vimarshafoundationApr 1112 minKuṇḍalinī 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...
vimarshafoundationFeb 15 minCaṇḍikā's Manifestations(What follows in this post is an assembly of verses from the Prādhānika and Vaikr̥tika Rahasyam, two texts appended to the Durgā...
vimarshafoundationJan 196 minAparā 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...
vimarshafoundationJan 144 minParā: 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...
vimarshafoundationDec 21, 20214 minThe 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...
vimarshafoundationDec 15, 202110 minThe Tantra of Tripurā(In this post we share the first twelve verses from Nityāṣodaśīkārṇava from Vāmakeśvara Tantra, the very foundation of the tradition of...
vimarshafoundationDec 7, 20219 minThe Upaniṣad of Guhyakālī (What follows is a re-arrangement of excerpts from Ācārya Sthaneswhar Timalsina's paper "The Monistic Śākta Philosophy in Guhyopaniṣad",...
vimarshafoundationNov 29, 20213 minThe all-pervading couple(Beautifully poetic verses of praise to Śiva and Śakti, the all-pervading couple, written by Jñānadeva in his Amr̥tānubhava, as...
vimarshafoundationNov 23, 20218 minOn the Liberated StateThe following is a series of selected excerpts depicting the nature of the liberated state according to the Śaivādvaita or Visiṣṭādvaita...
vimarshafoundationNov 15, 20215 minOn the Śaivāgama PathWhat follows is a short collection of excerpts from Raurava Āgama (translated by S. P. Sabharathnam Sivacharyar), through which one can...
vimarshafoundationNov 12, 20215 minFive-faced SadāśivaIt 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...
vimarshafoundationNov 5, 20215 minSome Aspects of the Philosophy of Śākta TantraThe (Śākta) Tantras hold that the Supreme Reality or Parā Śakti, before the manifestation of the Universe and the souls, remains in a...
vimarshafoundationNov 2, 20216 minReconstructing 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...
vimarshafoundationOct 31, 20217 minReconstructing 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...
vimarshafoundationOct 29, 20218 minReconstructing 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...
vimarshafoundationOct 27, 20214 minReconstructing the Tantric Body (Part I)Tantric visualizations, similar to various other yogic meditations, are instrumental in facilitating the mind’s entry into varied forms...
vimarshafoundationOct 3, 20219 minThe Dialogical Manifestation of RealityTantric āgamas, considered to be divine revelation, are in dialogical format. In their monistic philosophy, Abhinavagupta and Kṣemarāja...
vimarshafoundationSep 20, 20217 minPower in the Tantric Philosophy of RecognitionOne of the most original concepts found in Utpala/Abhinava is the equation of freedom with power while making freedom an inextricably...
vimarshafoundationSep 14, 20215 minWhat is Tantra?Originating in South Asia in approximately the fifth century CE, Tantric texts constitute a body of literature that teaches certain...