The Five Acts of Shiva: Creation, Preservation, Dissolution, Concealment, and Grace
The Five Acts of Shiva In Trika Tantra, Shiva is not understood as a passive, distant, inactive Absolute. Shiva is pure consciousness, but this consciousness is alive. It shines, knows, creates, sustains, withdraws, conceals, and reveals. In Kashmir Shaivism, the Supreme is not merely a witness standing outside the universe. The universe itself is the […]
Kundalini Awakening — Signs, Challenges, and Safe Integration
Kundalini Awakening: Signs, Challenges, and Safe Integration Kundalini awakening is one of the most spoken-about and least understood subjects in modern spirituality. Some seekers approach it with fascination. Some approach it with fear. Some want dramatic experiences, visions, kriyas, heat, or sudden enlightenment. Others worry that Kundalini may become dangerous or uncontrollable. In Trika Tantra, […]
Why the Guru Is Important in Tantra
Why the Guru Is Important in Tantra In Tantra, the Guru is not merely a teacher. A teacher can give information. A scholar can explain scripture. A speaker can inspire the mind. But the Guru, in the deeper Tantric sense, does something more intimate and sacred. The Guru points the seeker back to the Self. […]
The Role of Mantra in Trika Tantra — Sound as Living Consciousness
The Role of Mantra in Trika Tantra In ordinary understanding, mantra is often seen as a sacred word repeated again and again. For some people, mantra is prayer. For some, it is a tool for concentration. For some, it is a way to calm the mind, attract blessings, or create a devotional mood. All of […]
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra — 112 Doorways into Awareness
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra: 112 Doorways into Awareness The Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra is one of the most beautiful and practical scriptures of the Trika Tantra tradition. It does not speak to the seeker only through philosophy. It speaks through direct experience. It does not merely say, “Awareness is supreme.” It shows the seeker how to enter […]
What Is Shaktipat? Understanding Spiritual Transmission and Grace
What Is Shaktipat? Understanding Spiritual Transmission and Grace There are moments on the spiritual path when practice alone does not explain what has happened. A seeker may sit before a Guru, receive a mantra, enter meditation, or simply come into contact with a sacred presence — and something inside begins to shift. The mind becomes […]
What Is Kundalini in Trika Tantra?
Blog & News Home Blog What Is Kundalini in Trika Tantra? The word Kundalini creates both fascination and fear. Some seekers imagine Kundalini as a mysterious energy sleeping at the base of the spine. Some imagine dramatic visions, heat, kriyas, trembling, inner sounds, or sudden enlightenment. Others become afraid of Kundalini because they have heard […]
EGO DEATH & DISSOLUTION
EGO DEATH & DISSOLUTION The Loss of Individuality / Explosive Energetic Awakening The taproot of mystical experience lies in consciousness, and consciousness in different individuals is not the same. The one great lesson which this experience brings home to us is that the very fundamental constituent of personality, namely consciousness, varies in different people. Intense […]
Kriyas: Meditative experiences of kundalini Energy
Kundalini Meditation Experiences What are Kriyas? Kriyas Are Like A Baby’s First Steps. As split-brained human beings, we move our body voluntarily, by deciding how to move. To move voluntarily needs heavy use of our mind, taking our attention from what is occurring in the world. This processing results in delayed response to outside events, which […]