Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition

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Ultimately, when the ego expands infinitely, you experience all things in yourself and yourself in all things. There are no more boundaries to selfhood. You have acquired an all-encompassing 'I'. When you experience all beings as part of yourself, you naturally act with compassion and wisdom." Discerning faculty. Budhi. The intellect. The most important mental faculty for all schools of yoga philosophy. The power by which we decide what is beneficial for us and what is not. It is impaired by samskara, an impression from past experiences, so the energy flows different trough you than someone else due to past experiences.

Approach it as the best fiction you have ever read, including instructions on how to realize that what it says is nothing but truth, and you and I and all beings and things are nothing but God, unconditionally whole and free. Enphasis on direct experience of a divine reality that has transcendent and eminent aspects called shiva and shakti respectively. Shiva primarily understood as the pure consciousness that is the ultimate ground of being and shakti as the flowing energy making up the entire manifest universe. Budhi is not localized in the brain but extends trough the body so sanskaras of different kinds are distributed throughout the body and can be released by physical as well as mental practices of yoga. Without the practice of yoga, the gut instinct in we place so much trust my in fact be based in fear and lead us astray.But the ego is essentially a fiction, because all that really exists is the flux of phenomena in each present moment." Key Energy Leaks & How to Seal Them: Explores the most common energy leaks that may stand in the way of your practices bearing fruit. Shows how to identify and plug these leaks to allow you to experience more power and energy generated through the practices you’ve been doing all along. We formulate assumptions and make projections that to often are misaligned with the reality of the present. Our brains are too good at pattern matching. This act is the primary reason we are not able to be aware of the reality of the current situation as it is, and thereby make good choices. The spiritual path is much about cultivating clear vision and see things as they really are. Tattwas 1-5, the pure universe. It’s not a place, it’s a divine reality that pervades all of the manifest universe. Living in the World Webinar Series: Explore emotional digestion techniques that can help you face life’s ups and downs with a sense of inner strength and resilience. Discover the power of compassionate communication, enriching your connections with those around you. We’ll also delve into finding an orientation to the demands of daily life and our journey of awakening

This is one of the most comprehensive books on the tradition of Tantra that I have come across yet. Christopher is clearly a thorough academician who has opted for this study because of a passionate personal practice. Because of this he shows the invigorating color of his bhakti while maintaining the pragmatism of an academician. I feel it's a must read for anyone interested in exploring tantra & yoga academically and an absolute must read for anyone aspiring liberation through spirituality. One feels the deep ocean of knowledge that our ancients lived in and realizes that their knowledge is pragmatic and evergreen...fit for all generations. Into to The View: Covers the teachings on the nature of reality according to Classical Tantra. This will allow you to orient on this spiritual path, to know what the path consists of and how it works, thus enabling you to step onto this path with full confidence. Traditionally, teachings on The View come first. Consciousness in its contracted form is subject to limited knowledge, and when, because of its contracted awareness, it takes its limited knowledge of reality as being complete, it builds up a picture of reality on that basis that is skewed and distorted, however many truths that picture may contain. And of course, this skewed picture of things does correspond to a reality: the reality of the limitation in our perception." On this path there is no such thing as negative emotions, emotions I don’t like or I shouldn’t be having. Cast away the notion that this state of mind is better and you should be feeling this or that. We accept what is we work with what comes. All emotions are energy and all energy can empower you.

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The heart. Shiva shakti in perfect fusion. Secret tattwa taught only in the esoteric non dual tantric sources is the key you understanding the whole philosophy. Is not trancendant. Transcends and encompasses, excludes nothing. It pervades the whole essence of all the tattwas. This ground of being is Incomprehensible by the mind.

Transcendent void-shunya?: all pervasive is empty of all form of energy it is shiva without shakti. Reached trough meditation. “I am not of this world, my trough self transcends all things”.After the philosophy section, the author gives a detailed, but generalized, accounting of the history of Saiva Tantra. A lot of his work is based off of Alexis Sanderson, who is the pre-eminent scholar of Saiva Tantra. Not only do we learn the genesis and development of the classical Tantra, but we also learn that the Tantra subsumed many elements of Patanjali’s Yoga to produce Hatha Yoga, which he clearly shows has its roots in the Tantra. It is from Hatha Yoga that we obtained the Modern Postural Yoga. So not only do we get to learn about this history of classical Tantra, but we also learn about the Tantric roots of modern day yoga practice. The history is both relevant and fascinating. Limited power of action. Kalla. Gods self imposed limitation on power of action. All kantrikas are a limited form of gods power Wallis speaks to this in his book, but public perception of tantra is deeply misinformed. This book, while still fairly surface level, provides a wealth of experiential and academic information to help provide a more accurate introduction to Nondual Śaiva Tantra than is currently available anywhere else to my knowledge. Have you ever been told, “You create your own reality”? Have you been encouraged to “be your best self” or “follow your bliss”? Nowadays these slogans are everywhere, but what if they’re doing more harm than good? After over thirty years as a scholar-practitioner of meditation and Tantric philosophy, acclaimed author Christopher Wallis (also known as Hareesh) explores the most widespread distortions of spiritual teachings present in our world today. Rooted in the Asian wisdom traditions, Wallis’s book uncovers why these oft-heard platitudes are “near enemies” to the truth, often detour us off the spiritual path, and can even cause unnecessary suffering.