513. Shyamji Bhatnagar

Sri Shyamji was born and raised in India. At age 12, he met his spiritual teacher in the Himalayas and spent several years under his guidance. The Guru initiated Shyamji into the Saivite tradition of Tantra—imparting a rare oral tradition of sacred sounds (naada yoga), breath (svara yoga), and spiritual wisdom.

The grace of the guru (guru krippa) and the spiritual practices he imparted (sadhana) are the basis for Sri Shyamji’s extraordinary intuition and unique chanting of sounds and mantra. For millennia this tradition was passed down from generation to generation through an oral tradition which preserved its purity. It is a rare opportunity to learn the science of sound from a true master.

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Interview recorded August 13, 2019
YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Meeting the Spiritual Teacher
00:05:46 - The Power of Breathing with the Nose
00:11:10 - The Brain's Role in Thinking and Feeling
00:16:03 - The Nature of Love and Subtle Matter
00:21:08 - Blocked Micro Chakras
00:25:56 - The Importance of Breastfeeding and the Belief that Babies Have no Feelings
00:30:34 - The Importance of Pronouncing Sounds Properly
00:35:52 - Discontentment and Addiction
00:40:44 - The Importance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms
00:45:44 - Ingmar Bergman and the Colors of the Week
00:50:28 - Understanding the Mind and Mantras
00:54:50 - The Subject and the Ego
00:59:05 - The Story of a Human Being
01:02:40 - The Meaning of Meditation
01:06:41 - The Stages of Meditation
01:10:52 - Purification of the Body and Sexual Energy
01:14:35 - Understanding the Prana Calendar and Nostril Dominance
01:18:21 - Calming Anger and the Power of Water
01:22:01 - Controlling the Ego
01:25:57 - The Seven Sister Powers
01:29:36 - Awakening Kundalini and Siddhis
01:33:38 - The Value of Teachers and Subjective Science
01:38:10 - Music Compilation
02:03:13 - Sri Radhe Mantra and Purifying the Second Chakra
02:08:33 - The Power of Stories
02:12:12 - The Three-Body Purification Practice
02:16:12 - Individual Fitness and Surviving Challenges
02:19:45 - The Meaning of Tantra and Its Misconceptions
02:24:16 - The Importance of Sleep in Relation to the Sun
02:28:42 - Many more years to come