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Shakti Durga’s Latest Teachings
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The Himalayas
Namaste, I hope you are all well and enjoying life after our huge Navaratri celebration. I feel that many, including myself, were transformed by the tremendous presence of Ma Durga in the various meditations, pujas and music we all got to enjoy. From 20th to 22...
Podcast: Sacred Mountains – Discussion
Discussion of the teaching given by Goddess Artha on 14 October 2022. In this episode Shakti Durga adds her insight to the teaching given by Goddess Artha the week before. The discussion is delivered at a more grounded vibration and forms an important bridge for...
Devotion: Letters to Initiates 8 – Pada Seva
Pada or Padukas are the sandals typically worn in ancient India. They had a flat base and a knob that rises up between the big toe and second toe. They can be very simple or very ornate. Pada Seva literally means worshipping the feet or sandals of the deity or guru....
Podcast: Sacred Mountains
Goddess Artha gave this teaching on 14 October 2022. She teaches about the spirituality and grounding nature of mountains; the importance of being grounded on a spiritual path; and the importance of befriending our emotions, especially the ones we think are ‘bad.’ She...
Podcast: The Divine Plan – Discussion
Discussion of the teaching given by Goddess Artha on 7 October 2022. In this episode Shakti Durga adds her insight to the teaching given by Goddess Artha the week before, including the Book of Genesis and Shadow work. The discussion is delivered at a more grounded...
Devotion: Letters to Initiates 7 – Archana
The fourth limb of Bhakti Yoga is Archana. This means practicing various forms of worship. Worship of the Divine can be internal or external. Most of the worship we witness in the world is external. Things like the Catholic Mass, or puja, sacraments and ceremonies are...
Podcast: The Divine Plan
Goddess Artha gave this teaching on 7 October 2022. This episode is about the cycle of creation; the principles of creation and destruction; how the gods and goddesses return to the oneness; how the light and the dark have a purpose; the importance of unity...
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Devotion: Letters to Initiates 6 Smarana – Remembering the Divine
The third arm of Bhakti Yoga is called Smarana. This means, remembering the Divine. For me this means that when I am not using my mind for something else, I think about Durga. Or Ganesha. Or Shiva. I think about my Holy teachers, and the blessings that I have...
Devotion: Letters to Initiates 5 – Kirtan
Kirtan is one of the best parts of my week. With other musicians, we prepare, we invoke, we practice, and we have come to know each other in deep ways. We surrender to the sound and to the song. We surrender to the divine and ask to be pure channels through which the...
Devotion: Letters to Initiates 4 – Sravana
In the Vedantic traditions, Bhakti yoga or the practice of growing in love is called the nectar of devotion. Even saying the words ‘nectar of devotion’ gives one a good feeling doesn’t it! Devotion is not really something we study, it’s something we be. It involves...
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Latest Podcasts
Podcast: Punish or Transform – Discussion
Discussion of the teaching given by Goddess Artha on 3 March 2023. In this episode Shakti Durga adds her insight to the teaching given by Goddess Artha the week before. The discussion is delivered at a more grounded vibration and forms an important bridge for...
Podcast: Punish or Transform
On 3 March 2023, Goddess Artha shared about Karma, the law of flow, younger and older souls, punishment versus transformation, how to respond to someone who has done something wrong, surrender, the global effect of personal transformation, and the Parameshwari mantra...
Podcast: Agents of Change – Discussion
Discussion of the teaching given by Goddess Artha on 24 February 2023. In this episode Shakti Durga adds her insight to the teaching given by Goddess Artha the week before. The discussion is delivered at a more grounded vibration and forms an important bridge for...