An Excerpt from the writings of Daniel P Reid In practicing the internal alchemy of spiritual enlightenment through meditation, the adept progresses through eight

    Siddhas who are familiar with the secrets of upāsanā of Bhagavatī Durgā, point out the presence of navārṇa in two places within the

  These days, it is the unfortunate truth that a lot of deceit happens in the name of Spirituality, especially Tantra. The seat of Guru

    Bṛhannīla Tantra explains the three famous epithets of Tāriṇī thus: tārakatvātsadā tārā sukhamuktipradāyinī | The Great Goddess who confers on her upāsakas both

    – John Myrdhin Reynolds The title of the Tantra, the Sanskrit original for Byang-chub kyi sems kun-byed rgyal-po, is given as Bodhichitta-kulayaraja. Bodhichitta, as we

    – The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art and Cult Bruton, the first English traveler to visit Purī and to see that

    The great vidyā of Bālā is said to be cursed by Parāmbā rendering it without potency (prāṇahīnā): dēvyā śaptā yēna vidyēyamādyā | pūrvaṁ

    Samastagurumaṇḍalavilīna Mahādakṣiṇāmūrtayē namaḥ || The nine āvaraṇas of the śrīcakra represent the nine mental states of an aspirant: 1. Trailōkyamōhana Chakra – Jāgrat

    Srī Durgā Saptaśatī śāstra, popularly known as Dēvī Māhātmyam, describes Parāmbā with the following epithets: kālarātrirmahārātrirmōharātriśca dāruṇā || (1, 78) – Kālarātri indicates

    The Rātrisūkta of r̥gvēda (X.127) is popularly recited during the pāṭha of Srī Durgā Saptaśatī. Two verses therein clearly refer to Bhagavatī Durgā,

    Bhagavān Hayagrīva clearly mentions the qualification required for the recitation/practice of Srī Lalitā Sahasranāma Stotraratna in the pūrvapīṭhikā of the Sahasranāma. Qualification 1.

    The devout recite selections from Purāṇas such as Harivamśa, Dēvī Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, Viṣṇu Bhāgavata upapurāṇa, Garuḍa Purāṇa etc. However, these are not recited

    One Thursday, after what had been a sardonic, wet, rainy day, I addressed a small group of academicians who were interested in the

  The Praṇava Mantra is composed of sixty-four Kalās and each of these Kalās manifest as a mantra to result in sixty-four Mantras of Srīvidyā

  We were recently consulted regarding the annual Mahotsava and a Yantra Pratiṣṭhā at a temple of Bhagavatī Kālikā in Chennai. Several related Tantras were