The ever benevolent one. Sadha Shiva. The word god is no longer applicable for it transcends any form of a deity with identifiable names or attributes. Tantra practitioners were not ascetics but people like you and I. A whole community that rejected the idea of cast, class and gender divisions. The 7 Facets of the Tantrik Path Overview Webinar Series: An introduction to the seven main facets of the Tantrik Path as presented on this learning platform. Includes introductions to the View, Awareness Cultivation, Energy Body, Living in the World, Deity Yoga, Mantra Science and Yogic Lifestyle. Secondary materiality. Prakrati. Nature, materiality. Entire physical universe of matter energy. Body mind field.

Join our weekly Live Calls: While some calls may go a bit deep, this is a great opportunity for you to get to know the Kula and to ask questions. Well, I finished the Tantra Book. I guess I don't have much to say about it. It was great to learn the theologic philosophy on Tantra. Although I think Chris Wallis's grasp on philosophy in general is weak. I am sure he is a great sanskritist though. He did bring up a lot of various concepts in Tantra that were fascinating. I enjoyed the idea that everything is all God or Brahma. Then the philosophy that spawns from that first principle gets really interesting. It was really interesting to think about mantras as living beings and not just sound waves. I like playing around with these kinds of ideas and their implications, even if I disagree with them. In my opinion I find Christopher Wallis is too conservative in his defence of Nondual Śaiva lineages in the west as legitimate, and of the guru worship as an ultimate truth in Śaiva Tantra. He also uses the scriptures to promote a solipsistic worldview. It's propably a symptom of the original texts themselves. That "everything is in the mind" and "everything is consciousness". I think these claims must be critiqued and not just taken literally, very similar claims are made by Sam Harris in his propounding of Mindfulness. Wallis when he remarks on the supremacy of the guru has no proof outside of the religious scriptures, and anecdotal evidence of "irresponsible" students going to gurus and having bad experiences. Unfortunately, Wallis in his conservative defence of the Western Śaivism religion has placed the blame on irresponsible students as opposed to the recruitment tactics of cult members and the abuse of power by charismatic gurus. Do not take his spiritual advice or guidance seriously. Serious scholarship by a serious practitioner and scholar. This is not some bullshit sexual book. This is not some New Age feel yourself good philosophy. It is a serious research into the Saiva religion that is based on the Tantrik texts of the 5th-8th centuries. Furthermore, since the author is a practitioner, it also includes detailed explanation in modern language of most esoteric and strange concepts, practices and terms.metapower swatantrica shakti: power of freedom or autonomy, context for the operation of the other 5. A spiritual movement originating in Northern India that reached its peek in 9th to 12 centuries primarily characterized by: Christopher (Hareesh) Wallis has written THE definitive, modern day work on classical non-dual Saiva Tantra (NST). This book is simply masterful. The author manages to write with a scholarly breadth, but in an easily accessible and engaging style. Many books on Tantra fall into two unfortunate categories. Either they are written in a dense, academic prose that does not lend itself well to the non-scholar, or else they are purporting the bastardized version of "Neo-Tantra" with its overt and almost exclusive emphasis on sexuality. The author manages to avoid both of these pitfalls and the result is an easily readable and enjoyable ride that delivers accurate, scholarly, and practical information on one of the most profound religious philosophies ever developed. At the top of the tattva hierarchy (Śiva tattva) all the principles are present in potential form, while at the bottom (Earth-tattva) all those potentialities inherent in the Divine are fully expressed."

