The second and third sūtras of the Yoga-Sūtra are not often translated correctly, and still less often explained clearly. This post seeks to do both.

The fascinating story of the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra, from the year 826 to the year 2026.

The third in a trilogy of posts on Kundalinī, this one presents the complete teaching of the Three Kundalinīs, which dates back to the scriptural sources assembled by Abhinavagupta; that is, this teaching belongs to the earliest phase of the mature Tantrik tradition.

In-depth analysis of the VBT continues with verse 55, which has (at least) two different versions.

Continuing the in-depth VBT series. With this verse we complete one-third of the text!