In recent years, the West has shown a wide and enthusiastic interest in tantra and its application to everyday life. Though its roots are in Hinduism, tantra's goals are the universal ones of self-knowledge and liberated joy. Its methods and effects transcend geography and era. Basing its approach o[...]
In the Western world interest in many forms of spiritual practice is widespread and growing. Tantra, the Indian cult of self-knowledge and liberated joy, is one of the best known. At the centre of its philosophy is the principle of awakening the viatl energy (Kundalini) that lies latent in each of u[...]
Kali, according to Indian legend, sprang forth from the brow of the Great Goddess Durga during a battle to annihilate demonic male power. With her lolling tongue and necklace of severed heads, Kali has often been represented simply as death-dealing, cruel and horrific. But as Ajit Mookerjee shows, t[...]
In "Kundalani: The Arousal of the Inner Energy, " Ajit Mookerjee writes of the core-experience of Tantra, the process in which the energy is awakened and rises throughout the energy centers (chakras) to unite with Pure Consciousness at the crown of the head.[...]
The first comprehensive study of the Indian power symbol that allows the individual to take a journey to the primordial center of life
- Highly illustrated exploration of every aspect of the yantra, including its related rituals, sounds, and meditation practices
- Investigates the continued [...]
Discusses the place of Kali in the Hindu religion, describes the powers associated with her, and looks at rituals, paintings, sculptures, and writings[...]