Teachings of Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

Who Will Leave This Place?

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:15:00 GMT

In an excerpt from a guided meditation, Ma Jaya offers a taste of the formless bliss described in all spiritual traditions. The question "Who will leave this place?" refers to a seeker's willingness to return from that bliss in order to serve humanity and Mother Earth.

(9 minutes, 23 seconds)

No Time, No Space, Just Grace

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:50:00 GMT

This recording is an excerpt from a guided meditation beginning at the heart center and moving upward through the chakras toward the universal formless, empty place of oneness high over the head. This is the mystical process of transforming the breath from oxygen into the nectar of prana or vital life force.

(11.5 minutes)

A Tale Told by the Fire

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Kashi Ashram's annual celebration of Durga Puja includes the honoring of Saraswati, goddess of the arts, creativity and learning, and consort of Brahma. In this excerpt, Ma Jaya tells a story of the sacred flame and explains how the soul has no gender.

(10.5 minutes)

Miracles at Your Doorstep

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:30:00 GMT

During a live outdoor darshan and puja at Kashi Ashram, Ma Jaya shares her experience of Mother Saraswati, goddess of the arts and learning. Ma describes learning to stay open and follow the heart's voice into the song of life, death, and a space free of loneliness, filled with the miracle of one's own creativity.

(6.5 minutes)

A Deeper Form of Happiness

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:42:00 GMT

During a live darshan at Kashi Ashram, Ma Jaya shares teachings about the blissful true nature of joy to be found in stopping the mind's thoughts and living fully in the moment.

(5 minutes)

A Fire That Does Not Burn

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:38:00 GMT

In a live darshan at Kashi Ashram, Ma Jaya guides a meditation through the chakras toward the universal formless center common to all spiritual traditions, using the image of a "fierce fire that does not burn."

(8 minutes)

More Tools for Transformation

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Ma Jaya continues to share teachings with a live audience in Miami, explaining how to use gratitude, service, and humor as tools for transformation.

(6 minutes)

The First Tool for Transformation

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:25:00 GMT

Ma Jaya teaches about tools for spiritual transformation and speaks of the breath as a powerful tool for healing as she guides a meditation for an audience at Unity by the Bay in Miami. This podcast is an excerpt from a live May 2009 recording.

(6 minutes)

Hanuman Jayanti - [VIDEO]

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:53:00 GMT

Ma Jaya tells the story of Hanuman, the Hindu god of service, and explains the importance of service on the spiritual path. The video was made at a celebration of Hanuman Jayanti, or Hanuman's birthday.

(7 minutes)

Step Outside of Time

Mon, 18 May 2009 22:56:00 GMT

Step outside of time and into the Now. Ma Jaya shares the essence of living fully in the moment and becoming free of the distractions that pull us away from that simplicity. An excerpt from a live question and answer darshan, Ma explains the process of overcoming karma, depression, and suffering.

(10 minutes)

Lessons of Service

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:38:00 GMT

Ma Jaya reads a question from a student: "How do you accept the unacceptable?" She answers with four stories from her own experience, as she learned difficult lessons of service. She concludes, "You don't accept the unacceptable, you accept your ability to do something about it.

(8 minutes)

The Easy Path of Acceptance

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:23:00 GMT

The soul is pure spirit, without gender. Introducing an intensive weekend for men -- both gay and straight-- Ma Jaya asks them to transcend all self-judgment and identify with their souls. For both men and women, this podcast is an outstanding example of Ma's teaching. At the end of this recording, as Ma leads her students into meditation, you may find that she has opened a new door into your own experience of spirit.

(8 minutes)

Relieving Stress

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:44:00 GMT

Stress kills, and yet it is always with us. Ma Jaya offers a way to reduce our accumulated stress by coming more fully into the moment.

(3 minutes)

The Spiritual Path - [VIDEO]

Sun, 8 Feb 2009 04:28:00 GMT

In this video, recorded during darshan at Kashi Ashram, Ma Jaya speaks about the spiritual path, including raising kundalini, dealing with fear, and the goal of self-discovery.

(2 minutes)

Mother Kali Devours Thought

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:45:00 GMT

It is thought, the ego thought, that steals time out of your life. Ma Jaya speaks of thought and depression, and then introduces us to the Hindu goddess Kali, who can devour all negativity.

(3 minutes)

Darshan: The Wounded Heart - [VIDEO]

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:10:00 GMT

Welcome to our first video podcast. In a live darshan at Kashi Ashram, Ma speaks of the wounded heart.

(1 minute)

You Are Now

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:42:00 GMT

How dare you think you are just a thought? With this question, Ma Jaya shows how us to develop awareness of our passing thoughts, how to stop them for a moment, and how to feel who we truly are.

(6 minutes)

Thought and Karma

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:47:00 GMT

In an informal session with her students, Ma Jaya reads and responds to a question on the relationship between thoughts and karma.

(6 minutes)

The Breath

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:10:00 GMT

Ma Jaya often begins guided meditations with instructions for becoming more aware of the breath. This short podcast begins with her instruction âclose your eyes.â We suggest you use it as a tool to begin your own meditation.

