That is, it is the first introduction to the history of Tantra and its philosophy written for a general audience.2 The present volume is unique in combining these three characteristics: 1) it is intended for a readership other than professional scholars, that is, both spiritual practitioners (yogīs) and undergraduate students 2) it provides a thorough overview of classical Tantra (8th–12th centuries) and 3) it is based on the original manuscript sources in Sanskrit and the best of the scholarship produced over the last thirty years, especially the major research breakthroughs in Tantrik studies in the last ten years. The book you hold in your hands is the first of its kind. Jaya jaya Karuṇābdhe Śrī Mahādeva Śambho! Hail! Hail! O ocean of compassion! O reverend Great Divinity! O Benevolent Lord! Whatever actions I perform, they are all worship of You, O Benevolent One! Wherever I walk, I am performing pradakṣiṇa of You. Enjoying the objects of the senses is my worship of You. Śarīraṃ gṛham pūjā te viṣayopabhogaracanā nidrā samādhi-sthitiḥ Sañcāraḥ padayoḥ pradakṣiṇa-vidhiḥ stotrāṇi sarvā giraḥ Yad-yat karma karomi tat-tad-akhilaṁ śambho tavārādhanam Ātmā tvaṃ Girijā matiḥ sahacarāḥ prāṇāḥ śarīraṃ gṛham Pūjā te viṣayopabhoga-racanā nidrā samādhi-sthitiḥ | Sañcāraḥ padayoḥ pradakṣiṇa-vidhiḥ stotrāṇi sarvā giraḥ Yad-yat karma karomi tat-tad-akhilaṁ Śambho tavārādhanam || May all beings be free! May all beings be free! May all beings be free! Hariḥ Oṃ Tat Sat May you thus become a manifestation of divine grace in this world for the benefit of all beings. Knowing your own Self, may you shine the light of that sublime Awareness out to include all beings. May diving into the nectarean ocean of the Tantrik teachings support you in the journey to awareness of your own true nature, joyously raising you far beyond what your mind ever thought possible for you, into a whole new expansive world of wonder. May all apparent obstacles to the unfolding of our path and the completion of this work be dissolved through the realization that they are not separate from Consciousness-that they are the Path, and they are the Work.
Reverent greetings to the divine Light of Consciousness that manifests as this entire universe of tangible and intangible things that makes all experience possible and that shines forth in the form of true wisdom, the spontaneously blissful intuition of its own self-luminous nature. Reverent greetings to the One who dwells within you, as you. W35 2013 294.5/513 2013946524ĭEDICATION AND BENEDICTION Namas te, reverent greetings to you. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes translations from primary Sanskrit sources. Wallis with illustrations by Ekabhūmi Ellik. Tantra illuminated : the philosophy, history, and practice of a timeless tradition / Christopher D. Publisher’s Cataloging-In-Publication Data (Prepared by The Donohue Group, Inc.) Wallis, Christopher D. Perkins eBook Design: Franklin Veaux Copyediting: Margaret Bendet and Anne Malcolm Illustrations: Ekabhūmi Ellik Managing Editor: Eve Rickert Ebook edition v3.0 All rights reserved, No part of the book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations in critical articles and reviews. Wallis Illustrations © Ekabhūmi Ellik Second edition © 2013 First edition © 2012 Cover Art: Greg R. Mattamayūra Press 315 ½ Liberty Street Petaluma, CA 94901 (510) 815-9642 Tantra Illuminated The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition Text © Christopher D. Walliswith illustrations by Ekabhūmi Ellik Tantra Illuminated THE PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, AND PRACTICE OF A TIMELESS TRADITION
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