Self-inquiry: the Shiva Process Method

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15/07/2019

In this weeks pre-Intensive satsang, Swami Shankarananda discussed his Guru, Baba Muktananda. In this talk, Swamiji read an article he wrote for Baba's ashram magazine for Guru Purnima in 1976 on the true purpose and meaning of the Guru. Swamiji also read from several Q&A's between Baba and his devotees on having multiple Guru's and the concept of spiritual ego.
At the end of this satsang talk, Devi Ma read from Baba's own devotional writings dedicated to his Guru, Bhagavan Nityananda.
This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 13th of July, 2019.
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08/07/2019

In this week's satsang, Swami Shakarananda officially opened The Ashram's Winter Retreat with a talk dedicated to the esoteric sage and founder of his lineage, Bhagavan Nityananda. In this talk, Swamiji read from writings of Bhagavan's disciple, Baba Muktananda, spoke about his life and deciphered his abstract teachings on spiritual topics such as devotion, cultivating awareness and the concept of consciousness.
This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 6th of July, 2019.
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01/07/2019

This week in satsang, Swami Shankarananda discussed the ancient yogic text, the Yoga Vasistha. In this talk, Swamiji expanded on the teachings given to Lord Ram by the great sage, Vasistha on spiritual concepts such as bo***ge and liberation, maya, cravings and fears, and the effect that attitude has on our minds.
This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 29th of June, 2019.
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28/06/2019

In this very special satsang, Swami Shankarananda shared his own personal writings from the last thirty years on various spiritual topics. Inspired by the column he wrote for the ashram magazine during his time with his teacher, Swamiji discusses his notes on the essence of Kashmir Shaivism, acting from the Self, understanding the purpose of suffering and finding stability in the Self. This talk also includes many dharana's (meditations) on Kashmir Shaivism, matrikas and an experiment with cranio osteopathy meditation.

This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 22nd of June, 2019.
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17/06/2019

In this week's satsang, Swami Shankarananda discusses the life and teachings of the esoteric spiritual teacher, G.I. Gurdjieff. In this talk, Swamiji explores Gurdjieff's ideas on the mechanical man, having personal aim in spiritual life, thinking from 'the work', internal and external considering, the three forces, and practising Self-remembering.
This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 15th of June, 2019.
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10/06/2019

This week at satsang, Swami Shankarananda read from questions and answers with his own teacher, the great Siddha master Baba Muktananda. The questions were on topics including; worshiping God through love and devotion, regardless of your religion; the relationship with the Guru; mantra repetition; feeling a pressure in the head when meditating; what to do when confronted with violence or aggression.
Due to technical difficulties with our satsang broadcast this weekend, the audio quality of this podcast is low until about 15 minutes in, where the audio returns to a higher quality. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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This podcast was recorded at our live satsang at The Ashram in Mount Eliza, on Saturday June 6th.

03/06/2019

In the second part of his Question and Answer satsang series, Swamiji answered the remaining questions sent in by devotees from all over the world. These questions were on subjects such as strengthening your yogic practice, finding your Guru, releasing attachment to outcomes, and honouring the different emotions that arise. Swamiji also spoke about self-acceptance and tearing thoughts, the mysterious principle of God, Guru and Self, satisfying personal desires in sadhana, the relationship between Shakti and wisdom, raising the vibration of your language and more.
This podcast was recorded live at The Ashram in Mount Eliza on the 1st of June, 2019.
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28/05/2019

In this weeks special satsang, Swami Shankarananda answered many questions ton spirituality that devotees had submitted. These questions were on topics including staying in the clear space of good feeling, quantum physics, contemplating the laws of your inner world, increasing love, second force, relating to the Guru, and the effect of spiritual practice on world issues.
Due to the incredible amount of questions sent in, Swamiji has decided to turn his Q&A program into a series of satsangs. Stay tuned for the next instalment!
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram, Mount Eliza on the 25th of May, 2019.
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21/05/2019

This week in satsang, Swami Shankarananda celebrated the lunar birthday of his beloved Guru, Baba Muktananda. Through the written stories of Baba's birthday events in Ganeshpuri, Swamiji discussed his teachings on greeting others with love and respect, seeing God in other people and the importance of knowing the inner Self.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram, Mount Eliza on the 18th of May, 2019.
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13/05/2019

In this weeks satsang, Swami Shankarananda celebrated Mother's Day by talking about the Indian saint Anandamayai Ma. Through dialogues between the saint and her devotees, Swamiji explores her teachings on the presence of anger, moving away from that which causes us to loose spiritual energy, self restraint, the importance of maintaining a steady practice and tapping into a higher connectivity.
This podcast was recorded at The Ashram in Mount Eliza, Australia on the 11th of May, 2019.
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09/05/2019

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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05/04/2019

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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25/03/2019

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 Nasargadatta'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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18/03/2019

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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11/03/2019

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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04/03/2019

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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