I AM the Gateway to Shiva | Samavesha vs Samadhi

A participant shares a recent direct experience of stepping into a doorway of light and feeling a sense of disappearing—an experience referred to as Samādhi. Having had this experience, she wonders about the nature of her identity and how the concept of Samāveśa relates to it all. Igor gives a deep and wide exposition of these two fundamental concepts in Tantra and Trika Śaivism, revealing deeper layers and insights into the nature of identity, absorption, (re-)possession, and reality. Recorded in Oddechowo, Poland, May 2024. Further Reading: “Letters on Yoga” by Sri Aurobindo “Camatkāra” by Igor Kufayev - https://igorkufayev.org/product/camat... Sanksrit Terms: Samādhi - State of absorption Vikalpa - Sensory & perceptual activities Savikalpa Samādhi - Samādhi with Vikalpa Nirvikalpa Samādhi - Samādhi without Vikalpa Sahaj Samādhi - Spontaneous Samādhi Samāveśa - “The One who is liberated in the Body” Kuṇḍalinī - “Self-revealing & Self-concealing power of Śiva” Ahaṃkāra - Self-defining layers of “I” Subscribe to Igor Kufayev's YouTube Channel Here:    / flowingwakefulness   ─────────── An artist, Advaita Tantra Teacher and founder of the non-profit organisation Flowing Wakefulness, for over two decades Igor Kufayev has been serving as a conduit of transmission for awakening towards the new era of heart-centered consciousness. Speaking from direct realisation of Oneness, he inspires all people to recognise the fullest potential present in human birth. Igor Kufayev has been serving as a public speaker and retreat leader, offering transformational programs worldwide. Participants at Igor's programs have reported having access to higher states of consciousness, peak experiences, permanent relief from depression and spontaneous healing from chronic physical and psychological ailments. ─────────── ➤ Free Online Course ➤ Tantra Today: Embodied Enlightenment https://igorkufayev.org/product/tantr... ─────────── Website: https://www.igorkufayev.org SONG Publishing: https://songpublishing.org Journal: https://igorkufayev.org/journal/ Facebook:   / igorkufayevvamadeva   Instagram:   / igorkufayev   ─────────── Live Events with Igor Kufayev: https://www.igorkufayev.org/events ─────────── ONLINE COURSES KUNDALINI - The Source of Ultimate Knowledge, Power & Joy https://igorkufayev.org/kundalini/ SPANDA - The Quiver of the Self-Effulgent Heart https://igorkufayev.org/spanda/ Samadhi - Bringing Together Subject & Object https://igorkufayev.org/samadhi/ Seeing Through The Heart https://igorkufayev.org/seeing-throug... Yoga of Integrity https://igorkufayev.org/yoga-of-integ... 0:00 - 1:07 Intro 1:07 - 5:33 Question: The Experience of Samadhi vs Samavesha during Meditation? 5:33 - 15:45 Phenomenology of Various Kinds of Samadhi 15:45 - 20:08 Clarification on Sense of Identity, Samadhi & Kundalini 20:08 - 24:57 One’s Inner Face vs Outer Personality 24:57 - 31:32 Kundalini Awakening & Complete Reconstruction of Personality 31:32 - 42:43 The Act of Re-possession – From Shamans to Poets 42:43 - 49:41 The Greatest Samavesha #igorkufayev #kundalini #samadhi