For people who want to understand cult indoctrination, which is real by the way (contrary to how guru worship proponents tell you what to believe) please read Michelle Haslam's PDF on the Kadampa Buddhist religion. Transcendent void-shunya?: all pervasive is empty of all form of energy it is shiva without shakti. Reached trough meditation. “I am not of this world, my trough self transcends all things”. Have you ever been told, “You create your own reality”? Have you been encouraged to “be your best self” or “follow your bliss”? Nowadays these slogans are everywhere, but what if they’re doing more harm than good? After over thirty years as a scholar-practitioner of meditation and Tantric philosophy, acclaimed author Christopher Wallis (also known as Hareesh) explores the most widespread distortions of spiritual teachings present in our world today. Rooted in the Asian wisdom traditions, Wallis’s book uncovers why these oft-heard platitudes are “near enemies” to the truth, often detour us off the spiritual path, and can even cause unnecessary suffering. All scentient beings seen and unseen are simply different forms of one divine coinsciousness, which looks out at the universe that is its own body trough uncountable pairs of eyes. Tantrik Yoga Now: The central hub for discussing everything related to Classical Tantra, this group on Facebook may be the only reason to join facebook, provided you’re good at restraining yourself from scrolling through the rest of the feed. There are lively discussions on all sorts of topics and questions arising in spiritual life and many experienced practitioners from various Tantrik and other non-dual traditions are more than willing to share their knowledge and wisdom. We don’t recommend joining Facebook if you’re not already a member, but if you are, be sure to join the our community there! As an alternative, you’re more than welcome to utilize our Forums.Intro to the Energy Body: Explores all aspects of the energy body through a variety o practices. Learn what the energy body is, and find out about the bindus, nadis and cakras. While offering a firm theoretical base, this course also includes many practices, and it is recommended doing them for a certain period of time to allow them to bear fruit. strongest grade of śaktipāta is so powerful it brings about immediate liberation, a fierce and total awakening, with the unfortunate side effect that the intensity of the experience causes the body to drop (i.e., physical death). Needless to say, this is extremely rare. The second grade, also very rare, causes a spontaneous arising of intuitive insight, naturally leading to full awakening. When this intuitive knowledge arises, if it rapidly grows to completion of its own accord, the recipient is said to be a “Self-revealed guru,” a giver of both enjoyment and liberation, displaying the six signs of completion. On the other hand, if the intuitive insight is unsteady or incomplete, then s/he will need the scriptures and a teacher to confirm and strengthen it. Depending on the steadiness or shakiness of one’s intuition, Abhinava says, one must perform self-refinement through the sacred vow of disciplined yoga practice, either by himself or as directed by a guru. The third grade is much more common and is the weakest grade of śaktipāta that still permits one to attain liberation in the same lifetime. One who has received it experiences a strong desire to approach a true guru and has the intuition necessary to recognize such a teacher. In the recipient of the third grade, the burning questions, “What is the Truth? Who knows that Truth?” lead one, through intuition or the company of spiritual friends, to develop the longing to meet a master (Tantrāloka 13.222). If this desire is strong enough, says Abhinava, the longing will inevitably be fulfilled. Having met such a master, attainment of insight into things as they are follows rapidly, culminating in living liberation.

The goal of the path is truth not happiness, make truth seeing your goal and more bliss you can imagine as a byproduct of that journey. But the moment your sights shift to bliss or pleasure as the goal, delusion begins to reassert itself. Shiva is the ground of being that which gives reality its coherence. In the essence of the Tantras, shiva is described as the coherence and unification of all the various shaktis, shaktiman, the one who olds the powers or olds space for their unfolding. Intro to Deity Yoga: Understand what a deity really is, learn more about specific deities and how to practice with a deity The Lord Śiva of contended awareness is the very Self vibrating in all things, His will flowing freely and His knowledge and action expanding everywhere"Maya. In tantric is the The world source, the divines power to project itself into manifestation. Deludes is into seing duality where there is only unity. But does not have a negative characteristic in tantra.

But the ego is essentially a fiction, because all that really exists is the flux of phenomena in each present moment." Hareesh teaches classical Tantric philosophy and Tantric practices, meditation, Sanskrit, and mantra-science to an engaged online community of practitioners. He is the Founder of tantrailluminated.org, an online learning portal where all his courses and teachings are available. He also offers workshops, retreats and classes in person in Portugal and around the world. Again, it is highly irresponsible for a Spiritual "Tantra" teacher, and a scholar to recommend a sexual predator. I mean, "alleged" sexual predator. But I would still be very careful. Obviously, this Swami has not gone to court for what he has been accused of doing, but many sexual assault victims never get the justice they deserve. So I would just be very weary of any suggestion to visit random ashrams without doing prior research. Christopher Wallis rejects the internet as a legitimate source of information as it is filled with both "information and misinformation" but I think in this day an age, people have to make do with the information they have. If the internet can help save someone's life, and stop them from joining a cult, then I support someone's decision to use it. The internet both has its positives and negatives, so does reading articles from wikipedia. Yes the information online can cause massive harm, but it can also do massive good. So it's a double edged sword. This is the key teaching that shortens the duration of the process more than other single teaching.

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Power of awareness: connection with the divine. Fusion of shiva and shakti. It is not top of hierarchy because it pervades the entire hierarchy. Express with a feeling not s thought. Mantra “shiva om”. Awareness, free and independent, is the cause for the performance of everything. She unfolds the universe through Her own will and on Her own canvas. It becomes diverse by its division into mutually adapted subjects and objects. The individual conscious being, as a condensation of universal awareness, embodies the entire universe in microcosmic form." Facets Curriculum: The courses in this curriculum are being added to regularly. They explore in depth each of the 7 Facets of Tantrik Yoga, ranging from basic to very advanced practices. You are not separate from the Godess, you are the very means by which she knows herself. The basic principle of reality, that foundation of all that is, that to all things are reducible and not itsel reducible to anything else is conscious awareness. We cannot demonstrate the existence of any reality which is not the content of some beings experience and all experience take place in awareness, thus anything and everything we can point to as having any existence whatsoever, like external world or dreams and visions all exists within the field of awareness. Free: Basics of Tantrik Yoga: A free mini-series available for non-Sadhaka members, giving a surface scratch. You can also explore our other Free Library Items.