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

Sally Kempton in panel discussion on Kashmir Shaivism

2nd BatGap interview with Sally

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Transcript of this interview

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