Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition

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This is a highly detailed and incredibly well researched history and explanation of Shiva Tantra, an ancient religion of India which informed Buddhism and many other Eastern philosophies. I found the book completely engaging and really interesting and was charmed by the author's narration and his chanting of the Tantric verses. Next 5, action capacities, fundamental function of the human being. Evacuation, reproduction, locomotion, manipulation and speech. A karmic action is a morally charged action motivated by a desire to attain or avoid a particular result. When we learn to perform actions as service or sacrifice, investing in the process but letting go of our attachment to the final outcome, those actions have no karmic charge and therefore do not bind us, whatever the result may be." The Real Story of Yoga: Receive key teachings of the yogic tradition all while soaking up information on the history of yoga. Free: Basics of Tantrik Yoga: A free mini-series available for non-Sadhaka members, giving a surface scratch. You can also explore our other Free Library Items.

The goal of the path is truth not happiness, make truth seeing your goal and more bliss you can imagine as a byproduct of that journey. But the moment your sights shift to bliss or pleasure as the goal, delusion begins to reassert itself. This fullness of being is not accomplished by a quantitative accumulation of good experiences, it is your natural state. It is a esses by finding the primal root of your desire far deeper than any particular wanting and letting it explode with the realization that ultimately you simply desire to be the whole of what you are. Facets Curriculum: The courses in this curriculum are being added to regularly. They explore in depth each of the 7 Facets of Tantrik Yoga, ranging from basic to very advanced practices.That pure unlimited Consciousness - transcending all principles of reality that are limited by nature, from Earth to Śiva - alone is the supreme reality. That is the ground for the establishment of all things. That is the vital essence of the universe. By That the universe lives and breathes, and That alone am I. Thus I embody the universe and yet transcend the universe." Individual soul. Purusha. The innermost self,soul, the witness, pure consciousness, Attman. In samkhya and classical patanjali yoga, the atman sits at the top of the hierarchy of tattwas, for those non tantric systems it is the ultimate principal, spirit as opposed to matter energy, and there are a plurality of divine souls that are not part of one conscious entity. For tantrical philosophy the purusha is not the highest principle, but a contracted form of the universal consciousness. There are not a plurality of selfs but one self. If you seek"the good" for yourself and for others, the only sustainable way of actualizing that goal is through a palpable, living connection to a level of being on which contributing to the well-being of others is the easiest and most natural thing you could possibly do. This is why, from a spiritual perspective, the most effective political, social, and environmental activism is awakening to your true nature and helping others awaken."

Wallis provides a fairly broad view of Nondual Saiva Tantra, touching on history, philosophy and practice in this book. It's not a bad job for the most part, and given the limited translations available the presentation was satisfactory. Christopher Wallis, also known as Hareesh, is a Sanskritist and scholar-practitioner of Classical Tantra with thirty years of experience. He was initiated by a traditional Indian guru at the age of sixteen, and received education at yoga āshrams, both in India and the West. I found this book deeply satisfying on a personal level, because I have explored quite a bit of spiritual/metaphysical territory, and NŚT mirrors my own personal conclusions almost exactly. What a strange relief to be reminded I'm not alone in my view of the world, and so eloquently.

Into to The View: Covers the teachings on the nature of reality according to Classical Tantra. This will allow you to orient on this spiritual path, to know what the path consists of and how it works, thus enabling you to step onto this path with full confidence. Traditionally, teachings on The View come first. Mind and heart(emotion and tought) are 2 different names for one and the same thing. They merely enphasize some aspects of that entity. Therefore sometimes subconscious emotions manifest as thoughts and subconscious thoughts manifest as emotions Darshana means world view, vision of reality and way of seeing, it is also a map of the path you will walk.