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The Hidden Path of Beauty: Ascent & Descent of Kundalini in Tantric Shaivism w/ Igor Kufayev
► Episode Introduction
Today, we dive deep into a conversation with Igor Kufayev, an artist, author, and spiritual teacher. Igor primarily teaches from the traditions of Kashmir Shaivism and Advaita Vedanta, but his approach is truly integral, drawing upon German existential philosophers, pre-Socratics, Sufism, and the work of Sri Aurobindo.
In this part 1 of the two-part deep dive, we explore:
Beauty as a path to transformation
The esoteric concept of Spanda in Kashmir Shaivism
Ascent and descent in the Spiritual Path or Kundalini
Devotion on the Spiritual Path
We also discuss Igor's book "Camatkāra: The Hidden Path", a must-read for spiritual seekers.
What sets Igor apart is his engaged approach to spirituality. He's unapologetic when addressing political polarities, global conflicts, ecological destruction, and other challenges facing humanity - a rare quality in spiritual teachers.
Igor's samurai-like energy and teachings have been instrumental in helping many, including myself, break through personal challenges and make necessary life transitions.
This conversation is rich with insights drawn from multiple traditions, making complex subjects accessible and profound.
Don't miss Igor's upcoming trip to the United States in September. Check the show notes for links to his immersion program.
igorkufayev.org/product/6-day-immersion-september-2024-in-north-carolina-usa/
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► Guest Bio & Links
- Upcoming Retreat in USA:
Don't miss Igor's upcoming trip to the United States in September. Check the show notes for links to his immersion program.
igorkufayev.org/product/6-day-immersion-september-2024-in-north-carolina-usa/
- Connect with Igor
www.youtube.com/@FlowingWakefulness
IgorKufayevVamadeva/
igorkufayev?hl=en
- Igor's Book - Camatkāra: The Hidden Path
songpublishing.org/product/camatkara/
Igor’s first book, Camatkāra: The Hidden Path, was published in January
2023. Conceived as part of a trilogy with the following two volumes in
the making, the work intends to redress and illuminate the role and
experience of aesthetic rapture as a subtle pathway between cognitive
perception and beatitude, in the present volume. This is followed by the
seminal work on Kuṇḍalinī, the ultimate power behind the transformation
of consciousness in a continued quest for what it means to be truly
human. The series culminates with the work on Samāveśa, the way of
immersion into divine consciousness, different aspects of possessions,
repossessions, and the age of addiction. This undertaking coincides with
the consecration of SONG Publishing, an independent platform to support
the dissemination of this perennial teaching.
► CZcams Chapters or Timepoints
00:00 The Hidden Path of Beauty: Ascent & Descent of Kundalini in Tantric Shaivism w/ Igor Kufayev
02:52 Introduction to Igor Kufayev
03:36
03:36 Igor's book Camatkara, Hidden Path of Beauty & its themes
04:14 Exploring Igor's Book: Chamathkara
10:52 The Essence of Beauty in Spirituality
17:33 Exploring the Concept of Beauty in Spirituality
21:49 Sat Chit Ananda
25:11 What is Beauty?
29:02 Advaita Vedanta vs. Advaita Tantra
47:22 The Paradox of Spiritual Seeking - Greek Myth of Odeipus
01:03:38 Embracing the Paradox of Creativity
01:05:37 Realism vs. Idealism: A Mystical Union
01:07:10 Ascent and Descent in Spirituality
01:13:23 Kundalini: The Dance of Shiva and Shakti
01:15:41 Kundalini and the Divine Gender Reversal
01:19:11 The Descent of Grace and Spiritual Anatomy
01:21:25 The Final Descent and Divinization of Matter
01:22:37 Adi Shankara and the Power of Shakti
01:31:55 The Role of Devotion in Spiritual Practice
01:34:42 Spanda: The Throb of Awareness
02:06:20 Support Potential Paradigms
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Komentáře

  • @eternityw.1748
    @eternityw.1748 Před 11 dny

    This was great even though I didn't quite understand everything. I'll have to listen to it again. Exactly when and where will he be when he comes to the U.S? How can I find out?

