprofit organization. You can make a donation at https://jayakula.org/giving.
    Thanks for listening! And much love to you, wherever and however you are.
    MORE FROM SHAMBHAVI
    Shambhavi’s Personal Substack, Kindred 108: https://www.kindred108.love/
    Time Medicine: https://timemedicine.org, Slow down, Feel more
    RESOURCE LINKS
    jayakula.org episode transcription: https://jayakula.org/podcast/hospitality-not-acceptance/ related episode: https://jayakula.org/podcast/slow-down-calm-down-connect/ Jaya Kula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayakula Jaya Kula on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayakula Jaya Kula News FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2164625480304470  

    • 15 min
    Transmission, Measuring Up, and Protecting Our Goodness

    Transmission, Measuring Up, and Protecting Our Goodness

    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 live satsang and kirtan 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 4160 SE Division St, PDX. 
    FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG
    Curious to find out more about spiritual life, Trika Shaivism, and Shambhavi? Want to know how you can attend live and livestreamed teachings or get started practicing? Visit https://jayakula.org for lots more media, teachings in mantra and meditation, and Shambhavi’s full teaching calendar.
    SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
    Jaya Kula Fresh and New Substack Newsletter: https://jayakula.substack.com/
    SUPPORT THESE OFFERINGS
    If you’d like to help others find these teachings, please rate and review our podcast. Jaya Kula is a community-supported nonprofit organization. You can make a donation at https://jayakula.org/giving.
    Thanks for listening! And much love to you, wherever and however you are.
    MORE FROM SHAMBHAVI
    Shambhavi’s Personal Substack, Kindred 108: https://www.kindred108.love/
    Time Medicine: https://timemedicine.org, Slow down, Feel more
    RESOURCE LINKS
    jayakula.org episode transcription: https://jayakula.org/podcast/transmission-measuring-up-and-protecting-our-goodness related episode: https://jayakula.org/podcast/following-goodness/ Jaya Kula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayakula Jaya Kula on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayakula Jaya Kula News FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2164625480304470  

    • 23 min
    Dissatisfaction, Fear of Being Judged, and Noticing Other People

    Dissatisfaction, Fear of Being Judged, and Noticing Other People

    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 live satsang and kirtan 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 4160 SE Division St, PDX. 
    FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG
    Curious to find out more about spiritual life, Trika Shaivism, and Shambhavi? Want to know how you can attend live and livestreamed teachings or get started practicing? Visit https://jayakula.org for lots more media, teachings in mantra and meditation, and Shambhavi’s full teaching calendar.
    SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
    Jaya Kula Fresh and New Substack Newsletter: https://jayakula.substack.com/
    SUPPORT THESE OFFERINGS
    If you’d like to help others find these teachings, please rate and review our podcast. Jaya Kula is a community-supported nonprofit organization. You can make a donation at https://jayakula.org/giving.
    Thanks for listening! And much love to you, wherever and however you are.
    MORE FROM SHAMBHAVI
    Shambhavi’s Personal Substack, Kindred 108: https://www.kindred108.love/
    Time Medicine: https://timemedicine.org, Slow down, Feel more
    RESOURCE LINKS
    jayakula.org episode transcription: https://jayakula.org/podcast/dissatisfaction-fear-of-being-judged-and-noticing-other-people related episode: https://jayakula.org/podcast/being-judgmental-and-nonduality/ Jaya Kula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayakula Jaya Kula on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jayakula Jaya Kula News FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2164625480304470  

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
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62 Ratings

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Wisdom and Humor

There’s so much real, practical wisdom in these talks, and delivered with sincere kindness and a sense of humor too!

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Thanks!!

I love the wisdom and outlook of these talks.

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A voice of wisdom in an age of insanity

Shambhavi’s satsungs have given me solace during these unprecedented times. With humor and joy, she dispenses practical and engaging advise that addresses exactly what I need to hear.

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