Spiritual Teachings With Shunyamurti

Shunyamurti analyzes the meaning of Buddha's awakening, the importance of freeing one's intelligence from sentimentality, and the seven obstacles to magic, among many other topics in this teaching from our September 2019 retreat, "The Basis of White Magic".

Shunyamurti speaks about white magic, as well as the history of magic, and how it relates to the spiritual path.

Shunyamurti explains "Aham Aham", the process of the conditioned "I" coming to know the true "I", as well as the difference between classical Advaita and neo-Advaita.

Shunyamurti reveals that the word in Sanskrit to describe Liberation is "advaita" ("not two"), and that the yogi empties himself/herself out (kenosis), which leads to fullness, he also speaks of Ayurveda, of God becoming the mineral kingdom as well as the biological, and that the Ayurveda doctors see God in the mineral world.

Join us for a full Satsang with Shunyamurti, filled with a Q&A from residents and visitors at the Sat Yoga Ashram!

Shunyamurti speaks of the vital needs that we have, how we attempt to cope with them when they are not met, and the relationship among all of them in this revealing teaching.

Shunyamurti speaks about bringing love, beauty, and life back to the planet while reuniting the planetary tribe of humanity.

In this guided meditation, Shunyamurti invites us to enter the portal to the Absolute where the words, the music, and the silence are one. This masterwork of magical trance inductive multidimensional yantra will take you on a sound journey deep into the source of the silence that is your Self, the blissful realization that silence is the source of beauty and that sound borrows its beauty from the silence.

Question: What is white magic?

Shunyamurti explains that one can speak Truth directly or vis-a-vis the illusion, but the latter ratifies the illusion, which is false, and that one must simply let go of ignorance, but this creates a catch-22 (letting go of illusion in order to think clearly so that one can let go of illusion), and one takes the illusion too seriously to want to let go of it, and he then speaks about the states of dreaming and deep sleep, specifically why one creates a dream and the function of the dream, how one creates a world that resists one's control so that one can believe that it is real and not have to face that it is an illusion, but that liberation requires a radical letting go of a belief in the world so that one can reach Sat Chit Ananda.

In this teachings, Shunyamurti speaks about upgrading your system to Cosmic Consciousness and the new world to be created.

Shunyamurti discusses the descent of consciousness, weaving in the understanding of Aham Aham, the transitive/intransitive linguistic use of the term "I", how this relates to the registers of consciousness, and ties everything with a discussion of karma.

Shunyamurti says that in the early phases of the spiritual journey, the path is divided in four types (action, devotion, meditative, and gyani) and explains each of them, then revealing that, as one goes further, the paths break into two (the "do it yourself" and the bhakti/surrender), describing each of these paths, but stating that both of these require love (not simply karma, willpower, etc.) and any belief one has about oneself.

Shunyamurti leads us on a guided meditation, focusing on Ramana Maharshi's practice of Atma Vichara, or Self-Enquiry, the question "Who Am I?"

Shunyamurti uses the metaphor of a revolutionary to explain the ideas of Deleuze, Nishida, and Ramana in order to explain how to incite a real revolution that will take one to liberation.

Shunyamurti explains the significance of Ramana Maharshi and how his very life's trajectory has given us insight into the turn that the modern West has taken in the overthrow of materialism, as well as how this relates to Nietzsche's "Will to Power", the implications this has for our relationship to non-human entities, and what this means for the future.

Shunyamurti reads questions left over from the last Livestream Satsang and gives answers.

Shunyamurti speaks about international yoga day, that yoga is inter-dharmic, that it comes from a former world age and predates all of the current religions, but that religion originally had the same purpose as yoga (to "re-unite"), giving the example of the trees of knowledge (duality) and life (nonduality) in the Garden of Eden, also speaking about how these reflect the buddhi and the manas, the story of the Bhagavad Gita and how we, like Arjuna, face the problem of divided loyalties in our journey to liberation, and how by surrendering to the Source and passing through ego death, the entire world dream can be transformed.

Shunyamurti says that there is a mistake in understanding the profundity of the teachings of Ramana, that they go far deeper than most people understand, and goes on to discuss predecessors to Ramana in the West (notably, Spinoza) and how Ramana's teachings elucidate, clarify, and summarize many of the insights of the West that came before him.

Shunyamurti clarifies that the realization of the Self happens outside of time, beyond the world, but the ego-mind is caught in practicality, not to mention dealing with inner drives, desires, fears (of loneliness), but the issues that plague the ego are often never acknowledged because of the ego's focus on the practical and superficial, and he then contrasts this with the case of Ramana and gives a detailed account of Ramana's history leading up to and following his realization of the Self, ending with the point that realization will happen the moment we choose it.

