Srichakra

Svarṇa Yantra

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

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Sharanagati

Sharaṇāgati

    The usefulness of śaraṇāgati is showcased by Bhagavān in the following verse: bhaktyā paramayā vāpi prapattyā vā mahāmunē | prāpyō’haṁ nānyathā prāpyaḥ mama

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Ardhanarishvara

Mantrāvayava

  Though Paramaśiva Kāmēśvara Mahābhaṭṭāraka (who is referred to variously as Svacchandanātha, Nētra Bhaṭṭāraka, Navātmēśvara, Nr̥simhabhairava, Mahākāla, etc. by various traditions) can only be described

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Mahakala Jyotirlinga

Shiva Nāmāṣṭaka Yoga

  नामाष्टकमयो योगः शिवेन परिकल्पितः । तेन योगेन सहसा शैवीप्रज्ञा प्रजायते ॥ प्रज्ञया परमं ज्ञानमचिराल्लभते स्थिरम्‌ । प्रसीदति शिवस्तस्य यस्य ज्ञानं प्रतिष्ठितम्‌ ॥ शिवापरोक्षात्संसारकारणेन वियुज्यते

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Panchamukha Hanuman

Mūrtis of Hanumān

    Nine avatāras of Hanumān are celebrated by upāsakas, especially those that resonate with the worship of this deity aligned with the Gāruḍa and

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Srichakra

Saguṇa – Nirguṇa

  People unfamiliar with the śāstradr̥ṣṭi of the Tantra and āgama are often found to make derogatory comments about upāsanā of the Saguṇa aspect of

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Kundalini Yoga

The Experience of Bindu Bhedana

  भ्रुवोर्मध्यं यदागच्छेत् स्फोटशब्दस्तु जायते | बिन्दुं भेदयतो देवि शब्दो धुमधुमायते || कपिर्वै नारिकीलेन आचार्यः सह बिन्दुना | अभिन्नेन कुतो मोक्षं सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं प्रिये || भित्त्वा

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Dashavaktra Mahakali

Daśavaktrā Mahākālī

    A powerful depiction of īśānāmnāyanāyikā Daśavaktrā Mahākālī, who is the combined force of Raktadantikā of Pūrvāmnāya and Pañcavaktrā Mahākālī of Uttarāmnāya. The gifted

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Daoist Immortal

The Radiant Spirit

  – Stephen Eskildsen Wang Zhe, in Chongyang zhenren jinguan yusuo jue, outlines as follows the relationship between body and mind and between physical practices and

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Mantrayana

The Significance of Mudrā

  – Jamgön Mipham The Tantra of the Secret Essence states: Completely perfect through the magical net, Everything is sealed with supreme enlightenment. As the secret reality

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Pashupatinath

Pashupatinath

    The supremely beautiful and distinctive image of Lord Paśupatinātha Mahādēva at Kathmandu, Nepal, is adorned with four visible faces: 1. Sadyōjāta 2. Vāmadēva

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