Tantrāloka chapter one, part two: On Insight & Ignorance, and Bondage & Liberation (verses 22-51).
practice texts, Sacred scripture
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.
Tantrik yoga, Tantrik history, Sacred scripture, practice texts
The fascinating story of the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra, from the year 826 to the year 2026.
Tantrik yoga, Abhinavagupta
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.
