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Why is Śiva So Weird? | & Śaivism So Unique?
Season 8 Episode 247
Śiva is often described as "vicitra", strange and wonderful! Having touched upon this idea off Śiva's weirdness a little bit in our Shiva, Paradox Pe…
2 hours ago
How To Shiva Ratri | Fasting, Vigil & Rituals of Hinduism
Season 8 Episode 245
I'm a little late on this video (I had meant to get it out before the festivities this year) but hey, maybe this is for next year and if you're parti…
6 days, 18 hours ago
Shiva, Paradox Personified
Season 8 Episode 246
Just a little riffing on the Puranic depictions of Shiva, as per or Shiva Ratri festivities this year! There's something very weird and wonderful (vi…
6 days, 18 hours ago
How To Worship the Non-Dual Shiva
Season 8 Episode 244
Leading up to Śiva Rātri (which is coming up for us this Sunday on February 15th, 2026), I'm releasing a bunch of videos on different aspects of our …
1 week, 5 days ago
Which Deity Should I Worship? | & Does It Matter?
Season 8 Episode 243
In this talk, we ask the question "which deity should I worship?" & "does it even matter?" going off last week’s reflection on how Tantra works and …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Karma Yoga = Haṭha-Yoga
Season 8 Episode 242
Recently, we've started giving some classes on the हठप्रदीपिकां haṭha-pradīpikāṁ, the central text on the post-classical tradition in the Nāth sampra…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
How To Practice Śākta Tantra | Performing Puraścaraṇa
Season 8 Episode 241
Since we are in the lineage of Sri Ramakrishna and since you will be interacting with his life and teachings quite a bit in our community, it’s impor…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Śrī Rāmakrishna & The Whole Spectrum of Tantra
Season 8 Episode 240
What does Tantra really look like in practice? Whether its "right" hand path Tantra or the so-called "left" hand path, Tantra is essentially a form o…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
What is Śākta Tantra?
Season 8 Episode 239
Here is a particularly inspired and lively discussion from our Atlanta retreat in which we sketch out the Sāmkhya, Yoga & Śaiva Siddhānta traditions …
1 month, 1 week ago
Scientific Materialism as a Spiritual Path | Tāntrik Cārvāka
Season 8 Episode 238
Some years back, we gave a talk called "Can Atheist Be Spiritual?" (alas its gone now since the YouTube ban of 2025!) Anyway, there, I presented some…
1 month, 2 weeks ago