Listen to our livestream Satsang from May 26, 2019. Shunyamurti gives a teaching and answers viewers questions.

Shunyamurti asks why Ramana says that the only way to Liberation is through atma vichara, discussing that, if one looks deeply, there is no thinker to the thoughts, that the ego is a program that lacks essence, and discusses the programming and development of the ego, and that when the ego ends, karma ends.

Question: How does one move from knowledge accumulation to spiritual realization?

Shunyamurti explains what Satsang is.

Shunyamurti starts by explaining the difference between contemplation and quantumplation, explaining how science has superseded religion, and how we must use the insights of science to elucidate our spiritual knowledge, and he speaks of the balance between theory and practice, finally speaking about the meaning of the Trivium.

Question: How does one honor the goddess? Excerpt: "The goddess is known as Shakti. Shiva and Shakti are the two twin principles of Cosmic Reality. Shiva transcends the cosmos and the power of Shakti creates and evolves the cosmos and is present as the intelligence of nature, the beauty of nature, the pristine infinite preciousness of the natural world and all of its potencies and all of the intricate intelligences that work together in every ecosystem. And to honor the Goddess is to honor and sustain and be a steward of that system of nature which she has provided and which she pervades."

Shunyamurti reveals that, today, the bodily religions are celebrating Easter and Passover, which shows their frame of reference of body-consciousness, and explains their symbolic spiritual significance which pertains to all of us, as well as the symbolism of Moses and Christ.

In this guided meditation, Shunyamurti invites us to bring the attention to the center and merge into the source of being that is filled with love, power, wisdom and joy. (25mins.)

Shunyamurti defines meditation as "questioning the relationship to thought, body, and the world", and goes on to explain the paradoxes of thought itself, of trying to move beyond thought with thought, and of the structure and development of the ego.

Student Question: How Do I Fully Accept Myself?

Enjoy this livestream Satsang teaching with Shunyamurti from January, 2019. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

In this guided meditation, Shunyamurti invites us to relax the bodily vehicle and feel free to enjoy the flow of its life energy. Notice the pure awareness that emerges between thoughts; melt into timeless, loveful Presence; enjoy the feeling of resonance with the source of your being. This guided meditation was recorded during our Members Section Livestream Satsang, with live music by Hanuman.

Celebrating Maha Shiva Ratri: The Holy Night of Shiva In this teaching, Shunyamurti explains that Maha Shiva Ratri is a portal to activate our supreme potential. "Are you able to be in tune with the vibrational waves which bring not only peace, but bliss, power, love, fulfillment, and liberation from all illusion? Maha Shiva Ratri is the day in which we are to do the fine-tuning to that supreme frequency."

Shunyamurti begins by saying that God gifts all treasures to those who yearn, then explains that many people begin to conceive of God as the third person (He/She), working through to the second person (Thou) when the relationship has deepened, finally realizing God in the first person (I Am/the Self), he then speaks about how God can only be known via the heart, through love, but egos are as agnostic about love as they are about God because of past experiences and traumas, but that love is the only answer and alone will bring us peace/stability, saying that love is the portal to the Absolute, that when there is love there is no need for techniques, and that the heart must be purified.

Having screened The Big Lebowski the previous evening, Shunyamurti analyzes the famous line, “The Dude Abides”, and contextualizes the place of the Dude on the spectrum of consciousness, noting that the puer aeternus (the psychological position of staying an immature "eternal child" and refusing to grow up or take responsibility), embodied in past cultural icons such as The Little Prince, has become the Big Lebowski, and encourages us to abide as the Supreme Dude, rather than the Dude portrayed in the Cohen brothers' movie. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Shunyamurti discusses esoteric paths and exoteric paths (that begin from an ego perspective), saying that seeking creates more seeking, then proceeds to explain the three Reals and how they correspond to Tibetan Buddhism (Dharma Kaya, Sambhoga Kaya, and Nirmana Kaya), also speaking about love and chakra two, and, of course, recommending the movement to Real 3. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Excerpt: "And as more and more lights are lit in this cosmic menorah, in which each of us is an eternal candle, flaming its beauty and its divine light to the world, we create a light that cannot be extinguished, and that cannot be improved, and whose silent shining is the eternal living symbol of the presence of God, who never withdraws."

