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What is a Mantra?
Season 7 Episode 7
Today I feel quite inspired to talk about mantra and Deity yoga: what is a deity and in what way is a mantra connected to a deity? How does one prope…
2 years, 7 months ago
Rogue Gurus and Fallen Yogis | How To Practice Guru-Yoga
Season 7 Episode 6
Guru-Yoga is the central practice of the Tantrik tradition. In fact, I would go so far as to say that in any genuine mystical tradition, the role of …
2 years, 7 months ago
What is Scripture? | Nārada Bhakti Sutra
Season 7 Episode 5
Every spiritual and religious tradition in the world has some sort of scripture. One very interesting thing about South Asian spirituality (Hinduism,…
2 years, 8 months ago
How To Attain God | Kashmir Shaivism
Season 7 Episode 4
What is "God" and what does it mean to "attain" That?
In this lecture, we discuss discuss "The Absolute" on a few different levels from a philosophica…
2 years, 8 months ago
What Is The Purpose of My Life? | The 36 Tattvas of Kashmir Shaivism
Season 7 Episode 3
Does your life have a purpose or meaning? In order to ask the question, "what is the purpose of my life?" you have to first take a few steps back and…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why Do Personal Tragedies Happen? | Theodicy Trilogy
Season 7 Episode 2
Every theists (those who accept the existence of God), no matter how strong their faith, will one day have to reconcile for themselves what philosoph…
2 years, 8 months ago
5 Reasons To Have A Spiritual Ego | Kashmir Shaivism
Season 7 Episode 1
If you'll allow me to be a little controversial, I'd like to make a case in this lecture for why you should have a spiritual ego. I'm going to explai…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Power of Words in Kashmir Shaivism
Season 6 Episode 18
This lecture is going to be an exciting one: Can You Become Enlightened From Watching YouTube Videos?
Despite the cheeky title, we're going to exp…
2 years, 9 months ago
How To See God Even In Horrific Tragedy | Q&A 5.8.23
Season 6 Episode 17
This Q&A from our recent Monday satsangh was so rich especially after Richard asked the beautiful question about learning to see God even in those pl…
2 years, 9 months ago
5 Signs of Enlightenment in Kashmir Shaivism
Season 6 Episode 16
We are about to have a very fascinating discussion: how do I know if I am enlightened? First of all, while there are certainly different conceptions…
2 years, 9 months ago