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
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Interview recorded 8/23/2014
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Sally Kempton and her work
- 00:05:51 – The Miracles of Intelligence
- 00:10:48 – The Essentiality of Creativity in Consciousness
- 00:15:09 – Seeing the Energetic Field
- 00:19:17 – The Neurological System and Perception Shift
- 00:24:03 – The Subtle Quality in Consciousness
- 00:28:12 – The Miracle of Human Consciousness
- 00:32:41 – The Subtle World of Meditation
- 00:37:02 – The Division of Reality and the Subtle Realms
- 00:41:37 – Invoking Subtle Energies and Beings
- 00:46:27 – The Veiling and Revealing Process in Tantra
- 00:50:45 – The Consciousness of Beings and Celestial Bodies
- 00:55:01 – Science and the Dispelling of Goofy Notions
- 00:59:26 – The Journey and Contentment in the Present Moment
- 01:03:36 – The Importance of Dark Nights and Light Spots
- 01:07:59 – Holding Contradictory Ideas at the Same Time
- 01:12:38 – The Effort and Relaxation in Meditation Practices
- 01:17:15 – The Doorway to Open Awareness
- 01:21:35 – The Power of Mantras in Transforming Reality
- 01:25:52 – The Spontaneity of Surrender and the Power of Mantras
- 01:30:39 – Discerning Divine Guidance
- 01:35:01 – The Benevolent Forces of the Cosmos
- 01:39:13 – Understanding the Dynamics of Good and Evil
- 01:43:48 – The Deep Impact of Global Crisis
- 01:47:52 – Wesley Clark’s Vision of the Future
- 01:52:02 – Symbolic Representations of Universal Forces
- 01:56:27 – Depicting Deities in Different Cultures
- 02:01:03 – Recognizing the Divine in All Forms
- 02:05:42 – The Divine Shakti and the Sacred Feminine
- 02:10:11 – Accessing Higher States of Consciousness through Practice
- 02:14:38 – Conclusion and Farewell
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