About this episode
Sally Kempton is a deeply practiced teacher of meditation and spiritual philosophy, and the author of the books Meditation for the Love of It and Awakening Shakti: as well as the audio course Doorways to the Infinite, recently put out by Sounds True. A former swami in the Saraswati order of India, she has been practicing and teaching devotional contemplative tantra for more than 40 years. Her teaching is powerfully sourced in the eastern meditative traditions of yoga and Kashmir Shaivism, yet highly contemporary in her focus on evolutionary practice. She offers a powerful transmission of meditative experience. Books: Meditation for the Love of It Beginning Meditation Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga Shakti Meditations Doorways to the Infinite: The Art and Practice of Tantric Meditation (audio program) Website: sallykempton.com First BatGap interview with Sally Sally Kempton in panel discussion on Kashmir Shaivism Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. This interview was recorded May 15, 2020, as part of an online conference offered by the Science and Nonduality Conference, held May 17-23, entitled Wisdom in Times of Crisis. The conference has finished, but you may sign up to access all of its content. Transcript of this interview. YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump 00:02:21 - Awakening Kundalini and Applying Esoteric Wisdom 00:04:05 - Initiations and Retreats in Ancient Cultures 00:05:32 - The Experience of Retreat During Lockdown 00:07:15 - The Power of Retreat and Inner Reflection 00:08:56 - Global Initiation and the Power of Practice 00:10:55 - Awakening and Spiritual Transformation amidst Crisis 00:12:38 - Consequences of our actions 00:14:39 - The Power of a Clarified Mind 00:16:25 - Samskara, Vasanas, and Pragnya 00:18:09 - Karl Marx's Analysis of Capitalism 00:20:12 - The History of Conspiracy Theories and Real Consequences 00:21:46 - The Power of Ritambhara Pragyan 00:24:00 - Discerning Truth from Bullshit 00:25:53 - Hidden Spiritual Realities and Conspiracy Theories 00:27:33 - Clarifying Your Intelligence and Discernment 00:29:35 - Lingering Delusions and Finding Truth 00:31:34 - Seeking truth moment-to-moment 00:33:21 - Maintaining Clarity and Friendships 00:35:02 - Embodied Ascension and God's Will 00:36:34 - Discerning our Callings and Obligations 00:38:30 - Motivation during the pandemic 00:40:04 - The Subtler Levels of Creation 00:41:59 - Tension and Forces in the Universe 00:43:54 - The Non-dual Shaiva Perspective 00:45:55 - Tapping into Grace and Consciousness 00:47:34 - Enriching Positive Forces in Creation 00:49:19 - The Universal Form of Self-Help 00:51:17 - Settling the Mind and Connecting to the Breath 00:53:21 - Taking care of yourself during difficult times 00:54:58 - The Accumulation of Benefits in Meditation 00:56:13 - Wrap Up and Thanks