216. Jan Esmann, 2nd Interview

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Rick Archer

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.7 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2014

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

Jan Esmann, born 1960, is an "enlightened kundalinī shaktipāt master" living in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he teaches, transmits and gives shaktipāt. The highest teachings are transmitted in silence during meditation or afterward. Jan is not part of any tradition or represents a lineage. He has been giving shaktipāt since the mid-1980s but did not fully emerge as a teacher until after 2006. He has an MA in History of Modern Culture from Copenhagen University, and a B.Sc in Art-restoration from the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen. He earns his living as an artist, a writer, and a software developer. Books: Lovebliss: The Essence of Self-Realization Enlightenment 101: From Ignorance to Grace Kundalini Tantra: Song of Liberation Website: shaktipat.one Transcript of this interview First BatGap interview with Jan. Interview recorded 2/1/2014 YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and Spiritual Journey 00:04:51 - Awakening versus Self-realization 00:09:14 - The Journey to Self-Realization 00:13:42 - The Distinction Between Enlightenment and Awakening 00:18:44 - Witnessing Consciousness and Self-Realization 00:23:11 - Awakening vs Self-realization 00:27:29 - The Mechanism of Self-realization 00:32:35 - The Dark Night of the Soul and Depression 00:37:12 - Witnessing Sleep and Dream 00:41:53 - Witnessing and Self-Realization 00:46:34 - Dissolving the Kundalini and Liberation 00:51:24 - Remembering Past Lives 00:55:51 - The Value of Understanding 01:00:20 - Bliss in God-Consciousness 01:05:52 - Pure Self-Realization and God-Consciousness 01:10:39 - A Divine Encounter 01:15:44 - Self-realization as a baby 01:20:28 - The Soul and Kundalini 01:25:59 - Kundalini awakening and Shaktipat 01:31:08 - Endless Journey of Enlightenment 01:37:07 - Advaita Vedanta and Ramanuja's Point of View 01:41:27 - The Opening and Expansion of the Crown Chakra 01:46:09 - The Significance of Profound Experiences 01:51:00 - Zen Practice and Enlightenment 01:55:11 - The Effectiveness of In-Person Interaction 02:00:00 - The Recognition of Bliss 02:05:25 - Sahaja Samadhi and the Variations of Experience 02:09:59 - The Power of Shaktipat 02:14:55 - The Mechanics of Meditation and Shaktipat 02:20:33 - Self-Realization and Para-Bhakti 02:26:09 - Meditation Practices and Contact Information

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Welcome to Buddha at the gas pump. My name is Rick Archer and my guest today is Jan Esman, or in Denmark pronounced Jan.
0:34.6	I had Jan on the show, Jan on the show, almost three years ago,
0:40.3	and I listened to that interview just this week and found it really interesting. No credit
0:46.8	to me, it was just a really fascinating account of your spiritual journey. And let me just,
0:53.3	we'll touch on some of those things that came up in the last
0:55.6	interview and expand upon them, but let me just read a brief bio so that people know who you are.
1:00.7	You were born in 1960, grew up in Bury, England. Your parents were Danish, and 67, your family moved to Denmark.
1:06.8	From an early age, you showed strong spiritual yearnings. You trained as an artist and also studied art restoration.
1:14.4	You got an MA in history of modern culture.
1:17.2	Today you work as a full-time professional artist and also have a software company developing
1:21.0	photo retouching plugins for Photoshop.
1:23.7	I'll just switch this to the third person.
1:25.9	After doing TM and the TM City program
1:28.8	for six years, Jan felt the need for a guru and found Guru Raj Ananda Yogi,
1:35.0	whom he stayed with for three years. Then Jan's Kundalini was so active
1:40.0	that he did not need any other guidance than what the Shakti gave.
1:43.7	So he gave up on gurus and meditated by observing the inner Shakti's workings.
1:49.0	Following this, Jan began to be contagious, and the kundalini might spontaneously awaken
1:54.0	in those that meditated with him.
1:56.0	After some years, Jan met Amma, the hugging saint, and related to her as a spiritual master for about 10 years.
2:03.0	But again, the Shakti guided Jan to meditate on his own and follow the inner guidance of the Shakti.
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