Kuṇḍalinī Rise
(We bring to you this time a famous passage from Jñāneśvar's commentary on the Bhagavad Gīta chapter 6, verses 186-328, which contains...
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vimarshafoundation
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Caṇḍikā's Manifestations
(What follows in this post is an assembly of verses from the Prādhānika and Vaikr̥tika Rahasyam, two texts appended to the Durgā...
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vimarshafoundation
- Jan 19
- 6 min
Aparā and Parā aspects of Sādhanā
(In this post, we present some excerpts by paṇḍit D. S. Subbaramaiya, as he discusses, from the Vedāntic standpoint, the twofold aspect...
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vimarshafoundation
- Jan 14
- 4 min
Parā: the Trika Goddess
(Here we share some quotes from Trika Āgamas portraying some aspects of the worship of Parā Devī. The purpose in sharing this is purely...
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vimarshafoundation
- Dec 21, 2021
- 4 min
The Kubjikā Upaniṣad
(In this post we share some excerpts from the Kubjikā Upaniṣad, a text related to the great tantric Goddess of the same name, worshipped...
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vimarshafoundation
- Dec 15, 2021
- 10 min
The Tantra of Tripurā
(In this post we share the first twelve verses from Nityāṣodaśīkārṇava from Vāmakeśvara Tantra, the very foundation of the tradition of...
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vimarshafoundation
- Dec 7, 2021
- 9 min
The Upaniṣad of Guhyakālī
(What follows is a re-arrangement of excerpts from Ācārya Sthaneswhar Timalsina's paper "The Monistic Śākta Philosophy in Guhyopaniṣad",...
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vimarshafoundation
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
The all-pervading couple
(Beautifully poetic verses of praise to Śiva and Śakti, the all-pervading couple, written by Jñānadeva in his Amr̥tānubhava, as...
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vimarshafoundation
- Nov 23, 2021
- 8 min
On the Liberated State
The following is a series of selected excerpts depicting the nature of the liberated state according to the Śaivādvaita or Visiṣṭādvaita...
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vimarshafoundation
- Nov 15, 2021
- 5 min
On the Śaivāgama Path
What follows is a short collection of excerpts from Raurava Āgama (translated by S. P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar), through which one can...
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vimarshafoundation
- Nov 12, 2021
- 5 min
Five-faced Sadāśiva
It is figuratively said that Sadāśiva appears with a body. In reality, His body is of the nature of five mantras of Śivaśakti. He is with...
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vimarshafoundation
- Nov 5, 2021
- 5 min
Some Aspects of the Philosophy of Śākta Tantra
The (Śākta) Tantras hold that the Supreme Reality or Parā Śakti, before the manifestation of the Universe and the souls, remains in a...
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vimarshafoundation
- Nov 2, 2021
- 6 min
Reconstructing the Tantric Body (Part IV)
The Body is Identical to the Cosmos The body as finite and the outer layer as its extension is an experience that has been both shaped by...
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vimarshafoundation
- Oct 31, 2021
- 7 min
Reconstructing the Tantric Body (Part III)
The Body as a Temple The iconic representation of the divine underlies the principle that the body is an altar. This act of portraying...
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vimarshafoundation
- Oct 29, 2021
- 8 min
Reconstructing the Tantric Body (Part II)
The Body as Mantra One of the most ubiquitous concepts found among Tantras is the correlation between the body and mantras. Tantras...
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vimarshafoundation
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
Reconstructing the Tantric Body (Part I)
Tantric visualizations, similar to various other yogic meditations, are instrumental in facilitating the mind’s entry into varied forms...
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vimarshafoundation
- Oct 3, 2021
- 9 min
The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality
Tantric āgamas, considered to be divine revelation, are in dialogical format. In their monistic philosophy, Abhinavagupta and Kṣemarāja...
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vimarshafoundation
- Sep 20, 2021
- 7 min
Power in the Tantric Philosophy of Recognition
One of the most original concepts found in Utpala/Abhinava is the equation of freedom with power while making freedom an inextricably...
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vimarshafoundation
- Sep 14, 2021
- 5 min
What is Tantra?
Originating in South Asia in approximately the fifth century CE, Tantric texts constitute a body of literature that teaches certain...
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