Shunyamurti begins by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, explaining the connection between Christmas and the Amanita Muscaria mushroom that was used to help the uninitiated reach higher altered states of consciousness, which made holy days, then goes on to explain the spectrum/levels of consciousness, and speak on many other topics, such as death and rebirth, the fall of religions, and the universality of Christianity for all religions. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Shunyamurti begins by asking the difference between a spiritual seeker and a spiritual finder, saying that the seeker has a human sized ego and the finder has a cosmic ego, and he goes on to elucidate the concept of Nothing, then goes into a metaphor of a car on a journey (ego = tires, soul = GPS, Atman = Driver), and says that the ego is terrified that Liberation from the matrix will be the end of jouissance, then speaking about the difference between individual mind and Mind (as infinite consciousness without thoughts—that Thinks!), and concluding on the role of art, as well as the pop songs that get stuck in our (small) mind. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Shunyamurti begins by speaking about the ego's main fear of being overwhelmed, discussing how this manifests at each of the lower chakras, he then goes on to discuss the formula: God = Knowledge, and that knowledge = information & intelligence, and how we get information from each of the three Reals, finally discussing the ego's defense against this by either pseudo-love or pseudo-hate, and the relationship among egos at this level. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Shunyamurti opens the teaching by saying that Abhyas (Practice) invites Anugraha (Grace), he then goes on to discuss the sin of labeling, the implications for oneself and for others, and how this creates the illusion of an ego, an other, and a world, and how we live in a world without labels. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Shunyamurti reveals that the sign of an old soul is having a broken heart. There is an anguish that one wishes to heal, but the heartbreak is a terminal wound, and the ego won't accept what is present—the loving embrace of God. The ego must be killed, and the presence of God is the only thing that will fill the heart, but the ego has cut off love because of the wounding, and in surrender and silence the divine heart can begin to speak. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Shunyamurti explains that the ego's main problem is dis-regulation, which creates hopelessness, which is actually a great blessing because it makes one look for the Self. He goes on to discuss the ego's way of discharging its energy rather than accumulating it into power in order to reach the Self. May you realize the blessing of hopelessness. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: In this special Halloween teaching, Shunyamurti explains the reason for the holiday of Halloween, its spiritual significance, as well as its Celtic origin from the people of "Arya-Land" (aka Ireland), how this holiday is tied into the Vedic Yugas, and how to use this opportunity to bring up and slay the demons that lie hidden in the unconscious and realize the transcendent Self beyond all darkness. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Excerpt: In the recent modern period of history in the West, atheism and materialism gained hegemony, as the paradigm of reality that intelligent people would adopt. And as a result, nihilism and narcissism became the dominant modes of egoic behavior and structure. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Excerpt: “Contemplation of the one Self has been the core activity of monks and of Sufi mystics and Taoists and Buddhists and Hindus and alchemists and kabbalists—all the esoteric traditions of the perennial philosophy for thousands of years. And we are continuing that, but we want to update the terminology because an extraordinary emergence within the field of science within the last 100 or so years, which is referred to as ‘quantum physics’, has completely changed the nature of human understanding…” Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month, access to our archive, and many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Have you been asking yourself such questions as these: Why do I keep missing connections with people? Why are lasting love relationships so difficult to establish? Are higher values becoming extinct? Why is there no little compassion and respect for truth? Why are so many people so fragile, brittle, angry, and scattered? Why are governments, corporations, and people all acting so irrationally? Why all the earthquakes and other massive geological shifts? Is all of this part of a larger pattern? Is there a purpose? Is time speeding up? Or is time an illusion? Or both? What is it all leading to? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? How can I accelerate my own inner development to be able to master the challenges ahead? In this spectacular satsang teaching recorded at the Sat Yoga Ashram, Costa Rica, Shunyamurti addresses these questions and so much more. Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month + many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview

Excerpt: "You see, I obviously couldn’t make it as a comedian. . . . And what I ended up doing was going into silence. Because you can’t really go wrong if you don’t try to tell a joke. And I could see why it’s very depressing to be a comedian, because nine out of ten of your jokes are going to fail, nobody’s going to laugh at them, and this will feed on your depression to the point where you’ll say, 'OK, I’m inadequate in my ability to make people laugh.' So, when I recognized that that whole reason for people to become comedians was the feeling of inadequacy, then I realized, 'OK, this goes to the very core of the issue with the human ego.'" Are you ready for more advanced teachings from Shunyamurti? Sign up to our Member's Section to get 4 video teachings per month + many more offerings of spiritual wisdom. Click here for more: Members Section Overview