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Everything is Consciousness
Season 8 Episode 87
In this class, we first explore Yogarāja's mangala-śloka (opening verse), in addition to Abhinava Gupta's own mangala-śloka from the profound text, P…
1 year, 3 months ago
Tantrik Tips for Realizing Non Duality
Season 8 Episode 86
In this lecture, given on the auspicious ashtami of Jagaddhātri pūjā, I first take a moment to express gratitude for our community, let you in on wha…
1 year, 3 months ago
Surrender to the Will of the Divine Mother and Be Free!
Season 8 Episode 85
In the introduction to this morning's Hatha Yoga classes, we say a few things about determinism and the illusion of free will, offering a few stories…
1 year, 3 months ago
Why Is Kālī Drunk?
Season 8 Episode 84
The iconography of Mā Kālī is unfathomably powerful offering us an important tool for philosophical reflection:
For example, the 50 heads in Her garla…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ecstatic Saints of Kālī
Season 8 Episode 83
To know something of Mā Kālī, we have to know something of Her saints, those luminaries who like moths into a flame plunged into ecstasy of love for …
1 year, 3 months ago
Is Kali Worship Devil Worship?
Season 8 Episode 82
Swami Vivekananda, in his English poem "Kali The Mother" and in his Bengali poem, "And Let Śyāmā Dance There", highlights the Worship of God as the W…
1 year, 3 months ago
How To Practice The Left Hand Path of Tantra
Season 8 Episode 81
Last week we gave a talk on the very often misunderstood and misrepresented vāma-cāra, "the Left Hand Path of Tantra" you can watch that here and th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Kālī & The Left Hand Path of Tantra
Season 8 Episode 80
Here is our pūjā vidhi (ritual manual):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pV3lkIQpB75iNfadw3uJwaCpK-S8k50VvGTsoEjKxk4/edit?usp=sharing
For more detai…
1 year, 3 months ago
How To Celebrate Śyāmā Kali Puja/Diwali
Season 8 Episode 79
We have a big week coming up!
This Thursday, 31st of October, on the new moon of the Vedic month of Kartik, we are celebrating Śyāma Kālī Pūjā, my fa…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Tantrik Laxmī
Season 8 Episode 78
On the 31st of October this year (2024), we will be celebrating Kālī Pūjā. But this Kartika new moon is also Diwali/Dīpāvalī and many will be worship…
1 year, 4 months ago