(2 minutes)

The Death of the Ego

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:34:00 GMT

This podcast is a selection from an intensive called âStepping into the Death of the Ego,â in which Ma Jaya asks us to burn our limiting ego in the fire of awareness.

(7 minutes)

The Inner Yoga

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:03:00 GMT

Speaking to Kali Natha Yoga students and teachers, Ma explains that yoga creates more space in the body, especially the heart center. Into this space comes sound, in the form of mantra or chanting, bringing even greater opening. Ma also demonstrates the Breath of Intention, a combination of chanting and breath which can bring us closer to our spiritual Beloved. This podcast offers insight for the practitioners of any yoga, or the devotees of any path.

(9 Minutes)

The Mother's Gift

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:16:00 GMT

Ma gives us a very simple formula for receiving the blessings of the universe -- whether material or spiritual.

(4 minutes)

The Feminine Warrior

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:54:00 GMT

Ma Jaya answers women's questions about power and anger, the true meaning of shakti, and how to respond to sexist language in the scriptures of every religion. The questions were not recorded, but they are clear from the context.

(6 minutes)

A Moment of Freedom

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:40:00 GMT

A moment of freedom is a moment without thought or ego. Ma points out the many ways our thoughts can bind us, and invites us to taste freedom in meditation.

(9 minutes)

Love, Fear, Power

Sun, 4 May 2008 12:35:00 GMT

Ma recently answered several questions around the themes of love, fear, and shakti (feminine power). This podcast contains two of those questions and Ma's replies.

(6 minutes)

Service

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:52:00 GMT

Ma emphasizes compassionate hands-on service, both as an essential part of the spiritual path and as a way to help a suffering world. The picture on the right is Hanuman, a Hindu deity who exemplifies the spirit of service.

(2 minutes)

Giving up Negativity, Opening to Love

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:12:00 GMT

Instead of denying negativity, or acting on it, we can offer it up to god or goddess, or to the essence of love. Giving up negativity and opening to love heals the wounded heart.

(4 minutes)

Seven Points of Kali Natha Alignment

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:19:00 GMT

Before going into meditation, it is important to check our posture. This podcast leads us through the steps of aligning the body for meditation and becoming more aware -- a process Ma calls The Seven Points of Kali Natha Alignment.

(6 minutes)

The Higher and Lower Ego

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:40:00 GMT

Ma explains the higher and lower ego, and speaks of the fears that we have in meditation, and our choice to go beyond them. This podcast can lead you into meditation.

(6 minutes)

The Way of Detachment

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:02:00 GMT

Ma explains the way of detachment, or the Chidakash. This teaching, which Ma learned from her teacher Swami Nityananda, allows us to work with the sick and dying from a place of clarity and detachment./h3>

(3 minutes)

A Way Out of Addictions

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Ma Jaya speaks about using meditation and pranayam (breath control) to help us break our addictions.

(4 minutes)

What Is the Soul?

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Ma speaks with great sweetness and simplicity about "that piece of eternity that ties us all together...."

(3 minutes)

Ma Jaya on Discipline and Procrastination

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:51:00 GMT

Introducing a weekend intensive just before the New Year, Ma speaks of discipline as a joy, not a chore, and explains how procrastination steals us from the moment.

(5 minutes)

Ma Jaya on Kali Natha Yoga

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:09:00 GMT

Ma Jaya developed Kali Natha Yoga from ancient roots. In this Darshan, given on Yoga Day USA, she shows the connection between yoga practice and the development of intuition and awareness.

(5 Minutes)

Shakti and the Soul

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:23:00 GMT

Ma Jaya speaks of the soul, and reminds us of the 'mystic seed' within us all.

(5 minutes)

Ma Jaya on Transcending Depression

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 20:44:00 GMT

In this darshan, Ma Jaya explains how to deal with the habitual thoughts that can box us in to depression. She also speaks of tantra and earthly samadhi, and recites lines from Ram Prasad, 'This time I will devour thee utterly, Kali Maâ'

(12 minutes)

Ma Jaya - The Temple of Nothingness

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:32:00 GMT

Ma Jaya speaks of awareness and tantra as she introduces a deep guided meditation.Allow this introduction to lead you into meditation.

(4 minutes)

World AIDS Day

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:04:00 GMT

This is an excerpt from Ma Jaya's darshan on World AIDS Day, 2007. Ma has been an advocate for people with AIDS since the earliest days of the epidemic. She teaches the importance of compassionate service, and sponsors programs for people affected by HIV and AIDS both at home and internationally.

(7 minutes)

Ma Jaya - Darshan and Meditation

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:29:00 GMT

Ma Jaya is an American born spiritual teacher, artist, and founder of Kali Natha Yoga. In tonight's darshan, recorded live at Kashi Ashram, she explains the tantric teaching of how to prepare the body for meditation, and then leads the listener on a meditative journey into the silence. (47 minutes)

Neem Karoli Baba chants the name of God

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:56:00 GMT