What are the two goals of the spiritual life according to original Tantra? How do these goals connect to the teaching that everything is consciousness? A powerful inquiry in a 5 minute read.
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!