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. Website: chakrainstitute.com Book: Microchakras: InnerTuning for Psychological Well-being Email: [email protected] Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Summary and transcript of this interview. 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