Parā-praveśikā Translation
In this course, Hareesh covers the elegant and captivating text Parā-praveśikā, skillfully composed by the esteemed Nāgānanda (though often erroneously attributed to Kṣemarāja). It serves…
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The Spanda Kārikā – Online Retreat
The Spanda-kārikā, aka the Stanzas on Pulsation, is an astounding 9th century text that explores the innate dynamism of consciousness and how we can access it to live…
The Spanda Kārikā – The Stanzas on Pulsation
In this course, Hareesh covers the Spanda Kārikā, one of the first nondual texts of Kashmir. Composed by Bhaṭṭa Kallaṭa in the 9th century, the…
Recognition of Divine Consciousness – Online Retreat
This online retreat will explore, for the first time in our community, the Īśvara-pratyabhijñā-kārikās or Stanzas on the Recognition of the Divine. In the first…
Uncovering the Lessons of The VBT – Part 4
CONTINUING WHERE WE LEFT OFF… The Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra is a text of Śaiva Tantra, also known as Tantrik Śaivism, and it appeared in the 9th Century,…
Tantrasāra: The Essence of Tantra – Online Retreat
After completing his monumental Tantrāloka (“Light on the Tantras”), circa 1000 CE, Abhinavagupta discovered that his encyclopedia of Tantrik philosophy and practice was simply too…
Uncovering the Lessons of The VBT – Part 3
CONTINUING WHERE WE LEFT OFF… The Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra is a text of Śaiva Tantra, also known as Tantrik Śaivism, and it appeared in the 9th Century,…
Light on The Tantras – Tantrāloka Translation
“Light on the Tantras” (Tantrāloka) is Abhinavagupta’s magnum opus, a masterly encyclopedic survey of the whole of Śaiva Tantra at its peak (c. 1000 CE).…
Chummā-saṅketa-prakāśa – Light on the Intimations called the Chummās – Part 1
The Chummā-saṅketa-prakāśa (“Light on the Intimations called the Chummās”) is an unpublished text surviving in a single manuscript originally from Kashmīr but held in an archive in…
The Recognition Sutras Retreat
The Recognition Sutras Retreat was recorded live in Portugal in 2021. Join Hareesh and his live audience as they dive into the teachings of The…