Download or read book Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine written by David Kinsley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hindu pantheon is rich in images of the divine feminine—deities representing a wide range of symbolic, social, and meditative meanings. David Kinsley's new book documents a highly unusual group of ten Hindu tantric goddesses, the Mahavidyas, many of whom are strongly associated with sexuality and violence. What is one to make of a goddess who cuts her own head off, or one who prefers sex with a corpse? The Mahavidyas embody habits, attributes, or identities usually considered repulsive or socially subversive and can be viewed as "antimodels" for women. Yet it is within the context of tantric worship that devotees seek to identify themselves with these forbidding goddesses. The Mahavidyas seem to function as "awakeners"—symbols which help to project one's consciousness beyond the socially acceptable or predictable. Drawing on a broad range of Sanskrit and vernacular texts as well as extensive research in India, including written and oral interpretations of contemporary Hindu practitioners, Kinsley describes the unusual qualities of each of the Mahavidyas and traces the parallels between their underlying themes. Especially valuable are the many rare and fascinating images he presents—each important to grasping the significance of the goddesses. Written in an accessible, engaging style, Kinsley's book provides a comprehensive understanding of the Mahavidyas and is also an overview of Hindu tantric practice.
Download or read book Das Mahavidyas written by Som P. Ranchan and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Tantric worship of Śakti, Hindu deity; a study.
Download or read book Dus Mahavidyas written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhibition catalog of ten contemporary Indian women artists; includes their brief life sketch.
Download or read book Dasa Mahavidya written by Vinita Rashinkar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-08-19 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mystical realms of the ancient Tantra tradition, a hidden path beckons, veiled in unparalleled mystery and brimming with extraordinary power—the path of the Dasa Mahavidya, the Ten Great Tantric Wisdom Goddesses. Plunge into the sacred depths of the Dasa Mahavidya, as the wisdom of ages past fuses seamlessly with contemporary insight. Each chapter unveils magnificent tales, revealing the extraordinary essence of a different goddess. Witness the awe-inspiring might of Kali, the relentless destroyer of illusions, as she wields her cosmic blade to sever the bonds of ignorance. Encounter Lalita Tripura Sundari, the enchantress supreme, whose grace can manifest unimaginable miracles. And bask in the benevolence of Kamalatmika, the radiant bestower of abundance and prosperity, whose tender touch can transform lives. Guided by the hallowed whispers of ancient sages and the ethereal echoes of age-old tantric rituals, immerse in the profound teachings that stir dormant energies, unleashing the boundless power of divine feminine energy. Unveil the secrets of tantra, mantra, and yantra of these ten goddesses—the sacred triad that unlocks the portals to transcendent realms. This book takes you on an expedition through dimensions where darkness and light engage in a mesmerizing dance, where the very limits of human perception crumble like sandcastles, and where the sovereignty of divine femininity reigns supreme. In the hallowed domains of tantric wisdom, the goddesses stand ready to anoint the path with their benevolent blessings, illuminating the path with their divine radiance.
Download or read book Dasa Mahavidya Tantra Sastra written by Sarbeswar Satpathy and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Is A Treatise On Mahavidyatantras Very Rarely Dealt In The Literary Domain Of Sanskrit Thoughts. The First Chapter Of The Book Deals With The Evolution Of Sakti-Tantric Cult In General And Mahavidya Worship In Particular.
Download or read book Shiv Shakti Dus Mahavidya 1 written by Munindra Misra and published by Munindra Misra. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shiv Shakti Dus Mahavidya 1 in English rhyme with original text covers the Devi's: Universe, Source of Power, Energy Within, Mantra, Gita, Upanisad, Stotra, Arti, Birth, Living Energy & Power, 10 Cosmic forces, yantra, kavach, armour, stuti, Tedmples and Sakti Peeths.
