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Tantra and Yoga [Rebroadcast]

29 min • 13 augusti 2025

Shambhavi gets down to basics about the meanings of “Tantra” and “Yoga” from the perspective of classical Tantra. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi

This rebroadcasted episode was originally released in September 2018.

We’ve been podcasting satsang since 2016! Occasionally we rebroadcast podcasts from our catalog so that our listeners can rediscover or discover for the first time in case you missed something. Every other week from July 30 to October 8, please listen in for the “Trika 101” deep-dive series. In these rebroadcasted episodes, Shambhavi talks about some foundational aspects of direct realization traditions.

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Tantra and Yoga [Rebroadcast]

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