Chapter Five of “The Essence of Tantra” by the great master Abhinavagupta teaches Tantrik Yoga practices, beginning with the sublime Fire-wheel Visualization, which, if successfully practiced, bestows full awakeness and liberation.
One of the most fascinating, strange, mysterious, compelling practice texts in the history of yoga is the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra, “The Scripture of the Bhairava who is Consciousness.” This post analyzes the nature and content of this 1200-year-old scripture.