The Real Vijñāna-Bhairava-Tantra (Revisited)

Podcast: Tantra Illuminated with Dr. Christopher Wallis · Christopher Hareesh Wallis

Opublikowano: 2026-03-13

What makes the Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra one of the most radical and influential texts of the nondual Śaiva tradition? In this episode, we return to this remarkable scripture and the vision of practice it offers. Rather than turning away from the body or the senses, the Vijñāna-bhairava presents more than a hundred contemplative gateways into direct awareness—through breath, sound, perception, and even moments of emotional intensity. We reflect on the historical context of the text, how its approach differs from earlier yogic traditions such as Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras, and why its teachings remain so a...