    • @eugene_kwon
      @eugene_kwon Před 8 dny

      You can find more details on the events page of Igor's website. Igor will be in North Carolina, USA for a 6-day event on Sept 28 - Oct 4th, followed by a shorter darshan event on Oct 9th.

  • @tamaraflores18
    @tamaraflores18 Před 13 dny

    Very profound and mind bending in the best sense. I also really appreciate Gary Zukav's work.

  • @tamaraflores18
    @tamaraflores18 Před 13 dny

    Wonderful interview. Thank you 🙏

  • @Ddrcfszy
    @Ddrcfszy Před 17 dny

    Is there a ebook version?

  • @chrisdobson4597
    @chrisdobson4597 Před 18 dny

    Science = Fact Religion = Fiction

  • @irenemagill4890
    @irenemagill4890 Před 19 dny

    ????

  • @BvdB1
    @BvdB1 Před 20 dny

    Great conversation and so relevant for our time. Devotion is alive in me and all I want is to offer myself completely. Thank you for the encouragement, Igor ❤🙏

  • @orshaharorna.shahar8921

    He is so wise and I am so stupid that even after almost 40 years of practicing classical tantra I still cannot understand him. Maybe next time...

  • @martinmiguelsantagada6841

    Great Content!

  • @zeroxox777
    @zeroxox777 Před 22 dny

    There is no dignity or value in flogging yurself through the religious ideas that for you have never been directly understood or perceived. This truth is as clear as daylight to so many of us that it seems pertinant to point it out to you today. Sure, if you recognize this you will lose all the meaning of your life because you will see it exactly as it is, and all our lives are meaningless today. There is meaningfulness and even hope only when we open our eyes and see our lives for what it is, and in you is nothing but the desperate scramble for attention that destroys all sanity in spiritual discussion today. You're not alone. There are only spiritual vampires helping others: otherwise we would not destroy other people's freedom and dignity by expecting them to so stupid that they swallow everything we say and find us to be useful or important. This is ego inflation, which is spiritual deflation, so decide what you want: ego inflation or the growth of true understanding of yourself and life as a whole It's up to you mate. And Tolle is no different. IF YOU WANT TO BE AS PAINFULLY AVERAGE, BORING AND HOPELESS AS HE THEN YOU WANT WHAT HE'S GOT RATHER THEN THE TRUTH.

  • @miriam_san
    @miriam_san Před 22 dny

    Loved this interview as well, so much wisdom - thank you Kenan and George!

  • @trentbrown6939
    @trentbrown6939 Před 23 dny

    Wow what a wild episode! I do believe synchronicity is not just a coincidence - it's a reminder that we're always in an exchange with The All. By engaging authentically, we can tap into our deeper purpose here. Very beautiful

  • @evelynch7789
    @evelynch7789 Před 23 dny

    wonderfully deep

  • @trentbrown6939
    @trentbrown6939 Před 23 dny

    Such a deeply insightful conversation! I just recently discovered Igor Kufayev and wow he's great! I'm loving the beauty path & am learning that true transformation begins with embracing the beauty in our own imperfections, rather than trying to transcend them. By accepting and loving ourselves exactly as we are, we open the door to a deeper connection with the world and a more profound sense of inner peace. Namaste friends

  • @asinglespark
    @asinglespark Před 23 dny

    Thank you for this in depth dialogue...carried along by wonderful questions...very much looking forward to part 2...🕊

  • @LindaLebeck
    @LindaLebeck Před 23 dny

    Thank you very much for offering this thoughtful and rich conversation. The ending part of the interview really moved me, and I'm looking forward to the continuation in part 2.

  • @miriam_san
    @miriam_san Před 23 dny

    Thank you Kenan for sharing this conversation which touches on so many aspects that one is eager to come back to this clip again and again to cherish all the wisdom it entails. "That we all life our lives is already a paradox, but it's not about solving that paradox...." this is why I take so much from Igor Kufayev's teachings - because it is life-embracing and liberating at the same time. Looking forward what is there to come on your channel, all the best 🌟

    • @KenanAzam
      @KenanAzam Před 23 dny

      indeed, this insight has been very powerful. Thank you so much Miriam!

