Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)Near Enemy #1: Everything Happens for a ReasonWhat are ‘near enemies to the truth’? Borrowing this phrase from Buddhism, I use it to refer to slightly distorted versions of spiritual…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)Tantrik philosophy for the layman: what is the cause of liberation?The great Tantrik scholar-sage Abhinavagupta (Kashmīr Valley, c. 1000 CE) gave us a most extraordinary definition of spiritual liberation —…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)What is Tantra?: Setting the record straight“Tantra” is now a buzzword in the modern Western world. We see it on the covers of popular magazines and books, usually linked suggestively…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)The liberating power of your sadnessWhen you feel something uncomfortable, like loneliness, or sadness, or despair, the urge is to cover it up, to buffer it, to numb it, or to…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)How yoga can turn a jerk into an even bigger jerkNo one in the yoga and/or meditation scene can have failed to notice the many scandals that have beset high-profile teachers of everything…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)Three Ways to FreedomOne of the key teachings of classical Śaiva Tantra, which influenced much of the subsequent tradition, was that of the three upāyas, or…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)Embodied Liberation: the goal of Tantrik YogaRECOGNITION SUTRA #16Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Christopher Wallis (Hareesh)The Real Story on the ChakrasTHE SIX MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE CHAKRASApr 20, 20183Apr 20, 20183