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