Tantrik Studies
My Ten Books

In this post, find out about my upcoming projects and recent publications. This post will be updated regularly as new material is published.

My Ten Books
Tantrik yoga, practice texts
Tantrik Studies
Vijñana-bhairava-tantra verse 32: merging the ...

Presenting verses 32 and 33 of that astonishing scripture, the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra. The practice of verse 32 is one of my personal favorites.

Vijñana-bhairava-tantra verse 32: merging the sensual spaces
Image: Mt. Mahādev (S.W.)
Tantrik Studies
The Shiva Sutras

The first 32 sūtras of the Shiva-sūtras, compiled by Vasugupta in 850 CE, in a new translation.

The Shiva Sutras
Tantrik Studies
Vijñaana-bhairava-tantra: translation ...

8 English translations ~ 2 French ~ 1 German ~ 1 Spanish ~ 2 English renderings, compared verse by verse

Vijñaana-bhairava-tantra: translation concordance, Part 2
Image: Bhairava mask, MET
Tantrik Studies
Vijñaana-bhairava-tantra: translation ...

8 English translations ~ 2 French ~ 1 German ~ 1 Spanish ~ 2 English renderings, compared verse by verse

Vijñaana-bhairava-tantra: translation concordance, Part 1

Image: Nikolas Alixopulos

And then there is a turn . . .

And then there is a turn . . .

Chapter Thirteen of the Recognition Sutras is the pivot point of the text; what came before describes the process by which transindividual Awareness (aka Divine Consciousness) contracts into the form of a deluded and suffering human being, while what comes after describes the process by which such a being realizes his or her nature as that unbounded Consciousness.