• Explains how the primal energy generated by physical desire can be used to achieve enlightenment• Reveals the techniques used by Tantric adepts to attain mastery over breath, thought, and all physical processesNothing can match the explosive energy created in the body by pure desire. For millennia, Tantric adepts have harnessed this force as a means of attaining the summits of the mystical life. The energies fueled by passion are used to nourish the inner flame that burns...

• Shares vivid, experiential descriptions of the author’s sessions with master Lalita Devi wherein she imparted the essential principles of the Mahamudra to him physically, verbally, and energetically• Presents new translations of the most significant sacred books, including the Shiva Sutras, the Pratybhijna Hrdayam Sutra, and the Spandakarika, each presented in language that preserves their spontaneous mystic flow• Pairs the author’s intellectual study of the sacred texts ...

The author reveals his passionate experiences with a female Tantric master who taught him the suppressed practices of her ancient order.In 1968 Daniel Odier left Europe for the Himalayas, searching for a master who could help him go where texts and intellectual searching could no longer take him. He wanted everything: the wisdom and spirituality gained from the life of an ascetic and the beauty, love, and sensuality of a life of passion. He found both in Shivaic Tantrism, the secret...

The mythology, rituals, meditations, and practices used in Tantric worship of the goddess Kali in the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism• Reveals the practices of Vamachara, known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti• Includes a Kali ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra, translated here for the first time• Presents devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of KaliAccording to traditions goin...

We know from countless spirituality and self-help books that authentic joy has no object—it is truly free and boundless. And yet, try as we might, how many of us can say that joy is more than a fleeting fleeting?Daniel Odier’s approach, which is based in part on his study of Chinese Zen, is refreshingly straightforward. All it requires is a willingness to disengage from our habitual ways of thinking and practice being present throughout the day. He calls his method, “The Practice o...

The first step-by-step guide to the techniques of Kaula Tantra, the practical yogini path to enlightenment• Details the erotic and magical practices of Kaula Tantra as well as the arcane principles to activate each technique• Includes a complete translation of the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra from Sanskrit• Explores Kaula techniques for acquiring siddhis—magical powers—as well as sacred protection and black magic practicesWritten in the 8th cent...

Translation and commentary of one of the most important texts of the Kashmirian Shivaism tradition of Tantra• Author was a student of the late Kalu Rinpoche• Explores the transmission of Mahamudra, the Great Cosmic Gesture• Includes the Vijnanabhaïrava Tantra, which contains the totality of the oldest source text on YogaThe Spandakarika, the "Tantric Song of the Divine Pulsation," is said to have been transmitted directly to the sage Vasugupta from the hands...

A guide to the mental disciplines and visualizations that Masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination.* An insider's view of specific meditation techniques and the steps necessary for a wide variety of * Buddhist and Taoist meditation practices.* By the author of Tantric Quest (15,000 sold) and Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening.The esoteric practices followed in the quest for divinity generally remain a secret to the world--kept clo...

The mythology, rituals, meditations, and practices used in Tantric worship of the goddess Kali in the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism• Reveals the practices of Vamachara, known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti• Includes a Kali ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra, translated here for the first time• Presents devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of KaliAccording to traditions goin...

This easily accessible translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way To Live Alone, is the earliest teaching of the Buddha on living fully in the present moment. "To live alone" doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society. It means to live in mindfulness: to let go of the past and the future, and to look deeply and discover the true nature of all that is taking place in the present moment. To fully realize this is to meet our appointment with life an...

For practitioners on the paths of Dzogchen and Mahamudra, one of the greatest joys is to personally receive oral instructions from a realized teacher. The excitement of being able to train based on that advice is further enhanced by the stimulation and support that guidance manuals provide. All of the selections presented in Perfect Clarity offer incredible teachings that are inspiring and vital. Pith instructions are so simple and direct that we can easily apply them without fear of mista...

Use the unique Buddhist practice of meditation on perception, as taught by the best-selling author of Mindfulness in Plain English, to learn how shifting your perspective can transform mental and physical health.Perception—one of the basic constituents of the body and mind—can be both a source of suffering and pain, as well as a source of happiness and health. The Buddhist tradition teaches that perception can be trained and ultimately purified through the...