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

First BatGap interview with Sally

Sally Kempton in panel discussion on Kashmir Shaivism

Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

This interview was recorded May 15, 2020, as part of an online conference offered by the Science and Nonduality Conference, held May 17-23, entitled Wisdom in Times of Crisis. The conference has finished, but you may sign up to access all of its content.

Transcript of this interview.

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:02:21 - Awakening Kundalini and Applying Esoteric Wisdom

00:04:05 - Initiations and Retreats in Ancient Cultures

00:05:32 - The Experience of Retreat During Lockdown

00:07:15 - The Power of Retreat and Inner Reflection

00:08:56 - Global Initiation and the Power of Practice

00:10:55 - Awakening and Spiritual Transformation amidst Crisis

00:12:38 - Consequences of our actions

00:14:39 - The Power of a Clarified Mind

00:16:25 - Samskara, Vasanas, and Pragnya

00:18:09 - Karl Marx's Analysis of Capitalism

00:20:12 - The History of Conspiracy Theories and Real Consequences

00:21:46 - The Power of Ritambhara Pragyan

00:24:00 - Discerning Truth from Bullshit

00:25:53 - Hidden Spiritual Realities and Conspiracy Theories

00:27:33 - Clarifying Your Intelligence and Discernment

00:29:35 - Lingering Delusions and Finding Truth

00:31:34 - Seeking truth moment-to-moment

00:33:21 - Maintaining Clarity and Friendships

00:35:02 - Embodied Ascension and God's Will

00:36:34 - Discerning our Callings and Obligations

00:38:30 - Motivation during the pandemic

00:40:04 - The Subtler Levels of Creation

00:41:59 - Tension and Forces in the Universe

00:43:54 - The Non-dual Shaiva Perspective

00:45:55 - Tapping into Grace and Consciousness

00:47:34 - Enriching Positive Forces in Creation

00:49:19 - The Universal Form of Self-Help

00:51:17 - Settling the Mind and Connecting to the Breath

00:53:21 - Taking care of yourself during difficult times

00:54:58 - The Accumulation of Benefits in Meditation

00:56:13 - Wrap Up and Thanks