The exquisite, heart-opening first 21 verses of "Light on the Tantras", in which Abhinavagupta eloquently praises his ishta-devatās and gurus. If the greatest genius of his era still needed wise guides and teachers, don't we all?
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!
The astonishing closing verses of the most acclaimed practice text of nondual Śākta-Śaiva Tantra.