Download or read book A Complete Guide To MAHAVIDYA SADHANA written by Devarshi Dutta and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dus Mahavidyas are Wisdom Goddesses. Dus means ten, Maha means great, and Vidya means wisdom. Ranging from the gentle to the horrific, each form of the Goddess has Her own name, story, quality, and mantras.Mahavidya Sadhana originated in India around 1700CE and is considered to be the most esoteric of all spiritual practices. It is a discipline meant only for the lion hearted!Mahavidya Sadhana is one of the best kept secrets of the Indian mystical traditions but not any more. This text provides a detailed, step by step guide to invoke, evoke and personally work with each of the Ten Mahavidyas. The results will be astonishing and life altering!Life is calling: Surrender NOW to the Grace of the Divine Feminine and experience unlimited power and bliss. Are you ready?
Download or read book Goddess written by Jackie Menzies and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-powerful Goddess has been a source of inspiration and guidance to followers for centuries. This lavish, engaging book, published to accompany the major exhibition in Sydney, explores the many imaginative manifestations of the divine female in the art of India, Tibet and Nepal. Tapping into the recent huge surge in interest in eastern religions and philosophies, this volume is the ultimate survey of a complex and fascinating topic.
Download or read book akti Iconography in Tantric Mah vidy s written by Sarbeswar Satpathy and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tantric Tradition In India; The Locus And Characteristics Of Sakta-Tantras; Vidya Avidya And Mahavidya. The Consciousness-Power And Mantra Sakti, Mahavidya Iconography: Its Esoteric Meaning; The Traditional Indian Philosophy Vis-Avis The Mahavidya Philosophy.
Download or read book Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses written by David Frawley and published by Lotus Press. This book was released on 1994-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an excellent introduction to the essence of Hindu Tantrism, discussing all the major concepts and correcting many existing misconceptions.
Download or read book Change Continuity and Complexity written by Jae-Eun Shin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mahāvidyās are the representative Tantric feminine pantheon consisting of ten goddesses. It is formed by divergent religious strands and elements: the mātṛ and yoginī worship, the cult of Kālī and Tripurasundarī, Vajrayāna Buddhism, Jain Vidyādevīs, Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava faith, Śrīvidyā, the Brahmanical strand of Puranic traditions, etc. This volume is the first attempt to explore the historical process, through which these traditions culminated in the Mahāvidyā cult and the goddesses with different origins and contradictory attributes were brought into a cluster, with special reference to socio-political changes in the lower Gaṅgā and Brahmaputra Valley between the 9th and 15th centuries CE. Based on a close analysis of Purāṇas, Tantras and inscriptional evidence, and on extensive field research on archaeological remains as well as sacred sites, Jae-Eun Shin discusses the two trajectories of the Mahāvidyās in eastern Śākta traditions. Each led to the systematization of Daśamahāvidyās in a specific way: one, as ten manifestations of Durgā upholding dharma in the cosmic dimension, and the other, as ten mandalic goddesses bearing magical powers in the actual sacred site. Their attributes and characteristics have neither been static nor monolithic, and the mode of worship prescribed for them has changed in a dialectical religious process between Brahmanical and Tantric traditions of the region. This is the definitive work for anyone seeking to understand goddess cults of South Asia in general and the history of eastern Śākta traditions in particular. To aid study, the volume includes images, diagrams and maps. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Download or read book In Praise of the Goddess written by and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About 16 centuries ago, an unknown Indian author or authors gathered together the diverse threads of already ancient traditions and wove them into a verbal tapestry that today is still the central text for worshippers of the Hindu Devi, the Divine Mother. This spiritual classic, the Devimahatmya, addresses the perennial questions of the nature of the universe, humankind, and divinity. How are they related, how do we live in a world torn between good and evil, and how do we find lasting satisfaction and inner peace? These questions and their answers form the substance of the Devimahatmya. Its narrative of a dispossessed king, a merchant betrayed by the family he loves, and a seer whose teaching leads beyond existential suffering sets the stage for a trilogy of myths concerning the all-powerful Divine Mother, Durga, and the fierce battles she wages against throngs of demonic foes. In these allegories, her adversaries represent our all-too-human impulses toward power, possessions, and pleasure. The battlefields symbolize the field of human consciousness on which our lives' dramas play out in joy and sorrow, in wisdom and folly. The Devimahatmya speaks to us across the ages of the experiences and beliefs of our ancient ancestors. We sense their enchantment at nature's bounty and their terror before its destructive fury, their recognition of the good and evil in the human heart, and their understanding that everything in our experience is the expression of a greater reality, personified as the Divine Mother.
