What makes a spiritual practice effective - and what undermines it?
This episode explores the principles of upāya (effective method) and śuddha-sankalpa (pure motive). Learn why transformation depends on aligning your technique with your intention
#spirituality #meditation #tantra #classicaltantra
Discover why the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra is a radical nondual Shaiva text, offering 100+ gateways to awareness through breath, senses, and emotion.
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Excited to finally launch the Tantra112.app
by Hareesh Wallis, author of Tantra Illuminated! The revered 9th-century nondual meditation manual, the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra, transmitted directly from Sanskrit to the modern practitioner.
#classicaltantra #tantra #meditation #nonduality #spirituality
Tantra isn’t about escaping the world; it’s about inhabiting it fully. Hareesh breaks down how the Vijñāna-Bhairava-Tantra offers 112 practical "yuktis" (techniques) to turn everyday life into a field of radiant awareness. #Tantra #YogaPhilosophy #ClassicalTantra
Dr. Tina Rasmussen joins Hareesh to discuss awakening amidst collective and personal difficulty. Spirituality isn't about sticking your head in the sand, meditation isn't escapism - they can empower you take real, tangible action when called.
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21 Day Awareness Challenge starts in just a few days!
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What is Kuṇḍalinī really and how did its meaning become so widely misunderstood? In this fascinating episode, Dr. Wallis offers a careful historical and philosophical inquiry into one of the most charged and confusing terms in modern spirituality.
#kundalini #tantra #classicaltantra #spirituality
This essay clarifies the chakra system’s original tantric meaning, distinguishing it from modern New Age views. Hareesh presents chakras as symbolic tools for meditation and awakening, grounded in classical non-dual Shaivism.
#tantra #classicaltantra #chakras #energybody #yoga #meditation
A guided meditation practice to settle into your natural presence. Sit, breathe, and rest in the simple feeling of being - beyond thoughts or emotions. No effort, no goal: just open awareness.
#classicaltantra #meditation #tantrikmeditation #tantra #guidedmeditation #spirituality #nonduality
Malcolm Smith and Hareesh explore Tantra and Dzogchen’s shared spirit: direct recognition, emptiness’s play, and wisdom beyond dogma - honoring distinct paths while revealing luminous awareness in diverse forms.
#tantra #buddhism #dzogchen #classicaltantra #philosophy
This guided meditation invites you to rest in the vast silence that underlies all experience, a stillness untouched by thought or sound.
Reminder: free satsang this Saturday at 5pm UTC at:
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#tantra #classicaltantra #meditation #spirituality #awakening
This episode offers a gentle, evocative meditation that invites you to attune to the lotus of light at the center of the chest—a sacred center of feeling and awareness.
#guidedmeditation #classicaltantra #tantra #meditation #sacredheart #heartlotus #spirituality
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In this week's episode, Hareesh discusses the differences between modern sexual Tantra and Classical Tantra.
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Hareesh explores the concepts of first order reality - experiences before interpretation - and second order reality - interpretations and narratives we create about those experiences. #spirituality #philosophy #beherenow #classicaltantra #tantra #wellness #yourfeelingsarevalid
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How can spiritual practice truly encompass the whole of our being—body, mind, and spirit?
This episode unpacks the teaching of the Three Upāyas—or “effective methods”—a foundational framework in non-dual Śaiva Tantra articulated by Abhinavagupta.
#tantra #classicaltantra #spirituality #awakening
“The purpose of spiritual practice could not be to attain union with God, for you already are one with the Divine Reality, and it could never be otherwise… The primary purpose of spiritual practice is to destabilize deep-seated, skewed mental constructs about yourself…”
Excerpt from: "Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition" by Christopher Wallis.
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Vijñānākala: the unliberated perceiver who is almost free by virtue of his insight, but unwilling to surrender his separate identity (one of the Seven Perceivers)
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This week podcast episode is a classical tantrik #meditation on the five elements, accompanied by esoteric tantrik bīja mantras.
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#spirituality #nonduality #magic #classicaltantra #tantra #mantra #guidedmeditation
Lord Shiva statue in meditation posture, in Rishikesh, India
Wednesday, 26th Mahā-Śivarātri livestream at 8pm GMT0.
Hareesh will be leading a celebration in London with traditional stories and kirtan in reverence of Śiva.
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#shivaratri #shiva #classicaltantra
Shiva Sutra 1.9
svapno vikalpāḥ
dream means mental constructs
From our Shiva Sutras course
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#tantra #shaivism #shiva #shivaratri #classicaltantra #contemplation #nonduality #spirituality #shivasutra #sanskrit
Experience Classical Tantra in the UK – July 2025
Step away from the noise and immerse yourself in meditation, mantra, movement, and deep teachings at The Vedanta, Lincoln, UK from July 22-27, 2025.
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#tantra #yoga #meditation #classicaltantra #retreat
Reignite your spiritual practice with our 21-Day Awareness Challenge! Starting on January 1st, we invite you to step into a practice of deeper connection and mindful living.
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This week’s episode features an interview with Jacob Kyle. The discussion delves into the distinction between #awakening and #liberation, and coves several other basic ideas of #tantra.
#classicaltantra #yoga #yogaphilosophy #hindusim #shaivism #vedanta #buddhism
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What is #Nonduality ?
This video is part of the Basics of Tantrik Yoga mini-series.
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In this video, Hareesh briefly summarizes and discusses an article from Jim Mallinson and addresses the often hard to tease apart history of early Haṭha Yoga and Tantrik Yoga.
#hathayoga #yoga #tantra #tantrikyoga #classicaltantra
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Free Satsang with Hareesh Wallis on #ClassicalTantra this Saturday, 6pm Portugal
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What might it feel like to listen with the whole body? #Guidedmeditation #meditation #tantra #tantrikyoga #tantrailluminated #classicaltantra
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