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Who Should Worship Kālī? | Dakṣiṇa Kālī vs Smaśāna Kālī
Season 8 Episode 207
Last week, we had a profound and poignant discussion on the heart of Kālī sādhana in What Does Kālī Want From You? | The Yoga of Grief & Fullness whe…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
What Does Kālī Want From You? | The Yoga of Grief & Fullness
Season 8 Episode 206
On the last Monday of śrāvana is an especially sacred day for contemplating the Absolute because it is a culmination four or six weeks of very intens…
6 months ago
4 Esoteric Tāntrik Goddesses
Season 8 Episode 205
One of the most exalted, refined and mysterious aspects of the Tāntrik non-dual tradition is the veneration of the devītraya, the Three Wisdom Goddes…
6 months, 1 week ago
Three Techniques in Tāntrik Pūja | External Rituals, Substitution & Interiorization
Season 8 Episode 204
As part our our How To Do Tāntrik Pūjā lecture series, we've recently been exploring the topic of mānasa pūjā, or Mental Worship vs External Worship …
6 months, 1 week ago
The Scariest Spiritual Idea | The Advaita of Kālī
Season 8 Episode 203
Almost all of us have so man hang-ups lurking in our psyche. Whether through religious indoctrination or societal conditioning of any sort, most of u…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Key Teaching of Non-Dual Śaivism
Season 8 Episode 202
The one indubitable fact about my life is that I AM. Or rather, I am essentially consciousness because to be is to be aware and to be aware is to be.…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
What is Kālī in Tāntrik Śaivism?
Season 8 Episode 201
Who or What is Kali?
According to Abhinava Gupta , Kālī is:
क्षेपो ज्ञानं च संख्यां गतिनाद इति क्रमात्।
कल्लनां कुर्वती काली कर्षिणीत्यभिधीयते।
She wh…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How To Practice Tāntrik Śaivism | 3 Śiva Mantras
Season 8 Episode 200
Last week, on the first Monday of Śrāvana, the sacred month of Lord Śiva, we gave this exhaustive account of Śaiva Tantra in both theory and practice…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Substituting Animal Sacrifice & Other Transgressive Offerings in Kālī Worship
Season 8 Episode 199
As you approach Mā Kālī, you will likely encounter many transgressive (and for some people of a certain temperament, even disturbing) practices. Thin…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Substituting the Pañcamakāras, Forbidden Offerings
Season 8 Episode 198
Right now in our How To Do Tāntrik Pūjā lecture series, we're exploring the topic of Mānasa-pūjā, mental worship, the process of internalizing everyt…
6 months, 3 weeks ago