Yoga Spandakarika
The Sacred Texts at the Origins of Tantra
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
23 March 2005
Summary
The Spandakarika, the “Tantric Song of the Divine Pulsation,” is said to have been transmitted directly to the sage Vasugupta from the hands of Shiva on Mount Kailas. In his commentary on these fifty-two stanzas, the sage Ksemaraja described them as the heart of the Mahamudra.
The oldest masters of Spandakarika viewed everything in the universe, including matter, as consciousness and created a yoga practice in accordance with this realization. The sacred dance of Yoga Spandakarika, Ta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781594770517 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1594770514 |
| Author: | Daniel Odier |
| Publisher: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Imprint: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 23 March 2005 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 15mm |
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“The Yoga Spandakarika helped me realize how my human feelings are key tools to understanding this divinity, and that the Divine can be as close as a shiver of joy.”
“The Yoga Spandakarika helped me realize how my human feelings are key tools to understanding this divinity, and that the Divine can be as close as a shiver of joy.” * Gef Temblay, Ascent, Issue 27 *
About The Author
Daniel Odier
Daniel Odier began his studies with Kalu Rinpoche in 1968 and remained his disciple until his passing in 1989. In 2004 Odier received the Ch’an ordination in the Lin t’si and Caodong schools in China as well as permission to teach the Zhao Zhou Ch’an lineage in the West. He gives workshops in Europe, Canada, and the United States and is the author of Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters, Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening, and Tantric Quest. He lives in Switzerland.
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