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Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra

Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra and its meaning

Author : Alakśendra Priya Vṛkarāja More

Man as God, Man as Nature

One of the most common mystical realizations in any religious tradition is the unity between Man and God. One does not, and cannot exist without the other. This is not a relationship of dependence, but of unity.

Author : Alakśendra Priya Vṛkarāja More

Śankara Pīṭha

Śankara Pīṭha, Brahman in Vedanta and Buddhism

Author : Alakśendra Priya Vṛkarāja More

Gurus and Masters

The Guru Śiṣya relationship is a sacred tradition originating in India by which a student reverently devotes his life to the service and teachings of an enlightened teacher, who with respect and reverence teaches the student and guides him through all the necessary stages to prepare him for his own path toward enlightenment.

Author : Alakśendra Priya Vṛkarāja More

Shiva Yogini Lalleshvari

Lall Ded lived a universal mind, in seeing Shiva in every embodied soul. She felt Shaivistic radiance both in animate as well as in the inanimate manifestation. Her way of vision was not limited to the personification of the Divinity, but her way was to feel Shiva's tenderness in every molecule of manifestation.

Author : Alexander Conroy More

Rudra Abhishekam

Overall the experience was wonderful. I had never been to a Puja of this intensity. It was very intricate and well performed. I was offered and received prasadam even though they knew I was not of the Hindu faith.

Author : Alexander David Conroy More

Introduction to Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir Shaivism was developed through the intuitive faculty of the devotees who meditated upon the Samvit Śakti while following the paths of Prakāśa and Vimarśa. Trika Śasana was expanded through three main spiritual disciplines: āgama, spanda and pratyabhij?ā.

Author : Alexander David Conroy More