Essays & Poetry 

MEDITATION

NONDUAL TANTRA

PLANT MEDICINE

“Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.”

-Dogen Zenji

How can meditation and psychedelics connect us more deeply to ourselves, others and nature?
How can working with plant medicines such as Ayahuasca and Soma through a nondual contemplative approach allow us to more skillfully prepare for, navigate and integrate these powerful journeys?

Our written works explore an open source approach to meditation, psychedelics, and the Nondual Tantric traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism and Shaiva Shakta Tantra.

This view of awakening is rooted in an appreciation of art & aesthetics and invites us to deepen into the profound sense of freedom and connection that is always and already available.

PROSE: contemplative essays that explore the intersection of wisdom traditions, meditation and plant medicines.

POETRY: creative pieces dedicated to Tantra, mythology, and contemplative practice.

WHERE DO I START?

What Is Sahaja Soma?

Sahaja Soma explores the intersection of meditation and psychedelics. Learn more how we strive to support people on their journey to further awakening. Read More

Tantra & The Householder Path

This article distinguishes the differences between the Renunciate and Householder spiritual paths and how this clarification can help us process some of the challenges in spiritual awakening. Read More

The Promise & Purpose of Meditation

Ultimately, the promise of meditation is to awaken to our true nature and to see clearly what makes us happy and what makes us suffer. Read More

Articles & Blogs

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The Essence of Soma is Sahaja

What is the goal of working with Ayahuasca and Ayahuasca analogues like Soma? We can make meaning of psychedelic medicines and experiences through different perspectives and Tantra is just one of them.

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Did Ayahuasca Tell You to Become a Shaman?

I want to talk about an interesting phenomenon that seems to be real in the Ayahuasca world: the experience of people drinking Ayahuasca a few times and feeling like they've received a message from the medicine to become a shaman.

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Prose Adrian Baker Prose Adrian Baker

Shaiva Shakta Tantra: Awakening as Aesthetic Appreciation

Quite early in my spiritual journey, I had the good fortune to become initiated into the path of Kashmir Shaivism, an expression of Nondual Shaiva Shakta Tantra from Northern India. Shakta Tantra opened me to the potency of contemplative practice not only as a science of the mind, but as a form of aesthetic appreciation.

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Approaching Ayahuasca & Soma with a Vajrayana View: Introduction

Sahaja Soma aims to serve as a bridge between the wisdom of Vajrayana Buddhism and plant medicines such as Ayahuasca and Soma. While some practitioners might object to offering these teachings in relationship to plant medicine, I believe that the time has come for articulating a clear connection between a Vajrayana path and the plant medicine path.

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Ayahuasca, Soma & The Subtle Body

Understanding how plant medicines work through the framework of subtle body maps outlined by nondual contemplative traditions can give us greater appreciation for how they can impact spiritual awakening. So, how are ayahuasca, soma, plant medicine, and subtle body maps related?

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Prose Adrian Baker Prose Adrian Baker

Why Sahaja Soma?

Sahaja Soma explores the intersection of meditation and psychedelics. Learn more how we strive to support people on their journey to further awakening.

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