About this episode
Bri. Joan Shivarpita Harrigan, Ph.D. is the spiritual director of Patanjali Kundalini Yoga-Care (PKYC-USA). Shiva has practiced, studied, and taught Raja yoga and Advaita Vedanta for more than thirty years. She has been tutored as the designated successor for America in the Kundalini Vidya lineage founded by Gomatagiri Maharaj, learning the oral commentary teachings of Traditional Kundalini Science from her spiritual mentor, Swami Chandrasekharanand Saraswati. A retired psychologist, she has been a brahmacharini (novice) in the Shankaracharya Vedic monastic order since 1987. She is the author of Kundalini Vidya The Science of Spiritual Transformation: A comprehensive system for understanding and guiding spiritual development and Stories of Spiritual Transformation: The Fulfillment of Kundalini Process - Modern Seekers, Ancient Teachings. Patanjali Kundalini Yoga Care is a spiritual guidance service for qualified spiritual seekers. Based on Traditional Kundalini Science (Kundalini Vidya), it supports serious aspirants in advancing their spiritual progress by providing individualized spiritual practices designed for their particular needs. The specialty of PKYC is to assess the kind of spiritual process that seekers have, to assist them in reaching a stable higher level, and to support them in their continued spiritual advancement by providing ongoing spiritual education, consultations, recommendations, and guidance so they can progress more skillfully and dedicatedly. This helps the divine within make efficient, untroubled, and speedy progress toward Liberation, awareness of oneness with the One. Transcript of this interview. Interview recorded 7/12/2015 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to interview with Joana Harrigan 00:04:31 - Kundalini-vidya and Stories of spiritual transformation 00:09:55 - The mystery of intelligence and its role in the universe 00:15:54 - The only source and pitfalls of spiritual materialism 00:21:24 - Views of the Kundalini: An Esoteric View 00:26:16 - Removal of desire and imprints 00:31:07 - Sattvic Mind Development 00:36:34 - Kundalini process and awakening 00:42:09 - Magical ways and Kundalini awakening 00:46:33 - Kundalini-vidya and acceleration of spiritual development 00:51:52 - Interventions for minds 00:56:51 - Cultural relativity and subtle states of consciousness 01:01:47 - Kundalini - Name and meaning 01:06:44 - Life calling and responsibility 01:11:32 - Your genetic strain and vegetarianism 01:17:13 - Emptying and uniting with the One 01:21:46 - Macros: Full Moon Experience 01:27:06 - A thoughtful person and a pious person 01:31:46 - The path of development 01:36:45 - Discovery of yoga and spiritual life 01:41:45 - Spiritual intervention and Kundalini process 01:47:09 - Contexts, trajectories and bringing spiritual practice to people 01:51:40 - The relationship between higher states of consciousness and moral behavior 01:57:11 - Karmic path and levels of awareness 02:01:34 - States of consciousness: waking state, dreaming state and deep sleep state 02:06:02 - Karma purification process 02:11:01 - Seeing angels and other beings 02:16:05 - Low Tamasic Vibration 02:20:37 - Pressure on the top of the head and spiritual obstacles 02:24:52 - Spiritual motivation and living in harmony 02:28:57 - Apple fix and donation button