Tantra Illuminated

YouTube video by Christopher Wallis Ep 57 ~ The Heart Lotus Meditation

This episode offers a gentle, evocative meditation that invites you to attune to the lotus of light at the center of the chest—a sacred center of feeling and awareness.

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YouTube video by Christopher Wallis Ep. 56 ~ Tantric Sex vs Tantrik Yoga

In this week's episode, Hareesh discusses the differences between modern sexual Tantra and Classical Tantra.

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YouTube video by Tantra Illuminated On Experience vs. Interpretation: First and Second Order Reality

Hareesh explores the concepts of first order reality - experiences before interpretation - and second order reality - interpretations and narratives we create about those experiences. #spirituality #philosophy #beherenow #classicaltantra #tantra #wellness #yourfeelingsarevalid
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For a sentient being, every encounter with any other being is an opportunity for reflecting on his own total nature, recognizing yourself in the other being and the other being in yourself necessarily involves an expansion of your sense of identity.
-The Recognition Sutras, Christopher D. Wallis

YouTube video by Christopher Wallis Ep. 55 ~ The Three Effective Methods

How can spiritual practice truly encompass the whole of our being—body, mind, and spirit?

This episode unpacks the teaching of the Three Upāyas—or “effective methods”—a foundational framework in non-dual Śaiva Tantra articulated by Abhinavagupta.

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“The purpose of spiritual practice could not be to attain union with God, for you already are one with the Divine Reality, and it could never be otherwise… The primary purpose of spiritual practice is to destabilize deep-seated, skewed mental constructs about yourself…”

Excerpt from: "Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition" by Christopher Wallis.

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This episode offers a deeply restorative yoga nidra practice titled Body of Joy. Unlike other guided meditations previously shared on the podcast, this one invites you to lie in stillness - awake, aware, and fully relaxed out of the impulse to move.

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The Sutra Project: The Recognition Sutras - Tantra Illuminated One thousand years ago in the valley of Kashmir, a great tantrika, Rajanaka Kshemaraja, wrote his masterpiece: the Pratyabhijña-hrdayam; “the essence of the Recognition philosophy” or…

Excerpt from: "The Recognition Sutras: Illuminating a 1,000-Year-Old Spiritual Masterpiece" by Christopher D. Wallis. For a deep dive into this insightful text, check out the Sutras Project course that just dropped on Tantra Illuminated Online!
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Vijñānākala: the unliberated perceiver who is almost free by virtue of his insight, but unwilling to surrender his separate identity (one of the Seven Perceivers)

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YouTube video by Christopher Wallis Ep 50 ~ The End of Suffering with Artur Appazov

The End of Suffering with Artur Appazov
We’re honored to mark our 50th episode with a deep conversation that gets to the heart of the spiritual path. Artur Appazov returns to explore how suffering arises—not from pain itself, but from resistance and the stories we cling to.⁠
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"With all my heart, I implore you to realize that judging, diagnosing, labeling, or pathologizing another person is not speaking your truth. "
- Excerpt from: "Near Enemies of the Truth: " by Christopher Wallis.

YouTube video by Christopher Wallis Ep 47 ~ Bhūta-shuddhi: Five Elemental Energies Meditation

This week podcast episode is a classical tantrik #meditation on the five elements, accompanied by esoteric tantrik bīja mantras.

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Lord Shiva statue in meditation posture, in Rishikesh, India

Wednesday, 26th Mahā-Śivarātri livestream at 8pm GMT0.

Hareesh will be leading a celebration in London with traditional stories and kirtan in reverence of Śiva.
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YouTube video by Tantra Illuminated Shiva Sutras 9

Shiva Sutra 1.9
svapno vikalpāḥ
dream means mental constructs

From our Shiva Sutras course
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As a matter of direct experience, it is of course impossible to not be in the present moment. You can’t be anywhere but here, and you can’t be anywhen but now. If you are lost in thought about the past or future, you are lost in thought here and now.
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Experience Classical Tantra in the UK – July 2025

Step away from the noise and immerse yourself in meditation, mantra, movement, and deep teachings at The Vedanta, Lincoln, UK from July 22-27, 2025.

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I person in side-profile, sitting in a lotus meditation posture, with floral pattern of lotuses overlaid on top.

Do not go to the garden of flowers! O Friend! go not there;

In your body is the garden of flowers.
Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there, gaze on the Infinite Beauty.

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Kabir
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#meditation #yoga #tantrikyoga #tantra #nonduality

Free Online Satsang this Saturday with Christopher Wallis!

This Saturday, Feb 1st, at 6 PM (GMT+0). This gathering is an opportunity to explore the wisdom of Tantrik teachings in a space of reflection, connection, and open-hearted dialogue.
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Nobody ever overreacts; they’re always reacting in exact proportion to their unresolved past experiences. So whenever you “overreact”, that’s a golden opportunity to digest some of that unresolved past experience.

Saṅkramaṇam- direct transmission was thought to consist of an encounter with a fully awakened Master in which the disciple's awareness, ripe for expansion, spontaneously fuses with that of the Guru in a moment of revelation that triggers a deep opening, a permanent shift.

In this podcast episode, we journey with Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D.—meditation pioneer, Buddhist practitioner, and author of Practicing the Jhānas. From her first awakening at 13 to a life-changing year-long retreat, Tina’s path blends ancient wisdom with modern life.

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avadhūta - the enlightened master who acts in a strange way, crazy wisdom, neurodivergence

Reignite your spiritual practice with our 21-Day Awareness Challenge! Starting on January 1st, we invite you to step into a practice of deeper connection and mindful living.
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YouTube video by Tantra Illuminated Is the World Real or an Illusion

#philosophy #nondualism #vedanta #tantra #classicaltantra

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Tantra Illuminated with Dr. Christopher Wallis

This week’s episode features an interview with Jacob Kyle. The discussion delves into the distinction between #awakening and #liberation, and coves several other basic ideas of #tantra.

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YouTube video by Tantra Illuminated What is Nonduality

What is #Nonduality ?

This video is part of the Basics of Tantrik Yoga mini-series.

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YouTube video by Tantra Illuminated The Origin and Early History of Hatha Yoga

In this video, Hareesh briefly summarizes and discusses an article from Jim Mallinson and addresses the often hard to tease apart history of early Haṭha Yoga and Tantrik Yoga.

#hathayoga #yoga #tantra #tantrikyoga #classicaltantra

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Pictured above: #Parvati, the consort of #Shiva and mother to #Ganesha, more than just a goddess; she is the embodiment of #Shakti, the vital energy that flows through all creation. Her presence in this piece is both gentle and powerful, a reminder of the #DivineFeminine 's strength and grace.

Free Satsang with Hareesh Wallis on #ClassicalTantra this Saturday, 6pm Portugal

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