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Yoga Spandakarika: The Sacred Texts at the Origins of Tantra
Daniel Odier
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Description for Yoga Spandakarika: The Sacred Texts at the Origins of Tantra
Paperback. Translation and commentary of one of the most important texts of the Kashmirian Shivaism tradition of Tantra. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
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, Tandava, is extremely subtle and difficult, requiring thousands of hours of practice to master, yet it surpasses any other physical practice, allowing the practitioner ... Read more
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, Tandava, is extremely subtle and difficult, requiring thousands of hours of practice to master, yet it surpasses any other physical practice, allowing the practitioner ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781594770517
SKU
V9781594770517
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About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Yoga Spandakarika: The Sacred Texts at the Origins of Tantra
"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
Gef Temblay, Ascent, Issue 27