Reflections on Tantra

Reflections on Tantra

Tantra, the ancient Shakta tradition, is a reflection of the cosmic reality in our lives. Life must unfold as a celebration of Shakti’s soma, nectar of grace, to flow through us at all times and all seasons. Reverence and devotion to Shakti not only satiates the...
Pratybhijna Hridayam  

Pratybhijna Hridayam  

The Essence of Self-Realization This short work of only 20 aphorisms contains the essence of Self-realization. It is a small but very important work in Kashmir Shaivism. It was written by Ksemaraja in the tenth century. 1) The Shakti of the Absolute Self (Chiti) in...
Spanda Karikas

Spanda Karikas

A “kārikā” is a collection of explanations about a philosophical subject. The subjects at hand being Spanda, which is a technical term for the divine throb or vibration out of which everything arises and which permeates everything. Spanda is the dynamic aspect of...