Swami Ayyappa Giri Swami Ayyappa Giri

Das Mahavidyas - The 10 Tantric Goddesses of Wisdom

Within yogic mysticism and Tantra, the Das Mahavidyas display the scope of the divine feminine in many powerful ways. These Goddesses of wisdom, the ten Mahavidyas, each represents distinct aspects of the personality, wisdom and truth of the divine feminine, whose primary intention is to guide the sincere spiritual seeker towards Moksha - liberation.

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Swami Ayyappa Giri Swami Ayyappa Giri

The Emergence of Devi Within Tantra Through the Ashta Matrikas

There was once a classic battle between good and evil, from which the ancient Tantric Sapta Matrika goddess mothers emerged victorious. It represents the ageless conflict between the forces of darkness and the towering motive within us that yearns for the highest light of truth.

Internally, the battle reflects the soul’s struggle to be free from karma, maya, and the limitations of human ego. Triumph over these limiting influences, and deliverance from illusions of identity with the external self, is the greatest achievement that a soul can make on the journey to full awareness.

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Premajyoti Saraswati Premajyoti Saraswati

The Divinity of the Pancha Bhootas & the Practice of Tattwa Shuddhi

One way to describe Super Consciousness is consciousness beyond and more refined than the ordinary layers of the human mind. It is a level of consciousness that is one with Brahman, the divine source of all. It is also a source of and vehicle for pure intuitive knowledge.

This is a macrocosmic explanation of the evolution of the Five Tattwas. The human body itself, is also made up of these same cosmic elements. The human body is the holder of a Microcosmos - the same qualities held within a more defined space. Both are equally cosmic.

The properties of the elements are the same throughout the body from the processes of the senses, of digestion and respiration, right down to the behavior of the tiniest cell and atom. Their influence is so subtle and precise that…

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Swami Premajyoti Saraswati Swami Premajyoti Saraswati

The Power of Story in Yoga Nidra

Inviting visualization in the form of a carefully constructed narrative in this part of the Yoga Nidra holds potent potential for expansion, creativity and healing.

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Swami Premajyoti Saraswati Swami Premajyoti Saraswati

The Power of Symbol in Yoga Nidra

There are two clear places within this Yoga Nidra structure where symbol is purposeful and prominent. These places are in the Symbols or Rapid Images section and in the Story/imagery/journey section.

These sections are designed move people through the Manomaya and Vigyanamaya Koshas and symbol provides a powerful and empowering vehicle for expansive experiences within these two human sheaths.

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Swami Premajyoti Saraswati Swami Premajyoti Saraswati

Tattwa Shuddhi

Tattwa Shuddhi is a structured sadhana that reveals the true power of the mind to the practitioner. It allows the aspirant to experience existence beyond the material and provides a mechanism for one to reside more and more within the truth of the Self…

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