Hi, I’m Christopher, also known as Hareesh.
I’m a scholar-practitioner of Classical Tantra and I share classical Tantric philosophy and practices with a thriving online community of spiritual practitioners.
My latest book is called Near Enemies of the Truth.
I wrote Tantra Illuminated, the first truly comprehensive and accessible introduction to Classical Tantra and founded the online learning portal Tantra Illuminated Online. There you can join me for Satsang every Saturday and find a treasure trove of hundreds of guided meditations and teachings.
This is my personal blog. Here you’ll find all my blog posts, some of my writings available to download for free, as well as my biography, some testimonials, and the calendar of online and in-person retreats and classes I run around the world.
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In-depth analysis of the VBT continues with verse 55, which has (at least) two different versions.
The astonishing closing verses of the most acclaimed practice text of nondual Śākta-Śaiva Tantra.
The latest in my ongoing series of deep dives into the practices of the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra!
The VBT series continues with this post on the advanced uccāra practice taught in verse 42.
Exploring the first two verses of the Spaciousness section of the scripture. The practices of these two verses specifically connect sound & spaciousness (śabda and śūnya).
This post explores, in considerable detail, two verses of the VBT focused on sacred sound: the first about tuning into the ever-existent resonance and the second about the traditional Tantrik practice of uccāra.
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The third in a trilogy of posts on Kundalinī, this one presents the complete teaching of the Three Kundalinīs, which dates back to the scriptural sources assembled by Abhinavagupta; that is, this teaching belongs to the earliest phase of the mature Tantrik tradition.