Exploring the Roots of Hindu Identity and the Culture of Possession in Indian Rituals

Robert E. Svoboda is the first white member of Kenya's Pokot tribe, and the first non-Indian ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India, where he lived for more than a decade. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra, and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. For a decade he was involved with thoroughbred horses as Vimalananda's Authorized Racing Agent. The author of more than a dozen books, since 1985 he divides his time between India and other lands. Website: drsvoboda.com Books: AGHORA, At the Left Hand of God (Aghora) (v. I) AGHORA II: Kundalini (Aghora) (Vol II) Aghora III: The Law of Karma The Greatness of Saturn: A Therapeutic Myth Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution Ayurveda: Life, Health, and Longevity Prakriti Vastu: Breathing Life into Space Ayurveda for Women: A Guide to Vitality and Health Tao and Dharma: Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Interview recorded 3/29/2014 Interview transcript YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Robert Svoboda 00:06:18 - The Quest for the Soma 00:12:44 - The Appeal of Alcohol and Possession in Indian Religion 00:19:59 - Possession and Worship in India 00:25:55 - Possession and Disembodied Entities 00:31:51 - The Story of the Billiken 00:37:31 - Growing Up in Different Cultures 00:43:17 - The Battle of Positive and Negative Forces 00:49:37 - Potential Pathological and Bizarre Results of the Singularity and Transcendence 00:55:28 - The Concept of Her-ness and Femininity in Kundalini 01:02:14 - The Complexity of Human Organisms 01:08:11 - The Nature of Shakti and its Search for Supreme Reality 01:14:52 - The Supreme External and Internal 01:21:01 - The Meaning of Moksha and Enlightenment 01:27:30 - The Creation of Chakras 01:33:27 - Puberty and the Purpose of Reproduction 01:39:03 - The Role of Sexual Energy in Spiritual Awakening 01:44:36 - Humans as servants to other species 01:50:15 - Higher intelligence in other species 01:55:56 - Unleashing Kundalini and the Journey of Self-Discovery 02:01:42 - The Transformative Power of Kundalini and LSD 02:08:22 - The Awakening of the Prana Kundalini 02:13:45 - The Three Levels of Kundalini Energy 02:19:08 - The Price of Ignorance  02:24:21 - The beginning of the spiritual journey 02:30:18 - Surviving Difficulties and the Need for External Guidance 02:35:26 - The Guru and the Student's Dharma 02:41:04 - The Complexity of Historical Figures and Issues 02:46:25 - Materialism vs Consciousness 02:52:01 - Smiling on the Battlefield 02:57:17 - Join Our Mailing List Save