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Vigyana Bhairava Tantra – The Practices
As the editor of this blog, I’ve gone through all the archived recordings of Swamiji’s teachings on the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra from around 20 years ago. In terms of audio clarity and the breadth of content, the recent series that Swamiji did via Zoom is the best that I’ve found (and Swamiji is with me…
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Vigyana Bhairava Tantra – Introduction
A series of recordings on the Kashmir Shaivism text ‘Vigyana Bhairava Tantra’, taken from a series of talks and practical lessons given by Swami Nishchalananda from 2002 through to the present time. To start the series, here is an introductory recording from Swami Nishchalananda, putting the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra (VBT) into historical context. Believed to…
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The Vigyana Bhairava Tantra in context.
A series of recordings taken from some of Swami Nishchalananda’s discourses on the Vigyana Bhairava Tantra, will be coming to the blog very soon. We decided it would be useful to explain a bit about how the concepts and practices fit into the landscape of Yoga and Tantra as practiced in today’s world, as well…
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A discussion around Kundalini Yoga, and Yoga Nidra
Sixth in the series of Question and Answer sessions, this one on the topics of ‘The practice of Kundalini Yoga’, ‘Requirements for teaching Yoga Nidra’, and asking Swamiji’s viewpoint on how to understand the state of the World.Another in the series of 2004 discourses from Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales, by the Founder Swami Nishchalananda…
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Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga (the Eightfold Path) and Yama and Niyama
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali give eight steps on the path of exploring Yoga most deeply. The first two steps are often described as ‘rules of conduct’ for the practitioner.Another in the series of 2004 discourses from Mandala Yoga Ashram in Wales, by the Founder Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati. Raja Yoga, the Eightfold Path. Swami Nishchalananda…
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The Granthis, episode 4
The fourth and final episode in the series of talks and guided reflections, given by Swami Nishchalananda in 2002 in Paris, France, on the three Granthis, or ‘Knots’. They are a paradigm in classical Yoga; a way of understanding areas which are a natural part of human existence but also represent places where we may…
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The Granthis, episode 3
Third in the series of talks and guided reflections, given by Swami Nishchalananda in 2002 in Paris, France, on the three Granthis, or ‘Knots’. They are a paradigm in classical Yoga; a way of understanding areas which are a natural part of human existence but also represent places where we may be blocked in the…
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The Granthis, episode 2
Second in the series of talks and guided reflections, given by Swami Nishchalananda in 2002 in Paris, France, on the three Granthis, or ‘Knots’. They are a paradigm in classical Yoga; a way of understanding areas which are a natural part of human existence but also represent places where we may be blocked in the…
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