Yoga. Classical Tantra. Philosophy. Sacred hymns. Hundreds of hours work went into these writings over the past fifteen years, and you can download them for free here, with more to come. Of course I would love it if you make a donation for the downloads. They are all .pdfs so they should display correctly on any device, but let me know if you have problems reading any of them. Please forgive the typos, and enjoy the learning!
Writings available for download for free:
These are handouts that I frequently use in yoga teacher trainings (YTT):
The History of Yoga View File
History of Yoga in brief View File
The Meaning of Yoga View File
Definitions of Yoga View File
Bhagavad Gita handout Download File
A beautiful ancient hymn, here translated accurately for the first time:
Hymn to the Kuṇḍalinī Download File
The following files are academic writing, but quite readable. They constitute a great introduction to the study of original Tantra.
Religious Experience in Tantric Shaivism Download File
Shaiva Philosophy and its Place in the Indian Tradition View File
The Descent of Power: academic article published in a peer-reviewed journal Download File
A clear introduction to early Buddhism Download File
Undergraduate papers on mysticism (the scholarly term for direct experience of the Divine):
Mysticism in Yoga Download File
Mysticism in Art and Sensuality Download File
A Definition of Mysticism Download File
Other articles:
A Short Dissertation on Prana by Scott Blossom et al. Download File
Yogasūtra (partial) in my translation Download File
The Logical Flow of the Yoga-sūtra Download File
Apotheoses of Nature: an art historical essay on yoginīs Download File
This paper explores the arguments of Vedānta philosophy and a partial Tantrik refutation thereof:
Medieval Hindu Philosophy Download File
Reflections on death in the Asian religious tradition, written many years ago under Paul Muller's tutelage:
What is Death? Download File
The Opportunity of Death Download File