  • @sol4317
    @sol4317 Před 23 dny

    Beautiful interview, Thank you Kenan and Igor for the conversation... deep grattitude and appreciation for this delicate, in depth dialogue, whilst listening ❤️

    • @KenanAzam
      @KenanAzam Před 23 dny

      Thank you so much!

    • @irenemagill4890
      @irenemagill4890 Před 19 dny

      Thank you Kenan thank you Igor for this. All the different eastern religious words are beyond my comprehension and since I'm near 90 years old and to the best of my ability have sought to find what 'church ' religion 'God' wanted me to be apart of and never did but did come to the realization that wasn't ever wanted. Rather Jesus's words "turn within the kingdom of heaven is within you" was the answer. I'm now aware that I needed to taste all the different masters, teaching etc that I did to innocently gain hidden wisdom which is being verified more everyday. Eckhart Tolle, Mooji and others may not have all the answers however my own experience from their meditations -I was a certified teacher/practitioner- showed me there was more to me then I could have imagined. It may not be the complete answer -you Igor just gave me another snippet re beauty- but today anyone can see the world must 'wake up' faster as it is on a destructive path right now. Perhaps a taste of what I experienced will increase the populace desire for more. Just my thoughts on an ever mysterious area of life. ❤

  • @hagens.794
    @hagens.794 Před 23 dny

    Thank you for this wonderful and well prepared conversation on these important topics. It is truly a pleasure to follow your conversation. I wish people get in touch with this work through your video. A work which is so healing for the collective/individual 🌺🕊

  • @leem-xv6qr
    @leem-xv6qr Před 24 dny

    Such a wonderful conversation and awesome that Igor Kufayev is coming to the US in late September for a live immersion! 🙏

  • @prema.landbauer
    @prema.landbauer Před 24 dny

    Such a rich interview containing many gold nuggets of wisdom! Thank you for sharing! 🙏💓

  • @dattatreya_acke
    @dattatreya_acke Před 24 dny

    Most fascinating ! And glad that Igor Kufayev will soon be in the US for a 6-day immersion !

  • @Lakshman_ananda
    @Lakshman_ananda Před 24 dny

    What a brilliant conversation - thank you for bringing this out into the open which allows a fascinating reflection on these highly refined ideas 🙏

  • @elibush1285
    @elibush1285 Před 24 dny

    Deeply grateful for this video.

  • @holisticsystems
    @holisticsystems Před 27 dny

    I'm in! Thank you for creating this! 💫

  • @doc47448
    @doc47448 Před 28 dny

    Faster than light? Quantum entanglement?

  • @annacatlin
    @annacatlin Před 28 dny

    Awsome thank you ❤️🪷❤️🙏

  • @XathexX
    @XathexX Před měsícem

    The observer is inexorably bound to the observed. One cannot observe anything without an effect on it.

    • @potentialparadigms
      @potentialparadigms Před měsícem

      this reminds me a quote from star trek, 'when you touch something, the thing touches you back'

  • @XathexX
    @XathexX Před měsícem

    I have not yet even watched the whole interview but just in the opening Sky touched on something I internalized many years ago. I imagined the universe from the perspective of photons of light. Which would have NO time a photon is generated and then absorbed without any interval at all. So this follows that there is no past or future everything "is." Time is not a dimension it is an emergent property of experience or observation. I will continue watch and see how this connects. I hope to meet Sky at some point to discuss deep thoughts.

    • @potentialparadigms
      @potentialparadigms Před měsícem

      wonderful, will like to learn about this visualization or thought experiment 🙂

    • @XathexX
      @XathexX Před měsícem

      ​@@potentialparadigms I imagine that time and distance are one and the same. If light had no time it also has no distance. From that perspective the universe is still a singularity it is as if the Big Bang never happened.