Download or read book Gods Goddesses of Ancient India written by Tammy Laser and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedic volume is a thorough examination of the history of religion in ancient India, detailing each of the gods and goddesses, his or her origins, and how the gods continue to be worshipped today. The history of religion is directly tied to the history of the past one thousand years. World history is an important part of the history curriculum, making this volume a valuable teaching tool, as well as an entertaining read. Vibrant images make it a visual experience.
Download or read book Ancient Tantra Astrology written by Ajit Kumar and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sins cleaning process, Working style of Planets and Stars, How planets give karma, How to stop negative vibrations of planets with help of Ancient secret rituals of Lord Shiva and Adi Shakti (Divine Mother). Man can overcome negative effects given by planets by stop working of planets on us. It is traditional way of yogis, maharishis of Ancient India. Get the divine power from divine mother to block flowing of negative energy passed by planets. Secrets behind nine planets positions in galaxy. How nine planets get the administration positions in galaxy, how we can use it and what we get from it are revealed by saint of India.
Download or read book Yoni Shakti written by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and published by Pinter & Martin Limited. This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this courageous and radical book, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli explores the sexual politics of yoga from a perspective that sees women's spiritual transformation as the most revolutionary force.
Download or read book The Journey Continues written by Sri M and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SRI M WAS BORN in Trivandrum Kerala in 1949. At the age of nine he had a strange encounter in the backyard of his house. Under the jackfruit tree he saw a matted-haired yogi. The yogi blessed him saying 'you will get to know our connection in time' and walked away. After this incident the mind of the young boy, born of Deccani Muslim parents, turned towards Vedanta and the great Indian tradition of yoga that led to deep contemplation. Meeting many known and unknown sages and yogis as if by design, Sri M at the age of 19 left home and went off to the Himalayas. There, at the Vyasa Guha beyond Badrinath, he met the great yogi Sri Maheshwaranath Babaji belonging to the Nath sampradaya. As an apprentice to this great being, his mind underwent a profound transformation. Travelling with this bare-footed yogi, he had many wonderful experiences. A detailed account of his almost unbelievable experiences from childhood to the present can be found in Sri M's autobiography, Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master: A yogi's Autobiography. On the instructions of his master, he returned to the plains and lived incognito for a long time. Meanwhile, he got married and has two children who are themselves grownup and married now. Sri M wears no grand robes, has no special hair style, is often found wearing jeans and T-shirt or dhothi and white shirt. He lives in Madanapalle, travels around the world conducting retreats and giving talks on yoga, Upanishads, Sufi teachings - in short, inner core of the religious traditions of most religions including the Jewish, the Christian, Buddhist and so on. He calls himself a practising yogi. Sri M heads the Satsang Foundation which runs the Satsang Vidyalaya - a free school for the underprivileged and an IIC-ICSC boarding school called Peepal Grove School, a rural school in a remote village 20 kms from Madanapalle and a Swasthya Kendra - a free medical service for the poor. The Satsang Foundation has recently initiated the MYTHRI programme involving large scale re-forestation and is in the process of setting up a modern hospital to cater to the needy on the outskirts of Bangalore.
Download or read book Shambhavi written by Dr Pallavi Kwatra and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shambhavi also reflects the transition zone when the day is almost at an end and the night has begun to take over. Thus, depicting Shakti as her various swaroopas (forms) transitioning from the benevolent and beautiful one to the ferocious and raw energy on the other. She cannot be co notated as a single identity as she flows like a river between the banks of paradoxes. The one who can acknowledge her variable identities and yet know that she transcends all identity is her qualified recipient and will surf the tides of samsara.This book portrays her in her 111 forms, the baseline principle remaining her nirguna, niraakar swaroopa. As the reader flows through the book, his own conditioning to see her as the form is fractured and he is laid open at her altar...for a similar transcendence and freedom.
