Kula Kamala Foundation: Recent Episodes
Swamini Shraddhananda
Spiritual discourses by Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati, founder of kula-kamala-yoga, co-founder of Kula Kamala Foundation, E-RYT500, poet, writer, and artist. SwaminiJi also holds five academic degrees including a PhD in Anthropology. For more information about Swamini and the community-based work of Kula Kamala Foundation visit our website www.kulakamalafoundation.org
Remember, Bhakti is not a practice that exists only between you and Goddess. It is a practice of loving devotion toward all beings, as they too are Her embodiments. To practice that level of love one must have some skill in listening consciously…
This recording comes from the Vidya Lila workshop at Liberty Yoga in Delaware. I was accompanied by Niranjana and Bhal Chandra and together we wove a tapestry of insights, experiences, and intentions with the community. Thank you to everyone who attended. I hope everybody listening to this recording enjoys the gift.
The Divine Mother's Legacy
In the beginning there was nothingness. From nothingness the Mother created everythingness. This series explores Her creative power, what She created and why, and the gift of living in Her world. Session 2: A bit about dharma & devotion
In the beginning there was nothingness. From nothingness the Mother created everythingness. This series explores Her creative power, what She created and why, and the gift of living in Her world.
Session 1. Diversity & Maya (2/24)
Session 2. Dharma & Devotion (3/3)
Session 3. Clarity, Confusion & the Path of Wisdom (3/10)
The second episode of Sudha's radio program on WXAC 91.3 fm. Spiritually healthy radio for a spiritually healthy world. OM.
The first episode of Sudha's radio program on WXAC 91.3 fm. Spiritually healthy radio for a spiritually healthy world. OM.
This discussion looks at curiosity as a sacred instrument in resolving the past and embracing the essence of our dermic path. This talk also investigates courage and where the courage to explore our potential comes from. Sudha touches on compassion as a necessary practice in pursuing a deeper understanding of self and others. Lastly, consciousness, or presence is explored means to seeing, understanding and knowing the truth of ourselves.
Yoga is the experience of inner consciousness through the quieting of the distractions of the mind. When we experience inner consciousness, which we can call peace, we are experiencing our true self. When we are experiencing and identifying with the distractions of the mind, and peace is largely absent, we are suffering. It is then that we are believing the distractions to be reality. The distractions of the mind can be called thoughts. Thoughts either bring about pain or they don’t. There are five types of thoughts: correct knowledge, false knowledge, imagination, sleep, and memory. The way to experience our inner consciousness and quiet the distractions of the mind is through practice and detachment. Practice is steadfast effort to quiet the mind. Practice must be continued over a long period of time with little to no interruption and with great enthusiasm in order for it to be effective. Detachment is the practice of letting go of our desires and our attachments, especially perhaps the unhealthy ones. The most excellent experience of inner consciousness and vast supreme consciousness happens when we are unaffected unattached and undistracted by the three qualities of nature - lethargy, passion and balance, which are what promote our thoughts to become painful.
Today’s conversation from the Divine Feminine Wisdom Circle. This circle meets weekly on Sundays at 10:30am to talk about how the wisdom, practice and having a deeper awareness of Yoga contributes to both a healthier happier life and a greater sense of purpose and authenticity. Recorded 7/15/18
Aloneness can set roots deep down inside a persons life experience. It will either lead to issues like melancholy, depression, doubt, and fear, or it will lead to an elegant healthy sense of personal and spiritual freedom. There is not one person alive who hasn't experienced the harmful impact of aloneness. Far fewer have understood that they themselves hold the power to transform feelings of aloneness into something meaningful. Come join Sudha Mataji in an exploration of the many facets of aloneness. What it is and what it doesn't have to be.
Sudha provides weekly and monthly spiritual services that investigate topics that hold meaning to those seeking to deepen awareness and compassion, and bring a special understanding and spiritual freedom to life.
To learn more about our mission, our foundation and our community please visit our website www.kulakamalafoundation.org
Recorded June 2, 2018
During this talk, Sudha explores the essence of what we call the Divine Feminine from the perspective of Yoga. Listeners journey through Her stories, learn of Her forms, hear of the practices of a Shakta, (one who is devoted to Shakti/Goddess/Ma), and discuss Her purpose in interacting with our lives. Sudha also talks about our soul accessibility and our misunderstandings when it comes to our interpretation of and interaction with Her Sacred Essence. (recorded on 4/29/18)