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Interview with Niran Jvalānanda Rājopādhyāya
In this post, we share an interaction with Niran Jvalānanda Rājopādhyāya, a Sarvāmnāya Tantra initiate and priest of the Taleju Bhavānī...

vimarshafoundation
4 days ago16 min read
Summary of class 1 - Essential Spanda: The Heart of Trika Philosophy
During the first lecture of the "Essential Spanda: The Heart of Trika Philosophy" course, Ācāryajī gave his first class on Spanda. This post is a summary of the lecture
Surya
Apr 273 min read


Insights on Spanda
What is Spanda? Pulsation, vibration, spontaneity, freedom, autonomy. Spanda says that all that exists is pure consciousness (citi), everything is derived of pure luminosity of consciousness, and it is constantly pulsating/vibrating.
Ravi Kudesia
Apr 261 min read


Navaratri Celebrations Across India: Traditions, Dance, and Culture
The Cultural Diversity of Navarātri Navarātri is a nine-night festival dedicated to the worship of Mahādevī, or the supreme goddess,...
Michael Elofske
Sep 30, 20248 min read


Introduction to Navaratri
Navaratri means the “Night Nights”, it is a festival observed throughout India, especially in Bengal and Assam, but also amongst Hindus...
Ian Lilley
Sep 30, 202420 min read


Conversations With Reality - A Summary Of “The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality in Āgamas”
Introduction - Have you noticed a peculiar structure that the Indian scriptures tend to follow? From the most famous texts like the...

Nihar Laljani
Sep 21, 20246 min read


Meditation and Imagination: Bridging Mind and Reality
This blog post is based on the insights from the text "Meditation and Imagination" by Ācāryaji Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina. Introduction...

sylvain CORDIER
Jul 1, 20243 min read


Demystifying the Mysteries of Kundalini
The ancient concept of primal energy residing at the base of the spine. Discover the science behind Kundalini.
Samer Forzley
Jun 22, 20242 min read


Understanding the Meaning of Tantra: A Journey into Spiritual Liberation
Learn about the origins, key principles and practices of Tantra

vimarshafoundation
Jun 21, 20243 min read


A TRIKA READING OF TRIPURĀ
The Kashmiri Trika ācārya Rajanaka Jayaratha (c. XIIIth Century), author of the Viveka commentary on Abhinavagupta’s Tantrāloka, also...

vimarshafoundation
Sep 22, 202311 min read


The Trika Tradition Beyond Kashmir
The term "Kashmir Śaivism" has been a popular way of referring to the exegetical tradition of the Tantras developed in Kashmir, by...

vimarshafoundation
Jun 2, 202319 min read


Kṣemarāja's Bhairāvanukaranastava
Mahāmaheśvarācārya Kṣemarāja's Bhairāvanukaranastava, or his prayers of worship to Lord Bhairava (mainly in his Svacchanda form),...

vimarshafoundation
Sep 7, 20227 min read


The 5 Mahārtha Levels of Mastery
In what follows, we read Lilian Silburn describing the classification of five levels of Siddhas or perfected beings as comprehended in...

vimarshafoundation
Sep 2, 202216 min read


Principles of Mahārtha philosophy
The central philosophy constitutive of the Sarvāmnāya Tantra, around which all other philosophies are subsumed, is the Mahārtha, coming...

vimarshafoundation
Aug 29, 20229 min read


The Fusion of the Mystical and the Aesthetic in Tripurasundarī
Saundaryalaharī (SL), a devotional poem traditionally attributed to Śaṅkara, is one of the most revered and widely read texts with...

vimarshafoundation
Aug 25, 20229 min read


The myth of Śiva and Pārvatī
A reading of the classiccal myth of the wedding of Śiva and Pārvatī from the outlook of contemporary global concerns over humanity's...

vimarshafoundation
Aug 22, 20227 min read


Lord Amr̥teśa and the Tantric paradigms of healing and disease
A consideration of Tantric paradigms of healing and disease in the worship of Lord Amr̥teśa, according to Netra Tantra The highest goal...

vimarshafoundation
Aug 18, 202215 min read


Siddhilakṣmī and Nepalese Sarvāmnāya Tantra
Tantric worship of Siddhilakṣmī, which ties together the traditions of Kashmir and Nepal.

vimarshafoundation
Aug 13, 20225 min read


Kuṇḍalinī Rise
Embark on the transformative journey of Kundalini rising. Unlock inner wisdom and spiritual enlightenment

vimarshafoundation
Apr 11, 202212 min read


Caṇḍikā's Manifestations
Dive into the myriad manifestations of Candika. Unravel the divine mysteries and deepen your spiritual und

vimarshafoundation
Feb 1, 20225 min read
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