  • @MarkandeyaDas-o9n
    @MarkandeyaDas-o9n Před měsícem

    Can and how can you put them into Self awareness Where is the rest of the talk

  • @Lisa-zz5si
    @Lisa-zz5si Před měsícem

    Wonderful interview, i really appreciated getting to know Ginny sensei better. Her story is motivating

  • @chandmusafir
    @chandmusafir Před měsícem

    so good to see george 🙏🏼

  • @dhyanabohnet916
    @dhyanabohnet916 Před měsícem

    Thank you both for this interview. I gained great insight into this mysterious and deep practice of Aikido.

  • @XathexX
    @XathexX Před měsícem

    This "code" is a scaffolding that allows us to build ourselves. Once this structure is built and strong the scaffolding is no longer needed for it is now embodied in your being.

  • @XathexX
    @XathexX Před měsícem

    I hope more people can come to understand the heart of what I was saying here. The seed of compassion should be nurtured and fed so it may bloom into a powerful divine energy.

  • @Evelynegeslin
    @Evelynegeslin Před 2 měsíci

    I am so impressed 👏❤️

  • @michaelknappman
    @michaelknappman Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for this intervew. Ginny Breeland Sensei articulates so well these deeper and transformational qualities of aikido practice.

  • @XathexX
    @XathexX Před 2 měsíci

    As a fellow student of Ginny & Pete I can attest to the sincerity of this conversation. It is amazing how many of the same thoughts and words have been swirling around inside of me for what seems like life times. As Ginny mentioned there are many paths. The relationship between Nage and Uke is the most egalitarian practice. No matter our differences off the we can still train together We are all Nage & Uke simultaneously; physically, mentally & spiritually. The connection to sound & light is no accident for these show the same properties of a "waveform" with patterns of constructive and destructive interference. Like the merging of ripples on the surface of water. So to we all have the chance to magnify and empower OR tear down and destroy. To accept this and choose the former is the true path of The Warrior (echoing the words of O'Sensei).

  • @aikidonomad-rs1kr
    @aikidonomad-rs1kr Před 2 měsíci

    Absolutely Sensei!! Thank you both!

  • @aikiiai
    @aikiiai Před 2 měsíci

    I find myself nodding in agreement with so much of what Breeland Sensei is saying. Most enjoyable interview!

  • @dlipsonmedia
    @dlipsonmedia Před 2 měsíci

    Love the way you mix together mythology + pop culture to introduce these concepts. I'm very excited to watch!!

  • @tamaraflores18
    @tamaraflores18 Před 2 měsíci

    Very inspiring! Very much resonates. Subscribed . Thank you so much for your beautiful work.

  • @claudiadose
    @claudiadose Před 2 měsíci

    Inspiring ❤

  • @yasminzakia8171
    @yasminzakia8171 Před 2 měsíci

    Impressive

  • @XathexX
    @XathexX Před 2 měsíci

    I can see you have a clear path illuminated by your spirit. Let this light act as a beacon to others to find their path. Keep the message alive! I am reminded of a song - The Messenger by Yes. lyrics that are often in my heart: One voice One world One touch One life... truly, truly say it One world... one voice One touch... truly, truly say it Some people realize Some people see it From the beginning One world... one touch One voice... one life One touch... one voice... one world... one life

    • @KenanAzam
      @KenanAzam Před 2 měsíci

      Thank you @xathexx, 🙏, beautiful song , 'Not afraid to learn new words, That our children sing to us'. I know that you embody this song ❤

  • @bhavanijudithtucker3502
    @bhavanijudithtucker3502 Před 2 měsíci

    Intriguing! I look forward to watching the series.

    • @KenanAzam
      @KenanAzam Před 2 měsíci

      Thank you and hope to have you on the show ❤

  • @PeteBreeland
    @PeteBreeland Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for all your work on Potential Paradigms. I am looking forward to the new season!

  • @trentbrown6939
    @trentbrown6939 Před 2 měsíci

    excited to see what's next 🙌👁

  • @evelynch7789
    @evelynch7789 Před 2 měsíci

    Season 2 here we go!

    • @KenanAzam
      @KenanAzam Před 2 měsíci

      Yes and Thank you 🎉

  • @yasminzakia8171
    @yasminzakia8171 Před 2 měsíci

    Inspiring !!