May 27, 2016

The dangers of duality

May 27, 2016

The mind perceives things dualistically. Why does it do so, and why is that such a problem in human life? Sutra Six of The Recognition Sutras gives the answer.

Tantrik Studies

May 13, 2016

Spiritual philosophy

The true nature of the mind

Tantrik Studies

May 13, 2016

Spiritual philosophy

This post discusses the nature of the mind in Tantrik philosophy, and ends with a powerful practice for all seekers of liberation. This is the sixth post on the 1000-year-old spiritual masterpiece, The Recognition Sutras.

Tantrik Studies

April 6, 2016

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Reality is a co-creation

Tantrik Studies

April 6, 2016

Spiritual philosophy, Image: Nikolas Alixopulos

The third mind-blowing sūtra of this 11th-century masterpiece explains how the perceiver (you) and the perceived are co-arising, interdependent, co-creating aspects of one reality. Read on to see WHY THAT MATTERS....

Tantrik Studies

March 25, 2016

Mindblowing stories, Spiritual philosophy, Tantrik history

The Recognition Sutras: the story of a miracle

Tantrik Studies

March 25, 2016

Mindblowing stories, Spiritual philosophy, Tantrik history

The Recognition Sutras: the story of a miracle

The fascinating story of how the spiritual masterpiece *The Recognitions Sutras* survived the ravages of time, and why it matters.

Tantrik Studies

March 23, 2016

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The creative power of awareness

Tantrik Studies

March 23, 2016

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The mindblowing second teaching of The Recognition Sutras, a spiritual masterpiece composed 1000 years ago in the valley of Kashmīr. How does Awareness create reality?

Tantrik Studies

March 16, 2016

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Awareness is everything

Tantrik Studies

March 16, 2016

Spiritual philosophy, Image: Nikolas Alixopulos

This post presents the astonishing first sūtra of The Recognition Sutras, a masterful introduction to the Tantrik path written 1,000 years ago by Abhinavagupta's successor Kṣemarāja, himself a fully realized being.

Tantrik Studies

May 22, 2015

The Recognition Sūtras

Tantrik Studies

May 22, 2015

Reverence to the Divine, who constantly performs the five Acts (of creation, preservation, reabsorption, concealment, and revelation)—and who, by so doing, reveals the ultimate reality of one’s own Self, which is nothing but the Joy of Awareness.