Description
Book SynopsisThe Spandakarika, the ""Tantric Song of the Divine Pulsation,"" is said to have been transmitted directly to the sage Vasugupta from the hands of Shiva on Mount Kailas. In his commentary on these fifty-two stanzas, the sage Ksemaraja described them as the heart of the Mahamudra. The oldest masters of Spandakarika viewed everything in the universe, including matter, as consciousness and created a yoga practice in accordance with this realization. The sacred dance of Yoga Spandakarika, Tandava, is extremely subtle and difficult, requiring thousands of hours of practice to master, yet it surpasses any other physical practice, allowing the practitioner to touch the divine inner pulse. Once its third stage has been mastered, the yogi or yogini is able to manifest the dance of Shiva in space, a tradition visible in the statuary of Tantric temples in India and Tibet. Energy is no longer contracted by the perception of duality, and the mind and body become unbounded, forming a sphere that contains all that was formerly outside. In Yoga SpandakarikaDaniel Odier passes on these vanishing teachings as he received them from his Tibetan master, Kalu Rinpoche, and Kashmiri yogi Lalita Devi.
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Yoga Spandakarika helped me realize how my human feelings are key tools to understanding this divinity, and that the Divine can be as close as a shiver of joy." * Gef Temblay, Ascent, Issue 27 *
Table of ContentsPreface
The Ancient Text
Spandakarika: The Tantric Song of the Sacred Tremor
The Commentary First Flow (Stanzas 1-16): The Instructions Concerning the Independent Existence of the Self
Second Flow (Stanzas 17-27): The Direct Perception of One’s Own Fundamental Nature
Third Flow (Stanzas 28-52): The Universal Nature Reflected in the Power of One’s Own Nature
Conclusion: Should One Practice Mahamudra? Appendix 1: Vijnanabhairava Tantra
Appendix 2: The Natural Liberation through Naked Vision, Identifying Intelligence
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