Chapter Three of Abhinavagupta’s masterpiece, The Essence of Tantra, introduces his doctrine of ‘linguistic mysticism’.
Tantrik yoga, practice texts
Presenting verses 32 and 33 of that astonishing scripture, the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra. The practice of verse 32 is one of my personal favorites.
Image: Mt. Mahādev (S.W.)
The first 32 sūtras of the Shiva-sūtras, compiled by Vasugupta in 850 CE, in a new translation.
8 English translations ~ 2 French ~ 1 German ~ 1 Spanish ~ 2 English renderings, compared verse by verse
Image: Bhairava mask, MET
8 English translations ~ 2 French ~ 1 German ~ 1 Spanish ~ 2 English renderings, compared verse by verse
